Lorenzo William Conduit, later known as William Conduit, was born in 1854 (A/M/J Nottingham) the son of Lorenzo William Conduit (b. 1831 Nottingham), a lace designer, and Mary Conduit nee Emery.
William and Mary were married in 1850 (J/A/S Radford) and they had at least nine children: Lorenzo William, Arthur, Albert, Emily, Henry, Annie, Charles, Kate and James.
In 1871 William's parents were living in Nottingham (address illegible on census) with their eight children Lorenzo [William] (16), Arthur (15), Albert (11), Emily (9), Henry (9), Annie (5), Charles (3) and Kate [Catherine] (1). Another son, James, was born a year or so later. By 1881 the family was living at 21 Waterloo Promenade, although only five of the children were still at home, and by 1891 when William and Mary were at 9 Radford Boulevard, Nottingham, only Kate and James were living with their parents. William senior died aged 61 later that same year (1891 O/N/D Nottingham) and Mary probably died in December 1898.
William had joined the Army in 1876 and on his discharge to the Reserve in January 1884 gave his intended place of residence as 15 Birkin Avenue, Bentinck Road, Nottingham. Four years later on 28 January 1888 when he got his final discharge he gave his place of residence as 150 Arkwright street, Meadows, Nottingham. He followed the trade of painter and decorator after leaving the Army.
However, in 1891, three years after his transfer to the Army Reserve, William (36) was living at 1 Taylor's Court, Salford, Manchester. At the same address was Lydia Conduit (32, b. Ireland) who was described as his wife although the only likely record of their marriage is that of a Lorenzo William Conduit to Lydia Simpkins in 1900 (marriage registered Chorlton, Lancashire).
William and Lydia were still living in Manchester in 1901 but were now at 7 Bond Street. However, by 1911 they had moved to 37 Tyne Street, off Beck Street, Nottingham; William was still working as a painter and decorator and Lydia was a lace hand. The census gives the information that they had been married for 12 years.
At the time of William's death they were living at 13 Cherry Street, Coalpit Lane, Nottingham.
After William's death Lydia received a weekly pension of 13/9d with effect from 5 June 1918. She never remarried and died in 1932 (September Nottingham) at the age of 74.
