In 1854 William Lanyon received £50 from the will of his brother Richard Lanyon of Camborne.
In 1871 William Lanyon, aged 59, born in Camborne Cornwall, unmarried, retired mine agent, was living in Basset St., Camborne.
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LANYON.—Nov. 4, at Camborne, William Lanyon, youngest son of the late Dr. Tobias Lanyon, aged 66.
The Cornish Telegraph, Tuesday, 14 Nov 1876, p. 3
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The Will of William Lanyon late of Camborne in the County of Cornwall, Gentleman, who died 4 November 1876 at Camborne, was proved 20 December at Bodmin by Mary Ann Lanyon of Acton Castle in the parish of Perranuthnoe in the said county, widow, the sister, the sole executrix. Effects under £1,500. 3