Mary Allardice (née Lyon)

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1814

Biography

Sister and co-heir of James Lyon and sister of David Lyon senior.

Will of Mary Lyon otherwise Allardice, widow of Dundee Angus proved 01/10/1814. In the will she described herself as widow of John Allardice, surgeon in the HEIC. She said that the had been induced in exchange for an annuity of £500 p.a. to assign to her brother David Lyon merchant to London her half-share in the residuary estate of their brother James Lyon of Jamaica, an arrangement that she now contested and wanted her trustees to contest. She left legacies totalling several thousand pounds to family members, not including David's family.

Sources

PROB 11/1561/42.

Further Information

Maiden Name

Lyon

Spouse

John Allardice

Relationships (2)

Mary Allardice (née Lyon)

Sister → Brother

Mary Allardice (née Lyon)

Sister → Brother

David Lyon senior

Addresses (1)

Dundee, Angus, Scotland, Scotland

Details

Further Information

People of Interest

Rev. William Marshall Harte

25^th Nov 1776 - 1851

Resident clergyman, proponant of religious instruction for enslaved people.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.

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'Mary Allardice (née Lyon)', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146654153 [accessed 4th April 2026].

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