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Margaret Lyon 1547 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1547

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Nov 1626

Death Location: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Lady Glamis

Spouse(s): John Hamilton, Gilbert Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, John Marquis

Children(s): James Hamilton

In 1547, Margaret Lyon entered the world in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, born to John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis Lyon and Lady Janet Keith, Baroness of Glamis. Margaret Lyon married John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton, Gilbert Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, John Hamilton 1st Marquis, and had children including James Hamilton. Margaret Lyon passed away in 1626 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1547, Margaret Lyon entered the world in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, born to John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis Lyon and Lady Janet Keith, Baroness of Glamis.
  • Margaret Lyon married John Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of Hamilton, Gilbert Kennedy, Gilbert Kennedy, John Hamilton 1st Marquis, and had children including James Hamilton.
  • Margaret Lyon passed away in 1626 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lyon
1515 – 1592
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
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Lady Glamis
1528 – 1559
Birth Location: St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Hamilton
1535 – 1604
Birth Location: Arron, Butshire, Scotland
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Gilbert Kennedy
1541 – 1576
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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Gilbert Kennedy
1541 – 1576
Birth Location: Maybole, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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John Marquis
1535 – 1604
Birth Location: Arran, Bute, Butshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Hamilton
1589 – 1625
Birth Location: IN ABERTORTHWICK, ANGUS, SCOTLAND
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Margaret Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Lyon
1547 – 1626
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis Lyon
1515 – 1592
Glamis Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Lady (Janet Keith, Baroness of) Glamis
1528 – 1559
St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lyon's Descendants

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Margaret Lyon (30 Dec 1547 – 23 Nov 1626) m. John (Hamilton**, 1st Marquess of) Hamilton (1535 – 06 Apr 1604) m. Gilbert Kennedy (1541 – 12 Dec 1576) m. Gilbert Kennedy (1541 – 14 Dec 1576) m. John (Hamilton 1st) Marquis (1535 – 6 Apr 1604)
  1. 1. James Hamilton (19 Jun 1589 – 02 Mar 1625) m. Lady (Anne Cunningham, Countess of Campbell, Marchioness of) Hamilton (1585 – 16 April 1647)
    1. 1. James (Hamilton**, 1st Duke of) Hamilton (19 Jun 1606 – 09 Mar 1649)
    2. 2. Jean ((CUNNINGHAM)) HAMILTON (1616 – unk) m. John Lindsay (1611 – 1678) m. Johne Porterfeild (1613 – 1690)
      1. 1. William Porterfield (1645 – 1681) m. Annabel Stewart (1649 – )
        1. 1. Anna Porterfield (1641 – )
        2. 2. Robert Porterfield (1665 – )
        3. 3. Jeane Porterfield (1679 – 1740) m. James Farquhar (1670 – 10 Sep 1728)
    3. 3. James Hamilton
    4. 4. William Hamilton

Margaret Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1547
30 Dec 1547
Birth of Margaret Lyon in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
1626
23 Nov 1626
Age 79
Death of Margaret Lyon in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1547
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1626
    Event Place: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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