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William Lyon 1540–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 Sep 1624

Death Location: Little Stanmer

Father: Lord Lyon

Mother: Lady Glamis)

Spouse(s): Isabell Wightman

Children(s): William Lyon

The story of William Lyon began in 1540 in Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom. William Lyon married Isabell Wightman, and had children including William Lyon. William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Little Stanmer.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lyon began in 1540 in Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Lyon married Isabell Wightman, and had children including William Lyon.
  • William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Little Stanmer.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lyon's Ancestors

Self
William Lyon
1540–1624
Birth Place: Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord John Lyon
1509–1592
Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
Lady (Janet "Joan" Keith (Lyon) (Baroness of) Glamis)
1514–1559
Ryslippe, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Lyon
1480–1528
Jonet Douglas
1490–1537
Robert Keith
1483–1513
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Beatrice) Douglas
1488–1527
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lyon's Descendants

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William Lyon (1540–7 Sep 1624) m. Isabell Wightman (1559–1593)
  1. 1. William Lyon 1580–1634
    1. 1. William Lyon –1692

William Lyon's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1624
abt 1624
Age 84
Death of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1624
7 Sep 1624
Age 84
Burial of William Lyon in Little Stanmer
Little Stanmer

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1624
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1624
    Event Place: Little Stanmer
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

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