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William Lyon 1540 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 07 Sep 1624

Death Location: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Janet Keith

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In 1540, William Lyon entered the world in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England, born to John (13th) 7th Baron Glammis Lyon and Janet "Baroness of Glamis" Keith. William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Lyon entered the world in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England, born to John (13th) 7th Baron Glammis Lyon and Janet "Baroness of Glamis" Keith.
  • William Lyon passed away in 1624 in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England.

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William Lyon's Ancestors

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William Lyon
1540 – 1624
Birth Place: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Parents
John (13th) 7th Baron Glammis Lyon
1380 – 1528
Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland
Janet ("Baroness of Glamis") Keith
1518 – 1559
St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John ((14) 6th Baron) LYON
1491 – 1528
Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
Janet Douglas
1499 – 1530
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Robert (“Lord”) Keith
Elisabeth Drummond
1470 –
Great-Grandparents
John LYON
1450 – 1513
Elizabeth Gray
1456 – 1529
George Douglas
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John LYON
1431 – 1497
Elizabeth Scrymgouer
1435 – 1492
Patrick Gray
1510 – 1584
Lady Airlie
1514 – 1569

William Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
1624
07 Sep 1624
Age 84
Death of William Lyon in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1624
    Event Place: Little Stanmore, Middlesex, England

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