Individual Details
John Lyon
(1544 - 17 Mar 1578)
----------- } --------- ==Biography== Extract from Wikipedia *He was the eldest son of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis, by his wife, Janet Keith, daughter of Robert Keith, Master of Marischal, and sister of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal. He succeeded as Lord Glamis on the death of his father in 1558. His name first appears in the list of members of the privy council at a meeting of 22 December 1561. On 10 September 1563 the island of Inchkeith was committed to his charge.[1] *John Lyon,G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 159. 8th Lord Glamis was born circa 1544.[http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/ Peerage News, online] *He was the son of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis and Janet Keith. *He married Elizabeth Abernethy, daughter of William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy and Lady Elizabeth Hay, on 11 April 1561. *He gained the title of 8th Lord Glamis. He held the office of Lord Chancellor Scotland. *He died on 17 March 1578 at Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, accidentally killed in an encounter between his followers and those of the Earl of Crawford. Children of '''John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis and Elizabeth Abernethy''' *Elizabeth Lyon+Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 2, page 1642. *Sibilia Lyon *Jean Lyon+ d. fr 7 Aug 1607 - Mar 1610 *Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne+ b. c 1575, d. 19 Dec 1615 ===Birth=== DoB and DoD as per Wikipedia == Sources == *http://www.thepeerage.com/p10831.htm#i108304
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==Biography==
Extract from Wikipedia
*He was the eldest son of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis, by his wife, Janet Keith, daughter of Robert Keith, Master of Marischal, and sister of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal. He succeeded as Lord Glamis on the death of his father in 1558. His name first appears in the list of members of the privy council at a meeting of 22 December 1561. On 10 September 1563 the island of Inchkeith was committed to his charge.[1]
*John Lyon,G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 159. 8th Lord Glamis was born circa 1544.[http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/ Peerage News, online]
*He was the son of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis and Janet Keith.
*He married Elizabeth Abernethy, daughter of William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy and Lady Elizabeth Hay, on 11 April 1561.
*He gained the title of 8th Lord Glamis. He held the office of Lord Chancellor Scotland.
*He died on 17 March 1578 at Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, accidentally killed in an encounter between his followers and those of the Earl of Crawford.
Children of '''John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis and Elizabeth Abernethy'''
*Elizabeth Lyon+Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 2, page 1642.
*Sibilia Lyon
*Jean Lyon+ d. fr 7 Aug 1607 - Mar 1610
*Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne+ b. c 1575, d. 19 Dec 1615
===Birth===
DoB and DoD as per Wikipedia
== Sources ==
*http://www.thepeerage.com/p10831.htm#i108304
* WikiTree profile Lyon-376 created through the import of Andy Askey Family Sandbox_2011-08-20_01_01.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by [[Askey-1 | Andy Askey]].
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8th Baron Glamis
== Biographical Summary ==
"John, eighth Lord Glamis was born about 1544...
...He was nominated by the Regent Lennox an Extraordinary Lord of Session 30 September 1570, resigning that post on 8 October 1573, when he received a commission from James VI with consent of the Earl of Morton as Regent, appointing him Chancellor of the Kingdom and Keeper of the Great Seal during his life...
...He married, 11 April 1561, Elizabeth, daughter of William, fifth Lord Abernethy of Saltoun, widow of William Meldrum of Fyvie."
>SOURCE: [http://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun08pauluoft#page/288/mode/2up The Scots peerage], Vol. VIII, page 288-291
== Other References ==
* [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=grI2AAAAIAAJ An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: From Its Institution in MDXXXII]; by George Brunton, David Haig; 1832; Page 147
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==Biography==
Extract from Wikipedia
*He was the eldest son of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis, by his wife, Janet Keith, daughter of Robert Keith, Master of Marischal, and sister of William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal. He succeeded as Lord Glamis on the death of his father in 1558. His name first appears in the list of members of the privy council at a meeting of 22 December 1561. On 10 September 1563 the island of Inchkeith was committed to his charge.[1]
*John Lyon,G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 159. 8th Lord Glamis was born circa 1544.[http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/ Peerage News, online]
*He was the son of John Lyon, 7th Lord Glamis and Janet Keith.
*He married Elizabeth Abernethy, daughter of William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy and Lady Elizabeth Hay, on 11 April 1561.
*He gained the title of 8th Lord Glamis. He held the office of Lord Chancellor Scotland.
*He died on 17 March 1578 at Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, accidentally killed in an encounter between his followers and those of the Earl of Crawford.
Children of '''John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis and Elizabeth Abernethy'''
*Elizabeth Lyon+Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 2, page 1642.
*Sibilia Lyon
*Jean Lyon+ d. fr 7 Aug 1607 - Mar 1610
*Patrick Lyon, 1st Earl of Kinghorne+ b. c 1575, d. 19 Dec 1615
===Birth===
DoB and DoD as per Wikipedia
== Sources ==
*http://www.thepeerage.com/p10831.htm#i108304
* WikiTree profile Lyon-376 created through the import of Andy Askey Family Sandbox_2011-08-20_01_01.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by [[Askey-1 | Andy Askey]].
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8th Baron Glamis
== Biographical Summary ==
"John, eighth Lord Glamis was born about 1544...
...He was nominated by the Regent Lennox an Extraordinary Lord of Session 30 September 1570, resigning that post on 8 October 1573, when he received a commission from James VI with consent of the Earl of Morton as Regent, appointing him Chancellor of the Kingdom and Keeper of the Great Seal during his life...
...He married, 11 April 1561, Elizabeth, daughter of William, fifth Lord Abernethy of Saltoun, widow of William Meldrum of Fyvie."
>SOURCE: [http://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun08pauluoft#page/288/mode/2up The Scots peerage], Vol. VIII, page 288-291
== Other References ==
* [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=grI2AAAAIAAJ An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice: From Its Institution in MDXXXII]; by George Brunton, David Haig; 1832; Page 147
Events
| Birth | 1544 | Angus, Scotland | |||
| Birth | Abt 1544 | ||||
| Death | 17 Mar 1578 | Angus, Scotland | |||
| Death | 17 Mar 1578 | ||||
| Alt name | Eighth Lord of Glamis | ||||
| Alt name | John Lyon 8th Lord of Glamis | ||||
| Reference No | 1727215 | ||||
| Reference No | 1753721 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Child | Lord Patrick Lyon (1575 - 1615) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Abernathy (1530 - 1581) |
| Child | Patrick Lyon 1st Earl of Kinghorn (1575 - 1615) |
| Father | John Lyon (1510 - 1558) |
| Mother | Lady Janet Keith (1525 - 1559) |