Category Archives: Aldous

William never married. In the late 19th century, he would have been considered a “confirmed bachelor”. In 1911, he lived with his mother and worked on a farm. In 1939, […]

Rosa’s father had a total of 16 children. Yet, there were three other children on the 1891 England census that I do not believe were John and Fanny’s. William Aldous […]

In 1915, William died aboard the Hospital Ship “Andania” from a condition called peritonitis. This may have been caused by a bacterial infection or an injury sustained to his abdomen. […]

In 1891, William opened a butcher shop located on Primrose Hill Road in Blackwell, Derbyshire County, England. His business was located next to the now-defunct Blackwell Hotel on Alfreton Road. […]

William first appeared on the 1911 England census with his parents in Westhall, Suffolk County, England.  The next time I found him was when he died 73 years later. William […]

William and his first wife, Lilian, divorced before 1948. That year William married his second wife, Henrietta. Lilian did not remarry until 1971. Her second husband was Goliath David Bayliss. […]