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Lister or Lyster is an English occupational surname, and may refer to a textile dyer, from the Middle English word "litster", meaning to dye. It dates back to the 13th century in Scotland with the recording of Aleyn le Littester of Edinburghshire who rendered homage to the Interregnum Government in 1296, and to the 14th century in England.
Mary Pickersgill, was the maker of the Star Spangled Banner Flag hoisted over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. The daughter of another noted flag maker, Rebecca Young, Pickersgill learned her craft from her mother, and, in 1813, was commissioned by Major George Armistead to make a flag for Baltimore's Fort McHenry that was so large that the British would have no difficulty seeing it from a great distance. The flag was installed in August 1813, and, a year later, during the Battle of Baltimore, Francis Scott Key could see the flag while negotiating a prisoner exchange aboard a British vessel, and was inspired to pen the words that became the United States National Anthem.
Pratt is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Events from the year 1849 in art.
Events from the year 1782 in art.
1776 (MDCCLXXVI)
was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1776th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 776th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1776, the Gregorian calendar was
11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Yates is a Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon surname common among the Irish, and best associated with the Poet Laureate of Ireland, William Butler Yeats, and his family of painters, including founders of Dun Emer Press and the Abbey Theatre. Notable people with the surname include:
The House of Cavendish is a British noble house. The Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and has been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Marquesses of Salisbury and the Earls of Derby. They are descended from Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish in the county of Suffolk, and their numerous peerages included the Dukedom of Devonshire, the Dukedom of Newcastle, the Barony of Waterpark. and the Barony of Chesham. The head of the family is Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, whose seat is Chatsworth House, one of the grandest private homes in the world.
Blundell is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
The English noble surname Egerton may refer to:
Henry William Pickersgill RA was an English painter specialising in portraits. He was a Royal Academician for almost fifty years, and painted many of the most notable figures of his time.
John Cunliffe may refer to:
Jeanette Pickersgill was an English painter, She was the first person to be legally cremated in the United Kingdom, at Woking Crematorium in Surrey.
Barrington is both a given name and a surname of English origin.
Barber is an English and Catalan occupational surname for a barber. It is often the anglicized form of the names Barbieri (Italain), Barbero (Spanish), Barbeiro (Portuguese), and Barbier (French). Notable people with the surname include:
Robert Cunliffe may refer to:
John Cunliffe Pickersgill-Cunliffe was a British banker, who briefly served as Member of Parliament for Bewdley in 1869, representing the Conservative Party.
Gosling is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
