ðɪ ˈɜːl wʌzðə sˈʌn ʌv tˈɑːməs lˈaɪɑːn, ˈeɪtθ ˈɜːl ʌv stɹˈæθmoːɹ ænd kˈɪŋhoːɹn, ænd hɪz wˈaɪf, ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ dʒˈiːn nˈɪkəlsən.
The Earl was the son of Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and his wife, the former Jean Nicholson.