Although I don't have Lyons in my family I thought that I'd just add this in case anyone was researching the name in Cheshire or North Wales UK. My late Grandfather who was Irish ( Smith, Flynn, Gough,Coleman, O'Brien, ) in UK had a best friend called Joseph Lyons. . Joseph borrowed the money from my Grandfather to start a small business. He ended up with one of the largest Holiday Camp businesses in UK. The Lyons Holiday Camp in Rhyl , North Wales was one of the largest in it's kind in UK after WW2. I do remember as a child in the 1950's going to visit them when some of them lived in 'Romany' caravans, I was excited by this as a small child. Some of the family still live here in North Wales and the camp is now re-vampt as a caravan park. Hope this might help someone. PS My Grandfather, unlike this pal, ended up 'broke', too many trips to Ireland after the booze and the horses! Gillian North Wales ---- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [COUNTYCORK] LYONS family > Hi Anne, > > I also spent many years trying to track down the movements of an Uncle of > mine - John Lyons - who was born in County Cork and immigrated to USA in > 1895. I had no success until I discovered that it was common for people > with the name "Lehane" to change their names to "Lyons" on immigration. In > fact I think it was more common than otherwise! > > I suggest you check the Ellis Is. site for both these names - was John > Joseph born in USA and his father in Ireland? If so suggest you check the > Ellis Is site for the arrival of the father under both names. Also check > FHL records for births of John LEHANE in Co. Cork but I warn you it is a > very common name especially in the N.W. of the county. My own Uncle, John > J Lehane [Lyons] was born in Ballyvourney. Co. Cork and it seems to be the > main area of the name Lehane/Lyons. > > Sorry I cannot give you any more help and wish you all good luck. > > Peggy > Australia > > > Hi there, > > I was wondering if anyone out there can help. > > I am researching a LYONS family who are believed to have come to the UK > from County Cork. > > We do not know the year they came to the UK. > > The person we are trying to track down is a JOHN JOSEPH LYONS, he was > born approx 1902/3 when he married in 1926 his occupation was a Pipe > Layer. His father was JOHN LYONS a cab driver. > > JOHN JOSEPH LYONS married EVELYN MAY DAY and died in 1966. > > I'm afraid this is all the info. we have to go on. > > I was wondering if maybe the family were in the 1901 or 1911 census or if > anyone has access to the birth indexes could take a look. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, even if it just to point me in the > right direction. > > Many thanks. > > Anne. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >