In 1892, John enlisted in the Royal Navy. He served aboard naval ships including the HMS Impregnable, HMS Ganges, HMS Pembroke, HMS Repulse, and HMS Champion. He was discharged in 1896.

John Aldous

Born: 19 FEB 1876 in Westhall, Suffolk County, England

Father: Leman Aldous (1854 to 1929)
Mother: Ann Moore (1855 to 1917)

Spouse: Mary Ann Craig (1880 to 1964)

Married: 28 JUN 1915 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England

Children:

Edith Aldous (21 JAN 1917 to 13 FEB 1920)
John Aldous (26 JUL 1919 to 2 APR 1983)

Died: 1932 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England

Timeline:

1881 Hedenham, Norfolk County, England
1891 Cookley, Suffolk County, England
1892 Enlisted in the Royal Navy
1911 Rawtenstall, Lancashire County, England
1915 Marriage to Mary Ann
1915 Death of brother, Henry
1917 Birth of daughter, Edith
1917 Death of mother, Ann
1919 Birth of son, John
1920 Death of daughter, Edith
1929 Death of father, Leman
1932 Death and Burial

Occupation: ordinary seaman in the Royal Navy (1892 to 1896), laborer at a bleach company (1911)

Records:

1881, 1891, and 1911 England Census Records
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919
The UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen’s Services, 1900-1928
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Mary Ann Craig:

Mary Ann was born in 1880 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England. She died in 1964 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England.

Mary Ann’s father was Blair Craig. He was born in 1841 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England. He died in 1907 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England.

Mary Ann’s mother was Annie Symington. She was born in 1851 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England. She died in 1938 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England.

Mary Ann had one sister:

Annie Symington Craig (1879)

Mary Ann had previously married George McPherson Brown Guy in 1903 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Sarah Ann Guy (1905)
Elizabeth Jane Guy (1909)

George McPherson Brown Guy was born in 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian County, Scotland. He died in 1912 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland 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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