Joseph Smith Lyon

Abt 1807 - 1864  (57 years)

• Name	Joseph Smith Lyon
  Born	Abt 1807	Bickerstaffe
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer, beer-seller, carter, boatman
  Died	1864	Burscough
  Buried	7 Mar 1864	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [1]
  Person ID	I13827	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Alice Seddon,   b. 1850, Bickerstaffe
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F04159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Seddon,   b. 30 Jul 1818, Burscough ,   d. 1842, Bickerstaffe  (Age 23 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1838	St Thomas, Melling   [2]
  Children	1. Alice Smith,   b. 1839, Bickerstaffe   2. Mary Lyon,   b. 1842, Bickerstaffe
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F04155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Ann Seddon,   b. 1826, Burscough
  Partners	Aft 1842
  Children	1. Sarah Smith-Lyon,   b. 1864, Burscough
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F04160	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

  [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.