Lídia was born on February 10th, 1864 in Gelej. Lídia's father was János Szomódi and her mother was Eszter Petra. Her maternal grandparents were Gergely Petra and Judit Vályi. She had a sister named Terézia. She died due to a medical problem, tüdőgümőkor, at the age of 34 on April 26th, 1898 in Gelej.