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Margaretha Lyon 1547–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 December 1547

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 1626

Death Location: Monks Horton, Kent, England

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Johanna Keith

Spouse(s): King Kennedy, John Hamilton,

Children(s): Gilbert Cassillis, Charles Kennedy, Hew Cassillis, Thomas Kennedy, Meg Kennedy, Catharine HAMILTON, Edward Hamilton, John Hamilton, John Cassillis

The story of Margaretha Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. Margaretha Lyon married John Hamilton, King Of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Cassillis 6Th Lord Kennedy, and had children including Catharine Hamilton, Charles Kennedy, Edward Hamilton, Gilbert Kennedy Laird Drumurchie 5Th Earl Of Cassillis, Hew Hugh Kennedy Hugh Of Brunston Master Of Cassillis, John Kennedy Earl Of Cassillis, John Sir Hamilton, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy. Margaretha Lyon passed away in 1626 in Monks Horton, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
  • Margaretha Lyon married John Hamilton, King Of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4Th Earl Of Cassillis 6Th Lord Kennedy, and had children including Catharine Hamilton, Charles Kennedy, Edward Hamilton, Gilbert Kennedy Laird Drumurchie 5Th Earl Of Cassillis, Hew Hugh Kennedy Hugh Of Brunston Master Of Cassillis, John Kennedy Earl Of Cassillis, John Sir Hamilton, Meg Willisone Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy.
  • Margaretha Lyon passed away in 1626 in Monks Horton, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaretha Lyon's Ancestors

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Margaretha Lyon
1547–1626
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John Lyon
1521–1592
Middlesex, , England
Johanna Keith
1510–1560
Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Edmund Olney
1500–1550
Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, , England
Robert Keith
1483–1528
Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1490–1527
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Lyon's Descendants

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Margaretha Lyon (30 December 1547–1626) m. King (of Carrick Lord Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Of Cassillis & 6th Lord) Kennedy (15 Oct 1541–14 Dec 1576) m. John Hamilton, (1532–26 Apr 1604 (true))
  1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy, Laird Drumurchie, 5th Earl of) Cassillis 1565–1601 m. Janet (Stuart Stewart) Kennedy 1566–1627
    1. 1. Col (Gilbert Kennedy) III 1593–1627 m. Isabell Campbell 1603–1663
      1. 1. Hugh Kennedy 1620–1685 m. Mary Upton 1620–1676
        1. 1. Janet (Kennedy Dixon, Dickson,) Dixson 1703–1761 m. James Dixson 1701–1787
        2. 2. Priscilla Kennedy 1634–1700 m. Robert Dickson 1630–1700
        3. 3. William Kennedy 1657–1727 m. Mary Henderson –1777
        4. 4. David Kennedy 1650–1697
        5. 5. John Kennedy 1684–1722
        6. 6. Jenet (Janet Jane) Kennedy 1683–1738 m. John (William Dixon Dixson) Dickson 1679–1759
        7. 7. Robert Kennedy 1665–1741
        8. 8. Rev. (John Gilbert) Kennedy 1640–1703
        9. 9. Arthur Kennedy 1652–1697
        10. 10. Ella (M) Kennedy 1640–1712
        11. 11. Hugh Kennedy 1664–1763
      2. 2. Jane Kennedy 1628–1689
      3. 3. Katherine Kennedy 1630–
      4. 4. Mary Kennedy 1634–1689
      5. 5. Anthony (K) Kennedy 1614–1697
      6. 6. Jean (Kennedy) Agnew 1625–1700
      7. 7. John Kennedy 1617–1668
      8. 8. Gilbert Kennedy 1620–1687
        1. 1. Rev. (Thomas) Kennedy 1665–1716
      9. 9. Margaret Kennedy 1624–1689
      10. 10. David Kennedy 1622–1699
      11. 11. Thomas Kennedy 1624–1714
    2. 2. John (Kennedy 6th Earl) Cassillis 1602–1668 m. Margaret Hay 1615–1657
      1. 1. John (Kennedy 3rd Earl of) Cassillis 1653–1701 m. Susannah (Susan Hamilton) Kennedy 1648–1700
  2. 2. Charles Kennedy 1565–1625
  3. 3. Hew (Hugh Kennedy Hugh of Brunston, Master of) Cassillis 1567–1607
  4. 4. Thomas Kennedy 1559–1602
  5. 5. Meg (Willisone) Kennedy 1568–
  6. 6. Catharine HAMILTON 1579–1603
  7. 7. Edward Hamilton 1589–
  8. 8. John (Sir) Hamilton 1586–1638
  9. 9. John (Kennedy Earl of) Cassillis 1567–1615

Margaretha Lyon's Timeline

3 Records

1547
30 December 1547
Birth of Margaretha Lyon in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
1626
23 Nov 1626
Age 79
Death of Margaretha Lyon in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1626
1626
Age 79
Burial of Margaretha Lyon in Monks Horton, Kent, England
Monks Horton, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 December 1547
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1626
    Event Place: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Monks Horton, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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