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From Abraham’s Last Will and Testament, I discovered that he was called a yeoman. That meant that Abraham was a freeholder who owned and farmed the land. Abraham Aldous Born: […]

William and his first wife, Lilian, divorced before 1948. That year William married his second wife, Henrietta. Lilian did not remarry until 1971. Her second husband was Goliath David Bayliss. […]

William first appeared on the 1911 England census with his parents in Westhall, Suffolk County, England.  The next time I found him was when he died 73 years later. William […]

In 1891, William opened a butcher shop located on Primrose Hill Road in Blackwell, Derbyshire County, England. His business was located next to the now-defunct Blackwell Hotel on Alfreton Road. […]

In 1911, William operated a livery stable in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. This was where people would take their horses to be stabled and pay a weekly or monthly fee. […]

In 1915, William died aboard the Hospital Ship “Andania” from a condition called peritonitis. This may have been caused by a bacterial infection or an injury sustained to his abdomen. […]

William never married. In the late 19th century, he would have been considered a “confirmed bachelor”. In 1911, he lived with his mother and worked on a farm. In 1939, […]

In 1858, Elizabeth’s mother, Keziah Sharman, married Alfred Marsh. In 1866, Elizabeth’s mother-in-law, Betsey Parker, married Charles Marsh. I discovered that Alfred and Charles were brothers.  What a small world! […]

The 1881 England census shows that William farmed 174 acres outside of Westhall, Suffolk County, England. The farmhouse was called Moat Farm and was located about a mile northwest of […]

Rosa’s father had a total of 16 children. Yet, there were three other children on the 1891 England census that I do not believe were John and Fanny’s. William Aldous […]