Jean Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Jean Lyon (22 September 1713 – 22 April 1778) was the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the wife of Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
and one of the ancestors of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
. The couple were married on 20 July 1736, at Houghton le Spring in Durham
, England
and had seven children:
She died on 22 April 1778 in Hetton Le Hole, County Durham, England.
Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Lady Elizabeth Stanhope.On 20 July 1736, he married Jean Nicholsen, at Houghton-le-Spring. They had seven children:...
and one of the ancestors of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
. The couple were married on 20 July 1736, at Houghton le Spring in Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and had seven children:
- John BowesJohn Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and KinghorneJohn Bowes , born John Lyon, was the 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and one of the ancestors of the Queen Mother. His father was Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and his mother was the former Jean Nicholsen.In 1767 he married Mary Eleanor Bowes, and upon the request of the...
- James Philip Lyon
- Thomas Lyon
- Mary Lyon
- Susan Lyon, wife of John LambtonJohn LambtonMajor-General John Lambton of Harraton Hall, later of Lambton Castle, County Durham, was a British soldier and Member of Parliament.Lambton was the fourth son of Ralph Lambton...
- Anne Lyon. Married John Simpson. Their daughter Maria Susannah Simpson married Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron RavensworthThomas Liddell, 1st Baron RavensworthThomas Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth , known as Sir Thomas Liddell, 6th Baronet, from 1791 to 1821, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Life account:...
. - Jane Lyon
She died on 22 April 1778 in Hetton Le Hole, County Durham, England.