LISTER Marian		Born: 1798	Died: 1882-08-06
Father: LISTER Jeremy		Mother: BATTLE Rebecca
Children: none
Siblings: LISTER John, LISTER Samuel, LISTER John, LISTER Jeremy, LISTER Anne

 

 

Marian LISTER was born in 1798.

Daughter of Captain Jeremy LISTER and sister of Anne LISTER. She and her sister had differences over Anne’s inheritance.

Anne disapproved of her engagement to John Abbott.

She inherited the estate at Skelfler, Market Weighton and lived there from 1836.

She outlived all her siblings. Marian died 6th August 1882 [aged 84].

She was buried at St Anne’s Church, Southowram.

A view of Shibden Valley painted around 1820 by John Horner was commissioned by Anne Lister and named for her sister, Marian.

The painting was restored in 2002 and now hangs on the landing above the staircase at Shibden Hall