Cyril likely started working in the coal mines of Kiveton Park, Yorkshire, England at a young age. The Coal Mining Act of 1842 prohibited boys under 10 years old from working in the pits.

Cyril Herbert Aldous

Born: 6 AUG 1881 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Matthew James Aldous (1855 to 1928)
Mother: Maria Ann Clarkson (1857 to 1929)

Spouse: Lilian Stone (1883 to 1964)

Married: 1905 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England

Children:

George Thomas Aldous (25 MAR 1911 to 12 JUL 1957)
Muriel Vera Aldous (3 APR 1913 to Unknown)

Died: 24 MAY 1941 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1891 Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England
1901 Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England
1905 Marriage to Lilian
1911 Birth of son, George
1911 Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England
1912 Death of brother, Samson
1913 Birth of daughter, Muriel
1928 Death of father, Matthew
1929 Death of mother, Maria
1937 Death of sister, Elizabeth
1939 Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England
1941 Death and Burial

Occupation: coal miner

Records:

1891 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Lilian Stone:

Lilian was born on 19 AUG 1883 in Harthill, Yorkshire County, England. She died in 1964 in Sheffield, Yorkshire County, England.

Lilian’s father was William Stone. He was born in 1854 in Harthill, Yorkshire County, England. He died on 17 FEB 1924 in Harthill, Yorkshire County, England.

Lilian’s mother was Sarah Jepson. She was born in 1856 in Harthill, Yorkshire County, England. She died in 1922 in Harthill, Yorkshire County, England.

Lilian had eight brothers and sisters, all born in Harthill, Yorkshire County, England:

Sarah A Stone (1876)
Thomas Stone (1878)
Frank Stone (1880)
Bertram Stone (1887)
Horace Stone (1889)
Cyril Stone (1890)
Florence Mary Stone (1892)
Ivy Stone (1894)

Daughter:

Muriel Vera Aldous:

Muriel was born on 3 APR 1913 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England. Death Date Unknown.

Muriel married Horace Lamb in 1936 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

George Lamb (1937)

Horace Lamb was born on 12 MAY 1901 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England. He died in 1955 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England.

After Horace’s death, Muriel married a man named Benjamin Biggin in 1963 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

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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