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Sir John Lyon 1510–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Douglas

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Janet Keith

Children(s): John Lyon

Sir John Lyon was born in 1510 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir James Douglas And Lady Catherine Stewart. Sir John Lyon married Janet Keith, and had children including John Lyon. Sir John Lyon passed away in 1558 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Lyon was born in 1510 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir James Douglas And Lady Catherine Stewart.
  • Sir John Lyon married Janet Keith, and had children including John Lyon.
  • Sir John Lyon passed away in 1558 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Sir Lyon's Ancestors

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Sir Lyon
1510–1558
Birth Place: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir James Douglas
1487–1548
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine) Stewart
1491–1554
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Douglas 2nd Earl of) Morton
1454–1512
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Crichton Countess of) Morton
1461–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
James (IV, King of Scotland,) STEWART
1473–1513
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Margaret (Marion) Boyd
1476–1502
Crieff, Perthshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lyon's Descendants

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Sir (John) Lyon (1510–1558) m. Janet Keith (1525–24 Nov 1559)
  1. 1. John Lyon –1727

Sir Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir John Lyon in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
1558
1558
Age 48
Death of Sir John Lyon in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

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