Charles enlisted in the British Army in 1893. He was sent to the continents of India and Africa. He retired from service after 27 years.

Charles William Aldous

Born: 13 MAY 1875 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England

Father: Charles Aldous (1853 to 1904)
Mother: Eliza Todd (1853 to 1928)

Spouse: Florence Hilda Larter (1887 to 1975)

Married: 12 Nov 1908 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England

Children:

Eric Charles Aldous (15 MAY 1909 to 1991)
Vera Florence Aldous (1 NOV 1910 to Unknown)
Leslie Aldous (26 OCT 1912 to 1969)
Muriel Joyce Aldous (22 NOV 1914 to 23 FEB 1915)
Alan Roy Aldous (30 APR 1916 to 28 JAN 1992)

Died: 22 MAR 1961 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England

Timeline:

1881 Thwaite St Mary, Norfolk County, England
1891 Broome, Norfolk County, England
1893 Enlisted in the British Royal Army
1894 India
1903 India
1904 Death of father, Charles
1904 South Africa
1908 Marriage to Florence
1909 Birth of son, Eric
1910 Birth of daughter, Vera
1911 Norwich, Norfolk County, England
1912 Birth of son, Leslie
1914 Birth of daughter, Muriel
1915 Death of daughter, Muriel
1916 Birth of son, Alan
1919 Norwich, Norfolk County, England
1920 Discharged from British Royal Army
1928 Death of mother, Eliza
1939 Hadleigh, Suffolk County, England
1951 Death of sister, Jane
1953 Death of sister, Eliza
1955 Death of brother, William
1961 Death and Burial

Occupation: sergeant in the British Army (1911), gardener (1939)

Records:

1881, 1891, and 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935
British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variations of Surname: none

Military History:

On 9 FEB 1893, Charles enlisted with the Norfolk Regiment of the British Army. He served on the continents of India and Africa and may have been part of the British Indian Army.

Charles was promoted through the ranks as follows:

22 FEB 1895 (Lance Corporal)
12 NOV 1897 (Corporal)
02 APR 1901 (Lance Sergeant)
08 JUL 1901 (Sergeant)
10 FEB 1905 (Color Sergeant)
25 AUG 1914 (Sergeant Major)

Charles served in the British Army for 27 years. He was discharged from service on 19 MAR 1920.

Spouse:

Florence Hilda Larter:

Florence was born on 14 NOV 1887 in Beccles, Suffolk County, England. She died on 20 JUL 1975 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England.

Florence’s father was Harry Larter. He was born in 1848 in Sotherton, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1915 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.

Florence’s mother was Jane Mary Brinkley. She was born in 1851 in Cratfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1938 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

On the 1911 England census, Jane indicated that she had given birth to 15 children. Eleven of the children were still living at the time the census was enumerated. This meant that Hilda had ten brothers and sisters, all born in Beccles, Suffolk, England. I only found nine children on the census records.

Henry George Larter (1871)
Francis Edward Larter (1872)
Frederick Larter (1877)
Bessie Larter (1882)
Katherine Larter (1883)
Ellen Larter (1884)
Mabel Marion Larter (1885)
Elsie Alice Larter (1890)
Arthur Augustus Larter (1893)

Florence had one child out of wedlock, as shown on Charles’ military records. I do not know if Charles was the biological father or if he adopted the child.

Edna May Larter (1905 Westleton, Suffolk, England)

Daughters:

Vera Florence Aldous:

Vera was born on 1 NOV 1910 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England. Death Date Unknown. The last record that I found on Vera was a 1980 Australian directory listing. She was 70 years old.

Vera married George Hamilton Mounteney in 1935 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Allan G Mounteney (1940)

George Hamilton Mounteney was born on 25 MAY 1905 in West Ham, Essex County, England. He died on 29 JUN 1974 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England.

Muriel Joyce Aldous:

Muriel was born on 22 NOV 1914 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England. She died on 23 FEB 1915 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England.

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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