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Sir John LYON 1544–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Glamis, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1578

Death Location: Tayside, Angus, Scotland

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Janet Keith

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Sir John LYON was born in 1544 in Glamis, Scotland, the child of John Lyon And Janet Keith. Sir John LYON passed away in 1578 in Tayside, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John LYON was born in 1544 in Glamis, Scotland, the child of John Lyon And Janet Keith.
  • Sir John LYON passed away in 1578 in Tayside, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lyon
1515–1592
Birth Location: Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
JL
Janet Keith
1528–1559
Birth Location: St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
JK

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir LYON's Ancestors

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Sir LYON
1544–1578
Birth Place: Glamis, Scotland
Parents
John Lyon
1515–1592
Forfar, Angus, , Scotland
Janet Keith
1528–1559
St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Holmes 6th Lord) Glamis
1491–1528
Glamis Castle, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Douglas, Lady) Glamis
1495–1537
Angus, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir LYON's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Sir John LYON in Glamis, Scotland
Glamis, Scotland
1578
17 Mar 1578
Age 34
Death of Sir John LYON in Tayside, Angus, Scotland
Tayside, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Glamis, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1578
    Event Place: Tayside, Angus, Scotland
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