In 1891, Jeffery purchased the Railway Inn. The pub was located at 37 Julians Road in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. After he died, Sarah operated the pub until she moved to Royston.

Jeffery Aldous

Born: 1849 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England

Father: John Aldous (1799 to 1887)
Mother: Martha Tunmore (1806 to 1881)

Spouse: Sarah Archer (1854 to 1933)

Married: 1877 in Westfield, Sussex County, England

Children:

George Aldous (6 NOV 1877 to 17 MAR 1963)
William Aldous (6 DEC 1880 to 1948)
Edith Annie Aldous (17 APR 1883 to 9 FEB 1970)

Died: 2 JAN 1898 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1851 Blofield, Norfolk County, England
1861 Blofield, Norfolk County, England
1877 Marriage to Sarah
1877 Birth of son, George
1880 Birth of son, William
1881 Frensham, Surrey County, England
1881 Death of mother, Martha
1883 Birth of daughter, Edith
1885 Death of brother, James
1886 Death of brother, John
1887 Death of father, John
1890 Death of brother, Edward
1891 Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England
1895 Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England
1898 Death and Burial

Occupation: butler, licensed victualler

Records:

1851, 1861, 1881, and 1891 England Census Records
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
The UK, City and County Directories, 1766 – 1946
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: none

Variations of Given Name:

I usually make a notation, above, if there is a variation of a surname. Yet, I would like to mention that some given names are equally variated. Here are the different spellings for Jeffery:

Jeffrey (baptism record)
Geoffery (1851 census)
Jeffrey (1861 census)
Jeffrey (1881 census)
Jeffrey (1895 directory listing)
Jeffrey (death record)

The reason I did not change his given name is that it appears as Jeffery on the birth, marriage, and probate records. Whenever you have to decide on the spelling of a name, make sure that legal documents take precedence over all other records. This is because, as with census takers, “human error” comes into play.

The Railway Inn:

From the PubWiki entry, I was able to view a 2012 photo of the Railway Inn. The pub had been renamed The Mallard.

Photo courtesy of Stephen Harris.

The website also includes a list of the pub owners which were taken from census records and directory listings. As you can see, Jeffery purchased the business in 1891. Sarah must have sold the pub sometime before the 1911 England census was enumerated as she was described as a “retired publican” on this document.

From the Pubs Galore website, a user-submitted comment in 2015 said that The Mallard was going to be converted into residential property.

Spouse:

Sarah Archer:

Sarah was born in 1854 in Westfield, Sussex County, England. She died on 15 DEC 1933 in Royston, Hertfordshire County, England.

Sarah’s father was George Archer. He was born in 1829 in Sedlescombe, Sussex County, England. He died in 1906 in Westfield, Sussex County, England.

Sarah’s mother was Harriet Clark. She was born in 1833 in Icklesham, Sussex County, England. She died in 1900 in Westfield, Sussex County, England.

Sarah had ten brothers and sisters, all were born in Westfield except the oldest child:

Caroline Archer (1853 Sedlescombe)
John Archer (1857)
Harriet A Archer (1859)
Robert Archer (1860)
Henry G Archer (1862)
Enos A Archer (1864)
Emily E Archer (1868)
Edith A Archer (1869)
Alma Archer (1870)
William Archer (1873)

Daughter:

Edith Annie Aldous:

Edith was born on 17 APR 1883 in Frensham, Surrey County, England. She died on 9 FEB 1970 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire County, England.

Edith never married.

The 1939 England and Wales Register shows that she was living with her niece, also named Edith Annie Aldous. She is listed as partially incapacitated. She may have suffered from a stroke.

Notes:

Here are some links to websites that helped with my Aldous family research:

Aldous.net (Aldous family history and family tree)
Ancestors of Tim Farr, Descendants of Stephen Farr (family tree)
Reid-Schroeder Genealogies (family tree)
The Tree of Us (family tree)
Family Search (family tree website)
The Internet Surname Database (surname meaning and origins)
House of Names (coat of arms)

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