Seventh Generation

71. Thomas REGESTER was born in 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. In the 1861 Census, he was living with his mother and brothers and sisters in Brightside Bierlow. In the 1871 Census, he was living at 24 Chapel Street in Brightside Bierlow with his mother, brother John, 21, and sister Margaret, 14. He was an edge tool filer.

In the 1881 Census, the family was living at 4 H 13 Ct. Reginald Street, Brightside Bierlow. He was 28, a railway guide. No children are listed.

The family was living in 13 Fowler Terrace, Brightside Bierlow in the 1891 Census.

In the 1901 Census, Thomas, 48, grade railway guard, Elizabeth, 45, Arthur, 18, Wilfred, 13, and Alfred, 10, were living at 41 Grove Street, Brightside Bierlow. Son Thomas doesn't appear in the 1901 Census. The family was living next to Ernest Oldale (distant relative?).

Thomas REGESTER and Elizabeth were married about 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth was born in 1857 in Fenton, Nottinghamshire, England. Was she born in Sheffield or in Fenton, Nottinghamshire?

Thomas REGESTER and Elizabeth had the following children:

87	i.	Annie REGESTER was born in 1882 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
88	ii.	Arthur REGESTER was born in 1883 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
89	iii.	Wilfred REGESTER was born on 1 July 1887 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He died Jul Q 1973 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He went to work for the London and Northeastern Railway in 1907 at the Attercliffe station.
90	iv.	Alfred REGESTER was born in 1890 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Alfred enlisted in the Army in 1914.