After John died in 1915, Ellen gave birth to a child in 1918 whose father is unknown. She lived in Walton, a suburb of Felixstowe, Suffolk County, England with this son. Her older two sons, Frederick and Arthur, lived within a quarter-mile of her house.

John Aldous

Born: 1865 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Father: James Aldous (1840 to 1916)
Mother: Caroline Smith (1839 to 1919)

Spouse: Ellen Pretty (1875 to 1950)

Married: 1900 in Walton, Suffolk County, England

Children:

Frederick Arthur Aldous (17 JUN 1903 to 1979)
Albert Edward Aldous (30 AUG 1905 to 15 JAN 1972)
Gladys Mabel Aldous (1909 to Unknown)

Died: 1915 in Walton, Suffolk County, England

Timeline:

1871 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1881 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1894 Death of sister, Fanny
1900 Marriage to Ellen
1901 Walton, Suffolk County, England
1903 Birth of son, Frederick
1905 Birth of son, Albert
1909 Birth of daughter, Gladys
1911 Walton, Suffolk County, England
1915 Death and Burial

Occupation: agricultural laborer, bricklayer’s laborer

Records:

1871, 1881, 1901, and 1911 England Census Records
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

Variations of Surname: none

Spouse:

Ellen Pretty:

Ellen was born on 19 JAN 1875 in Hoxne, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1950 in Felixstowe, Suffolk County, England.

Ellen’s father was Charles Pretty. He was born in 1852 in Hoxne, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1915 in Trimley St Martin, Suffolk County, England.

Ellen’s mother was Emma Harriet Jeffries. She was born in 1850 in Syleham, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1918 in Trimley St Martin, Suffolk County, England.

Ellen had eight brothers and sisters. The oldest children were born in Weybread, Suffolk County, England. The youngest child was born in Trimley St Martin.

Albert Pretty (1872)
Emma E Pretty (1877)
George William Pretty (1879)
Arthur E Pretty (1885)
Harry Sidney Pretty (1888)
Charles Pretty (1890)
Bertie Ernest Pretty (1894)
Mabel Edith Pretty (1896)

After John died, Ellen gave birth to one child whose father is unknown:

Arthur Stanley Aldous was born on 21 JUL 1918 in Felixstowe, Suffolk County, England. He died on 20 APR 2006 in Felixstowe, Suffolk County, England.

Daughter:

Gladys Mabel Aldous:

Gladys was born in 1909 in Walton, Suffolk County, England. I do not know if she married or when she died.

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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