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Sir William Lister 1512–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Thorton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 4 Oct 1582

Death Location: Gisburne, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Medhope

Mother: Lady Clayton

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In 1512, Sir William Lister entered the world in Thorton, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Christopher Lister Baron Lister Of Clayton And Medhope And Lady Eleanor Clayton. Sir William Lister passed away in 1582 in Gisburne, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1512, Sir William Lister entered the world in Thorton, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Christopher Lister Baron Lister Of Clayton And Medhope And Lady Eleanor Clayton.
  • Sir William Lister passed away in 1582 in Gisburne, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Lister's Ancestors

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Sir Lister
1512–1582
Birth Place: Thorton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Christopher Lister, Baron Lister of Clayton and Medhope
1512–1549
Midhope, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Eleanor) Clayton
1503–1548
Clayton Manor, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Lister) I
1460–1540
Turton, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Banester
1479–1524
Swindon, Gloucestershire, England
Sir (Robert de) Clayton
1470–1510
Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England.
Lady (Jane) Farrington
1475–1510
Leyland, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Lister
1434–
Joan Calverley
1438–
Thurstan Banester
1480–
Thomas Clayton
1440–
Sir Farrington
1448–1504
Alice Ashton
1445–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1419–
Sir Farrington
1415–1512
Margaret Halsall
1421–1448

Sir Lister's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir William Lister in Thorton, Yorkshire, England
Thorton, Yorkshire, England
1582
4 Oct 1582
Age 70
Death of Sir William Lister in Gisburne, Yorkshire, England
Gisburne, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Thorton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1582
    Event Place: Gisburne, Yorkshire, England

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