A Thomas Bridson married an Ellen Sellers in 1875 at the Blackburn R/O.

The 1901 census has listed:-

Thomas Bridson 49 Isle of Man, Stationmaster
Ellen Bridson 48 Manchester
Annie Bridson 21 Blackburn
Thomas Bridson 16 Blackburn, Railway Clerk
Henry Bridson 13 Blackburn
Elsie Bridson 8 Blackburn

The civil parish is given as Preston.

Len Faragher