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Sir William Lister 1524–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 04 Oct 1582

Death Location: Gisburn, Lancashire, England

Father: Christopher Lister

Mother: Eleanor Clayton

Spouse(s): Bridget Pigot

Children(s): Rosamond Lister

Sir William Lister was born in 1524 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Christopher Lister And Eleanor Clayton. Sir William Lister married Bridget Pigot, and had children including Rosamond Lister. Sir William Lister passed away in 1582 in Gisburn, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Lister was born in 1524 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Christopher Lister And Eleanor Clayton.
  • Sir William Lister married Bridget Pigot, and had children including Rosamond Lister.
  • Sir William Lister passed away in 1582 in Gisburn, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Lister's Ancestors

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Sir Lister
1524–1582
Birth Place: Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Christopher Lister
1486–1548
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor Clayton
1500–1548
Farington, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William (de) Lister
1460–1539
Gisburne, Craven, Yorkshire, England
Ellen (Elizabeth de) Banastre
1424–1487
Swinden, Yorkshire, England
John Clayton
1464–1510
Clayton,,Lancashire,England
Hannah
1462–1500
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lister's Descendants

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Sir (William) Lister (1524–04 Oct 1582) m. Bridget Pigot (1524–06 Mar 1600)
  1. 1. Rosamond Lister 1563–1596 m. Thomas Southworth 1561–1616
    1. 1. Margery Southworth 1578–1595
    2. 2. Richard Southworth 1580–1595
    3. 3. William Southworth 1583–1618
    4. 4. Christopher Southworth 1588–1595
    5. 5. Anne Southworth 1586–
    6. 6. Edward Southworth 1590–1621 m. Alice Carpenter 1590–1670
      1. 1. Constant Southworth 1613–1679 m. Elizabeth Collier 1619–1682
        1. 1. Edward Southworth 1644–1728
        2. 2. Nathaniel Southworth 1648–1711 m. Desire Gray 1651–1690
        3. 3. Alice Southworth 1646–1718 m. Benjamin Church 1639–1717
        4. 4. Mary Southworth 1654–1719 m. David Alden 1645–1718
        5. 5. Elizabeth Southworth 1656–1709 m. Samuel Gallup 1656–1717
        6. 6. William Southworth 1659–1719 m. Rebekah Peabody 1659–1702 m. Martha Kirtland 1667–1738
        7. 7. Mercy Southworth 1638–1712 m. Samuel Freeman 1638–1712
        8. 8. Edward Southworth 1640– m. Mary Peabody 1648–1728
        9. 9. Priscilla Southworth 1645–1722 m. Samuel Talbot 1665–1708 m. John Irish 1641–1717
      2. 2. Capt. (Thomas) Southworth 1616–1669 m. Elizabeth Reynor 1618–1679
    7. 7. Thomas Southworth 1577–1617 m. Nancy (Artimecia) Totten 1577–
    8. 8. Ellen Southworth 1592–1657 m. William Dewhurst 1571–1621
    9. 9. Michael (Nicholas) Southworth 1588–1649 m. Janet Brown 1588–1644

Sir Lister's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Sir William Lister in Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
1582
04 Oct 1582
Age 58
Death of Sir William Lister in Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Thornton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1582
    Event Place: Thornton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gisburn, Lancashire, England

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