In 1946, Frederick’s first wife, Nora, died at the young age of 32 years old. He married his second wife, Grace, in 1949. She lived to be 82 years old.

Frederick William Aldous

Born: 22 AUG 1906 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

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

First Spouse: Nora K Archer (1914 to 1946)

Married: 1936 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Child:

Brian J Aldous (1937 to Unknown/Still Living)

Second Spouse: Grace Eleanor N Denny (1924 to 2006)

Married:  1949 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Child:

Keith W Aldous (1951 to Unknown/Still Living)

Died: 1985 in Old Newton, Suffolk County, England

Burial: Old Newton Cemetery

Timeline:

1911 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1936 Marriage to Nora
1937 Birth of son, Brian
1939 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1946 Death of wife, Nora
1948 Death of father, William
1949 Marriage to Grace
1951 Birth of son, Keith
1963 Death of mother, Elizabeth
1977 Death of sister, Annie
1985 Death and Burial

Occupation: a horseman on a farm (1939)

Records:

1911 England Census Record
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

Variations of Surname: None

First Spouse:

Nora K Archer:

Nora was born on 29 APR 1914 in Athelington, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1946 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Nora’s father was Frederick Joseph Archer. He was born on 23 JUL 1886 in Southolt, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1956 in Worlingworth, Suffolk County, England.

Nora’s mother was Florrie Clayton. She was born on 1 NOV 1891 in Worlingworth, Suffolk County, England. She died on 14 FEB 1969 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Nora had two known siblings, both born in Athelington, Suffolk County, England:

Ivy Eliza Archer (1910)
Frederick Joseph Archer (1912)

Second Spouse:

Grace Eleanor Norma Denny:

Grace was born on 29 MAY 1924 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 2006 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, England.

Grace’s father was Sydney Denny. He was born on 23 SEP 1898 in Helmingham, Suffolk County, England. He died on 9 OCT 1959 in Old Newton, Suffolk County, England.

Grace’s mother was Gertrude Eleanor Betts. She was born on 22 MAY 1899 in St Pancras, London, England. She died in 1946 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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