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Sir William Lister 1521 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aft. 1521

Birth Location: Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Abt. Oct 1581

Death Location: Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Lister

Mother: Eleanor (Lister)

Spouse(s): Ann (Lister), Bridget (Lister)

Children(s): Laurence Lister, Rosamond (Southworth)

In 1521, Sir William Lister * entered the world in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Christopher Lister and Eleanor Clayton (Lister). Sir William Lister * married Ann Midhope (Lister), Bridget Pigot (Bannister) (Lister), and had children including Laurence Lister, Rosamond Lister (Southworth). Sir William Lister * passed away in 1581 in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Sir William Lister * entered the world in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Christopher Lister and Eleanor Clayton (Lister).
  • Sir William Lister * married Ann Midhope (Lister), Bridget Pigot (Bannister) (Lister), and had children including Laurence Lister, Rosamond Lister (Southworth).
  • Sir William Lister * passed away in 1581 in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lister
1498 – 1544
Birth Location: Medhope and Thorton, Yorkshire, England
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Eleanor (Lister)
1490 – 1548
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann (Lister)
1525 – 1553
Birth Location: Skipton, Yorkshire, England
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Bridget (Lister)
1530 – 1582
Birth Location: Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Laurence Lister
1545 – 1609
Birth Location: Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
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Rosamond (Southworth)
1554 – 1592
Birth Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Lister's Ancestors

Self
Sir Lister
1521 – 1581
Birth Place: Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Christopher Lister
1498 – 1544
Medhope and Thorton, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor (Clayton) (Lister)
1490 – 1548
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Lister
1460 – 1540
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Banester) (Lister)
1464 –
Swinden, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lister's Descendants

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Sir (William) Lister (Aft. 1521 – Abt. Oct 1581) m. Ann (Midhope) (Lister) (Abt. 1525 – Bef. 1553) m. Bridget (Pigot (Bannister)) (Lister) (1530 – 1582)
  1. 1. Laurence Lister (Abt. 1545 – Abt. 5 Jan 1609) m. Everilda (Sayer) (Lister) (1554 – 1629)
    1. 1. William Lister (28 November 1591 – 1650)
  2. 2. Rosamond (Lister) (Southworth) (1554 – 1592) m. Thomas Southworth (Abt. 1548 – 30 Nov 1616)
    1. 1. Sir (John) Southworth (Bef. 1575 – Bef. 1612)
    2. 2. Thomas Southworth (1577 – 8 Dec 1669) m. Nancy (Artimecia Totten) (Southworth) (Abt. 1577 – )
    3. 3. Richard Southworth (1579 – )
    4. 4. Bridget Southworth (1581 – )
    5. 5. Anne Southworth (1582 – 1680)
    6. 6. Margery Southworth (1584 – 1595)
    7. 7. Christopher Southworth (1585 – )
    8. 8. Michael Southworth (1586 – 1595)
    9. 9. Edward Southworth (Abt. 1590 – Abt. 1622) m. Alice (Anne Carpenter (Southworth)) (Bradford) (Bef. 3 Aug 1590 – 26 Mar 1670)
      1. 1. Constant Southworth (Abt. 1614 – 11 Mar 1678) m. Elizabeth (Collier) (Southworth) (Mar 1618 – Aft. 1679)
        1. 1. Mercy (Southworth) (Freeman) (Abt. 1638 – 25 Nov 1712) m. Samuel Freeman (11 Mar 1638 – 25 Nov 1712)
        2. 2. Priscilla Southworth (Abt. 1642 – )
        3. 3. Edward Southworth (Abt. 1644 – )
        4. 4. Alice Southworth (Abt. 1646 – )
        5. 5. Nathaniel Southworth (Abt. 1649 – )
        6. 6. Mary Southworth (Abt. 1654 – )
        7. 7. William Southworth (Abt. 1659 – )
        8. 8. Elizabeth Southworth (Abt. 1661 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Southworth (1616 – 8 Dec 1669) m. Elizabeth (Rayner) (Southworth) (1618 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Southworth) (Howland) (1645 – )
    10. 10. Ellen Southworth (1592 – )

Sir Lister's Timeline

3 Records

1521
Aft. 1521
Birth of Sir William Lister * in Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
1581
Abt. Oct 1581
Age 60
Death of Sir William Lister * in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
1581
25 Nov 1581
Age 60
Burial of Sir William Lister * in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aft. 1521
    Event Place: Thornton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Oct 1581
    Event Place: Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP68/1/1
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1581
    Event Place: Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP68/1/1
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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