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Sir William Lister 1516–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1573

Death Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Lyster

Mother: Effamia Lister

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In 1516, Sir William Lister entered the world in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Ii Lyster And Effamia Lucy Lister. Sir William Lister passed away in 1573 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Sir William Lister entered the world in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Ii Lyster And Effamia Lucy Lister.
  • Sir William Lister passed away in 1573 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Lister's Ancestors

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Sir Lister
1516–1573
Birth Place: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas II Lyster
1482–1540
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Effamia (Lucy) Lister
1485–1519
Westby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Lyster
1464–1550
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Catherine Bromley
1479–1572
Shropshire, England
Thomas (W) Westbye
1463–1493
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
ELIZABETH (PASTON) MP14GG
1470–1528
Norfolk
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Sir Lister's Timeline

2 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Sir William Lister in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
1573
1573
Age 57
Death of Sir William Lister in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

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