Aaron died at the young age of 35 years old. He left behind a widow and three young daughters. In 1826, Elizabeth married Thomas Copping in Badingham, Suffolk County, England.

Aaron Aldous

Born: 1787 in Denham, Suffolk, England

Father: James Aldous (1739 to 1810)
Mother: Sarah Jolly (Unknown to Unknown)

Spouse: Elizabeth Holmes (1792 to 1877)

Married: 31 DEC 1816 in Fressingfield, Suffolk County, England

Children:

Eliza Aldous (1818 to 1875)
Mary Ann Aldous (1820 to Unknown)
Eunice Aldous (1821 to 1881)

Died: 1822 in Denham St John, Suffolk County, England

Timeline:

1810 Death of father, James
1816 Marriage to Elizabeth
1818 Birth of daughter, Eliza
1820 Birth of daughter, Mary Ann
1821 Birth of daughter, Eunice
1822 Death and burial

Occupation: unknown

Records:

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Pallot’s Marriage Index for England: 1780 – 1837
Suffolk, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1850

Variations of Surname: None

Spouse:

Elizabeth Holmes was born in 1792 in Fressingfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1877 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England.

Elizabeth’s parents were Mark Holmes and Mary Penn.

Elizabeth had seven brothers and sisters, all born in Fressingfield, Suffolk County, England:

Sarah Holmes (1786)
John Holmes (1787)
Mary Holmes (1795)
Martha Holmes (1798)
Lydia Holmes (1801)
Mark Holmes (1804)
Ann Holmes (1807)

After Aaron died, Elizabeth married Thomas Copping on 3 Jan 1826 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage, both born in Badingham, Suffolk County, England:

Susan Copping (1828)
David Copping (1831)

Thomas Copping was born in 1791 in Chediston, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1872 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England.

Daughters:

Eliza Aldous:

Eliza was born in 1818 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1875 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England.

Eliza married Jacob Thompson in 1837 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England. Eleven known children were born to this marriage:

William Thompson (1838 to 1839)
William Thompson (1840)
Eliza Thompson (1843)
Elizabeth Thompson (1844 to 1846)
Hannah Thompson (1847)
George Thompson (1849)
Isaac Thompson (1851)
Harriet Thompson (1853)
George Thompson (1856)
Mary Ann Thompson (1858)
Frederick Thompson (1860)

Jacob Thompson was born in 1816 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1899 in Boulge, Suffolk County, England.

Mary Ann Aldous:

Mary Ann was born in 1820 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England.

Mary gave birth to one child out of wedlock:

Samuel Harvey Aldous (1851)

I could find no marriage or death record for Mary Ann.

Eunice Aldous:

Eunice was born in 1821 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1881 in Heveningham, Suffolk County, England.

Eunice married William Denny in 1844 in Badingham, Suffolk County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

William Denny was born in 1817 in Heveningham, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1881 in Heveningham, Suffolk County, England.

Did Eunice and William die on the Same Day?

The page that contains Eunice and William’s death records are “text-only” transcriptions. It is located in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915. Text-only means that I cannot view the scanned documents to verify the accuracy of the transcription.

This happened because Ancestry.com placed the page “out of order” or in a different location in the death index file. The page I am referring to is Page 77 of the “D” surnames for the second quarter (Apr-May-Jun) of 1881.

Both Eunice and William’s entries contain the same volume and page number:

Volume 4a, Page 454

That would mean the local authorities recorded their deaths on the same day, at the same time. Yet, without being able to view the scanned document, I cannot rule out that there was not an error in transcribing the text.

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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