Jeffery left the small parish of Denham St John in the mid-1860s. In 1871, he worked as a fireman aboard a ship called the Sulina. By the mid-1870s, he had moved to London where he worked as a stationary engine driver.

Jeffery Aldous

Born: 1842 in Denham St John, Suffolk, England

Father: Edward Aldous (1811 to 1901)
Mother: Mary Watling (1815 to 1901)

Spouse: Isabella Jane Howard (1848 to 1915)

Married: 16 OCT 1876 at the St Alphege Church in Greenwich, Kent County, England

Children:

Eliza Catherine Aldous (5 SEP 1877 to Unknown)
Edward Charles Aldous (22 AUG 1879 to 1909)
Ethel Maude Aldous (10 AUG 1881 to 26 FEB 1970)
Amy Florence Aldous (1883 to 1902)
Mary Alice Aldous (26 FEB 1886 to 9 MAY 1967)
George Howard Aldous (12 SEP 1890 to 29 SEP 1957)

Died: 1911 in East Ham, Essex County, England

Timeline:

1851 Denham St John, Suffolk County, England
1861 Denham St John, Suffolk County, England
1871 Angus County, Scotland
1876 Marriage to Isabella
1877 Birth of daughter, Eliza
1879 Birth of son, Edward
1881 Mile End Old Town, London, England
1881 Birth of daughter, Ethel
1883 Birth of daughter, Amy
1886 Birth of daughter, Mary
1887 Mile End Old Town, London, England
1890 Birth of son, George
1891 Mile End Old Town, London, England
1897 Death of sister, Rachel
1901 Death of father, Edward
1901 Death of mother, Mary
1901 Mile End Old Town, London, England
1902 Death of daughter, Amy
1909 Death of son, Edward
1911 Death and Burial

Occupation: stationary engine driver

Records:

1851, 1861, 1881, 1891, and 1901 England Census Records
1871 Scotland Census Record
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Isabella Jane Howard:

Isabella was born in 1848 in Poplar, Middlesex County, England. She died in 1915 in Whitechapel, Middlesex County, England.

Isabella’s father was William Howard. He was born in 1817 in Weston, Suffolk County, England. Unknown Death Date.

Isabella’s mother was Isabella Kennedy. She was born in 1818 in Poplar, Middlesex County, England. She died in 1855 in Poplar, Middlesex County, England.

Isabella had four brothers and sisters, all born in Poplar:

William Howard (1840)
Sarah Howard (1845)
John Howard (1846)
Eliza Howard (1850)

Isabella’s father may have died before the 1861 England census was enumerated. I could not find Isabella, her father, or her younger sister on that census. The girls may have been living with other relatives.

If you have information on this part of the Howard family, I would love to hear from you. My e-mail is dlwakenight@yahoo.com.

Daughters:

Eliza Catherine Aldous:

Eliza was born on 5 SEP 1877 in Mile End Old Town, London, England. I do not know if she married or when she died.

Ethel Maude Aldous:

Ethel was born on 10 AUG 1881 in Mile End Old Town, London, England. She died on 26 FEB 1970 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire County, England.

Ethel married Edgar Walter Knightley on 24 DEC 1917 at the All Souls Church in Hampstead, London, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Jack S Knightley (1919 Barnet Registration District, Hertfordshire, England)

Edgar Walter Knightley was born on 4 MAR 1883 in Eltisley, Cambridgeshire County, England. He died on 12 JAN 1955 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire County, England.

Amy Florence Aldous:

Amy was born in 1883 in Mile End Old Town, London, England. She died in 1902 in Mile End Old Town, London, England. She was 19 years old when she died.

Mary Alice Aldous:

Mary was born on 26 FEB 1886 in Mile End Old Town, London, England. She died on 9 MAY 1967 in Willesden, Middlesex County, England.

Mary married Frederick William Gilham on 16 MAY 1915 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Evelyn Marion Gilham (1918 Gillingham, Kent)

Frederick William Gilham was born on 8 AUG 1887 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire County, England. He died on 4 JAN 1977 in Wembley Park, Middlesex County, England.

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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