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Sir William Nicholas Banister 1540–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Banke, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Lever, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir .

Mother: Lady Worthington

Spouse(s): Lady Ashton

Children(s): Sir Bannister

The story of Sir William Nicholas Banister began in 1540 in Banke, Lancashire, England. Sir William Nicholas Banister married Lady Christiana Ashton, and had children including Sir Knight William Bannister. Sir William Nicholas Banister passed away in 1594 in Lever, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Nicholas Banister began in 1540 in Banke, Lancashire, England.
  • Sir William Nicholas Banister married Lady Christiana Ashton, and had children including Sir Knight William Bannister.
  • Sir William Nicholas Banister passed away in 1594 in Lever, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir .
1520–1602
Birth Location: Bank, Lancashire, England
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Lady Worthington
1516–1567
Birth Location: Blainscough Hall, Lancashire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Ashton
1540–1643
Birth Location: Downham, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Bannister
1569–1628
Birth Location: Brotherton, Banke, Lancashire, England
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Sir Banister's Ancestors

Self
Sir Banister
1540–1594
Birth Place: Banke, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir John Henry S Banister .
1520–1602
Bank, Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret Mary) Worthington
1516–1567
Blainscough Hall, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Lady (Helen Ellen) Halsall
1500–1533
Halsall Hall, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Banister's Descendants

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Sir (William Nicholas) Banister (1540–1594) m. Lady (Christiana) Ashton (1540–abt 1643)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight William) Bannister 1569–1628
    1. 1. Edith (E. 15 Bannister) #2215 1596–1641 m. Thomas (15 Holliday) #2214 1592–1641
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Jane) Holliday\Webb 1635–1690 m. Richard (Astel Webb) II 1631–1683
        1. 1. Joseph WEBB 1663–1696 m. Hannah ("Anna") Hopton 1665–1735

Sir Banister's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir William Nicholas Banister in Banke, Lancashire, England
Banke, Lancashire, England
1594
1594
Age 54
Death of Sir William Nicholas Banister in Lever, Lancashire, England
Lever, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Banke, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Lever, Lancashire, England
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