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Margaretha 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, Strathclyde, Scotland

Father: Sir Glamis,

Mother: Lady Keith

Spouse(s): Lord AVEN

Children(s): John Knight, James Hamilton

The story of Margaretha Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. Margaretha Lyon married Lord John 1St Marquess Of Hamilton And Lord Aven, and had children including James Markgraaf Hamilton, John Hamilton Of Lettrick Knight. Margaretha Lyon passed away in 1626 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaretha Lyon began in 1547 in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland.
  • Margaretha Lyon married Lord John 1St Marquess Of Hamilton And Lord Aven, and had children including James Markgraaf Hamilton, John Hamilton Of Lettrick Knight.
  • Margaretha Lyon passed away in 1626 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Margaretha Lyon's Ancestors

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Margaretha Lyon
1547–1626
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Lyon, Baron Of Glamis,
1509–1592
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Lady (Janet "Joan") Keith
1510–1559
St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Edmund Olney
1500–1550
Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, , England
Robert Keith
1483–1514
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Douglas
1492–1527
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Olney
1470–1545
Jane Pontesbury
1470–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Lyon's Descendants

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Margaretha Lyon (30 Dec 1547–23 Nov 1626) m. Lord (John, 1st Marquess of HAMILTON and Lord) AVEN (1532–6 Apr 1604)
  1. 1. John (Hamilton of Lettrick,) Knight 1561–1637 m. Jean Campbell 1580–1667
    1. 1. William Hamilton 1594–1675 m. Elizabeth Bell 1595–1635
      1. 1. John Hamilton 1634–1680 m. Christian Dalzell 1648–1680
        1. 1. Alexander (Hamilton of) Grange 1690–1763 m. Elizabeth (Frances Pollock) (Pollick) 1695–1763
        2. 2. John Hamilton 1667–1747
        3. 3. Joseph Hamilton 1671–
        4. 4. Anna Hamilton 1678–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hamilton 1681–
    2. 2. Mary Hamilton 1597–1657
    3. 3. Thomas Hamilton 1596–
    4. 4. Catharine Hamilton 1598–
    5. 5. Jean Hamilton 1602–
    6. 6. Helen Hamilton 1600–1690
  2. 2. James (Markgraaf) Hamilton 1589–1625

Margaretha Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1547
30 Dec 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, Strathclyde, Scotland
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1547
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1626
    Event Place: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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