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

Father: Laurence Lister

Mother: Everilda (Lister)

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William Lister was born in 1591 in Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Laurence Lister and Everilda Sayer (Lister). William Lister passed away in 1650 in Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Lister was born in 1591 in Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Laurence Lister and Everilda Sayer (Lister).
  • William Lister passed away in 1650 in Thornton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West 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
1545 – 1609
Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England
Everilda (Sayer) (Lister)
1554 – 1629
England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Lister
1521 – 1581
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Ann (Midhope) (Lister)
1525 – 1553
Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lister
1498 – 1544
Eleanor (Lister)
1490 – 1548
Roger Midhope
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lister
1460 – 1540
Elizabeth (Lister)
1464 –

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, 1300s-Current

    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, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martons Both, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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