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Sir Richard Lyster van Wakefield 1475–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475 too young father 4yrs? (or 1500? married at 4yrs old?)

Birth Location: Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 14 Mar 1554

Death Location: St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England

Father: RICHARD LYSTER

Mother: Agnes BM-17GGM

Spouse(s): Lady Shirley*

Children(s): John Lyster, ELIZABETH LISTER, Richard Lyster, Lady Lyster, Michael Lyster, Elizabeth Lister

Sir Richard Lyster van Wakefield was born in 1475 in Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Lyster And Agnes Fitzherbert Bm 17Ggm. Sir Richard Lyster van Wakefield married Lady Jane Isabel Shirley, and had children including Elizabeth Lady Lister, Elizabeth Lister, John Lyster, Lady Elizabeth Lyster, Michael Lyster, Richard Ric Lyster. Sir Richard Lyster van Wakefield passed away in 1554 in St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Lyster van Wakefield was born in 1475 in Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Lyster And Agnes Fitzherbert Bm 17Ggm.
  • Sir Richard Lyster van Wakefield married Lady Jane Isabel Shirley, and had children including Elizabeth Lady Lister, Elizabeth Lister, John Lyster, Lady Elizabeth Lyster, Michael Lyster, Richard Ric Lyster.
  • Sir Richard Lyster van Wakefield passed away in 1554 in St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Wakefield's Ancestors

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Sir Wakefield
1475–1554
Birth Place: Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
RICHARD LYSTER
1480–1554
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Agnes (FitzHerbert) BM-17GGM
1480–1533
Norbury, Derby, England (or Wiston Manor, Wiston, Sussex, England?)
Grandparents
Beaumont
–1545
Great-Grandparents
John Beaumont
–1542
Alice Sothill
–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wakefield's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Lyster van) Wakefield (1475 too young father 4yrs? (or 1500? married at 4yrs old?)–14 Mar 1554) m. Lady (Jane Isabel) Shirley* (1484/1503–7 Jul 1533)
  1. 1. John Lyster 1520–1570 m. Lady (Katherine\Catherine) Bromley 1530–1559
    1. 1. RICHARD LYSTER 1480–1554 m. Agnes (FitzHerbert) BM-17GGM 1480–1533
      1. 1. Richard (Sir Lister van) Wakefield 1479–1554 m. Lady (Jane Isabel) Shirley* 1484–1533
        1. 1. Sir (Richard de Lister\Lyster van) Wakefield 1505–1546 m. Elizabeth Brygge 1514–1572
        2. 2. Elizabeth Lister 1490–1572
        3. 3. Michael Lyster 1507–1551
        4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth) Lyster 1514–1572
        5. 5. ELIZABETH ((LADY)) LISTER 1530–1570
      2. 2. John Lyster 1520–1570
  2. 2. ELIZABETH ((LADY)) LISTER 1530–1570
  3. 3. Richard ("Ric") Lyster 1505–1535
  4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth) Lyster 1514–1572
  5. 5. Michael Lyster 1507–1551
  6. 6. Elizabeth Lister 1490–1572

Sir Wakefield's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475 too young father 4yrs? (or 1500? married at 4yrs old?)
Birth of Sir Richard Lyster van Wakefield in Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England
1554
14 Mar 1554
Age 79
Death of Sir Richard Lyster van Wakefield in St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England
St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475 too young father 4yrs? (or 1500? married at 4yrs old?)
    Event Place: Wakefield, Horton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1554
    Event Place: St Michaels Church, Southampton, Hampshire, England

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