William and Elizabeth christened their son with the given name of Vine. At first, I thought it was a variation of Vinnie. However, it may also be a surname of one of their ancestors.

Vine Douglas William Barber Aldous

Born: 24 AUG 1895 in Blackwell, Derbyshire County, England

Father: William Barber Aldous (1862 to 1916)
Mother: Elizabeth Baggaley (1858 to 1945)

Spouse: Doris May Daykin (1903 to 1982)

Married: 1924 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire County, England

Children:

Peggy A Aldous (1925 to 1931)
Adrienne B Aldous (1935 to Unknown/Still Living)
Glenyss J Aldous (1938 to Unknown/Still Living)

Died: 1975 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire County, England

Burial: Carlton Cemetery

Timeline:

1901 Blackwell, Derbyshire County, England
1901 Bamford, Derbyshire County, England
1916 Death of father, William
1924 Marriage to Doris
1925 Birth of daughter, Peggy
1931 Death of daughter, Peggy
1935 Birth of daughter, Adrienne
1938 Birth of daughter, Glenyss
1939 Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England
1945 Death of mother, Elizabeth
1949 Death of sister, Myrtle
1968 Death of sister, Violet
1975 Death and Burial

Occupation: general laborer (1939)

Records:

1901 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
The UK, WWI Service Medal, and Award Rolls, 1914-1920
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Doris May Daykin:

Doris was born on 1 APR 1903 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire County, England. She died in 1982 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Doris’ father was Harry William Daykin. He was born on 27 OCT 1872 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire County, England. He died in 1921 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Doris’ mother was Maria White. She was born in 1876 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire County, England. She died in 1905 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire County, England.

Doris had five brothers and sisters:

Harry W Daykin (1895)
Mary E Daykin (1897)
George William Daykin (1898)
Rosina Daykin (1900)
Bertie Daykin (1901)

After Maria died in 1905, Doris’ father must not have been able to care for the children. The 1911 England census records show that the children were living with other relatives in Carlton.

Harry and Mary were living with their maternal grandmother, Maria Loach White.

George was living with his paternal grandmother, Rosina Leaper Daykin Woodward, and her second husband, Thomas Woodward.

Rosina and Bertie were living with Henry and Eliza Ann Miller. I do not know if they were related to Harry or Maria.

Doris was living with her maternal aunt, Sarah Ann White Barker, and her husband, Henry Barker.

A 1912 prison record shows that Harry served seven days in the Wakefield jail for public drunkenness. Doris’ father was a bricklayer and may have traveled north to West Yorkshire for work.

A 1914 British military record for George William Daykin shows that he was living with his father at 4 Main Street in Carlton. He was 16 years old when he enlisted.

Harry’s death was registered in the Bingham Registration District of Nottinghamshire. This area is east of the parish of Gedling. Until 1974, the Bingham R.D. contained 44 Civil Parishes. I do not know which parish Harry was living in at the time of his death.

Harry and his wife were buried in the Carlton Cemetery. There are over a dozen Daykin’s buried in the cemetery. I found their memorials on the Find A Grave website.

Notes on Carlton:

There are several parishes with the placename of Carlton in Nottinghamshire, England. They include Carlton in Lindrick, Carlton on Trent, and Little Carlton (South Muskham).

The Carlton that I refer to in this article is a township in the parish of Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England. Carlton lies four miles to the east of Nottingham.

The GENUKI website is a useful tool when you want to locate a parish. I also use Google Maps to get a visual image.

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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