In 1911, Robert worked as a greengrocer, selling his produce in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England. By 1939, Robert was working as a pig and poultry breeder in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England.

Robert William Aldous

Born: 21 JUN 1880 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Matthew James Aldous (1855 to 1928)
Mother: Maria Ann Clarkson (1857 to 1929)

Spouse: Sarah Mills (1879 to 1952)

Married: 7 OCT 1905 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England

Children:

Albert Aldous (4 SEP 1906 to 5 AUG 1978)
Leslie Edwin Aldous (5 MAY 1908 to 20 JAN 1957)
Cissy Aldous (30 SEP 1910 to 14 MAR 1974)

Died: 15 APR 1950 in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1881 Kiveton Park, Yorkshire County, England
1891 Kiveton Park, Yorkshire County, England
1901 Kiveton Park, Yorkshire County, England
1905 Marriage to Sarah
1906 Birth of son, Albert
1908 Birth of son, Leslie
1910 Birth of daughter, Cissy
1911 Kiveton Park, Yorkshire County, England
1912 Death of brother, Samson
1928 Death of father, Matthew
1929 Death of mother, Maria
1937 Death of sister, Elizabeth
1939 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1941 Death of brother, Cyril
1944 Death of brother, Albert
1950 Death of brother, John
1950 Death and Burial

Occupation: grocer’s assistant (1901), fruiterer and potato salesman (1911), scavenger (1917), pig and poultry breeder (1939)

Records:

1881 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Sarah Mills:

Sarah was born on 6 JUN 1879 in Radford, Nottinghamshire County, England. She died on 1 MAR 1952 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire County, England.

Probate:

Sarah’s father was William Mills. He was born in 1856 in Bunny, Nottinghamshire County, England. He died in 1883 in Basford, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Sarah’s mother was Eliza Twigger. She was born in 1855 in Bedworth, Warwickshire County, England. She died in 1906 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Eliza’s Marriages:

Eliza was married three times:

Eliza married Thomas Hopkin in 1872 in Strelley, Nottinghamshire County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Thomas Hopkin (1873)
Annie Maria Hopkin (1876)

Thomas Hopkin was born in 1851 in Strelley, Nottinghamshire County, England. He died in 1876 in Basford, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Thomas was 25 years old when he died. I do not know the cause of death.

Eliza then married William Mills in 1878 in Radford, Nottinghamshire County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage:

Sarah Mills (1879)
John Henry Mills (1883)

William was 27 years old when he died. The coroner’s inquest revealed that he may have suffered from apoplexy. He may have died from a heart attack or stroke.

Eliza then married Samuel Hind in 1885 in Basford, Nottinghamshire County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

Samuel Hind was born in 1846 in Eakring, Nottinghamshire County, England. He died in 1916 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Samuel had previously married Emma Paling in 1873 in Bilborough, Nottinghamshire County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

George Henry Hind (1875)

Emma Paling was born in 1844 in Strelley, Nottinghamshire County, England. She died in 1883 in Basford, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Daughter:

Cissy Aldous:

Cissy was born on 30 SEP 1910 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England. She died on 14 MAR 1974 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Probate:

Cissy married Bruce Hawkins in 1935 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Angela Margaret Hawkins (1941)

Bruce Hawkins was born on 23 AUG 1907 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England. He died on 4 JUN 1954 in Sherwood, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Probate:

Family Photos:

Bruce Hawkins and Cissy Aldous 1935 Wedding Photo

Angela Margaret Hawkins and John R Atherley 1961 Wedding Photo

?, Aunty Agnes Aldous, Uncle Albert Aldous, Frank Haynes (Best Man), Aunty Jean Slack (godmother), Aunty Annie Atherley, niece Penelope Aldous, John Harold and Dorrie Atherley, Robert, Angela, Uncle Jimmy Aldous, mum Cissie Aldous, Aunty Phyllis Aldous, James Slack, Tricia Clark bridesmaid, Cousin Susan Hawkins, cousin Gillian Aldous, Susan Atherley with Harriet, Gordon and Olive Hawkins

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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