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.

William Aldous

Born: 1872 in Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England

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

Spouse: Sarah Annie Rogers (1873 to 1959)

Married: 1894 in Leicester, Leicestershire County, England

Children:

Charles Frederick Aldous (16 NOV 1894 to 1972)
Bertie Aldous (6 JAN 1896 to 31 DEC 1960)
Kathleen Aldous (15 MAY 1897 to 1977)
Edith Aldous (17 AUG 1898 to Unknown)
John William Aldous (24 APR 1900 to 1945)
Cecil Aldous (30 MAY 1901 to 1979)
Dora Aldous (16 JAN 1903 to 5 DEC 1971)
Stanley George Aldous (1910 to 17 SEP 1983)

Died: 1929 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England

Timeline:

1881 Bedingfield, Suffolk County, England
1891 Keyham, Leicestershire County, England
1894 Death of sister, Fanny
1894 Marriage to Sarah
1894 Birth of son, Charles
1896 Birth of son, Bertie
1897 Birth of daughter, Kathleen
1898 Birth of daughter, Edith
1900 Birth of son, John
1901 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire County, England
1901 Birth of son, Cecil
1903 Birth of daughter, Dora
1910 Birth of son, Stanley
1911 Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England
1915 Death of brother, John
1916 Death of father, James
1919 Death of mother, Caroline
1929 Death and Burial

Occupation: groom (1891), coachman (1901), a livery stable owner (1911)

Records:

1881 to 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, Death Index: 1916-2005

Variation of Surname: none

Spouse:

Sarah Annie Rogers:

Sarah was born in 1873 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire County, England. She died in 1959 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Sarah went by her middle name of Annie.

Sarah’s father was Charles Rogers. He was born in 1845 in Wing, Rutland County, England. He died in 1907 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire County, England.

Sarah’s mother was Mary Quibell. She was born in 1844 in Fiskerton, Lincolnshire County, England. She died in 1929 in Oldbury, Worcestershire County, England.

Sarah had five brothers and sisters, all born in Melton Mowbray:

Elizabeth Mary Rogers (1869)
Charles Quibell Rogers (1876), twin brother of Emma
Emma Rachel Rogers (1876), twin sister of Charles
Edith Ellen N Rogers (1880 to 1885)
Rupert James Rogers (1884)

Daughter:

Kathleen Aldous:

Kathleen was born on 15 MAY 1897 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire County, England. She died in 1977 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Kathleen married Edward Samuel Clemson on 3 MAR 1918 at St John’s Church in Ladywood, Warwickshire County, England.

The 1918 marriage record suggests that Kathleen’s father and husband were soldiers in the British Army. They most likely enlisted to fight in World War I and were stationed in England at the time the marriage took place. The war ended on 11 NOV 1918.

Edward Samuel Clemson was born on 16 APR 1900 in Aston, Warwickshire County, England. He died in 1974 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire County, England.

One known child was born to this marriage:

Granddaughter:

Kathleen L Clemson was born on 14 JAN 1920 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. She died in 1971 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Kathleen married Joseph Charles Kemp in 1940 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. I do not know if or how many children were born to this marriage.

Joseph Charles Kemp was born on 18 OCT 1918 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. He died on 8 MAY 1944 near Haine-Saint-Pierre, Hainaut, Belgium.

Probate Record:

The probate record stated that Joseph died “on or since 9 MAY 1944 on war service”. That description meant it was not exactly known when he died.

The website, 35 Squadron, provided me with more information:

Joseph was a fighter pilot in World War II. He flew eight “sorties” from 10 APR 1944 to 8 MAY 1944. The aircraft failed to return after their last mission over Haine-St.Pierre.

The Find A Grave website has a memorial for Joseph and his crewmates. They can be found under the Chievres Communal Cemetery in Chièvres, Arrondissement d’Ath, Hainaut, Belgium.

After Joseph died, Kathleen married Gordon Reginald Sutton in 1950 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. I do not know if or how many children were born to this marriage.

Gordon Reginald Sutton was born on 2 OCT 1921 in Aston, Warwickshire County, England. He died in 1999 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Daughter:

Edith Aldous:

Edith was born on 17 AUG 1898 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire County, England. I do not know when she died.

Edith married Ernest Smith in 1925 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. No known children were born to this marriage.

I do not have any information on Ernest except what was provided on the 1939 England and Wales Register. This document shows his full birth date of 5 JAN 1895 and that his occupation was a coach painter.

Daughter:

Dora Aldous:

Dora was born on 16 JAN 1903 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire County, England. She died on 5 DEC 1971 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Probate Record:

Dora married William Henry Alldrick in 1923 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England. One known child was born to this marriage:

Dennis W Alldrick (1924)

William Henry Alldrick was born on 26 OCT 1900 in Aston, Warwickshire County, England. He died on 17 JAN 1985 in Birmingham, Warwickshire County, England.

Probate Record:

The Find A Grave website has a memorial for Dora and William in the Sutton Coldfield Cemetery.

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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