Thomas Lister was the third child of Thomas Lister & Hannah Herring born 1856 at Ormesby, Yorks.
In 1861 Thomas & his parents & family were living at Ormesby, Yorks.
By 1871 Thomas was working as a servant on the farm of William Clough at Yearley House in the village of Ingleby Barwick, near Stockton, Yorks.
In 1881 he was working as a general labourer & at the time of the census he was lodging with the Shields family at Oliver St, Linthorpe.
Thomas married Margaret Easby in Oct-December 1884 at Guisbrough. Margaret was the daughter of Robert & Jane Easby born July-September 1862 at Lazenby.
By 1891 Thomas & Margaret were living at Queen St, Lazenby, Wilton, Yorks where Thomas
was an agricultural labourer. They had 3 children – Gertrude A (5),
Beatrice J (3) & Winifred A (1), & also living with them was Margaret’s
father, Robert Easby, a 65 year old widower who was an agricultural labourer. Thomas' uncle Richard Lister [li.8] & his wife were living nearby in Queen St.
In 1901 Thomas was working as a horse keeper in an ironstone mine & he
& Margaret were living at Wilton, Yorks & had 5 children at home –
Alice (11), Flora (9), Mary (7), Emily (5) & Olive (3). Margaret’s
father Robert (76), a stud groom was still living with them, as was a niece
Hannah Easby (5).
The children of Thomas Lister & Margaret Easby were:
li.7.3.1 Gertrude Annie Lister born Jan-March 1886 at Lazenby
li.7.3.2 Beatrice Jane Lister born Jan-March 1888 at Lazenby
li.7.3.3 Winifred Alice Lister born Oct-December 1889 at Lazenby
li.7.3.4 Florence Lister born Jan-March 1892 at Lazenby
li.7.3.5 Mary Hannah Lister born Oct-December 1893 at Lazenby
li.7.3.6 Emily Lister born Jan-March 1896 at Lazenby
li.7.3.7 Olive Lister born April-June 1898 at Lazenby