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Sir Richard de Lister\Lyster van Wakefield 1505–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1505

Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 9 Jan 1546

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire

Father: Sir Ireland

Mother: Lady Shirley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brygge, Elizabeth Carrick, Elizabeth Carrick

Children(s): Thomas Ovenden

In 1505, Sir Richard de Lister\Lyster van Wakefield entered the world in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Richard Lister Van Wakefield Chief Justice Of Ireland And Lady Jane Joan Shirley. Sir Richard de Lister\Lyster van Wakefield married Elizabeth Brygge, Elizabeth Carrick, Isabel Dawtrey, and had children including Thomas Lister Of Ovenden. Sir Richard de Lister\Lyster van Wakefield passed away in 1546 in Halifax, Yorkshire.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Sir Richard de Lister\Lyster van Wakefield entered the world in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Richard Lister Van Wakefield Chief Justice Of Ireland And Lady Jane Joan Shirley.
  • Sir Richard de Lister\Lyster van Wakefield married Elizabeth Brygge, Elizabeth Carrick, Isabel Dawtrey, and had children including Thomas Lister Of Ovenden.
  • Sir Richard de Lister\Lyster van Wakefield passed away in 1546 in Halifax, Yorkshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ireland
1479–1554
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Shirley
1484–1533
Birth Location: Wiston Manor, Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Brygge
1514–1572
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
EB
Elizabeth Carrick
1510–1572
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Carrick
1510–1572
Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Ovenden
1530–1606
Birth Location: Ovendon, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
TO

Sir Wakefield's Ancestors

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Sir Wakefield
1505–1546
Birth Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Lister van Wakefield Chief Justice Of Ireland
1479–1554
Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Jane Joan) Shirley
1484–1533
Wiston Manor, Wiston, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wakefield's Descendants

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Sir (Richard de Lister\Lyster van) Wakefield (abt 1505–9 Jan 1546) m. Elizabeth Brygge (1514–Bef. 8 Dec 1572) m. Elizabeth Carrick (1510–1572) m. Elizabeth Carrick (1510–1572)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lister of) Ovenden 1530–1606 m. Sibella Northend 1534–1599
    1. 1. Mary Lyster 1566–1658 m. Rev. (George) Booth 1527–1635
      1. 1. Robert Booth 1581–1657 m. Dorothea Trymingham 1585–1630
        1. 1. Dorothy Boothe –1676 m. Richard Hickmans 1592–1637

Sir Wakefield's Timeline

2 Records

1505
abt 1505
Birth of Sir Richard de Lister\Lyster van Wakefield in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
1546
9 Jan 1546
Age 41
Death of Sir Richard de Lister\Lyster van Wakefield in Halifax, Yorkshire
Halifax, Yorkshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1505
    Event Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1546
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire
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