The Midlands Electoral Registers for 1939 listed Stanley’s address as 45 Marroway Street in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. He lived at this residence until he died in 1983.

Stanley George Aldous

Born: 1910 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England

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

Spouse: Eva May Collins (1911 to 1990)

Married: 1932 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England

Child:

Kenneth W Aldous (1933 to Unknown/Still Living)

Died: 17 SEP 1983 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1911 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1929 Death of father, William
1932 Marriage to Eva
1933 Birth of son, Kenneth
1939 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1945 Death of brother, John
1955 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1959 Death of mother, Annie
1960 Death of brother, Bertie
1971 Death of sister, Dora
1972 Death of brother, Charles
1977 Death of sister, Kathleen
1979 Death of brother, Cecil
1983 Death and Burial

Occupation: unknown

Records:

1911 England Census Record
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1955
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Eva May Collins:

Eva was born on 28 NOV 1911 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. She died on 28 MAY 1990 in Sandwell, Staffordshire County, England.

Eva’s father was Alfred Collins. He was born on 13 AUG 1889 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. He died on 1 DEC 1949 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

Eva’s mother was Mabel Caroline Gurnett. She was born on 14 SEP 1887 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. She died on 23 JUN 1951 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Eva had three sisters, all born in Birmingham:

Mabel Emma Collins (1910)
Nellie Collins (1919)
Christina Collins (1921)

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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