Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was born 1704 to John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1663-1712) and Elizabeth Stanhope (1663-1723) and died 18 January 1753 Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Jean Nicholson (1713-1778) 20 July 1736 in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Lyon, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1737-1776) | 17 July 1737 West Rainton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom | 7 March 1776 ship to Portugal | Mary Eleanor Bowes (1749-1800) |
| James Philip Lyon (1738-1763) | |||
| Thomas Lyon (c1741-1796) | 1741 | 13 September 1796 | Mary Elizabeth Wren (c1743-1811) |
| Susan Lyon (1743-1769) | 15 March 1743 | 26 February 1769 Nice, France | John Lambton (1710-1794) |
| Mary Lyon (c1748-1767) | |||
| Jane Lyon (c1750-1836) | |||
| Anne Lyon (c1753-1821) | 1753 | 20 March 1821 | John Simpson (1710-1786) |
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