Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.

Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.

Individual Page

Person Info

Name: Christian LYON
Sex: F
Birth: 3 ^b
Death: After 21 Aug 1508 ^d

Parents:

Father:
John LYON, Lord Glamis Birth: 2 Death: 1 Apr 1497 in Glamis

Mother:

Elizabeth SCRIMGEOUR Death: Before 20 Oct 1492

Family:
Marriage:

William HAY, Earl Of Erroll on Abt 24 Apr 1492 .^m1
William HAY, Earl Of Erroll Birth: 1 Death: 9 Sep 1513 in Flodden

Children:

William HAY, Earl Of Erroll Death: 28 Jul 1522 in Edinburgh
Elizabeth HAY Death: Oct 1574
Isobel HAY

Bibliography

Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 05 E-Goojerat. London: St Catherine Press, 1926. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP V [Ap][p0-9].*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 11, Ridley-Sinclair. London: St Catherine Press, 1949. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/27141 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XI [Ap][p0-9].*].
Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP III p[0-9]*].
Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VIII p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: third daughter [Ref: CP V p96],
parents:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1924, CP V p96, SP VIII p277],
father:: [Ref: CP XI p417, SP III p567]

Sources for death Information

date:: living 15 Aug 1508 [Ref: CP V p96, SP III p567]

Sources with Information about marriage to William HAY, Earl Of Erroll

date:: 1492 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1924]; before 1495 [Ref: SP III p567]; cont 24 Apr 1492 [Ref: CP V p96, SP VIII p277],
child:: [Ref: CP V p96, CP XI p417, SP III p567, SP III p568]

Sources with Inaccurate marriage information

names:: William HAY & Elizabeth RUTHVEN (#149170) [Ref: Burke Peerage p715]

Research Notes:

Pedigree of Christian LYON
                            /-----Sir John LYON
                   /-----Sir John LYON
                  |        |                                    /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |        |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |        |                          |         \-----Joanna
                  |        |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Walter De BURG, Earl Of Ulster
                  |        |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
                  |        |                 |                  \-----Aveline FITZJOHN
                  |        |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
                  |        |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
                  |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
                  |        |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
                  |        |        |                           \-----Helen
                  |         \-----Jean STEWART
                  |                 |                           /-----Archibald MURE
                  |                 |                  /-----William MURE
                  |                 |                 |         \-----Margaret MONTGOMERY
                  |                 |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
                  |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
                  |                  \-----Elizabeth MURE
                  |                          |                  /-----Edward CUNNINGHAM
                  |                          |         /-----James CUNNINGHAM
                  |                          |        |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
                  |                           \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
                  |                                    \-----Elen De KALENTIR
          /-----Patrick LYON, Lord Glamis
         |        |                                             /-----Sir Patrick GRAHAM
         |        |                                    /-----Sir David GRAHAM
         |        |                                   |         \-----Annabelle Of Strathearn
         |        |                           /-----Sir David GRAHAM
         |        |                  /-----Sir Patrick GRAHAM
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----William De ABERNETHY
         |        |                 |        |         /-----Laurence De ABERNETHY
         |        |                 |         \-----Helen De ABERNETHY
         |        |         /-----Sir Patrick GRAHAM, Earl Of Strathern
         |        |        |        |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
         |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
         |        |        |        |         /-----Sir John STEWART
         |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Nicholas GRAHAM
         |        |        |        |        |         \-----Isabel GRAHAM
         |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Mary Of Strathearn
         |        |        |         \-----Euphemia STEWART
         |         \-----Elizabeth GRAHAM
         |                 |                                    /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                 |                           /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
         |                 |                          |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
         |                 |                  /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
         |                 |                 |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
         |                 |                 |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
         |                 |         /-----David STEWART, Earl Of Strathern And Caithness
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Eupheme
         |                 |        |         \-----Euphemia Of Ross
         |                 |        |                 |         /-----John GRAHAM
         |                 |        |                  \-----Margaret GRAHAM
         |                 |        |                           \-----Isabella
         |                  \-----Eupheme STEWART, Countess Palatine Of Strathern
         |                          |                           /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
         |                          |                  /-----Sir David LINDSAY
         |                          |                 |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
         |                          |         /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
         |                          |        |        |         /-----Sir Alexander ABERNETHY
         |                          |        |         \-----Mary ABERNETHY
         |                          |        |                  \-----Margaret De MENTEITH
         |                           \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
         |                                   |         /-----Sir John STIRLING
         |                                    \-----Catherine STIRLING
/-----John LYON, Lord Glamis
|        |                                                      /-----Alexander De OGILUILL
|        |                                             /-----Patrick De OGILVY
|        |                                    /-----Patrick De OGILVY
|        |                           /-----Walter De OGILVY
|        |                          |        |         /-----Robert RAMSAY
|        |                          |         \-----Marjorie RAMSAY
|        |                  /-----Sir Walter OGILVY
|        |         /-----Sir Walter OGILVY, High Treasurer Of Scotland
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir Malcolm RAMSAY, Lord Of Auchterhouse
|        |        |         \-----Isabel RAMSAY
|         \-----Isabel OGILVY
|                 |         /-----Sir John GLEN
|                  \-----Isabel GLEN
|                          |                                    /-----Sir John ERSKINE
|                          |                           /-----John ERSKINE
|                          |                  /-----Sir William ERSKINE
|                          |         /-----Sir Allan ERSKINE
|                           \-----Margaret ERSKINE
|                                   |         /-----Sir John INCHMARTINE
|                                    \-----Isabel INCHMARTINE
|                                            |                  /-----Sir David WEMYSS
|                                            |         /-----Sir Michael WEMYSS
|                                            |        |         \-----Annabel SINCLAIR
|                                             \-----Margaret WEMYSS
Christian LYON
|         /-----Sir John SCRIMGEOUR, Constable Of Dundee
\-----Elizabeth SCRIMGEOUR

Descendants of Christian LYON

1. Christian LYON m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll

m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Isabel GORDON

2+ William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Elizabeth RUTHVEN

3+ Elizabeth HAY m. William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy

4 Isobel HAY m. William FORBES

2nd generation

2. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Elizabeth RUTHVEN

m. Elizabeth RUTHVEN father: William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven mother: Christian FORBES

5+ William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Helen STEWART

3. Elizabeth HAY m. William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy

m. William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy father: Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: (Unk) STEWART

6+ Elizabeth ABERNETHY m1. William MELDRUM m2. John LYON, Lord Glamis

7+ Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m1. Alison KEITH m2. Jean JOHNSTONE

3rd generation

5. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Helen STEWART

m. Helen STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox mother: Elizabeth STEWART

8+ Jean HAY m1. Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Alexander GORDON

6. Elizabeth ABERNETHY m1. William MELDRUM m2. John LYON, Lord Glamis

m. William MELDRUM

m. John LYON, Lord Glamis father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Janet KEITH

9+ Jean LYON m1. Robert DOUGLAS, Master of Morton m2. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m3. Alexander LINDSAY, Lord Spynie

10+ Patrick LYON, Earl of Kinghorn m. Anne MURRAY

11 Elizabeth LYON m. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray; Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray father: Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray mother: Barbara RUTHVEN

7. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m1. Alison KEITH m2. Jean JOHNSTONE

m. Alison KEITH father: William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Margaret KEITH

12+ George ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m. Margaret STEWART

m. Jean JOHNSTONE father: James JOHNSTON mother: Margaret HAMILTON

4th generation

8. Jean HAY m1. Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Alexander GORDON

m. Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: George HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Margaret ROBERTSON

13+ Eleanor HAY m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow

14 Alexander HAY

15+ Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll m1. Margaret STEWART m2. Mary STEWART m3. Elizabeth DOUGLAS

m. Alexander GORDON father: George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Anne HAMILTON

9. Jean LYON m1. Robert DOUGLAS, Master of Morton m2. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m3. Alexander LINDSAY, Lord Spynie

m. Robert DOUGLAS, Master of Morton father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Agnes LESLIE

16+ William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton m. Anne KEITH

m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: David DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret HAMILTON

m. Alexander LINDSAY, Lord Spynie father: David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford mother: Margaret BETHUNE

10. Patrick LYON, Earl of Kinghorn m. Anne MURRAY

m. Anne MURRAY father: John MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine mother: Catherine DRUMMOND

17+ Anne LYON m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll

18+ John LYON, Earl of Kinghorn m1. Margaret ERSKINE m2. Elizabeth MAULE

12. George ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m. Margaret STEWART

m. Margaret STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Elizabeth GORDON

19+ Margaret ABERNETHY m. Alexander FRASER

20 John ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m1. Magdalen URQUHART m2. Elizabeth STEWART m3. Anne STEWART

5th generation

13. Eleanor HAY m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow

m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow father: William LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston mother: Agnes FLEMING

21+ Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow m1. Elizabeth GORDON m2. Mary DOUGLAS

22+ Margaret LIVINGSTONE m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown

23+ Anne LIVINGSTON m. Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun

24 James LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Callendar m. Margaret HAY; Margaret HAY father: James HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester mother: Margaret KERR

15. Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll m1. Margaret STEWART m2. Mary STEWART m3. Elizabeth DOUGLAS

m. Margaret STEWART father: James STEWART, Earl Of Moray mother: Agnes KEITH

m. Mary STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret FLEMING

m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Agnes LESLIE

25+ William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Anne LYON

26+ Anne HAY m. George SETON, Earl of Wintoun

27+ Mary HAY m. Walter SCOTT, Earl Of Buccleuch

16. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton m. Anne KEITH

m. Anne KEITH father: George KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Margaret HOME

28+ Mary DOUGLAS m. Charles SETON, Earl of Dunfermline

29+ Anne DOUGLAS m. George HAY, Earl of Kinnoull

30+ Isabel DOUGLAS m1. Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe m2. James GRAHAM, Marquess Of Montrose

31+ Margaret DOUGLAS m. Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll

32+ Robert DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton m. Anne VILLIERS

17. Anne LYON m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll

m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS

33+ Margaret HAY m1. Harry KER, Lord Ker m2. John KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis

18. John LYON, Earl of Kinghorn m1. Margaret ERSKINE m2. Elizabeth MAULE

m. Margaret ERSKINE father: John ERSKINE, Earl Of Mar mother: Mary STEWART

m. Elizabeth MAULE father: Patrick MAULE, Earl of Panmure mother: Frances STANHOPE

34+ Elizabeth LYON m. Charles GORDON, Earl of Aboyne

35+ Patrick LYON, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn m. Helen MIDDLETON

19. Margaret ABERNETHY m. Alexander FRASER

m. Alexander FRASER

36+ Alexander FRASER, Lord Saltoun of Abernethy m1. Isabel FORBES m2. Elizabeth SETON