In 1911, George worked as a dock laborer in East Ham, Essex, England. By 1939, he was working as a tool and die maker in Hendon, Middlesex, England.

George Howard Aldous

Born: 12 SEP 1890 in Mile End Old Town, London, England

Father: Jeffery Aldous (1842 to 1911)
Mother: Isabella Jane Howard (1848 to 1915)

Spouse: Nellie Elizabeth Florence Ongley (1898 to 1981)

Married: 1923 in St Pancras, Middlesex County, England

Child:

Joy Elizabeth Margaret Aldous (12 DEC 1928 to 26 FEB 2009)

Died: 29 SEP 1957 in Edgware, Middlesex County, England

Probate:

Timeline:

1891 Mile End Old Town, London, England
1901 Mile End Old Town, London, England
1902 Death of sister, Amy
1909 Death of brother, Edward
1911 Death of father, Jeffery
1911 East Ham, Essex County, England
1915 Death of mother, Isabella
1917 Enlisted in the British Army (discharged 1919)
1923 Marriage to Nellie
1928 Birth of daughter, Joy
1933 Edgware, Middlesex County, England
1939 Edgware, Middlesex County, England
1951 Edgware, Middlesex County, England
1957 Death and Burial

Occupation: dockworker (1911), press toolmaker (1939)

Records:

1891 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Nellie Elizabeth Florence Ongley:

Nellie was born on 12 AUG 1898 in Plumstead, Kent County, England. She died on 27 MAR 1981 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire County, England.

Nellie’s father was Ernest George Ongley. He was born in 1867 in Plumstead, Kent County, England. He died in 1919 in Woolwich, London, England.

Nellie’s mother was Elizabeth Mary Jane Gibson. She was born in 1857 in Woolwich, Kent County, England. She died in 1936 in East Wickham, Kent County, England.

Nellie had one brother, also born in Plumstead:

Frederick Ernest Thomas Ongley (1897)

Daughter:

Joy Elizabeth Margaret Aldous:

Joy was born on 12 DEC 1928 in Hendon, Middlesex County, England. She died on 26 FEB 2009 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire County, England.

Joy married Kenneth W Jay in 1960 in Edgware, Middlesex County, England. Three known children were born to this marriage:

Susan E Jay (1961)
Linda C Jay (1963)
Colin S Jay (1965)

Kenneth W Jay was born in 1929 in Islington, Middlesex County, England. I could not find a death record. He may still be living.

Joy and Kenneth divorced.

Joy then married Clifford George Pearce in 1978 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

Clifford George Pearce was born on 11 APR 1924 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire County, England. He died in 2000 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire County, England.

Clifford had been married twice before:

In 1949, he married Doreen Keen.

Doreen Keen was born in 1928 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire County, England. I could not find a death record. She may still be living.

In 1955, Doreen married Daniel George Rigozzi. He was born on 28 JUN 1929 in Camberwell, Surrey County, England. He died in 2006 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire County, England.

In 1955, he married Joyce Margaret Baker.

Joyce Margaret Baker was born on 10 JUL 1935 in Kensington, Middlesex County, England. She died on 17 MAR 2011 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire County, England.

Joyce retained her married name of Pearce.

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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