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William Lyon 1540–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Finchley, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 7 Sep 1624

Death Location: Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England

Father: Lord Glamis

Mother: Janet Keith

Spouse(s): Isabel Wightman, Margerit None

Children(s): Robert Lyon, William Lewyn, John LYON, Robert Lyon, Thomas Lyon, Isabelle Lyon, Audrey Lyon, Anne Lyon, John Lyon, Thomas Lane

The story of William Lyon began in 1540 in Finchley, Middlesex, England. William Lyon married Isabel Wightman, Margerit, and had children including Anne Lyon, Audrey Lyon, Isabelle Lyon, John Lyon, Robert Lyon, Thomas Lane, Thomas Lyon, William Lewyn. William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lyon began in 1540 in Finchley, Middlesex, England.
  • William Lyon married Isabel Wightman, Margerit, and had children including Anne Lyon, Audrey Lyon, Isabelle Lyon, John Lyon, Robert Lyon, Thomas Lane, Thomas Lyon, William Lewyn.
  • William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Glamis
1509–1592
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
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Janet Keith
1494–1548
Birth Location: St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Wightman
1559–1593
Birth Location: The Hill, Middlesex, , England
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Margerit None
1549–1619
Birth Location: Sileby, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Robert Lyon
1625–1678
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
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William Lewyn
1580–1634
Birth Location: of Heston
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John LYON
1568–1569
Birth Location: , Middlesex, , England
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Robert Lyon
1578–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Lyon
1585–1678
Birth Location: Little Stanmer, Middlesex, , England
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Isabelle Lyon
1568–
Birth Location: Heston, Middlesex, England
IL
Audrey Lyon
1584–
Birth Location: Heston, Middlesex, England
AL
Anne Lyon
1594–1634
Birth Location: London, London, England
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John Lyon
1580–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Lane
1571–1632
Birth Location: Sileby, Leicestershire, England
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William Lyon's Ancestors

Self
William Lyon
1540–1624
Birth Place: Finchley, Middlesex, England
Parents
Lord John Lyon Holmes, 7th Lord of Glamis
1509–1592
Middlesex, England
Janet Keith
1494–1548
St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Lyon 6th Lord) Glamis
1491–1528
Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland
Janet (Douglas Lady) Glamis
1495–1537
Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Glamis
1452–1500
Elisabeth Grey
1485–1529
George Douglas
1469–1513
Elizabeth Drummond
1472–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Iii
1431–1497
Lady Glamis
1435–1492
Archibald Douglas
1449–1513
Elizabeth Boyd
1450–1496
John Drummond
1438–1519

William Lyon's Descendants

1.
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William Lyon (1540–7 Sep 1624) m. Isabel Wightman (1559–1593) m. Margerit (1549–30 Dec 1619)
  1. 1. Robert Lyon 1625–1678 m. Mary Lyon 1630–1705
    1. 1. Humberson Lyon 1690–1743 m. Nancy (Ann) Smith 1766–1827
      1. 1. James Lyon 1736–1817 m. Christina Harmon 1732–1784 m. Sarah Roberson 1755–1815 m. Christina Harmon 1730–1850
        1. 1. Stephen Lyon 1761–1820 m. Ella Perkins 1763–1831
        2. 2. Mary Lyon 1760–1843
        3. 3. Susan Lyon 1765–1816
        4. 4. Humberston Lyon 1766–1794
        5. 5. Margaret (Polly) Lyon 1768–1839
        6. 6. Jacob Lyon 1770–1788
        7. 7. James Lyon 1778–1858
        8. 8. Margaret Lyon 1762–
      2. 2. Humberson Lyon 1740–1784
      3. 3. Nathaniel Lyons 1734–1820 m. Margaret Armstrong 1740–1820
      4. 4. Stephen Lyon 1738–1754
      5. 5. Hannah Lyon 1728–1822
      6. 6. Alexander Lyon 1732–1822
      7. 7. Jean Lyon 1788–
      8. 8. Jacob Lyon 1790–
      9. 9. Hannah LYON 1742–1822
      10. 10. John Lyon 1730–1820
      11. 11. Alexander Lyon 1746–1822
      12. 12. John Lyon 1744–1820
      13. 13. Humberstone Lyon 1724–1784
      14. 14. Thomas Lyon 1652–1694
    2. 2. Richard Lyon 1653–1740
    3. 3. Hannah Lyon 1661–1743
    4. 4. William Lyon 1660–1699
    5. 5. Samuel Lyon 1665–1733
    6. 6. Elizabeth Lyon 1660–1695
    7. 7. John Lyon 1704–1734
    8. 8. Joseph Lyon 1663–1698
    9. 9. Moses Lyon 1651–1698
    10. 10. Abigail Lyon 1673–1698
    11. 11. Henry Lyon 1621–1703
    12. 12. Thomas Lyon 1621–1690
    13. 13. Esther Lyon 1658–1699
  2. 2. William Lewyn 1580–1634
  3. 3. John LYON 1568–1569
  4. 4. Robert Lyon 1578–
  5. 5. Thomas Lyon 1585–1678
  6. 6. Isabelle Lyon 1568–
  7. 7. Audrey Lyon 1584–
  8. 8. Anne Lyon 1594–1634
  9. 9. John Lyon 1580–
  10. 10. Thomas Lane 1571–1632

William Lyon's Timeline

7 Records

1540
7 Sep 1540
Birth of William Lyon in Rye, Sussex, England
Rye, Sussex, England
1540
1540
Birth of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, , England
Little Stanmore, Middlesex, , England
1540
1540
Birth of William Lyon in Finchley, Middlesex, England
Finchley, Middlesex, England
1614
14 Aug 1614
Age 74
William Lyon was baptized in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
1624
7 Sep 1624
Age 84
Death of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, , England
Little Stanmore, Middlesex, , England
1624
7 SEP 1624
Age 84
Death of William Lyon in England
England
1624
7 Sep 1624
Age 84
Burial of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England
Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1540
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Finchley, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1614
    Event Place: St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Leonard Shoreditch, Register of baptisms and marriages, 1558 - 1653, P91LENA001MS07493

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Calendar to the Sessions Records, 1616-1618
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1649; Page Number: 185

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Wills and Probate, London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, Clerkenwell, London, England; Reference Number: DLC419

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1624
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lyon memorial

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 SEP 1624
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1624
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Mddsx, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lyon memorial
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