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Richard Sir Lister van Wakefield 1479–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1479

Birth Location: Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 14 Mar 1554

Death Location: 14 Mar Age: 75 St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England

Father: RICHARD LYSTER

Mother: Agnes BM-17GGM

Spouse(s): Lady Shirley*

Children(s): Sir Wakefield, Elizabeth Lister, Michael Lyster, Lady Lyster, ELIZABETH LISTER

In 1479, Richard Sir Lister van Wakefield entered the world in Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Lyster And Agnes Fitzherbert Bm 17Ggm. Richard Sir Lister van Wakefield married Lady Jane Isabel Shirley, and had children including Elizabeth Lady Lister, Elizabeth Lister, Lady Elizabeth Lyster, Michael Lyster, Sir Richard De Lister Lyster Van Wakefield. Richard Sir Lister van Wakefield passed away in 1554 in 14 Mar Age: 75 St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1479, Richard Sir Lister van Wakefield entered the world in Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Lyster And Agnes Fitzherbert Bm 17Ggm.
  • Richard Sir Lister van Wakefield married Lady Jane Isabel Shirley, and had children including Elizabeth Lady Lister, Elizabeth Lister, Lady Elizabeth Lyster, Michael Lyster, Sir Richard De Lister Lyster Van Wakefield.
  • Richard Sir Lister van Wakefield passed away in 1554 in 14 Mar Age: 75 St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

RICHARD LYSTER
1480–1554
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
RL
Agnes BM-17GGM
1480–1533
Birth Location: Norbury, Derby, England (or Wiston Manor, Wiston, Sussex, England?)
AB

Spouses(s)

Lady Shirley*
1484–1533
Birth Location: Wiston Manor, Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
LS

Children(s)

Sir Wakefield
1505–1546
Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
SW
Elizabeth Lister
1490–1572
Birth Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
EL
Michael Lyster
1507–1551
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
ML
Lady Lyster
1514–1572
Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
LL
ELIZABETH LISTER
1530–1570
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England
EL

Richard Wakefield's Ancestors

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Richard Wakefield
1479–1554
Birth Place: Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
RICHARD LYSTER
1480–1554
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Agnes (FitzHerbert) BM-17GGM
1480–1533
Norbury, Derby, England (or Wiston Manor, Wiston, Sussex, England?)
Grandparents
John Lyster
1520–1570
Rowton, Shropshire, England
Lady (Katherine\Catherine) Bromley
1530–1559
Rowton Castle, , , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wakefield
1475–1554
Roger Bromley
1500–1550
Anne Borrowe
1501–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD LYSTER
1480–1554
Agnes BM-17GGM
1480–1533
Jane Jennings
1475–1558

Richard Wakefield's Descendants

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Richard (Sir Lister van) Wakefield (1479–14 Mar 1554) m. Lady (Jane Isabel) Shirley* (1484/1503–7 Jul 1533)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard de Lister\Lyster van) Wakefield 1505–1546 m. Elizabeth Brygge 1514–1572
    1. 1. Thomas (Lister of) Ovenden 1530–1606 m. Sibella Northend 1534–1599
      1. 1. Mary Lyster 1566–1658 m. Rev (George) Booth 1527–1635
        1. 1. Robert Booth 1581–1657 m. Dorothea Trymingham 1585–1630
  2. 2. Elizabeth Lister 1490–1572
  3. 3. Michael Lyster 1507–1551
  4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth) Lyster 1514–1572
  5. 5. ELIZABETH ((LADY)) LISTER 1530–1570

Richard Wakefield's Timeline

2 Records

1479
1479
Birth of Richard Sir Lister van Wakefield in Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England
1554
14 Mar 1554
Age 75
Death of Richard Sir Lister van Wakefield in 14 Mar Age: 75 St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England
14 Mar Age: 75 St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1479
    Event Place: Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1554
    Event Place: 14 Mar Age: 75 St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England
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