Humphrey Lyons was born Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

, England in 1802, the ninth of twelve sons of John Lyons of Antigua

John Lyons of Antigua

John Lyons was an Antiguan politician.Lyons was born on the island of Antigua. His father, John Lyons , was an eminent figure on Antigua, being a member of council from 1764-1775...

 and St Austin's, Hants, (1760-1816) and Catherine (1763-1803) (née Walrond), daughter of Maine Swete Walrond, 5th Marquis de Vallado

Marquis de Vallado

The title Marquis de Vallado is a Spanish title bestowed upon Humphrey Walrond on August 5, 1653 by King Philip IV of Spain.Humphrey Walrond was a distinguished Royalist commander, and subsequent Governor of Barbados...

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He went to India where he entered the 23rd Bombay Native Infantry on May 25, 1817.

He married in 1824 Elizabeth Bennett (1798-1859), and had the following children:

• Augusta Catherine Lyons, (1827-1828)
• Edmund Willoughby Lyons, (1830-1889), Colonel, Indian Army, married twice and had issue
• Algernon McLennan Lyons
  Algernon McLennan Lyons
  Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon McLennan Lyons GCB was a British naval officer.-Naval career:Born the second sons of Lieutenant General Humphrey Lyons, Lyons joined the Royal Navy in 1847 and saw service in the Crimean War, where he was appointed flag-lieutenant to his uncle, Lord Lyons...
  
  , (1833-1908), Admiral of the Fleet
  Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)
  Admiral of the fleet is the highest rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-10. The rank still exists in the Royal Navy but routine appointments ceased in 1996....
  
  , 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.

Humphrey Lyons reached the rank of Lieutenant-General and died in 1873, having returned to England.