Wyon family

Extended English family of engravers

Drawing of William Wyon
William Wyon (1795 – 1851)

The Wyon family was an English family of traditional die-engravers and medallists, many of whom went on to work in prominent roles at the Royal Mint or as engravers in a family die business.[1] Starting from Peter George (II) Wyon who migrated to England from Cologne, Germany many subsequent descendants of have made notable contribution to British numismatics. Over the course of the 19th-century two members of the family became Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint with many more involved in coin design.[2][3]

  • Peter George (II) Wyon
    • George Wyon (d.1796)
      • Thomas Wyon the elder (1767–1830)
        • Thomas Wyon (1792–1817)
        • Benjamin Wyon (1802–1858)
          • Alfred Benjamin Wyon (1837-1884)
          • Joseph Shepherd Wyon (1836-1873)
          • Allan Wyon (1843–1907) -M- Harriet Gairdner
            • Olive Wyon (1881–1966)
            • Allan G. Wyon 1882–1962) -M- Eileen May Trench
              • 1 Daughter
            • Guy Alfred Wyon (1883–1924), pathologist
        • Edward William Wyon (1811–1885) -M- Elizabeth Smyth
          • Edward Alexander Wyon (1842–1872)
      • William Wyon (1795–1851)
        • Leonard Charles Wyon (1826–1891)
      • Peter Wyon (1797–1822)
      • George Wyon (1771) -M- Elizabeth Phillips
        • James Wyon (1804–1868)
          • George William Wyon (1836–1862)
          • Henry Wyon (1834–1856)
        • John George Wyon (1806)
          • Edward Wyon(1857-1906)

References

  1. ^ "J.S. & A.B. Wyon, Engravers, London, England". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Wyon, Thomas (1792-1817)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  3. ^ "Reverend Allan Gairdner Wyon". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2017.