Ernest traveled over 200 miles northwestward from Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England to the ancient parish of Otley in North Riding, Yorkshire, England. In 1931, he married Sarah at the All Saints Church in that parish.

Ernest James Aldous

Born: 16 APR 1908 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

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

Spouse: Sarah Silvester (1908 to 2003)

Married: 17 Oct 1931 in Otley, West Yorkshire, England

Children:

John R Aldous (1933 to Unknown/Still Living)
Paul D Aldous (1940 to Unknown/Still Living)

Died: 1993 in Wigginton, North Yorkshire, England

Timeline:

1911 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1918 Death of step-brother, John Whitton
1931 Arthington, West Yorkshire, England
1931 Marriage to Sarah
1933 Birth of son, John
1933 Bramhope, West Yorkshire, England
1939 Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England
1940 Birth of son, Paul
1948 Death of father, William
1955 Barkston Ash, West Yorkshire, England
1963 Death of mother, Elizabeth
1977 Death of sister, Annie
1985 Death of brother, Frederick
1991 Death of sister, Ivy
1993 Death and Burial

Occupation: farm laborer, farmer

Records:

1911 England Census Record
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935
West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variations of Surname: None

Spouse:

Sarah Silvester:

Sarah was born on 6 AUG 1908 in Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire, England. She died in 2003 in Wigginton, North Yorkshire, England.

Sarah’s father was William Silvester. He was born in 1870 in Great Bridge, Staffordshire County, England. He died on 15 SEP 1909 in Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire, England.

Sarah’s mother was Ann Jane E Murray. She was born on9 AUG 1869 in Harrington, Cumberland County, England. She died in 1952 in Alne, North Yorkshire, England.

Sarah had three brothers and sisters, all born in Harrington, Cumberland County, England:

William Silvester (1903)
John Silvester (1905)
Mary Silvester (1905)

Notes on Ernest:

Ernest preferred to use his middle name of James. This is shown on census records and electoral registers.

When Ernest was in his early twenties, he decided to make a journey northwestwards. He traveled over 200 miles from Bedingfield in Suffolk County, England to the town of Otley in North Yorkshire, England.

In 1931, Ernest was living in Arthington, West Yorkshire, England. This parish lies five miles east of the ancient parish town of Otley.

It was also in 1931, that Ernest married Sarah at the All Saints Church in Otley. Her brother, John, witnessed the ceremony.

The West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962 and 1939 England and Wales Register show the family movements for the years after James and Sarah married:

1933 Moorlands Cottage in the parish of Bramhope

1939 Primrose Cottage in the parish of Burley in Wharfedale

1939 England and Wales Register

1945 Primrose Cottage in the parish of Burley in Wharfedale

Surname listed as Aldons on Electoral Register.

1955 One Council Houses in the parish of Bolton Percy

Their son, John, is listed on this electoral register.

In 1993, the year Ernest died, the family was living in Wigginton. This parish lies five miles north of the ancient city of York. The 2003 electoral register for Sarah shows that she still resided in that parish. That was also the year of her death at the age of 95 years old.

Here is a Google Map entry showing their movements from Bramhope to Burley in Wharfedale to Bolton Percy to Wigginton.

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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