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William Lyon 1540 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Hendon Middlesex, England

Death Date: 07 SEP 1624

Death Location: Hendon Middlesex, England

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Joan Glamis

Spouse(s): Isabell Wightman

Children(s): William Lyon

In 1540, William Lyon entered the world in Hendon Middlesex, England, born to John Lyon and Joan Glamis. William Lyon married Isabell Wightman, and had children including William Lyon. William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Hendon Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Lyon entered the world in Hendon Middlesex, England, born to John Lyon and Joan Glamis.
  • William Lyon married Isabell Wightman, and had children including William Lyon.
  • William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Hendon Middlesex, England.

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William Lyon's Ancestors

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William Lyon
1540 – 1624
Birth Place: Hendon Middlesex, England
Parents
John Lyon
1510 – 1592
Ryslippe, Middlesex, England
Joan Glamis
1514 – 1537
Ryslippe, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John Lyon
1491 – 1528
Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland
Jonet Douglas
1495 – 1537
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Lyon
1452 – 1500
Elizabeth Gray
1456 – 1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lyon
1430 – 1497
Elizabeth Scrymgeoour
1435 – 1492

William Lyon's Descendants

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William Lyon (1540 – 07 SEP 1624) m. Isabell Wightman
  1. 1. William Lyon (1580 – 1634) m. Anne Carter
    1. 1. William Lyon (13 DEC 1620 – 16 MAY 1692) m. Sarah Ruggles (1627 – 1634)
      1. 1. Joseph Lyon (30 NOV 1654 – 07 JUN 1721) m. Mary Bridge (21 APR 1662 – 1710)
        1. 1. Joseph Lyon (04 JUL 1684 – ) m. Elizabeth Phillips (25 OCT 1685 – )

William Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Lyon in Hendon Middlesex, England
Hendon Middlesex, England
1624
07 SEP 1624
Age 84
Death of William Lyon in Hendon Middlesex, England
Hendon Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Hendon Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 SEP 1624
    Event Place: Hendon Middlesex, England

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