John Aldous lived in Blofield, Norfolk County, England for over 50 years. When his wife died in 1881, he went to live with his oldest son, John.

John Aldous

Born: 1799 in Denham St John, Suffolk County, England

Father: William Aldous (1767 to 1852)
Mother: Jane Mills (1774 to 1848)

Spouse: Martha Tunmore (1802 to 1881)

Married: 28 JAN 1824 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England

Children:

John Aldiss (1825 to 1886)
Sarah Aldous (1827 to 1906)
William Aldous (1829 to Unknown)
James Aldous (1832 to 1885)
Edward Aldis (1834 to 1890)
Jane Aldous (1836 to Unknown)
Hannah Aldous (1837 to 1844)
Mary Aldous (1840 to 1921)
Jeffery Aldous (1849 to 2 JAN 1898)

Died: 1887 in North Walsham, Norfolk County, England

Timeline:

1824 Marriage to Martha
1824 Birth of son, John
1826 Birth of daughter, Sarah
1829 Birth of son, William
1832 Birth of son, James
1834 Birth of son, Edward
1836 Birth of daughter, Jane
1837 Birth of daughter, Hannah
1840 Birth of daughter, Mary
1841 Blofield, Norfolk County, England
1843 Death of sister, Hannah
1844 Death of daughter, Hannah
1848 Death of mother, Jane
1849 Birth of son, Jeffery
1851 Blofield, Norfolk County, England
1852 Death of father, William
1860 Death of sister, Jane
1861 Blofield, Norfolk County, England
1871 Blofield, Norfolk County, England
1878 Death of sister, Martha
1879 Death of brother, William
1881 Blofield, Norfolk County, England
1881 Death of wife, Martha
1885 Death of son, James
1886 Death of brother, Geoffrey
1886 Death of son, John
1887 Death and Burial

Occupation: agricultural laborer

Records:

1841 to 1881 England Census Records
Norfolk, England, Bishop’s Transcripts, 1685-1941
England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

Variations of Surname: Aldis, Aldiss

John’s death record and several of the children’s baptism records listed the surname variations of Aldis and Aldiss. Yet, I did not change John’s surname. The reason for this decision was that most of the documents still showed the surname as Aldous.

I did change the surnames for his sons, John and Edward:

The surname of Aldiss appeared on John’s second marriage in 1878. He used this surname until he died in 1886.

The surname of Aldis appeared on Edward’s military record of 1857. He used this surname until he died in 1890.

Spouse:

Martha Tunmore:

Martha was born in 1802 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1881 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England.

Martha’s father was John Tunmore. He was born in 1769 in Braydeston, Norfolk County, England. He died in 1838 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England.

Martha’s mother was Sarah Colby. She was born in 1778 in Neatishead, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1860 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England.

Martha had seven brothers and sisters:

Elizabeth Tunmore (1795)
Emily Tunmore (1796)
James Tunmore (1799 to 1803)
Ann Tunmore (1801)
David Tunmore (1804) twin brother
James Tunmore (1804) twin brother
Sarah Tunmore (1806)

Daughters:

Sarah Aldous:

Sarah was born in 1826 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1906 in Ely St Mary, Cambridgeshire County, England.

Sarah married Henry Chapman in 1845 in Ely St Mary, Cambridgeshire County, England. Six known children were born to this marriage:

Sarah Chapman (1847)
Jane Chapman (1850)
Alfred Chapman (1856)
William Chapman (1858)
George Chapman (1861)
Elizabeth Chapman (1865)

Henry Chapman was born in 1825 in Ely St Mary, Cambridgeshire County, England. He died in 1869 in Ely St Mary, Cambridgeshire County, England. Henry was 44 years old when he died.

After Henry’s death, Sarah married Francis Hitch in 1873 in Ely St Mary, Cambridgeshire County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

Francis Hitch was born in 1826 in Ely St Mary, Cambridgeshire County, England. He died in 1909 in Ely St Mary, Cambridgeshire County, England.

Jane Aldous:

Jane was born in 1836 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England. I do not know if she married or when she died.

Jane appears on the England census records for 1861, 1871, and 1881. She was working as a domestic servant. Jane remained unmarried at the age of 45 years old.

Hannah Aldous:

Hannah was born in 1837 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England. She died seven years later in 1844 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England.

Mary Aldous:

Mary was born in 1840 in Blofield, Norfolk County, England. She died in 1921 in Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire County, England.

Mary married Frederick Glennerster on 22 MAR 1866 At Christ Church in the parish of St Marylebone, Middlesex County, England. Eight known children were born to this marriage. All the children were born in Paddington, Middlesex County England except the youngest.

George Glennerster (1864)
Frederick Glennerster (1866)
James Glennerster (1868 to 1869)
Ernest Glennerster (1870)
John Glennerster (1873)
William Glennerster (1875)
Walter Septimus Glennerster (1877)
Arthur Octavius Glennerster (1881 Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire)

Frederick Glennerster was born on 20 JUL 1841 in Marylebone, Middlesex County, England. He died on 5 AUG 1908 in Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire County, England.

The Glennerster surname could be a variant of Gleneste, as explained on the Surname Database.

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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