Neuve is a very unique and rare given name. It is the French word for “new”. Neuve’s mother may have chosen this name for their first child after traveling to Quebec, Canada in 1907.

Frederick Aldous

Born: 12 MAY 1914 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England

Father: George Aldous (1877 to 1963)
Mother: Eliza Ann Pratt (1878 to 1945)

Spouse: Neuve Irene Ivy French (1915 to 2008)

Married: 1936 in Willesden, Middlesex County, England

Children:

Nora M Aldous (1938 to Unknown/Still Living)
Doreen Aldous (1942 to Unknown/Still Living)
Donald F Aldous (1947 to Unknown/Still Living)
Keith W Aldous (1952 to Unknown/Still Living)

Died: 1988 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England

Timeline:

1924 Death of brother, Jeffrey
1936 Marriage to Neuve
1938 Birth of daughter, Nora
1939 Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England
1942 Birth of daughter, Doreen
1945 Death of mother, Eliza
1947 Birth of son, Donald
1952 Birth of son, Keith
1963 Death of father, George
1968 Death of brother, George
1979 Death of sister, Edith
1988 Death and Burial

Occupation: cowman on a farm

Records:

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:

Neuve Irene Ivy French:

Neuve was born on 21 MAR 1915 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire County, England. She died in 2008 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England.

Neuve’s father was Alfred French. He was born in 1884 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire County, England. He died in 1927 in Ware, Hertfordshire County, England.

Neuve’s mother was Nellie Lizzie Haggar. She was born on 12 FEB 1889 in Sandon, Hertfordshire County, England. She died on 7 MAR 1961 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire County, England.

Neuve had six brothers and sisters, all born in Hitchin:

Albert H G French (1916)
Nora Winifred French (1920)
Rex French (1922 to 1922)
Roy French (1922 to 1927)
Ernest T French (1926 to 1927)
Gertrude Marie French (1927)

The Name of Neuve:

Neuve is very unique and rare. As I searched the internet, I could find no one else with this given name. I did find out that neuve is the French word for “new”.

In 1907, when Lizzie was 18 years old, she traveled to Quebec, Canada, for employment. Quebec French is the predominant language spoken in this city on the St Lawrence River.

It could be assumed that Lizzie heard this word used in conversation. And, as Neuve was their first child, Lizzie may have chosen this beautiful sounding name to celebrate their first child’s birth.

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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