In England, farms did not have road numbers, they were named. The 1901 census shows that Henry lived on the Valley Farm. In 1911, the family lived on the Ward Spring Farm.

Henry Aldous

Born: 25 AUG 1854 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Father: William Aldous (1830 to 1905)
Mother: Mary Ann Hammond (1832 to 1919)

Spouse: Mary Ann Stannard (1859 to 1947)

Married: 1886 in Westhall, Suffolk County, England

Children:

Henry Percy Aldous (1887 to 3 MAR 1909)
Evelyn Albert Aldous (18 APR 1889 to 3 JAN 1933)
Hilda Mary Ann Aldous (22 JAN 1891 to 20 APR 1968)
Horace William Aldous (30 APR 1893 to 9 JUL 1958)
Ethel Maud Aldous (26 JAN 1896 to 1995)

Died: 1940 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England

Timeline:

1861 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1871 Debenham, Suffolk County, England
1881 Westhall, Suffolk County, England
1886 Marriage to Mary Ann
1887 Birth of son, Henry
1889 Birth of son, Evelyn
1891 Birth of daughter, Hilda
1891 Westhall, Suffolk County, England
1893 Birth of son, Horace
1896 Birth of daughter, Ethel
1901 Brundish, Suffolk County, England
1905 Death of father, William
1905 Death of brother, Edward
1909 Death of son, Henry
1911 Sternfield, Suffolk County, England
1912 Sternfield, Suffolk County, England
1919 Death of mother, Mary Ann
1933 Death of son, Evelyn
1939 Sternfield, Suffolk County, England
1940 Death and Burial

Occupation: farmer

Records:

1861 to 1911 England Census Records
1911 England Census Summary Books
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
The UK, City and County Directories, 1766 – 1946
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Mary Ann Stannard:

Mary Ann was born on 31 JUL 1859 in Worlingworth, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1947 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Mary Ann’s father was Horace Stannard. He was born in 1835 in South Elmham St James, Suffolk County, England. He died on 29 FEB 1916 in Sibton, Suffolk County, England.

Mary Ann’s mother was Sarah Moulton. She was born in 1833 in Knodishall, Suffolk County, England. She died on 18 AUG 1914 in Sibton, Suffolk County, England.

Mary Ann had six brothers and sisters. Horace was born in Worlingworth. The rest of the children were born in Darsham, Suffolk County, England.

Horace William Stannard (1861)
Louisa Stannard (1863)
Anna M Stannard (1865)
Thomas Stannard (1868)
Lydia Stannard (1871)
Agnes Stannard (1873)

Daughters:

Hilda Mary Ann Aldous:

Hilda was born on 22 JAN 1891 in Westhall, Suffolk County, England. She died on 20 APR 1968 in Combs, Suffolk County, England.

Hilda married Walter J Cracknell in 1922 in Tendring, Essex County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Percy W J Cracknell (1923)

Walter J Cracknell was born on 14 SEP 1886 in Stratford, Essex County, England. He died in 1958 in Combs, Suffolk County, England.

Ethel Maud Aldous:

Ethel was born on 26 JAN 1896 in Brundish, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1995 in Chelmsford, Essex County, England.

Ethel married Percy Arthur Bloomfield in 1921 in Knodishall, Suffolk County, England. Three known children were born to this marriage.
The oldest child was born in Knodishall. The other children were born in Chelmsford.

Douglas P Bloomfield (1922)
Molly J Bloomfield (1933)
David J Bloomfield (1939)

Percy Arthur Bloomfield was born on 7 FEB 1894 in Knodishall, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1993 in Chelmsford, Essex 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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