Thomas Lister was the second child of John Lister & Elizabeth born July-September 1852 at Ormesby, Yorks.
In 1861 Thomas was living at home with his parents at Ormesby.
In 1871 Thomas, now 18, was a blacksmith living with his aunt Margaret Lister who had married Henry Brown, a blacksmith & innkeeper, living at Thornaby.
In April-June 1876 Thomas married Phoebe Jane Bissell at Middlesborough. Phoebe was the daughter of Samuel & Jane Bissell christened August 27th, 1854 at Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham.
By 1881 Thomas & Phoebe were living at East Terrace, Lazenby, Wilton
& had 2 children – Frederick (4) & Margaret A (2). With them
at the time of the census was Phoebe’s younger sister Hannah Bissell
(20).
Thomas was still a blacksmith.
Sadly Thomas died at the age of 38 in Jan-March 1891, the death being registered at Guisbrough.
At the time of the 1891 census widow Phoebe was living at High St, Lazenby & noted as ‘carrying on business as blacksmith’. Her son Frederick was a blacksmith’s apprentice, & children Margaret, Alfred (10) & Thomas H (6) were also living at home. There was a boarder, Henry Johnson, a 25 year old blacksmith. Thomas & Phoebe also had a son Samuel, aged 8, who was visiting his grandfather Samuel Bissell at the time of the census. His grandfather, a 64 year old widower, was an ironworker living at Knutton, Wolstanton, Staffs with his children, William, Hannah & Samuel.
In 1901 Phoebe was still living at High St, Lazenby with her sons Frederick (24), described as a country blacksmith, Alfred, an ironstone quarryman, Samuel (18), a blacksmith’s apprentice & Thomas, also a blacksmith’s apprentice.
The children of Thomas Lister & Phoebe Jane Bissell were:
li.5.2.1 Frederick Lister born Jan-March 1877 at Middlesborough
li.5.2.2 Margaret Ann Lister born 1878 at Middlesbrough
li.5.2.3 Alfred Lister born April-June 1881 at Lazenby
li.5.2.4 Samuel Lister born Jan-March 1883 at Lazenby
li.5.2.5 Thomas Henry Lister born Jan-March 1885 at Lazenby