'Lyon04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Lyon of Appleton, Lyon of Balgonie, Lyon of Cossens, Lyon of Warrington, Lyon of Wester Ogil

                               
David Lyon of Baky, later of Cossins (d Flodden 09.09.1513)
m. Elizabeth Lindsay (dau of David Lindsay, Duke of Montrose, 5th Earl of Crawford)
1. John Lyon of Cossens & Craigmillar Castle (a 1567)
  m. Margery (or Mary) Ogilvy (dau of James, Lord Ogilvy of Airlie)
  A. John Lyon of Cossens
  m. _ Gardyne (dau of _ Gardyne of Gardyne)
  i. ?? Lyon of Cossens
  a. ?? Lyon of Cossens
  BLG1886 reports that this line of the family "was lost sight of after 1677".
  ii. George Lyon in Balmuchtie (a 1556)
  m. Catherine Wishart
  a. John Lyon of Wester Ogil (a 1653)
  m. Catherine Ogilvy
  (1) George Lyon of Wester Ogil
  m. Jean Nisbet (dau of Sir James Nisbet, Bart)
  BLG1886 reports that George d before 1703 and that his son George was born in 1711. Either one (or both) of those dates is wrong or there is a generation missing.
  (A) George Lyon of Wester Ogil (d 1793)
  m. Mary Roger
  (i) Walter Lyon of Wester Ogil (dsp)
  (ii) Hugh Lyon of Wester Ogil (b 1748, d 1797) had issue
  (iii) George Lyon (b 1755, d 1812)
  m. Margaret Stewart (dau of _ Stewart of STanton, m2. Sir Adam Fergusson)
  (a) George Lyon of Kirkmichael & Dalruscan (b 1804, d 1879, Lt. Colonel) had issue
  m. Phoebe Johnston (dau of Admiral Johnston of Cowhill)
  (b) John Stewart Lyon of Kirkmichael (b 01.12.1808, d 23.12.1862) had issue
  m. (1836) Mary Theresa Dickson (dau of Thomas Dickson of Queenstown, Upper Canada)
  (iv) James Lyon (b 1759, d 1838, minister of Glamis) had issue
  m. Agnes L'Amy of Dunkenny
  (v) Jane Lyon
  (vi) Margaret Lyon
  m. Rev. James Playfair (principal of St. Andrew's University)
  (B)+ 7 sons + 4 daughters
  (2)+ other issue - James, Sylvester, John
  b.+ other issue - Thomas, George
  B. Patrick Lyon of Balgonie (a 1529, dsp)
2. George Lyon of Balgonie (a 1553, dsp)

 

 

Thomas Lyon of Scotland, later of Warrington, Lancashire (b c1626, d 1694)
m. Dorothy
1. John Lyon of Warrington & Appleton (b 1688)
  m. Margaret Edwardson (dau/coheir of Thomas Edwardson of Peel House)
  A. Thomas Lyon of Warrington & Appleton (d unm 29.12.1776)
  B. Matthew Lyon of Warrington & Appleton (b 1716, d 08.06.1782)
  m. Ellen Fairclough (dau/coheir of James Fairclough of Wigan)
  i. Thomas Lyon of Appleton (b 15.11.1756, d unm 18.09.1818, Lt. Colonel)
ii. James Lyon (rector of Prestwich, Lancashire)
  m. Mary Radcliffe (dau of Edmund Radcliffe)
  a. James Radcliffe Lyon (b 11.07.1785, rector of Pulford, Cheshire) had issue
  m. (18.05.1814) Frances Clayton (dau of George Clayton of Lostock)
  b. Thomas Lyon of Appleton Hall (b 02.12.1786, d 17.08.1859) had issue
  m. (28.02.1820) Eliza Clayton (dau of George Clayton of Lostock Hall by Dolly, sister of 1st Lord Gardner)
  c. Ellen Lyon
m. Rev. Edmund Corser
  d. Sarah Anne Lyon
  m. Rev. Henry Fielding
  e. Mary Lyon
  m. George Dugard of Barnard Castle (a 1847)
  f.+ other issue - Edmund of Manchester (b 28.01.1790, d 01.1863), John (b 05.02.1797, d 1821, RN), Matthew (b 12.07.1800), George (b 14.10.1801)
  iii. Ellen Lyon
  m. Joseph Parr of Fir Grove
  C. Ellen Lyon
  m. Edward Pemberton of Warrington

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLG1886 ('Lyon of Kirkmichael')
(2) For lower section : BLG1886 ('Lyon of Appleton Hall')
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