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William Lister 1591–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 November 1591

Birth Location: Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1650

Death Location: Martons Both, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Laurence Lister

Mother: Lady Sayer

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In 1591, William Lister entered the world in Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, born to Laurence Lister And Lady Everilda Sayer. William Lister passed away in 1650 in Martons Both, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1591, William Lister entered the world in Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, born to Laurence Lister And Lady Everilda Sayer.
  • William Lister passed away in 1650 in Martons Both, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England.

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William Lister's Ancestors

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William Lister
1591–1650
Birth Place: Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Laurence Lister
1546–1604
Ecclesfield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Lady (Everilda) Sayer
1554–1629
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands or Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir. (John Bourchier (Treasurer of Navy) Sayer \) Sayre\Sears
1528–1761
Amsterdam, N holland, Netherlands
Lady (Elizabeth) Hawkins
1532–1595
England
Great-Grandparents
Sir. Exile)
1508–1540
LADY KNYVETT
1509–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sayer\Sayre\Sears
1482–1577
Sarah Sayer\Sayre\Sears
1486–1510
Charles Knyvett
–1540
Jane Knyvett
–1562

William Lister's Timeline

2 Records

1591
28 November 1591
Birth of William Lister in Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
1650
1650
Age 59
Death of William Lister in Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 November 1591
    Event Place: Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martons Both, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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