Charles married Ivy May Alderton in 1936 in Aspall, Suffolk County, England. They lived in this small parish for 65 years. Charles was 95 years old when he died.

Charles William Aldous

Born: 22 AUG 1906 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Father: William Aldous (1865 to 1948)
Mother: Elizabeth Jaye (1878 to 1963)

Spouse: Ivy May Alderton (1910 to 1998)

Married: 1936 in Aspall, Suffolk County, England

Child:

Roy A Aldous (1937 to Unknown/Still Living)

Died: 2001 in Aspall, Suffolk County, England

Timeline:

1911 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1936 Marriage to Ivy
1937 Birth of son, Roy
1939 Aspall, Suffolk County, England
1948 Death of father, William
1963 Death of mother, Elizabeth
1977 Death of sister, Annie
1985 Death of brother, Frederick
1991 Death of sister, Ivy
1993 Death of brother, Ernest
1995 Death of brother, Edward
1998 Death of wife, Ivy
2001 Death and Burial

Occupation: farm laborer

Records:

1911 England Census Record
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Ivy May Alderton:

Ivy was born on 13 JUN 1910 in Rishangles, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1998 in Aspall, Suffolk County, England.

Ivy’s father was Ernest Ashley Alderton. He was born in 1879 in Thorndon, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1916 in Thorndon, Suffolk County, England.

Ivy’s mother was Annie Mabel List. She was born on22 SEP 1880 in Rishangles, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1950 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Ivy had four known brothers and sisters. The two oldest were born in Thorndon, Suffolk County, England. The two younger born in Rishangles, Suffolk County, England.

Emma Alderton (1902)
William Alderton (1904)
Charles Alderton (1906)
Abram Alderton (1908)

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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