The Minor Family of Somerset

Name Suffix:<NSFX> Of Midhope and Thornton
lived at Medhope buried at Gisburne
Memorials of an Ancient House.
William Lyster or Lister esq., of Midhope, Yorks, (eldest son o
f Christopher and Joan Calverley, p 10) entered into a bond, wit
h John Banastre of Wakefield and Christopher Ruter, to Nichola
s Rishton of Donkenhalgh and Alice, late wife of Thurston Banast
re 22 July 1491in 100, pounds, that he and John Banastre would s
tand to the award of Lawrence andNicholas Townleley, Esquires
, Robert Banastre, and John Parker, touching alldisputes, and e
speciall concerning title to certain lands in Great Marsden, etc
. (Towneley MSS. H.H No 93). Similar agreement, entered into 1
0 Jan 1492, between Alice, late wife of Thurston Banastre, an
d Wm Lister and Elizabeth his wife, to submit their disputes r
e lands to Micle Marsden, Colne, Brerecliffe, eConnecticut, to arbitrati
on of Lawrence Towneley, Nicholas Townley, Esq., Christopher Ban
astre of Brockden, Edmund Tatersall, etc., William Lyster, Esq.,
" represented by Thomas Rawson, his attorney, was plaintiff i
n a case at York 13 Henry VIII., 1521/2, against William Conyer
s of Marske and Eleanor his wife, concerning land in Rymington
, Settle, Arnclioffe, and Swynden. He was also in a case concer
ning land in Medehoppe, Rymington, and Arnoldbyggyng, inCraven
, 1522/3. (De Banco Rolls.) In the latter year a fine was pas
sed between him and Thomas Medehope, gent., and Elizabeth his wi
fe, and William Medehope, son and heir of Thomas, and Joanna hi
s wife, and Roger Medhope, for lands in Medehope, Rlymington an
d arnoldbyggnyn. Will dated 27 July 1539, pr.at York, 3 June 1
540, metnions Christopher Lyster," son and heir, Helen, dau. "La
urence Lyster" Laurence Lyster," his son and exor., to be bur. a
t Gisburne; Christopher Lyster" a witness. He had dispensatio
n 1491 (Browsholme MSS) to marry Elizabeth Banastre of Swinden (
his cousin) "as appears by an award dte 7 H VII., and with her h
e had Swinden and other lands in Lancs." (Browsholme Pedigree)
. By her he had issue (besides John, d.s.p.) two sons and tw
o daus.:-
Stirkhouse is a very nice old house in Gisburne township, abou
ta mile and a quarter from Gisburne Park. A gateway with fin
e pillars surmounted by larghe balls, which evidently once suppo
rted Jacobean wrought-iron gates, admits to the courtyard, or fr
ont garden. The house has gables and stone-mullioned windows
. There is at present (1912) an ancient studded Hall-door, wit
h some good old doors to some of the rooms In the Hall is a fin
e Jacobean staircase, and a great stone arch over the fireplace
. The house is being now completely renovated and enlarged fo
r the occupation of Mr. Ormerod, the Master of the Hounds.