It was a wonderful surprise to find two wedding photos of Elizabeth’s marriage to Eric in 1958. There is also a group photo showing their mothers.

Albert Aldous

Born: 4 SEP 1906 in Kiveton Park, Yorkshire County, England

Father: Robert William Aldous (1880 to 1950)
Mother: Sarah Mills (1879 to 1952)

Spouse: Agnes Annie Mather (1909 to 1991)

Married: 1936 in Macclesfield, Cheshire County, England

Child:

Elizabeth Ann Aldous (1938 to 16 MAR 2013)

Died: 5 AUG 1978 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1911 Kiveton Park, Yorkshire County, England
1935 Kiveton Park, Yorkshire County, England
1936 Marriage to Agnes
1938 Birth of daughter, Elizabeth
1939 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
1950 Death of father, Robert
1952 Death of mother, Sarah
1957 Death of brother, Leslie
1974 Death of sister, Cissy
1978 Death and Burial

Occupation: master butcher

Records:

1911 England Census Record
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 (father’s record)
West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Agnes Annie Mather:

Agnes was born on 25 APR 1909 in Carr Vale, Bolsover, Derbyshire County, England. She died on 28 MAY 1991 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England.

Agnes’ father was Albert Mather. He was born in 1880 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire County, England. He died on 15 SEP 1916 in France during World War I.

Agnes’ mother was Lily Dora Allcock. She was born in 1881 in Clay Cross, Derbyshire County, England. She died on 21 APR 1953 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England.

Agnes had one sister, Eileen Mather, born in 1908 in Carr Vale, Bolsover, Derbyshire County, England.

Daughter:

Elizabeth Ann Aldous:

Elizabeth was born in 1938 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England. She died on 16 MAR 2013 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England.

Elizabeth married Eric Wilson Belton in 1958 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England. Four known children were born to this marriage:

David W A Belton (1960)
Rebecca A Belton (1961)
Sarah E Belton (1963)
Ruth C Belton (1965)

Eric Wilson Belton was born on 6 DEC 1929 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England. He died on 8 NOV 2005 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire County, England.

Wedding Photos:

1958 Wedding Photo
of Eric and Elizabeth

 

1958 Group Wedding Photo
Eric’s Mother (far left)
Elizabeth’s Mother (far right)

 

Photos courtesy of June Terrington.

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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