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Margaret Lyon 1547 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 DEC 1547

Birth Location: Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 NOV 1626

Death Location: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Janet Keith

Spouse(s): Gilbert Kennedy, John Hamilton

Children(s):

In 1547, Margaret Lyon entered the world in Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland, born to John Lyon and Janet Keith. Margaret Lyon married Gilbert Kennedy, John 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, Forfarshire, Scotland, born to John Lyon and Janet Keith.
  • Margaret Lyon married Gilbert Kennedy, John Hamilton.
  • Margaret Lyon passed away in 1626 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Margaret Lyon's Ancestors

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Margaret Lyon
1547 – 1626
Birth Place: Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
Parents
John Lyon
1521 – 1559
Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
Janet Keith
1514 – 1559
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Lyon
1504 – 1548
Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland
Janet (Douglas, Lady) Glamis
1530 – 1552
Robert Keith
1483 – 1525
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Beatrice) Douglas
1488 – 1527
Dumfriesshire, Scotland or Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lyon's Timeline

3 Records

1547
30 DEC 1547
Birth of Margaret Lyon in Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
1626
NOV 1626
Age 79
Burial of Margaret Lyon in Scotland
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, Forfarshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: NOV 1626
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1626
    Event Place: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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