Lydia Eddowes

Lydia was born in June 1841 in Wrexham.¹

Lydia's father was John Eddowes and her mother was Mary Whitfield. Her paternal grandparents were John Eddowes and Elizabeth Jones; her maternal grandparents were John Whitfield and Mary Tomlinson. She had six brothers and four sisters, named George, Edwin, Thomas, John, William, Matthew, Elizabeth, Mary, Esther and Mary. She died at the age of 49 in September 1890 in Birkenhead.²

General Notes
- Lydia was born in 1841, soon after the family had moved from Holt to Wrexham.
  
  In 1851, Lydia was 10, living at the Beast Market, Wrexham with parents John and Mary and 6 siblings. She married Samuel Sherlock, a railway porter, in Liverpool in 1868 when aged 18. They lived in Birkenhead for several years before moving to Toxteth Park.

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Lydia lived at Beast Market from 1851.³
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of John and Mary Eddowes, with their children: Edmund, Esther, John, Thomas, Lydia, William and John in 1851.
      Next to Hayes Entry. Beach Market is difficult to read, so may not be "Beach"