John Cuthbert Pallister was the seventh child of Thomas Pallister & Mary Blackburn born at North Side, Birtley, Co Durham & christened August 29th, 1824 at Chester-le-Street, Co Durham.
In 1841 John was living with his parents & sister & 3 brothers at Queen St, Thornley, Co Durham.
John married Maria Lumley on October 9th, 1847 at Chester-le-Street. They were married by banns & the witnesses were John Lumley & John Burnip, parish clerk. Both John & Maria were unable to sign & made their mark. Maria was born c1825 at Chester-le-Street, the daughter of John Lumley, a carpenter.
In 1851 John & Maria were living at Birtley, Co Durham & John was a coal miner. They have a 2 year old son John. Living next door was his younger brother Robert & his wife Mary Ann.
By 1861 John & Maria were living at Frume Cottages, Birtley & John was now a blacksmith. They now had 4 children – John, Thomas (9), Maria (6) & Isabella (11 months).
The family were still living in Birtley in 1871, now at Harris Bank. John was still a blacksmith & son John was a draper & Thomas was a joiner. Maria & Isabella were both still at home.
In 1881 John & Maria were living at Harris (Harras) Bank House (Drapers Shop) where Maria & daughters Maria & Isabella were all described as drapers. John was still working as a blacksmith. They had an 18 year old general servant, Mary Ann Raven.
In Oct-December 1887 Maria died, aged 63, her death being registered at Chester-le-Street.
In 1891 widowed John, now retired, was living with daughter Maria who had married William Ironside, a draper. Maria’s occupation was given as milliner. They had a 7 year old daughter Edith & a general servant, Sarah Neuman.
John died in Jan-March 1892, aged 68, the death being registered at Chester-le-Street.
The children of John Cuthbert Pallister & Maria Lumley were:
p.1.6.8.7.1 John Pallister born c1848 at Birtley, Co Durham
p.1.6.8.7.2 Thomas Pallister
born September 23rd, 1851 at Birtley, Co Durham
p.1.6.8.7.3 Maria Pallister born c1855 at Birtley, Co Durham
p.1.6.8.7.4 Isabella Pallister born April-June 1860 at Birtley, Co Durham