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Margaret Lyon 1823 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1823

Birth Location: St. Fergus, Aberdeenshire

Death Date: 22 Oct 1898

Death Location: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Father: George Lyon

Mother: Ann Smith

Spouse(s): John Lawrance

Children(s): George Lawrence, Simpson Lawrence, Stephen Lawrence, Clemintina Lawrence, Adelaide Lawrence, John Lawrance, Ann Lawrence, Elspit Lawrance, Sophia Lawrence

Margaret Lyon was born in 1823 in St. Fergus, Aberdeenshire, the child of George Lyon and Ann Smith. In 1851, Margaret Lyon resided in Greenock, Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland. In 1871, Margaret Lyon resided in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Margaret Lyon married John G Lawrance, and had children including George Lawrence, Simpson Ross Lawrence, Stephen Lawrence, Clemintina Lawrence, Adelaide Lawrence, John G Lawrance, Ann Jane Lawrence, Elspit A Lawrance, Sophia Lawrence. Margaret Lyon passed away in 1898 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Margaret Lyon was born in 1823 in St. Fergus, Aberdeenshire, the child of George Lyon and Ann Smith.
  • In 1851, Margaret Lyon resided in Greenock, Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • In 1871, Margaret Lyon resided in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Lyon married John G Lawrance, and had children including George Lawrence, Simpson Ross Lawrence, Stephen Lawrence, Clemintina Lawrence, Adelaide Lawrence, John G Lawrance, Ann Jane Lawrence, Elspit A Lawrance, Sophia Lawrence.
  • Margaret Lyon passed away in 1898 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Lyon
1785 – 1847
Birth Location: Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Ann Smith
1799 – 1837
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Lawrance
1820 – 1900
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
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Children(s)

George Lawrence
1847 – 1916
Birth Location: Greenock Parish, County, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Simpson Lawrence
1849 –
Birth Location: West Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Stephen Lawrence
1851 – 1943
Birth Location: West Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SL
Clemintina Lawrence
1853 – 1941
Birth Location: Greenrock West, Renfrew, England
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Adelaide Lawrence
1856 – 1898
Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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John Lawrance
1857 –
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
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Ann Lawrence
1861 – 1912
Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Elspit Lawrance
1863 –
Birth Location: Peterhead, Aberdeen
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Sophia Lawrence
1864 – 1914
Birth Location: Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia
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Margaret Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Lyon
1823 – 1898
Birth Place: St. Fergus, Aberdeenshire
Parents
George Lyon
1785 – 1847
Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Ann Smith
1799 – 1837
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Lyon
1767 –
Scotland
John Smith
1765 –
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lyon's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Lyon (8 Nov 1823 – 22 Oct 1898) m. John (G) Lawrance (10 May 1820 – 2 Apr 1900)
  1. 1. George Lawrence (14 Jan 1847 – 21 Jul 1916) m. Matilda Humphreys (30 Aug 1852 – 30 Oct 1916)
    1. 1. Margeret Lawrence (26 Jan 1870 – 15 Feb 1870)
    2. 2. John (Stephen) Lawrence (29 Dec 1870 – 21 Aug 1872)
    3. 3. Agnes (Adelaide) Lawrence (21 Jul 1872 – 5 May 1948)
    4. 4. Sophia (Barbara) Lawrence (23 Apr 1874 – 20 Jul 1944)
      1. 1. Edward (Emanuel Adolph) Kittel (8 Jul 1897 – 8 Jan 1976)
      2. 2. Enid (Maud) Kittel (25 Apr 1905 – 9 March 1982)
        1. 1. Kelvin (john) Fricker (8 Nov 1941 – 28 Jun 1994)
    5. 5. George (Henry) Lawrence (22 Nov 1875 – 26 Jun 1939) m. Florence (Augusta) Wahlstedt (7 Sep 1883 – 16 Oct 1974)
      1. 1. Matilda (Maud) Lawrence (22 Apr 1902 – 6 Jul 1982) m. Kenneth Basley
      2. 2. Alfred (Henry) Lawrence (18 Dec 1904 – 05 Apr 1997) m. Myrtle (Ivy) Greig (4 Nov 1910 – 9 Jan 1985)
        1. 1. Yvonne Lawrence (18 Jan 1927 – 17 May 2022) m. John (Leslie) Cotton (3 May 1932 – 30 Nov 2009)
        2. 2. Shirley (June) Lawrence (2 Apr 1928 – 11 Mar 2018)
      3. 3. Ellen (Margaret) Lawrence (25 May 1907 – 30 Jul 1998) m. Per (Artur) Svensson (1 Feb 1905 – 7 Nov 1970)
        1. 1. Valmai (June) Svensson (2 Jan 1928 – 26 May 2004) m. Briant (Richard) Hipkiss (24 May 1931 – 4 May 2023)
        2. 2. Gloria (Jeannine) Svensson (3 Oct 1929 – 12 Jan 2019) m. Trevor (Laurence (Sam)) Knuckey (abt. 1929 – 2008)
      4. 4. Sydney (George) Lawrence (22 Mar 1910 – 19 Mar 1959)
      5. 5. Thomas (Charles) Lawrence (23 Apr 1914 – Feb 1999) m. Thelma (G) Dawes (17 Feb 1910 – 1982)
      6. 6. Reginald (John) Lawrence (02 Dec 1916 – 5 Nov 1992)
      7. 7. Harold (Roy) Lawrence (18 Sep 1919 – 27 Jul 1999) m. Millicent (Mary) Innes (23 Apr 1919 – 30 August 2015)
      8. 8. Catherine (June) Lawrence (30 Jun 1922 – 11 Jun 2010) m. Norman (Bernard) Stephens (22 Sep 1915 – 21 Jan 1967) m. Per (Artur) Svensson (1 Feb 1905 – 7 Nov 1970)
        1. 1. Judy (Ann) Stephens (3 Apr 1940 – )
        2. 2. Tana (Maria) Stephens (23 Jul 1945 – )
        3. 3. Michael (Bernard) Stephens (9 Jan 1950 – ) m. Fran
        4. 4. Loyes Stephens (22 Nov 1963 – )
        5. 5. John (Varley) Stephens (2 Apr 1952 – ) m. Susan (Mary) Cross (20 Jul 1955 – )
      9. 9. Francis (Rayner) Lawrence (15 Jun 1925 – 24 Apr 1995) m. Elsie Sultana (1931 – 17 Nov 2017)
    6. 6. Matilda (Margaret) Lawrence (4 Jun 1877 – 19 Jul 1955) m. William (John) Gordon (1879 – 27 Jan 1973)
    7. 7. Ema (Augusta) Lawrence (6 Aug 1879 – 8 Dec 1908)
    8. 8. Edith (Maude) Lawrence (27 Aug 1881 – 10 Nov 1958)
    9. 9. Ethel (May) Lawrence (6 Aug 1883 – 13 May 1915) m. Edward (Scott) Gandy (21 Jun 1879 – 16 Oct 1944)
      1. 1. Ethel (Agnas) Gandy (1911 – )
      2. 2. Iris (Leah) Gandy (21 Jul 1913 – 5 Jul 1998) m. Darryel (Charles Russell) Tranter (23 Oct 1911 – 14 Feb 1971)
        1. 1. Infant Tranter (1933 – 1933)
        2. 2. Darryel (Russell) Tranter (24 Oct 1939 – )
        3. 3. Terence Tranter (1948 – )
        4. 4. Carolyn (Mary) Tranter (1 Aug 1950 – 25 Jul 1992)
        5. 5. Laurence (Edward) Tranter ( – 1936)
    10. 10. Minnie (Letita May) Lawrence (5 Nov 1885 – 5 April 1954)
    11. 11. Matilda (Margret) Lawrence (16 Mar 1887 – 19 Jul 1955) m. William (John) Gordon (1879 – 27 Jan 1973)
    12. 12. Gabriel (Eugene) Lawrence (2 Aug 1888 – 16 Mar 1971)
    13. 13. Alfred (Daniel) Lawrence (12 May 1890 – 6 Apr 1950)
    14. 14. Ivena (Alice) Lawrence (31 Jul 1892 – 18 Sept 1967)
  2. 2. Simpson (Ross) Lawrence (19 Nov 1849 – )
  3. 3. Stephen Lawrence (13 Nov 1851 – 1 Jul 1943) m. Sarah (Ann) Coventry (25 Apr 1856 – 6 Sep 1926)
    1. 1. Beatrice (Margaret) Lawrence (6 Jun 1876 – 3 Sep 1957)
    2. 2. Annie (Mabel) Lawrence (22 Sep 1878 – 24 Jan 1913) m. William (Albert) Row (4 Aug 1874 – 16 Oct 1935)
      1. 1. Beatrice (Maude) Row (28 Mar 1900 – 14 Jun 1910)
      2. 2. Linda (Elizabeth Pretoria) Row (1 Jan 1903 – 1910)
      3. 3. Doreen (Mabel Francis) Row (1907 – 23 Apr 1981)
      4. 4. Albert (Stephen) Row (27 May 1908 – 3 Mar 1980)
      5. 5. William (Lawrence) Row (9 Jul 1912 – 2000)
    3. 3. Martha Lawrence (1879 – 12 Feb 1879)
    4. 4. John (David) Lawrence (11 Jul 1881 – 26 Feb 1956)
    5. 5. Florence (Madeline) Lawrence (2 May 1884 – 21 May 1973)
    6. 6. Arthur (Stephen) Lawrence (5 Jan 1887 – 2 Mar 1950)
    7. 7. Hilder (May) Lawrence (8 Aug 1889 – 16 Oct 1968)
    8. 8. Victor (Herbert) Lawrence (8 Jun 1892 – 25 Aug 1954)
    9. 9. Gilbert (Robey) Lawrence (19 Nov 1894 – 19 Aug 1980) m. Mary (Ellen) Dowdell (1899 – 4 October 1986)
      1. 1. Catherine (E) Lawrence (9 Feb 1924 – 13 Jul 2021) m. Richard (Irving) Mixon (8 Oct 1923 – 31 May 2007)
        1. 1. Geneva Mixon (abt 1944 – ) m. Albert (W) Ikeda
        2. 2. Marilyn Mixon (abt 1946 – )
        3. 3. Ann (Cassandra) Mixon (7 Jun 1959 – 21 Dec 2009) m. Alfred (M) Cummings
    10. 10. Reginald (Ernest) Lawrence (14 Sep 1898 – 7 Aug 1988)
  4. 4. Clemintina Lawrence (10 Apr 1853 – 2 Oct 1941)
  5. 5. Adelaide Lawrence (27 Aug 1856 – 22 Oct 1898) m. John Lawson
    1. 1. Addie Lawson
  6. 6. John (G) Lawrance (abt 1857 – )
  7. 7. Ann (Jane) Lawrence (30 Oct 1861 – 10 Jun 1912)
  8. 8. Elspit (A) Lawrance (abt 1863 – )
  9. 9. Sophia Lawrence (18 Jan 1864 – 13 Nov 1914)

Margaret Lyon's Timeline

6 Records

1823
8 Nov 1823
Birth of Margaret Lyon in St. Fergus, Aberdeenshire
St. Fergus, Aberdeenshire
1851
1851
Age 28
Margaret Lyon resided here in Greenock, Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 48
Margaret Lyon resided here in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 58
Margaret Lyon resided here in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 68
Margaret Lyon resided here in Fraserburgh, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Fraserburgh, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1898
22 Oct 1898
Age 75
Death of Margaret Lyon in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1823
    Event Place: St. Fergus, Aberdeenshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census
    [4] 1891 Scotland Census
    [5] 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Greenock, Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Fraserburgh, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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