John’s father was one of our Aldous ancestors who moved from Suffolk County, England to the West Midlands area. In 1939, John worked as a tire fitter at a local motor works.

John William Aldous

Born: 24 APR 1900 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire County, England

Father: William Aldous (1872 to 1929)
Mother: Sarah Annie Rogers (1873 to 1959)

Spouse: Nellie Kavanagh (1897 to 1963)

Married: 1925 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England

Children:

John W Aldous (1926 to Unknown/Still Living)
Peggy Aldous (1928 to Unknown/Still Living)
Stanley G Aldous (1930 to 1934)

Died: 1945 in Kings Norton, Warwickshire County, England

Timeline:

1901 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire County, England
1911 Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England
1925 Marriage to Nellie
1926 Birth of son, John
1928 Birth of daughter, Peggy
1929 Death of father, William
1911 Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England
1930 Birth of son, Stanley
1934 Death of son, Stanley
1939 Kings Norton, Warwickshire County, England
1945 Kings Norton, Warwickshire County, England
1945 Death and Burial

Occupation: tire fitter

Records:

1901 and 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1955
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Nellie Kavanagh:

Nellie was born on 31 MAY 1897 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. She died in 1963 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Nellie’s father was William Kavanagh. He was born in 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire County, England. He died in 1938 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Nellie’s mother was Alice Eliza Lee. She was born in 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. She died in 1955 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Nellie had five brothers and sisters, all born in Birmingham:

William Kavanagh (1889)
Jessie Kavanagh (1892)
Thomas Kavanagh (1899)
George Kavanagh (1902)
Emma Kavanagh (1903)

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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