In 1911, Frederick worked as a cowman on a farm in Covehithe, Suffolk County, England. By 1939, the family had moved to Westhall, another farming community.

Frederick Robert Aldous

Born: 21 FEB 1881 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Father: James Aldous (1840 to 1916)
Mother: Caroline Smith (1839 to 1919)

Spouse: Elsie Anna Eade (1891 to 1944)

Married: 1911 in Westhall, Suffolk County, England

Children:

Frederick James Aldous (13 JUL 1911 to 1982)
Rose Mary Aldous (4 JUL 1914 to 1987)
Una May Aldous (15 JAN 1916 to 1999)

Died: 13 FEB 1965 in Halesworth, Suffolk County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1881 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1891 Debenham, Suffolk County, England
1894 Death of sister, Fanny
1901 Debenham, Suffolk County, England
1911 Marriage to Elsie
1911 Covehithe, Suffolk County, England
1911 Birth of son, Frederick
1914 Birth of daughter, Rose
1915 Death of brother, John
1916 Birth of daughter, Una
1916 Death of father, James
1919 Death of mother, Caroline
1929 Death of brother, William
1929 Death of brother, Edward
1936 Death of brother, James
1939 Westhall, Suffolk County, England
1944 Death of wife, Elsie
1945 Death of sister, Edith
1947 Death of sister, Alice
1965 Death and Burial

Occupation: a cowman on a farm (1911), agricultural laborer (1939)

Records:

1881 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:

Elsie Anna Eade:

Elsie was born on 27 FEB 1891 in Uggeshall, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1944 in Halesworth, Suffolk County, England.

Elsie’s father was William John Eade. He was born in 1858 in Uggeshall, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1928 in Leiston, Suffolk County, England.

Elsie’s mother was Sarah Ann Dimmock. She was born in 1861 in Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset County, England. She died on 22 FEB 1926 in Leiston, Suffolk County, England.

Elsie had one sister and one brother, both born in Uggeshall:

Una Eade (1885)
William Dimmock Eade (1887)

Daughters:

Rose Mary Aldous:

Rose was born on 4 JUL 1914 in Westhall, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1987 in Margaretting Tye, Essex County, England.

Rose married William James Reynolds in 1936 in Westhall, Suffolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage, both born in Margaretting Tye:

James M Reynolds (1937)
Daphne R Reynolds (1943)

William James Reynolds was born on 21 AUG 1907 in Stock, Essex County, England. He died in 1984 in Margaretting Tye, Essex County, England.

Una May Aldous:

Una was born on 15 JAN 1916 in Halesworth, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1999 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Una married Ernest Jesse Moss in 1938 in Southwold, Suffolk County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Keith A Moss (1940)

Ernest Jesse Moss was born on 7 APR 1912 in Southwold, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1998 in Southwold, 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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