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Event Date Details
Birth 27 Apr 1888 Place: Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Notes:
Time of birth was 4:00pm.
Source:
SP Birth 1888 : John Lidster
Death 27 Sep 1948 Place: Ancoats, Borough of Manchester, Lancashire, England
Notes:
Cause of Death inhaled coal gas from gas oven at home. Suicide whilst th e balance of his mind was disturbed. Occupation at time of death was Iro n Moulder.

Newspaper Article send from Alice Lidster:

" Wife was not to Blame "
Beswick Man's Farewell Note
After writing a farewell note that he was "too ill to be knocked about a ny longer: it seems that nobody want's me. I cannot stand it any longer a nd do not wish to die in the workhouse" a Beswick man gassed himself. A t the inquest on Friday, on John Lidster(60), an unemployed Iron Moulde r of Power Street, Beswick the Manchester city coroner (Mr. Jessel Ryecro ft) said the man's widow had nothing to reproach herself about as she ha d apparently reached a time when she had, had enough of his conduct. Qui te within her rights. "He appears to have blamed his wife for not takin g him back home," said Mr. Ryecroft but Mrs. Lidster was quite within he r rights in not taking him back having regard to whad had happened in th e past, she had, had many separations from him but made it up with her . Thy had, had 14 children and it seems for that because of the childre n and for there sake he gave him another chance each time. Apparently h e continued to knock his wife about and to be quarrelsome. He seems to h ave finished up at his sons home when they went to see Mrs. Lidster on th e day before his death she again refused to allow her husband to return . Had, had 14 Children. Mrs. Catherine Lidster of Smedley Road Cheetha m said they had been married 36 years and 8 children were still living ou t of a total of 14. There had been some trouble between then and he walk ed out of the house in February 1947. He was bad tempered and quarrelsom e and had many times knocked her about. She had obtained seperation orde rs in the past all on account of the children. She knew her husband wa s staying with her son and that he wanted to return home but this time sh e was not going to have him back. A verdict of suicide whilst the balanc e of his mind was recorded.
Source:
Death 1948 : John Lidster
Burial Oct 1948
Notes:
Buried at Phil Park Cemetary.
Source:
Alice Murray

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