William Lister (bef. 1591 - 1650)

Born before 28 Nov 1591 in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Bellassis) Lister — married 17 Jun 1610 in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1650 after age 58 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England

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William Lister was born in Yorkshire, England.

Biography

William Lister was knighted by King James 1, Oatlands Palace in Surrey, on 2 Jul 1615.

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In 1640, he was made Commissioner for Subsidies, with the task of raising money for Charles I in York, West Riding. ^[3]

Birth and Family

Sir William Lister (Lyster) was baptised on 28 Nov 1591, in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England. William was the son of Lawrence Lister and his wife, Everilde (nee Sayer). (Everilda).^[4]

NOTE: Various spellings are found for Sir William's Surname:

* Lister (accepted spelling).

* Lyster

NOTE: Various spellings for Williams' mother, Lady Evereld (Sayer):

* Everild.

* Everilda.

Marriage

Sir William Lister of Thornton (d. c.1650) married Mary Bellassys, daughter of Sir Henry Bellassis, Bart, of Newborough, on 17 Jun1610, at Coxwold, Yorkshire, England.^[5]

Children

1. William Lister, Esq., of Thornton.

2. Sir Martin Lister, of Burwell. Physician; d. 1657.

Siblings

1. Anne Lister

2. Margaret Lister

3. Eleanor Lister

4. Dorothy Lister

Death and Burial

Sir William Lister passed away circa 1650. He was laid to rest at the

Sources

1. ↑ Shaw, William Arthur, Burtchaell, George Dames., (1906), The Knights of England. A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland. Vol.2., (p.156). London: Sherratt and Hughes. Retrieved from the Internet Archive (Here;) Accessed 15 Jan 2023.
2. ↑ Denny, Henry Lyttelton Lyster., (1913)., Memorials of an ancient house: a history of the family of Lister or Lyster. Edinburgh: printed for the author by Ballantyne, Hanson. Retrieved from the Internet Archive (Here;) Accessed 15 Jan 2023,
3. ↑ The Statutes of the Realm Printed by Command of His Majesty King George the Third, in Pursuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain. From Original Records and Authentic Manuscripts, (Vol. 5, p.61). Retrieved from Google e-Books (Here;) Accessed 13 Feb 2023.
4. ↑ Willm Lyster, 1591 in England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016. FamilySearch Online Database. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 15 Jan 2023.
5. ↑ Gulihelmus Litster, 1610 in England Marriages, 1538–1973. FamilySearch Online Database. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Here;) Accessed 15 Jan 2023.

• Burke, John., Burke, John Bernard., (1847)., Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 1., H Colburn. Retrieved from Google e-Books (p. 732;) Accessed 15 Jan 2023.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK18-LYB5 : 16 December 2021), William Lister, ; Burial, Martons Both, Craven District, North Yorkshire, England, St. Peter's Churchyard; citing record ID 142780974, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.