Introduction
Patrick Bowes-Lyon (5 March 1863 – 5 October 1946) was a British tennis player, barrister and uncle of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Having been Scottish tennis champion in 1885, 1886 and 1888, he won the doubles at Wimbledon alongside Herbert Wilberforce. As a younger brother of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's father, he was a great-uncle of Queen Elizabeth II.
The fifth of seven sons and one of the eleven children of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and of Frances Dora Smith, he married Alice Wiltshire, daughter of George Wiltshire, on 9 August 1893.
He and his wife Alice had four children:
Lt. Gavin Patrick (13 December 1895 – November 1917) killed in action
Angus Patrick (22 October 1899 – 10 July 1923)
Jean Barbara (9 October 1904 – 7 January 1963)
Margaret Ann (14 June 1907 – 14 August 1999) married 2 June 1946 Lt. Col. Francis Arthur Philip D'Abreu (1 October 1904 – 6 November 1995). Had one son and two daughters: Anthony Patrick John D'Abreu (born 17 March 1946), Francesca D'Abreu (born 7 February 1948), and Anne Teresa Alice D'Abreu (16 February 1950 – 17 April 1995).
^ "Patrick Bowes- Lyon: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1887 | Wimbledon |  Herbert Wilberforce | H.J. Crispe E. Barratt-Smith | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1888 | Wimbledon | Herbert Wilberforce | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |