Humphrey Lyons
Humphrey Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1802 |
| Died | 25 May 1873 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Indian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Lieutenant-General Humphrey Lyons (8 July 1802 - 25 May 1873) was an Indian Army officer.
Military career
Born at St Austins in the English county of Hampshire in 1802, Lyons was the ninth of twelve sons of John Lyons of Antigua and St Austin's (1760-1816), and Catherine (1763-1803) (née Walrond), daughter of Maine Swete Walrond, 5th Marquis de Vallado.[1] Lyons went out to India where he entered the 23rd Bombay Native Infantry on 25 May 1817.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant-general on 20 May 1871[3] and died on 25 May 1873.[4]
Family
Lyons married in 1824 Elizabeth Bennett (1798-1859), and had the following children:[5]
- Augusta Catherine Lyons, (1827-1828)
- Edmund Willoughby Lyons, (1830-1889), Colonel, Indian Army, married twice and had issue
- Algernon McLennan Lyons, (1833-1908), Admiral of the Fleet, R.N.
- George Maughan Lyons, (1835-1878), Major, Indian Army, d.s.p.
- Henry Maine Lyons, (1837-1838)
- Charlotte Salter Lyons, (1839-) married 1859, Alexander Learmonth, and had issue
- Minna Louisa Lyons, (1841-1926), married 1858, Jameson Alers-Hankey, and had issue
Humphrey married secondly in 1860, the Hon. Adelaide Matilda Yelverton (1821-1884), daughter of the 3rd Viscount Avonmore.
References
- ^ "John Lyons". The Peerage. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ 1830 East India Register & Directory
- ^ "No. 23779". The London Gazette. 26 September 1871.
- ^ "No. 23991". The London Gazette. 24 June 1873.
- ^ "Humphrey Lyons". The Peerage. Retrieved 28 June 2015.