Edward L. Lyons

Brief Life History of Edward L.

When Edward L. Lyons was born on 21 December 1892, in Kingston, Jamaica, his father, John Emmanuel Lyons, was 37 and his mother, Rosa Belle Myers, was 32. He married Anna Isobel McKay on 1 June 1926, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States in 1912. He died in 1948, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 56, and was buried in Rideau Ferry, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

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Edward L. Lyons
1892–1948
Anna Isobel McKay
1897–1930
Marriage: 1 June 1926
Leslie Allan McKay Lyons
1927–1986
Anna Isabel Lyons
1930–2020

Sources (2)

  • Edward L. Lyons, "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924"
  • New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95QR-37?cc=1923888&wc=MFVY-5ZS%3A1029876601

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1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

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1907

City of Kingston destroyed by earthquake.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Lyon 3.

Irish: adopted for Ó Laighin (see Lyne , Lane , Lyon ) or Ó Liatháin (see Lehane ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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