Details of Lydia's birth are not known.

Lydia married John (Jack) Chew in 1921 in the Lancaster Registration District (Dec Quarter).

She had the following children from her marriage to John (Jack) Chew:

- John (Jack) Chew	born in 1922 at the Lancaster Registration District (Mar Qtr).
- Mary Alice Chew	born in 1923 at the Skipton Registration District (Dec Qtr).
- Dorothy Chew	born in 1925 at the Skipton Registration District (Sep Qtr).
- Louisa S. Chew	born in 1930 at the Wharfedale Registration District (Jun Qtr).

Lydia was the sister of Phyllis Coward, who married Jack's brother Tom.