The Inman Family
Marian Lister was close to her Inman cousins. Here’s more information on them. Lister Inman Connection Marian & Anne Lister’s aunt Fanny (their mother Rebecca’s sister) married William Appleton in 1795.1 Their daughter, Marian’s cousin Mary Anne, was born in 17952 and married John Inman, a surgeon, in 1813.3 The Inmans had at least 3 children: Sarah (1820)4 Mary Ferreman (1824)5 and Eskricke John (1828).6 The Inman children were second cousins to Marian and played an important role in her life through the years. They would visit Marian and she them, travelled together and after she left Shibden Hall, their presence was a constant. Inman Cousins Sarah Inman Sarah is…
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Authors Note Many have a preconceived idea of who Marian Lister was because of what little is known of her from the television drama Gentleman Jack and from Anne Lister’s perspective. Anne Lister and her younger and only sister Marian had a contentious relationship. Anne often wrote very critically about Marian in her journal yet at other times somewhat affectionately. Marian lived another 42 years after her sister’s death. Reading letters written by Marian gives a glimpse into her personality. This blog will shed some light on her relationship with her sister, sister-in-law Ann Walker and her Inman cousins. Early Life Marian Lister was born and baptized in October 1797…
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