'Lister01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Lyster of Arnoldsbigging, Lister of Eadisford, Lister (Lyster) of Midhope, Lister of Thornton, Lyster of Westby Hall

                               
John Lyster de Derby (a 1312)
m. Isabel de Bolton (dau of John de Bolton of Bolton and Midhope)
1. Richard Lyster of Derby, Eadisford and Midhope (d before 1405)
  m. Katherine widow of Richard, possibly mother of ...
  A. John Lyster or Lister of Eadisford and Midhope (d 1434-5)
  m. Katherine Shuttelworth (dau of Laurence Shuttelworth)
  i. Thomas Lyster
  m. _ Wayte
  a. John Lyster
  m. Lucy Redman (dau of John Redman of Hartlyngton)
  (1) Henry Lyster
  m. Isabel Procter (dau of Hugh Procter of Knollebanke)
  (A) Izabell Lyster
  m. Harry Slinger of Little Hewton
  (B) Jane Lyster
  m. Arthur Watson of Mydop Howsse
  (C) Anne Lyster
  m. William Harrys of Ason
  (D) Ales Lyster
  m. John Slynger of Barford
  (E)+ other issue - Gilbert, Charles, Laurence, Thomas
  (2) Emme Lyster
  m. Robert Wylkynson (Wilkinson) of Horton Hall
(3) Mawde Lyster
  m. _ Woodroff of Borneley
  (4)+ other issue - John, Thomas, Richard
  b. Thomas Lyster
  ii. Lawrence Lyster of Midhope
  Lawrence's wife is identified by Visitation as a daughter of Richard Banister of Brockden but by BLG1952 & BIFR1976 as ...
  m. ("before 1334" (sb 1434?)) Ellen Banastre (dau of Christopher Banastre)
  a. Christopher Lyster of Midhope (d before 17.04.1509)
  m. (by 1467) Joane Calverley (dau of Sir William Calverley of Calverley by Agnes Tempest)
  (1) William Lyster of Midhope (d 1537)
  m. Elizabeth Banester (dau of Thurston Banester of Swindon)
(A) Christopher Lyster of Midhope
  m. (1521) Ellen Clayton (dau of John Clayton)
  (i) William Lyster of Midhope and Thornton-in-Craven
m1. Anne Midhope (dau of Roger (not Richard) Midhope of Skipton (brother of William of More Hall?))
  (a) Lawrence Lyster of Midhope (a 1585, 2nd son)
  m. Evereld Sayer (dau of Sir John Sayer of Richmondshire)
  ((1)) Sir William Lister of Thornton (d 1650)
  m1. Mary Bellasis (dau of Sir Henry Bellassis)
  ((A)) William Lister 'of Thornton' (b 1612)
Visitation ends with this generation. It is a presumption that he was the William of Thornton who was father of Christopher & Anne, who was killed at Tadcaster in 1642 having been married to ...
  m. Katherine Hawkesworth (dau of Sir Richard Hawkesworth of Hawkesworth, m2. Sir John Bright of Badwsworth, Bart) widow of William, presumed mother of ...
  ((i)) William Lister of Thornton & Midhope probably of this generation
  m. Martha Bright (dau of Sir John Bright of Badsworth, Bart)
  ((ii)) Christopher Lister (dsp?) apparently married to ...
  m. Catharine Norcliffe (d 1679)
  ((iii)) Anne Lister (heir of Christopher)
  m. Sir John Kaye, 2nd Bart of Woodsome (d 1706)
  ((B)) Ursula Lister (b c1611) apparently married to ...
  m. (1638) Sampson Staveley of Stainley Hall (bur 26.04.1681)
m2. Bridget Pigott (dau of Bartholomew Pigott of Aston Power)
  ((C)) Michael Lister of Frierhead-in-Craven (d c1610, 6th son)
  NichoÏs, used to support the line of this Michael, appears to confuse the his mother, Bridget Pigot with the Bridget Pigot shown below as 2nd wife of an earlier William.
  m. Mary Kebell
  ((D)) Sir Matthew Lister of Burwell (b c1564, dsp 12.1656, 9th son)
  ((E))+ other issue
  (b) Elizabeth Lyster
  m. John Breares of Hamerton in Bolland
  (c) Isabel Lyster
  m. Henry Banke of Banke Newton
  (d)+ other issue - William (dsp), Christopher, John (dsp in Ireland)
m2. Bridget Pigot (dau of Bartholomew Pigot of Aston Rowen, widow of Thomas Banister of Brockden)
  (g) Rosamund Lyster
  m. Thomas Southworth (son/heir of Sir John of Salesbury)
  (h)+ other issue - Bartholomew (dsp 1583), Michael, Martin, Mary, Ellen
  (ii) Elizabeth Lyster
  m. John Banke of Banke Newton
  (ii) Ellen Lyster
  m. (26.04.1543) Richard Livesey (or Leversedge) of Livesey (a 1558)
(iv) Isabel Lyster
  m. Gilbert Watson of Stainforth
  (v) Anne Lyster
  m. Robert Wade
  (B) Lawrence Lister of Stockhouse
  (C) Agnes Lister (d before 1542)
  m. (c1525) Stephen Tempest of Broughton (b 1500, d 14.08.1549)
  (D) Elizabeth Lister
  m1/2. Roger Hoghton of Pendleton
  Elizabeth appears also to have married ...
  m2/1. John Tempest of The Rayne (d before 1534)
  (2) Thomas Lyster of Arnoldsbigging (a 1492)
  m. Isabel Clideroe (dau/heir of Roger de Clideroe or Cliderow or Cliderhow of Cliderhow)
  (A) Thomas Lyster of Arnoldsbigging and Westby Hall (d c1541)
  m. Effamia or Lucie Westbye (dau/coheir of Thomas de Westbye of Westbye)
  (i) Thomas Lyster of Westby Hall (bur 20.03.1573)
m. (before 14.03.1540) Anne King (bur 06.10.1571, dau of Richard King of King's Cross and Manningham)
  (a) Thomas Lyster of Arnoldsbigging and Westby Hall (bur 31.03.1598)
  m. Alice Hoghton (dau of Sir Richard Hoghton of Hoghton Tower by Alice Morley)
  ((1)) Thomas Lyster of Westby Hall and Arnoldsbigging (d 06.02.1608)
  m. (c1592) Jane Greenacres (bur 20.02.1608, dau of John Greenacres of Worston)
  ((A)) Thomas Lyster of Westby Hall and Arnoldsbigging (b c1592, d 10.07.1619)
  m. (29.01.1608) Jane Heber (dau of Thomas Heber of Marton)
  ((B)) Richard Lyster of Clitheroe
  m. (31.01.1632) Esther Hartley (bur 01.01.1670, dau of William Hartley of Sturtham of Stirkhouse)
  ((i))+ issue - Charles, John, Dorothy, Jane (d 20.11.1635)
  ((2)) Richard Lyster of Lanbeck (bpt 24.10.1573)
  m. (1599) Helen Pudsey (dau of George Pudsey of Arnforth)
  ((A))+ other issue - Charles, 3 daughters
  ((3)) Leonard Lyster of Cowgill (bpt 13.06.1575, bur 09.10.1618)
  m. (1600) Anne Loftus of Coverham Abbey
  ((A))+ issue - George (bpt 20.04.1608), Richard of Middleham (bpt 29.08.1614), William (b 05.09.1617), Alice (b 02.09.1604), Elizabeth (b 01.04.1610)
((4)) Cuthbert Lyster of Gisburne (bpt 15.09.1577, bur 14.10.1643)
  m. Jane (bur 23.06.1655)
  ((A)) Thomas Lyster (bpt 05.11.1604)
  (b) John Lyster or Lister of Manningham
  John is identified on FMG (p518) as brother & heir to the Thomas who married Ann King. We follow BLG1952 in showing him as son of that Thomas & Anne.
  m. Isabel Craven (dau of George Craven of Frisinghall)
(c) Rosamund Lyster
  m. Richard Arthington of Arthington
  (d)+ other issue - Anthony, Edmund, William
  (ii) Anthony Lyster or Lister of Newsholme, Yorkshire (d c08.1576)
  m. Margaret
  (iii) Rosamund Lyster
  m. (by 1544) William Hawkesworth of Hawkesworth (d 11.02.1588)
(iv) Alice Lyster possibly of this generation
  m. Gabriel Greene of Horsforth (a 1585)
  (v)+ other issue - John, Christopher, Edmund
  (B) William Lyster of Parke House (d after 06.1558)
  m. Ellen
  (i)+ issue (including Thomas, Richard)
  (C) Jane Lyster
  m. John Alan or Allen of The Grange, Rossall (son of George of Brooke House)
  (i) William Allen, Cardinal, Archbishop (b 1532, d 16.10.1594, 3rd son)
  (D) Isabel Lyster
  m. Lancelot Marton (son of Henry of Marton)
  (3) Nicholas Lyster (a 10.1506, priest)
  (4) daughter
  m. _ Nowell of Mereley
  (5) daughter
  m. John Wylkynson of Nappey
  iii.+ other issue - Gilbert, John

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Lister formerly of Armitage Hill) with support/input from Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563/4, Lyster), Visitation (Yorkshire, 1584/5+1612, Lister of Midhope), Visitation (Yorkshire, 1584/5+1612, Lister of Westby) and some from BLGI1912 (Lyster of Rocksavage)
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