Henry Bannister, b: 1523 -

^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}
^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}

^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}

^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}
^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}


			^{Robert Bannister, Gent.}^{b.1460 d.1535}

		^{Henry Bannister}^b.1483 d.	^{Isabel Townley of Barnside}^{b. d.}

^{James Bannister}^{b. d.}	^{Henry Bannister}^{b.1523 d.1602}

^{Henry Bannister}^{b.1570 d.1613}		^{Mabel Townley of Barnside}^{b. d.}

^{Richard Bannister}^{b.1575 d.1624}

^{Charles Bannister, Gent.}^{b.1581 d.1638}		^{John Rishworth}^{b. d.}

	^{Alice Rishworth}^{b. d.}

		^{Agnes Parker of Foulridge}^{b. d.}