• Born: 1765, Gwinear, Cornwall
• Christened: 1 Sep 1765, Gwinear, Cornwall ²
• Marriage: 30 Oct 1792, Plymouth, Charles the Martyr, Devon, England ³
• Died: 19 Apr 1848, Lostwithiel, Cornwall ^{4 5}
• Buried: 22 Apr 1848, St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Lostwithiel, Cornwall ⁶

  Research Notes:

Richard Lanyon was bequeathed £100 in his father's Will (1802).

Richard Lanyon of the borough of Loswithiel was bequeathed £100 in his mother's Will (written 1826).

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Richard Lanyon of Lostwithiel died aged 82 years (burial record).

Memorial Inscription: ⁴

Sacred to the memory of Richard Lanyon, Esq., Surgeon, &C.
He was descended from the ancient families
of Lanyon in Madron and Gwinear, and having passed a long life
in the active discharge of the most philanthropic and Christian duties,
and filled the highest offices in the corporation of this town,
died on the 19th of April, 1848; æt. 82.
As he lived, so he died,--a Christian
Also of his son Richard Lanyon, M.D., F.A.S., &c.,
who for many years successfully practised his profession in his native town,
where he was well known for his antiquarian researches,
and his literary and scientific attainments ;
he also zealously and usefully filled the highest offices in the corporation,
and died humbly relying on the merits of his Redeemer,
Sept. 10th, 1852; æt.53.
This monument is erected by Radolphus Edward Lanyon,
as a tribute to their worth, and a mark of his gratitude.

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Richard Lanyon of the borough of Lostwithiel, surgeon, Edmund Gilbert Hamley of the borough of Bodmin, gentleman, and John Popham of Bodmin, yeoman, paid bond of £400 for Administration of the goods and chattels of Richard Lanyon late of Lostwithiel, surgeon.

Administration was granted 26 Aug 1848 to Richard Lanyon, the son and next of kin of the said deceased. ⁵