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William Lister 1465–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Aft 17 Jul 1539

Death Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Father: Christopher Lister

Mother: Joan Calverley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bannister

Children(s): Christopher Lister, Elizabeth Lister, Anne Lister, Elizabeth Lister, Isabel Arthington

William Lister was born in 1465 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England, the child of Christopher De Lister And Joan Calverley. William Lister married Elizabeth Bannister, and had children including Anne Lister, Christopher Coles Baron Of Lister, Elizabeth Lister, Isabel Arthington. William Lister passed away in 1539 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Lister was born in 1465 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England, the child of Christopher De Lister And Joan Calverley.
  • William Lister married Elizabeth Bannister, and had children including Anne Lister, Christopher Coles Baron Of Lister, Elizabeth Lister, Isabel Arthington.
  • William Lister passed away in 1539 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lister's Ancestors

Self
William Lister
1465–1539
Birth Place: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Christopher de Lister
1434–1467
Gisburne, Craven, Yorkshire, England
Joan Calverley
1442–1487
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Laurence Lister
1410–1434
Gisburne, Yorkshire, England
Ellen Bannister
1410–1483
Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England
William Calverley
1426–1489
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Tempest
1428–1489
Bracewell, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Lister
1370–1434
Isabel Bolton
1374–
Richard Bannister
1385–
Walter Calverley
1398–1467
Elizabeth Markenfield
1401–1450
John Tempest
1402–1463
Alice Sherburne
1408–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Calverley
1340–1404
Joan Bigod
1370–1423
Thomas Markenfield
1380–1416
Beatrix Sothill
1373–1430

William Lister's Descendants

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William Lister (1465–Aft 17 Jul 1539) m. Elizabeth Bannister (1464–1 Jan 1508)
  1. 1. Christopher (COLES Baron of) Lister 1486–1548 m. Eleanor Clayton 1490–1548
    1. 1. Agneta Coles 1535–1595 m. Ambrosius Willis 1538–1625
      1. 1. Richard Wyllys 1573–1597 m. Hester Chambers 1567–1597
        1. 1. Elizabeth Welles 1598–1635 m. Captain (William) Powell 1577–1623
        2. 2. George Wyllys 1590–1645 m. Bridget Young 1583–1629 m. Mary Smith 1602–1664
        3. 3. Elizabeth Wyllys 1591–1635 m. Richard (Powell) Sr 1599–1687
        4. 4. William Wyllis 1591–1640
        5. 5. Richard Willis 1592–1640 m. Jane Henmarsh 1589–1629
        6. 6. Judith Wyllys 1595–1635 m. William (I Powell Gentleman, Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of Jamestown, Virginia, British Colonial) America 1585–1623 m. Thomas Gilder 1590– m. Thomas (William) Powell 1599–1668 m. Elias Stileman 1575–1662
        7. 7. Mary Wyllys 1596–1640 m. John Elkins 1607–1636
        8. 8. Anne Wylls 1597–1635 m. Peter Forrest 1598–1665
      2. 2. Balthazar Willis 1570–1599
      3. 3. Thomas Willis 1564–1635
      4. 4. Nicholas Willis 1570–1650 m. Isett Zeger 1575–1614
      5. 5. Ann Willis 1571–
      6. 6. Hester Willis 1573–1597
    2. 2. Anne Lister 1505–1571 m. Robert Wade 1500–1579
    3. 3. William Lister 1512–1582 m. Anne Midhope 1522–1553 m. Bridget Piggot 1524–1600
    4. 4. Elizabeth Lister 1514–1551 m. John Banke 1514–1558
    5. 5. William Lister 1514– m. Maude Lambton 1518–
    6. 6. Ellen Lister 1516–1557 m. Richard Livesey 1510–1590
    7. 7. Isabel Lister 1518–1572 m. Gilbert Watson 1513–
    8. 8. Margaretha Lister 1522–1575 m. Thomas (Nicholson of) Scratgate 1522–1588 m. Thomas Nicholson 1515–1593
    9. 9. William (George) Lasseter 1530–1582
  2. 2. Elizabeth Lister 1502–1542 m. John (Tempest) VII 1506–1593
  3. 3. Anne Lister 1506–1542 m. Stephen Tempest 1500–1549
  4. 4. Elizabeth Lister 1525–
  5. 5. Isabel Arthington 1526–1593 m. Thomas Wombwell 1543–1592 m. Thomas Wombell 1522–1592

William Lister's Timeline

3 Records

1465
1465
Birth of William Lister in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
1539
Aft 27 Jul 1539
Age 74
Death of William Lister in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
1539
Aft 17 Jul 1539
Age 74
Burial of William Lister in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Lister, person ID GFKJ-K44.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 27 Jul 1539
    Event Place: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Lister, person ID GFKJ-K44.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft 17 Jul 1539
    Event Place: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Lister, person ID GFKJ-K44.

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