John Knaggs Lister was the second child of Richard Wheatley Pattison Lister & Mary Ann Knaggs born May 28th, 1865 at Lazenby, Yorks & christened September 3rd, 1865 at Wilton By Redcar, Yorks.
At the time of the 1871 census John was still living with his parents & family at East St, Lazenby & he was still living at home in 1881, now at Knaggs St, Lazenby.
By 1891 John (listed as Lester in census) was an innkeeper at the Nags Head Inn, Lazenby. With him was his younger brother Richard, a scholar.
John died, aged 30, in April-June 1897, the death being registered at Middlesbrough.