John George Lister was the seventh child of Thomas Lister & Hannah Herring born 1865 at Ormesby, Yorks.
In 1871 John was living with his parents & family at High St, Ormesby.
At the time of the 1881 census John was living with his older brother Richard, who was a farmer of 5 acres at Ormesby. Also with them was his younger brother Frederick.
John was still living in Ormesby in 1891, & was a cowkeeper. He had a 62 year housekeeper Elizabeth Jackson.
At the time of the 1901 census John was living with his brother Frederick.
Both were unmarried & living together at Ormesby where John was a contractor
& Frederick was described as a navvy. They had a 49 year old domestic
house keeper Jane Lambert.