In 1891, George’s father bought the Railway Inn located in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. After Jeffery died in 1898, George helped his mother at the pub.  Sarah sold the business before the 1911 England census was enumerated.

George Aldous

Born: 6 NOV 1877 in Frensham, Surrey County, England

Father: Jeffery Aldous (1849 to 1898)
Mother: Sarah Archer (1854 to 1933)

Spouse: Eliza Ann Pratt (1878 to 1945)

Married: 16 JAN 1901 at St James Church in Holloway, Islington, Middlesex County, England

Children:

George William Aldous (29 JUN 1901 to 26 JAN 1968)
Edith Emily Aldous (21 SEP 1903 to 16 JUL 1979)
Jeffrey Aldous (1907 to 1908)
Jeffrey Aldous (1909 to 1924)
Elsie Aldous (2 OCT 1911 to 1982)
Frederick Aldous (12 MAY 1914 to 1988)

Died: 17 MAR 1963 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1881 Frensham, Surrey County, England
1891 Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England
1898 Death of father, Jeffery
1901 Marriage to Eliza
1901 Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England
1901 Birth of son, George
1903 Birth of daughter, Edith
1907 Birth of son, Jeffrey
1908 Death of son, Jeffrey
1909 Birth of son, Jeffrey
1911 Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England
1911 Birth of daughter, Elsie
1914 Birth of son, Frederick
1924 Death of son, Jeffrey
1933 Death of mother, Sarah
1939 Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England
1945 Death of wife, Eliza
1948 Death of brother, William
1963 Death and Burial

Occupation: barman (1901), school furnisher’s packer (1911), woodworking factory laborer (1939)

Records:

1881 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: none

The Railway Inn:

In 1891, George’s father bought the Railway Inn located in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England. The 1901 England census shows that George worked at the pub as a barman. His mother, Sarah, sold the business before the 1911 England census was enumerated.

Spouse:

Eliza Ann Pratt:

Eliza was born on 9 NOV 1878 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England. She died in 1945 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England.

Eliza’s father was William Pratt. He was born in 1852 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England. He died in 1925 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England.

Eliza’s mother was Emily Harwood. She was born in 1851 in Weston, Hertfordshire County, England. She died in 1907 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England.

Eliza had one sister, also born in Stevenage:

Emily Mary Pratt (1877)

Daughters:

Edith Emily Aldous:

Edith was born on 21 SEP 1903 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England. She died on 16 JUL 1979 in St Albans, Hertfordshire County, England.

Edith married John Herbert Nash in 1926 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

John Herbert Nash was born on 27 JUN 1905 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire County, England. He died on 3 OCT 1954 in Luton, Bedfordshire County, England.

Edith’s Probate Record:

John’s Probate Record:

Elsie Aldous:

Elsie was born on 2 OCT 1911 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England. She died in 1982 in Lowestoft, Suffolk County, England.

Elsie married Edwin George Wheeler in 1938 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Ralph E Wheeler (1941 to 2012)

Edwin George Wheeler was born on 13 MAY 1914 in Edmonton, Middlesex County, England. He died in 1994 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire County, England.

Notes on Elsie:

The 1939 England and Wales Register listed Elsie’s full date of birth as 2 OCT 1911.

I then searched the England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005. Using Elsie’s full birth date, I discovered that she died in the Waveney Registration District in Suffolk County, England.

I am not sure why she died in Suffolk County, England. It could be that Elsie and Edwin were visiting a friend or relative. They could have gone to Lowestoft for a vacation.

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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