Donald Lyon, Burgess of Glasgow

DONALD LYON (aka DONE LYON)

Rentaller of Personisland and the Walkmill of Partick: Burgess of Glasgow

Death

A date and place of death has not been identified for Donald Lyon, here treated. He was alive on 27 June 1532 Glasgow Protocols IV: 1129 but he died before 25 April 1535. Ibidem: 1203

First Marriage

Donald Lyon, here treated, married Jonet Ottirburn. She is noticed as the deceased mother of David Lyon on 12 January 1561-2. Glasgow Protocols V: 1423

Child of First Marriage

1. David Lyon, Burgess of Glasgow

Second Marriage

Donald Lyon, here treated, married Margaret Campbell. She is noticed as his wife on 24 May 1531. Ibidem, protocol number 1079

Child of Second Marriage

1. Archibald Lyon

Evidence from the Rental Book of the Diocese of Glasgow

1517: Eodem die, Donald Lyon rentallit in the new walkmyll off Partik in the new towne. Liber Protocollorum M. Cuthberti Simonis Notarii Publici et Scribae Capituli Glasguensis A.D. 1499-1513. Also Rental Book of Diocese of Glasgow, 1509-1570. Edited B. Joseph Bain, FSA. Scot., and the Rev. Charles Rogers, LL.D. Vol. I. (Grampian Club, London, 1875), p. 75

Evidence from the Protocol Books of the Town Clerks of Glasgow

                   1

22 December 1530: Witnesses: . . . . . Donald Lyon . . . . . Abstracts of Protocols of the Town Clerks of Glasgow, Edited by Robert Renwick, Depute Town Clerk. Vol. IV. William Hegait's Protocols, 1568-76. With Appendix (Including Michael Fleming's Protocols), 1530-67. (Carson & Nicol, Glasgow, MDCCCXCVII), protocol number 1070

                   2

22 December 1530: Witnesses: . . . . . Donald Lyon . . . . . Ibidem, protocol number 1072

                   3

24 May 1531: Ibidem, protocol number 1079

                   4

24 May 1531: . . . . . the lands of Done Lyon on the sowtht . . . . . Ibidem, protocol number 1080

                   5

17 October 1531: George Bwrell, bailie, gave state to Done Lyon . . . . . Ibidem, protocol number 1099

                   6

27 May 1532 Ibidem, protocol number 1122

                   7

7 June 1532: Ibidem, protocol number 1124

                   8

7 June 1532: Witnesses . . . . . Donald Lyon Ibidem, protocol number 1125

                   9

26 June 1532: Witnesses . . . . . Donald Lyon Ibidem, protocol number 1128

                  10

27 June 1532: Witnesses . . . . . Donald Lyon Ibidem, protocol number 1129

                  11

3 February 1534-5: "Robert Boyd of the Drum hes deliverit to Colyne Campbell of Awchinhowe, in the name and behalf of Allane Hammylton of Berdowe, the sowme of fyftye merk of monye; quhilk the sayd Colyne grantit the resavyng of the sayd moneye befor thyr witnes: master Patrik McClane, Wylle Gray, Merget Campbell, and Arche Lyon" Ibidem, protocol number 1198

                   12

25 April 1535: . . . . . the lands of q[uondam]. Done Lyon on the west . . . . . Ibidem, protocol number 1203

                  13

8 July 1536: George Bwrell, bailie, gave sasine to Arche Lyon, as heir of q. Done Lyon, his father (with consent of Marget Campbell, his mother, having the conjunct fee) "of ane foyr tenement, with bak tenement and pertinens, lyand in the Grayfreyr Wynd of Glasgw, betuixt the landis of the almus howse of the sowtht, and the common gaet on the northt and eyst." Thereafter, Archibald Lyon, with consent of Marget Campbell, his mother, sold the property to master Patrick McClane and Janet Lyon, his spouse, and l.l., to whom the bailie gave sasine. Witnesses: James Roberton, William Raelston, Andrew Haw, and Gylbert Cummyng. Ibidem, protocol number 1254

                  14

8 July 1536: George Bwrell, bailie, gave sasine to Archibald Lyon, as heir to q. Done Lyon, his father, "of ane born lyand fra the merket cors to Sant Mungos kyrk on the sowtht syd of the gaet," betwixt the lands of q. Robert Fawsyd on the west, and John Hetheyt's barn on the east. Witnesses: master Patrick McClane, Mungo Hawston, William Wydderspon, Peter Adem, and John Waulderston. Ibidem, protocol number 1255

                  15

27 February 1547-8: David Lyoune, son and heir of q[uondam]. Donald Lyoune, and Jonet Campbell, his spouse, resigned . . . . . Glasgow Protocols II: 617

                  16

12 January 1561-2: Robert Wan, eldest surviving son of q[uondam]. John Wan, citizen of Glasgow, ratified and approved the sale of an annualrent of 40 s. payable furth of a tennement, fore and back, lying on the west side of the street leading from the metropolitan church to the market cross, between the tenements of q[uondam]. Edward Scott and the new college of the Blessed Mary on the south, and of George Herbertsoun on the north; which annualrent was granted to q[uondam]. Jonet Ottirburn and David Lioune, her son, by the said q[uondam]. John Wan, under reversion of the sum of 334 Witnesses: John Lowry, cooper, and John Fowler, serjeant. Glasgow Protocols V: 1423

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

18 November 1571: Charter by which Master Archibald Douglas, rector and canon of Glasgow, confirms that he has given a feu charter for the lands of Personisland, next to Brumelandis, to Archibald Lyon, burgess of Glasgow, which land had previously been held by Archibald and his father (Donald Lyon] Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1580-1593, charter number 547 on pp. 166-7