In 1911, Matthew hawked fish in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England. In 1939, he worked as a greengrocer selling fruits and vegetables in the larger city of Sheffield.

Matthew Aldous

Born: 29 NOV 1886 in Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Matthew James Aldous (1855 to 1928)
Mother: Maria Ann Clarkson (1857 to 1929)

First Spouse: Lucy Jane Featherstone (1884 to 1937)

Married: 2 FEB 1916 in Harthill, West Yorkshire, England

Children: None

Second Spouse: Nellie Hewitt (1902 to 1980)

Married: 1939 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England

Children: None

Died: 1956 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England

Timeline:

1891 Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England
1901 Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England
1911 Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England
1912 Death of brother, Samson
1916 Marriage to Lucy
1928 Death of father, Matthew
1929 Death of mother, Maria
1937 Death of sister, Elizabeth
1924 Kiveton Park, West Yorkshire, England
1937 Death of wife, Lucy
1939 Marriage to Nellie
1939 Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England
1941 Death of brother, Cyril
1944 Death of brother, Albert
1950 Death of brother, John
1950 Death of brother, Robert
1956 Death and Burial

Occupation: fish hawker (1911), greengrocer (1915 and 1939)

Records:

1891 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
West Yorkshire, England, Electoral Registers, 1840-1962
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variations of Surname: none

First Spouse:

Lucy Jane Featherstone:

Lucy was born in 1884 in Harthill, West Yorkshire, England. She died on 20 SEP 1937 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England.

Lucy’s father was William Featherstone. He was born in 1848 in Harthill, West Yorkshire, England. He died in 1907 in Harthill, West Yorkshire, England.

Lucy’s mother was Jane Storey. She was born in 1851 in Harthill, West Yorkshire, England. She died in 1911 in Harthill, West Yorkshire, England.

Lucy had ten brothers and sisters, all the children were born in Harthill:

William Featherstone (1873)
Harry Featherstone (1874)
Thomas Featherstone (1876)
Lillian Featherstone (1880)
Florence Featherstone (1882)
Bertram Featherstone (1887)
Sydney Featherstone (1890)
Robert Featherstone (1892)
Annie E Featherstone (1894)
Clarice Featherstone (1897)

Second Spouse:

Nellie Hewitt:

Nellie was born on 13 SEP 1902 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England. She died in 1980 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England.

Nellie’s father was Frederick Hewitt. He was born in 1864 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England. He died in 1934 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England.

Nellie’s mother was Emma Sharman. She was born on 14 JUL 1865 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England. She died in 1947 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England.

Nellie had seven brothers and sisters, all the children were born in Sheffield:

Emily Hewitt (1887)
Percy Hewitt (1888)
Frederick Hewitt (1891)
Harry Hewitt (1895)
Francis Hewitt (1897)
Albert Hewitt (1899)
Mabel Hewitt (1905)

Nellie had previously married a man named Percy Gray in 1918 in Ecclesall Bierlow, West Yorkshire, England. I have no information on Percy. One known child was born to this marriage:

Iris Edith Gray:

Iris was born on 22 NOV 1924 in Ecclesall Bierlow, West Yorkshire, England. She died on 11 AUG 1978 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England.

Iris married Frederick William Muddiman in 1943 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

Frederick William Muddiman was born on 6 FEB 1922 in Ecclesall Bierlow, West Yorkshire, England. He died in 1998 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

I do not know when Iris and Frederick divorced. They both remarried in 1960 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England.

Frederick married a woman named Lois M Muddiman. I do not know if this is a maiden name or a married name. I could not find a birth record for Lois M Muddiman in England.

Iris married Walter Godfrey Smith. He was born on 3 JAN 1917 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England. He died in 1991 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England.

Walter had married Connie Wilkinson in 1939 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England. I do not know if any children were born to this marriage.

Connie Wilkinson was born on 29 AUG 1917 in Ecclesall Bierlow, West Yorkshire, England. She died in 1958 in Sheffield, West Yorkshire, 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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