Frederick’s first wife, Eva, died in 1923 when she was only 36 years old. Frederick married his second wife, Katie, in 1936 when he was 55 years old.

Frederick Aldous

Born: 16 AUG 1881 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Father: Frederick Aldous (1857 to 1931)
Mother: Elizabeth Flatt (1861 to 1884)

First Spouse: Eva Clutten (1887 to 1923)

Married: 15 NOV 1919 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England

Child:

Frederick William Aldous (3 OCT 1920 to 28 MAR 1998)

Second Spouse: Katie Elizabeth Fairhead (1889 to 1968)

Married: 1936 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England

Children: None

Died: 1955 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England

Timeline:

1884 Death of mother, Elizabeth
1891 Mundham, Norfolk County, England
1901 Colchester, Essex County, England
1911 Thwaite St Mary, Norfolk County, England
1915 Death of brother, William
1919 Marriage to Eva
1920 Birth of son, Frederick
1923 Death of wife, Eva
1931 Death of father, Frederick
1936 Marriage to Katie
1939 Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England
1955 Death and Burial

Occupation: agricultural laborer (1911), general laborer (1939)

Records:

1891 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Norfolk, England, Bishop’s Transcripts, 1685-1941
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variations of Surname: None

First Spouse:

Eva Clutten:

Eva was born on 17 AUG 1887 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1923 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England.

Eva’s father was William Frederick Clutten. He was born in 1852 in Bungay, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1923 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England.

Eva’s mother was Eliza Finch. She was born on 17 MAR 1855 in Dickleburgh, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1948 in Gorleston, Suffolk County, England.

Eva had seven brothers and sisters. The four oldest were born in Bungay, the three youngest were born in Ditchingham:

Harry Clutten (1879)
Frederick Clutten (1880)
Annie Clutten (1882)
Allen Clutten (1884)
Agnes Eliza Clutten (1886)
James George Clutten (1889)
William Clutten (1893)

Eva had previously married Augustus George Williams on 28 Mar 1910 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage, both born in Ditchingham:

Augustus A Williams (1911)
Ivy Williams (1914)

Augustus George Williams was born in 1886 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England. He died on 25 OCT 1914 in France fighting in World War I.

Second Spouse:

Katie Elizabeth Fairhead:

Katie was born on 22 AUG 1889 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1968 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England.

Katie’s father was Alfred Fairhead. He was born in 1857 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England. He died in 1919 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Katie’s mother was Louisa Jackson. She was born in 1857 in Bungay, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1931 in Ditchingham, Norfolk County, England.

Katie had four brothers and sisters, all born in Ditchingham:

Albert Edward Fairhead (1886)
Henry Ernest Fairhead (1887)
Anna Jane Fairhead (1888)
Daniel Dennis Fairhead (1891)

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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