Capt. Rufus Dixon LYONS

Abt 1832 - 1873  (41 years)

• Name	Rufus Dixon LYONS
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	Abt 1832
  Gender	Male
  Death	1873	Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Capt. Rufus Dixon LYONS,   b. Abt 1832   d. 1873, Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile  (Age 41 years)   2. Annie M. LYONS,   b. 1835, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick d. Bef 1890  (Age < 54 years)   3. David LYONS,   b. Est 1835   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Capt. William Henry LYONS,   b. Jul 1837, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick d. 12 Nov 1911, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 74 years)   5. Mary Ann LYONS,   b. 1841, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick d. 2 Mar 1887, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick  (Age 46 years)
  Person ID	I15324	bmds
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Capt. David LYONS,   b. 13 Jan 1808, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick d. 22 Oct 1865, Benin (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Jane Bamford DIXON,   b. 1808, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick d. 1 Jan 1881, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F6268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emily MILES,   b. 1833, Tower Hamlets Stepney, London, England d. 1865 (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1855	Saint Jude Church, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom
  Age at Marriage	Rufus : ~ 24 years old | Emily : ~ 23 years old.
  Children	+ 1. Emily Jane LYONS,   b. Abt 1863, Cheshire, United Kingdom d. 1957, Kyabram, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F6270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Janet THOMSON,   b. Liverpool, England d. Sep 1885, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
  Marriage	1870
  Age at Marriage	Rufus : ~ 38 years old | Janet : ?? old.
  Children	2 sons
  	1. William Hopkins LYONS,   b. 14 May 1871   d. 21 Apr 1878, Victoria, Australia (Age 6 years) + 2. Henry LYONS,   b. 3 Jul 1872   d. 13 Jul 1936, Victoria, Australia (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F6271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 5 Dec 1855 - Saint Jude Church, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom Death - 1873 - Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Rufus D., eldest son of Capt. David Lyons and Jane B. Dixon Lyons, was also a shipmaster and excelled in his profession. He married Miss Emily Miles, of London, England, in 1855. They had one daughter named Emily. Mrs. Lyons died in 1865, aged 32 years. Capt. R. D. Lyons married for a second wife Miss Janet Thomson, of Liverpool, in 1870. They had two children named Rufus and Henry. Capt. Lyons died at Iquique in the year 1873. After her husband’s death, Mrs. Lyons removed with her family to Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, where she died in September, 1885. Her son Rufus died in childhood.