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LYON family

DaveHam9

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Hello,

James LYON & Janet THORNBURN
1 Jun 1835 Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

1851
Piece: SCT1851/644 Place: Glasgow -Lanarkshire Enumeration District: 3
Civil Parish: St David's Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: St David's
Folio: 546 Page: 9 Schedule: 33
Address: 95 Candleriggs Street
Surname First name(s) Rel Status *** Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
LYON Janet Head M F 37 Upholstereress Lanarkshire - Glasgow
LYON John Son U M 15 Glass Stainer (Apprentice) Lanarkshire - Glasgow
LYON Eliz Dau U F 12 Scholar Lanarkshire - Glasgow
LYON Beatrice Thorburn Sister U F 30 White Seam Sewer Lanarkshire - Glasgow
I'd like a look up for the family in 1841 please. I've had no luck with FreeCEN.

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Dave
 
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Hello Josie,

Thanks for looking.

Yes, John Lamb LYON.

http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100179b.htm
John Lamb LYON married Elizabeth Gillespie PEARSON in Glasgow on 3 December 1860 before sailing for Melbourne; they arrived on 20 March 1861. His father, a storekeeper at Maldon, had migrated some years earlier.

Death #6181/1916 LYON JOHN L - JAMES - JANET - BALMAIN NORTH

I've not found James in shipping records.

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Dave
 

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Hi again Dave,

Here’s one for you to consider and probably dismiss!
Source Citation: Parish: South Leith; ED: 35; Page: 11; Line: 670; Year: 1841.
It’s not quite the right area, but it’s just that the children, John and Elizabeth seem to be the right age!

Address: Water Lane

Janet Thorburn 30, Seaman’s wife
Jean Thorburn 8
John Thorburn 6
Elizabeth Thorburn 3

Helen Thorburn 5 months

Some of my ancestors were masquerading under the wife’s maiden name!

All the best,

Josie
 

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Daughter Margaret LYON married Francis Ernest STOWE.

They named their children:

Winifred Lyon - mother's name
Bessie Pearson - grandmother's name
Frances Ernestine - father's name variation :2fun: I'm sure they wanted a son. :D
 

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