Lydia was born in Trimdon Grange, Durham, England, in 1853. She was the daughter of Thomas Dent and Dorothy Patton.
Census
1861 - Trimdon Colliery Village, Great Stainton, Durham[1]
Thomas Dent 38 1823 Head Thorp, Durham Labourer
Dorothy Dent 35 1826 Wife Wolsingham, Durham
Adelaide Dent 9 1852 Daughter Trimdon, Durham
Lydia Dent 7 1854 Daughter Trimdon, Durham
Abraham Dent 5 1856 Son Trimdon, Durham
Ann Dent 3 1858 Daughter Trimdon, Durham
Thomas Dent 10 M 1861 Son Trimdon, Durham
Robert Jackson 44 1817 Lodger Castle Eden, Durham Labourer
Christopher Marshall 16 1845 Lodger Durham Labourer
Sources
↑ England and Wales Census 1861 - Trimdon Colliery Village, Great Stainton, Durham. Image Reference RG9 PN:3698 FN:? Page:76 (https://ukcensusonline.com : accessed 3 October 2021)
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NC4-S8S : 1 October 2014), Lydia Dent, 1853; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Stockton, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7C8-LTV : 12 August 2020), Lydia Dent in household of Thomas Dent, Trimdon, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.