In 1871, Edward became an apprentice to William Ling, draper. By 1891, he had set up a hatter and hosier shop in the great city of Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Edward Aldous

Born: 1856 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Father: William Aldous (1830 to 1905)
Mother: Mary Ann Hammond (1832 to 1919)

Spouse: Kate Georgiana Ager (1854 to 1925)

Married: 1882 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England

Children:

Elsie Ethel Kate Aldous (27 MAR 1886 to 1969)
Olive Mabel Aldous (12 MAR 1890 to 14 JAN 1951)

Died: 7 JUL 1905 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England

Burial:  Old Ipswich Cemetery

Probate:

Timeline:

1861 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1871 Framlingham, Suffolk County, England
1881 Newmarket All Saints, Cambridgeshire County, England
1882 Marriage to Kate
1886 Birth of daughter, Elsie
1890 Birth of daughter, Olive
1891 Ipswich St Margaret, Suffolk County, England
1901 Ipswich St Margaret, Suffolk County, England
1905 Death of father, William
1905 Death and Burial

Occupation: draper’s assistant (1871 and 1881), hatter and hosier (1891 and 1901)

Records:

1861 to 1901 England Census Records
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941
UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

Variations of Surname: Aldhous

When Edward was a young teen, his father sent him to learn the draper’s trade. The 1871 England census shows that Edward served his apprenticeship under Mr. William Ling of Framlingham, Suffolk County, England.

The 1881 England census shows that Edward had moved to Newmarket All Saints, Cambridgeshire, England. He was working as a draper’s assistant for Henry Martin.

In 1882, Edward married Kate in the prosperous city of Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. The 1891 England census shows that Edward set up shop on Carr Street and operated a hatter and hosier store. Edward worked at this shop until the day he died. He was only 49 years old.

Spouse:

Kate Georgiana Ager:

Kate was born in 1854 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1925 in Kingston, Surrey County, England.

Kate’s father was Walter Ager. He was born in 1832 in Stowmarket, Suffolk County, England. He died on 3 FEB 1893 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Kate’s mother was Lucy Southgate. She was born in 1832 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. She died on 1 AUG 1887 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Kate had nine brothers and sisters, all born in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England:

Adeline E Ager (1851)
Henrietta Ager (1853)
Ernest Ager (1856)
Frederick Ager (1858)
Arthur Ager (1860)
Edith Ager (1865)
Gertrude Ager (1867)
George Ager (1870 to 1872)
George Ager (1875)

Daughters:

Elsie Ethel Kate Aldous:

Elsie was born on 27 MAR 1886 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1969 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England.

Elsie married William Hogg in 1906 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. One known child was born to this marriage, also born in Ipswich:

William Edward Hogg (1907)

William Hogg was born on 29 OCT 1883 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England. He died in 1969 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland County, England.

Olive Mabel Aldous:

Olive was born on 2 MAR 1890 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. She died on 14 JAN 1951 in Melton, Suffolk County, England.

Olive married Walter Bullock Augustus Wilks in 1908 in Whitechapel, Middlesex County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

Walter Bullock Augustus Wilks was born on 13 DEC 1873 in Islington, Middlesex County, England. He died on 29 APR 1935 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Walter had previously married Olive’s aunt, Gertrude Minnie Ager, in 1894 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. One known child was born to this marriage in Shanghai, China:

Madeline Agnes Wilks (1896)

Gertrude Minnie Ager was born in 1867 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1903 in Transvaal, South Africa.

Walter and Olive must have divorced. By 1916, they were both married to their new spouses.

Walter married Martha Dawson Skinner in 1916 in Croydon, Surrey County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage, both born in Shanghai, China:

Audrey Phyllis Wilks (1917)
Sybil Gladys Wilks (1920)

Martha Dawson Skinner was born in 1881 in Norwood, Surrey County, England. She died on 11 AUG 1932 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.

Olive married Edward Ernest Geater in 1916 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

Edward Ernest Geater was born in 1887 in Middleton, Suffolk County, England. He died on 30 SEP 1933 in Ipswich, Suffolk 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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