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!

William Aldous

Born: 1865 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Father: Charles Aldous (1821 to 1903)
Mother: Ann Sparrow (1825 to 1906)

Spouse: Elizabeth Jaye (1878 to 1963)

Married: 1902 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

Children:

Ivy Aldous (15 JUN 1903 to 1991)
Annie Aldous (18 NOV 1904 to 1977)
Charles William Aldous (22 AUG 1906 to 2001)
Frederick William Aldous (22 AUG 1906 to 1 MAR 1985)
Ernest James Aldous (16 APR 1908 to 1993)
Edward George Aldous (1 MAY 1910 to 25 JAN 1995)

Died: 1948 in Deben Registration District, Suffolk, England

Deben was a Registration District with 53 Civil Parishes from 1935 to 1974. I do not know which parish they lived in at the time of William’s death.

Timeline:

1871 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1881 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1891 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1900 Death of sister, Harriet
1901 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1902 Marriage to Elizabeth
1903 Birth of daughter, Ivy
1903 Death of father, Charles
1904 Death of brother, Charles
1904 Birth of daughter, Annie
1906 Death of mother, Ann
1906 Birth of twin sons, Charles and Frederick
1908 Birth of son, Ernest
1910 Birth of son, Edward
1911 Death of sister, Emily
1911 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1926 Death of sister, Caroline
1931 Death of brother, Frederick
1939 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1948 Death and Burial

Occupation: agricultural laborer

Records:

1871 to 1911 England Census Records
1939 England and Wales Register
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variations of Surname: none

Daughters:

Ivy Aldous:

Ivy was born on 15 JUN 1903 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1991 in Deben Registration District, Suffolk County, England.

Deben was a Registration District with 82 Civil Parishes from 1974 to 2010. I do not know which parish Ivy lived in at the time of her death.

Ivy married Alec Henry Whatling in 1943 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. I do not know if or how many children were born to this marriage.

Alec Henry Whatling was born on 14 SEP 1906 in Wilby, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1990 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.

Annie Aldous:

Annie was born on 18 NOV 1904 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1977 in Poole, Dorset County, England.

Annie married Clarence Evelyn Clarke in 1929 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. Three known children were born to this marriage, all were born in Dorset County, England.

Michael W E Clarke (1929 Bournemouth)
David A Clarke (1930 Poole)
Peter J Clarke (1933 Poole)

Clarence Evelyn Clarke was born on 10 AUG 1900 in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire County, England. He died on 14 DEC 1967 in Poole, Dorset County, England.

Spouse:

Elizabeth Jaye:

Elizabeth was born on 11 MAY 1878 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1963 in Deben Registration District, Suffolk, England.

Deben was a Registration District with 53 Civil Parishes from 1935 to 1974. I do not know which parish Elizabeth lived in at the time of her death.

Elizabeth’s father was John Jaye. He was born in 1850 at the Hoxne Union Workhouse in Stradbroke, Suffolk County, England. I do not know when John died.

Elizabeth’s mother was Keziah Sharman. She was born in 1842 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1903 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England.

Elizabeth Jaye’s Mother:

Keziah Sharman had previously married Alfred Marsh in 1858 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England. Nine known children were born to this marriage:

Emily Marsh (1859)
Ellen Marsh (1860)
Walter Marsh (1864)
Alice Marsh (1866)
Robert Marsh (1868)
Arthur Marsh (1869)
John Marsh (1870)
George Marsh (1872)
Florence Marsh (1875)

Alfred Marsh was born in 1834 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1874 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England.

Elizabeth Jayes’s Father:

After Keziah died, John Jaye married a widow, Elizabeth Parker Marsh Crisp, in 1904 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England. John was 64 years old. Elizabeth was 63 years old.

Elizabeth went by the nickname of Betsey. This name was used on census and marriage records.

John Jaye’s Second Wife:

Elizabeth Parker:

Elizabeth was born in 1841 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1920 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England.

Elizabeth’s father was Edward Parker. He was born in 1811 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. I do not know when he died. The 1851 England census listed his wife’s marital status as widowed.

Elizabeth’s mother was Mary Ann Hammond. She was born in 1814 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. Mary Ann appeared on the 1861 England census with her two youngest sons. She was 47 years old at that time. She may have remarried. I do not know when she died.

Elizabeth had six known brothers and sisters:

Mary Parker (1834)
Sarah Ann Parker (1836)
William Parker (1838)
Ann Maria Parker (1843)
John Parker (1846)
James Parker (1850)

Elizabeth had one child out of wedlock:

William Parker was born in 1864 in Stradbroke, Suffolk County, England. Elizabeth may have given birth at the Hoxne Union Workhouse located in the parish of Stradbroke.

Elizabeth Parker’s Marriages:

Elizabeth had first married Charles Marsh in 1866 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage, both in Suffolk County, England.

Jane Marsh (1866 Bedingfield)
Emma Marsh (1868 Monk Soham)

Charles Marsh was born in 1837 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1870 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England.

Elizabeth next married Peter Crisp in 1871 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England. Two known children were born to this marriage, both were born in Monk Soham.

Edward Crisp (1872)
John Crisp (1877)

Peter Crisp was born in 1827 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1903 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England.

After Peter died, Elizabeth married John Jaye in 1904 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

The Marsh Connection:

In 1858, Elizabeth’s mother, Keziah Sharman, had married Alfred Marsh. In 1866, Elizabeth’s mother-in-law, Betsey Parker, had married her first husband, Charles Marsh.

Alfred and Charles were brothers. Their parents were John Marsh and Mary Denny.

John Marsh was born in 1808 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England. He died in 1861 in Monk Soham, Suffolk County, England.

Mary Denny was born in 1810 in Worlingworth, Suffolk County, England. She died in 1859 in Monk Soham, Suffolk 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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