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Leonard Lister 1543–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Little Ameston, Alberbury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 6 Sept. 1617

Death Location: Alberbury, Shropshire, England

Father: John Lyster

Mother: Catherine Bromley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Purcell

Children(s): Richard Lister^**

The story of Leonard Lister began in 1543 in Little Ameston, Alberbury, Shropshire, England. Leonard Lister married Elizabeth Purcell, and had children including Richard Lister. Leonard Lister passed away in 1617 in Alberbury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Leonard Lister began in 1543 in Little Ameston, Alberbury, Shropshire, England.
  • Leonard Lister married Elizabeth Purcell, and had children including Richard Lister.
  • Leonard Lister passed away in 1617 in Alberbury, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lyster
1520–1570
Birth Location: Rowton, Shropshire, , England
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Catherine Bromley
1530–1559
Birth Location: Rowton, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Purcell
1591–1594
Birth Location: Onslow, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Richard Lister^**
1580–1650
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Leonard Lister's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Lister
1543–1617
Birth Place: Little Ameston, Alberbury, Shropshire, England
Parents
John Lyster
1520–1570
Rowton, Shropshire, , England
Catherine Bromley
1530–1559
Rowton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Lyster van) Wakefield
1479–1554
Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England
Jane Lister
1485–1533
Wiston Manor, Steyning, Sussexshire, England
Roger Bromley
1500–1550
Bromley Palace, Mitley, Shropshire, England
Anne Borrow
1514–1597
Malpas, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Lyster
1445–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lister
1410–1471

Leonard Lister's Descendants

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Leonard Lister (1543–6 Sept. 1617) m. Elizabeth Purcell (about 1591–1 Apr 1594)
  1. 1. Richard Lister^** 1580–1650 m. Margaret Hey^** 1580–1607
    1. 1. Ann LISTER 1602–1633 m. Edward Seward 1600–1655
      1. 1. William Seward 1627–1689 m. Grace (Norton) Seward 1632–1704
        1. 1. Mary Scranton 1652–1688 m. Charles Williams 1650–1721 m. Captain (John) Scranton 1641–1703
        2. 2. Caleb Seward 1662–1728
        3. 3. Joseph Seward 1655–1732

Leonard Lister's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Leonard Lister in Little Ameston, Alberbury, Shropshire, England
Little Ameston, Alberbury, Shropshire, England
1617
6 Sept. 1617
Age 74
Death of Leonard Lister in Alberbury, Shropshire, England
Alberbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Little Ameston, Alberbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sept. 1617
    Event Place: Alberbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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