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Joseph Smith Lyon

Male Abt 1807 - 1864  (57 years)


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  • Name Joseph Smith Lyon 
    Born Abt 1807  Bickerstaffe Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Farmer, beer-seller, carter, boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1864  Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 7 Mar 1864  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I13827  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Children 
     1. Alice Seddon,   b. 1850, Bickerstaffe Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F04150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Seddon,   b. 30 Jul 1818, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1842, Bickerstaffe Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years) 
    Married 30 Apr 1838  St Thomas, Melling Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Alice Smith,   b. 1839, Bickerstaffe Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Lyon,   b. 1842, Bickerstaffe Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F04146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Ann Seddon,   b. 1826, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Partners Aft 1842 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Smith-Lyon,   b. 1864, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F04151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Age given as 30 in 1841, 46 in 1851, 54 in 1861 and 54 at burial in 1864.
      Apparently changed surname between 1841 and 1842. In 1841 census as Smith, 1851 Lyon, 1861 Smith Lyon. Fathered at least one of his widow's sister Ann's children. Buried as Joseph Smith Lyon.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge.

    2. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.



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