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Living in Diss - 1939

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LISTER, Albert
Family Historian Individual Narrative Albert LISTER, son of Philip LISTER ( - ) and Mary Ann HOWARD ( - ), was born on 4 April 1871 in Wortham, Suffolk. He was baptised on 7 May 1871 in Suffolk. He appeared in the census in 1881 in Wortham - age 9, living with parents Philip (47, carpenter) and Maryann (38), and siblings Philip Lister HOWARD (18), Arthur C (16), Frederick (13), Joanna (11), Sarah J (4) and George W (3). Albert appeared in the census in 1891 in Diss, Norfolk - age 20, general labourer, living with mother Mary A (49, ..... View full FH text (See notes below)
Birth:	04.04.1871 : Wortham, Suffolk : 1871 Q2 Hartismere Vol 4A Page 554
Baptism:	07.05.1871 : Suffolk
Banns:	19.11.1905, 26.11.1905, 03.12.1905 : Diss, Norfolk
Marriage:	10.12.1905 at Diss, Norfolk to Kate DOWNING : 1905 Q4 Depwade Vol 4B Page 623
1881 Census:	Wortham, Suffolk : Age 9, living with parents Philip (47, carpenter) and Maryann (38), and siblings Philip Lister HOWARD (18), Arthur C (16), Frederick (13), Joanna (11), Sarah J (4) and George W (3) (RG11 Piece 1853 Folio 125 Page 8)
1891 Census:	Diss, Norfolk : Age 20, general labourer, living with mother Mary A (49, widow) and siblings Frederick (25) and Sarah (14) (RG12 Piece 1544 Folio 21 Page 2)
1901 Census:	Diss, Norfolk : Age 29, carter on farm, living with mother Mary A (57, widow), sister Sarah (24) and nephew Frederick CULLUM (8) (RG13 Piece 1863 Folio 11 Page 13)
1911 Census:	Gashouse Lane Diss, Norfolk : Age 40, general labourer, living with wife Kate (31) and children Henry (5) and Stanley Albert (4mos) (RG14PN11443 RG78PN624 RD230 SD2 ED1 SN63)
1939 Reg.:	8 Gas House Lane, Diss, Diss, Norfolk : Corporation labourer, road sweeper (RG101/6523I/004/17 Letter Code: TQBA)
Death:	00.00.1948 : 1948 Q1 Depwade Vol 4B Page 356
Military:	No known military service
Newspaper:	The Ipswich Journal - Ipswich, Suffolk - Fri. 25 Oct 1889 - Page 3 ALLEGED LARCENY. AT WORTHAM. At the Hartismere Petty Sessions, held at the Sessions Hall. Eye, on Monday, before the Rev. T. Lee French and T. H. Tacon, Esq., Arthur Lister, labourer, Wortham, was charged with having stolen two sacks, value 2s., and six pecks of barley, value 4s. 6d., the property of Mr. Henry James Graham, of Wortham Hall. - Mr. J. C. Chittock (Chittock and Woods. Norwich), appeared for the prisoner. - P.C.’s Mills and Francis, while watching in the waggon shed at the Hall, about two o’clock on Wednesday morning, saw the prisoner pass, “on his tiptoes.” After a few minutes, Lister returned, entered the shed, struck a match, threw three sacks off a waggon, and walked off with one of them upon his arm. He went towards the barn. The constables heard the barn door “go” and some straw “rustling” in the barn; then another door leading out of the turnip house was opened, and the horses in the yard plunged and snorted. In ten minutes’ time the prisoner returned to the waggon-shed, and was about to mount one of the waggons when he espied Mills. Suddenly exclaiming “Oh!” he bolted, and got away. In the corn-hutch in the collar-house adjoining the stable the constables found a G.E.R. sack containing barley. When arrested at his home the prisoner said, “I am going on an innocent job.” Prisoner’s boots, before he put them on, were very wet indeed. Another sack on which Mr. Graham’s name appeared, was found on the premises. - Mr. James Partridge, farm bailiff, gave his opinion that the barley produced corresponded with a sample taken from the heap on the granary. - In cross-examination by Mr. Chittock, the witness said the granary was kept locked all day with a Chubb’s patent, and the key hung over the door. At night, however, he had the key in his possession. He was under the impression that the barley must have been taken from the heap in the granary and not from a quantity he had given out for the horses. Harry Partridge, the bailiff ’s son, and a teamman at Wortham Hall farm, said he brought some G.E.R. sacks from Mellis Station on Tuesday, and left them in the waggon. The prisoner, on being charged, pleaded not guilty. Fanny Harbour, who it was stated was the prisoner’s sweetheart, and lived only two or three minutes’ walk from his house, said he saw her home on the Tuesday night about a quarter past nine, and returned in the direction of his own home. - Albert Lister said he slept with his brother on Tuesday night. He went to bed about 20 minutes past nine. His brother followed about ten minutes later, and he was positively certain his brother never left him again till he was called up by the policeman. - Johanna Lister, sister of the prisoner, said she saw her brothers both in bed when she retired about ten o’clock. - The prisoner was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions. The Bench accepted bail, the prisoner in £10 an two sureties in like amount.

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