Family
Joseph was born on 3 April 1843 at Holbeton, Devon, to parents William Lidstone, a carpenter, and Agnes Moss. He was baptised on 24 June 1860 at Holbeton.
Before entering the ministry, Joseph worked as a gardener (1861).
He married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Taylor (1843-1873) on 13 November 1871 at Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
He married Catherine Walker (1845-1918) on 3 February 1875 at Frontenac, Ontario. Records identify two children.
- Albert Edmund (1875-1876)
- Arthur Elgin (1877-1943) – a ships surgeon (1911); physician (1921)
Joseph died on 7 July 1917 at Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
Circuits
- 1867 Gt Bradfield
- 1868 Eynesbury
- 1870 Wolverhampton
- 1871 Mitchell – Canada
- 1871 Collingsby
- 1876 Peel
- 1880 Portland
- 1882 disappears
References
W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits, 1990
Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers
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