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Ada Lister 1855–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1855

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 16 Nov 1919

Death Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Jeremiah Lister

Mother: Ellen Lister

Spouse(s): Joseph Spencer

Children(s): Thomas Spencer, Edith Spencer, John Spencer

In 1855, Ada Lister entered the world in England, born to Jeremiah Haitley Lister And Ellen Lister. In 1881, Ada Lister resided in Skircoat, Yorkshire, England. Ada Lister married Joseph Spencer, and had children including Edith Ellen Spencer, John Alfred Spencer, Thomas Arthur Spencer. Ada Lister passed away in 1919 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Ada Lister entered the world in England, born to Jeremiah Haitley Lister And Ellen Lister.
  • In 1881, Ada Lister resided in Skircoat, Yorkshire, England.
  • Ada Lister married Joseph Spencer, and had children including Edith Ellen Spencer, John Alfred Spencer, Thomas Arthur Spencer.
  • Ada Lister passed away in 1919 in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ada Lister's Ancestors

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Ada Lister
1855–1919
Birth Place: England
Parents
Jeremiah Haitley Lister
1830–1904
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Ellen Lister
1833–1893
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Mary Hanson
1796–1873
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Agnes Harrison
1772–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ada Lister's Descendants

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Ada Lister (19 Oct 1855–16 Nov 1919) m. Joseph Spencer (19 Oct 1859–26 July 1905)
  1. 1. Thomas (Arthur) Spencer 1885–1967 m. Cethie (Irene) Packard 1883–1981
    1. 1. Irene (Edith) Spencer 1915–2004 m. Rolland (August) Wagner 1912–1998
      1. 1. Donald (R) Wagner 1942–2012
    2. 2. Ralph (Arthur) Spencer 1920–
  2. 2. Edith (Ellen) Spencer 1883–1966 m. Walter Haley 1881–1953
  3. 3. John (Alfred) Spencer 1890–1945

Ada Lister's Timeline

3 Records

1855
19 Oct 1855
Birth of Ada Lister in England
England
1881
1881
Age 26
Ada Lister resided here in Skircoat, Yorkshire, England
Skircoat, Yorkshire, England
1919
16 Nov 1919
Age 64
Death of Ada Lister in Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1855
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4407; Folio: 91; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1342053
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Skircoat, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4407; Folio: 91; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1342053

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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