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Richard Empson
Richard Empson
Richard Empson was born in 1635 in Yorkshire, England. On 19 June 1649 he purchased "a messuage or tenement at Goole in the County of York" from Dr. William Parker and his wife Judith. In about 1655 he married Mary Clarke.
Richard and Mary had seven children:
James Empson
Cornelius Empson
Charles Empson
Jonathan Empson, m. Mary Smith[1]
Amaziah Empson (1692-1776), m. Sarah Wressel (1693-1776)
Elizabeth Empson, m. ___ Richardson
Richard's wife Mary died before him as in his will he mentions his wife Anne. Richard died in 1675. In his will Richard left his estate to his three younger sons under the condition that they educate and raise a grandchild named Bonomi until he reached the age of 22, at which time they were to give him 50 pounds. Bonomi is thought to be the illegitimate child of Richard's eldest son James. This may explain why Richard disinherited James, leaving him only 20 pounds
Jarvis Empson of Goole Hall
Jarvis Empson of Goole Hall
On Wednesday, 27th March 1816, Jarvis Empson of Goole Hall married Elizabeth Porter, niece of the wife of Mr Alderman Carrick, J.P. of Hull. (Source: London Chronicle - Monday 08 April 1816). This would explain their son, Jarvis Carrick Empson's middle name.
Their daughter, Elizabeth Cornwell Empson, was born c.1823 in Hook and she married Robert Cornelius Lister, son of G.S. Lister, in 1842.
In 1871 Robert changed his name to Empson on the death of his father-in-law, Jarvis Empson, in whose memory he and his wife subsequently restored the chancel of Hook Church. An inscription beneath a window in that part of the building memorialises this.
Elizabeth Cornwell Lister-Empson died in 1896. Less than a year later, on Tuesday 19th January 1897, her husband, Robert Cornelius Lister-Empson died at their residence, Ousefleet Hall, Robert had been a magistrate for the West Riding and also for Lincolnshire and had resided at Ousefleet for over twenty years.
For most of their married life, Robert and Elizabeth attended Hook Church. However, neither Robert nor his wife were buried at Hook but at Eastoft Church. (Source: Howdenshire Gazette - Friday 22 January 1897)
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