William ALDRIDGE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Carrier, publican, labourer
• Census: 1841, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Census: 1851, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Emigration: Jul 1859, To Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia on the Glentanner

Notes:

It seems that William and Elizabeth had another son, Thomas, born around 1861 but no record for him despite being mentioned in Henry Aldridge's memoirs. He obviously was born when they lived in Drayton, Toowoomba. After William died in Australia, Elizabeth married a John Hall with whom she had at least two children: Elizabeth (1865/C001745 Hall Elizabeth daughter of John and Elizabeth Lovett) and William Joseph (1873/C000807 Hall William Joseph son of John Hall and Elizabeth Lovel)

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Census:
In the 1841 census James and Sarah are at the Brickwall Hotel, Digswell, Welwyn, with the following children:
George 20, William ?, Sarah 16, Henry 15, Mary ?, Edward 5

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Census:
1851 census for Fore St, Brick Wall, Welwyn:
William Aldridge, head, aged 32, beershopkeeper, born Stevenage
Mary A Aldridge, wife, aged 38, born Welwyn
Henry Aldridge, son, aged 6, scholar, born Welwyn
William Smith stepson, unm, aged 16, app shoemaker, born Marleybone, Middlesex
William Smith, father-in-law, aged 66, pauper (formerly thatcher), born Offley, Herts

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Death registration: William Aldridge
Death date: 04/01/1861
Mother's name: Sarah Aldridge Father/parent's name: James Aldridge
Registration details: 1861/C/50

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Death cert shows William died aged 41 years of liver disease

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William married Mary Ann SMITH on 10 Jul 1843 in Newington, Surrey, England, UK. Mary was born on 7 Jun 1812 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK; died on 23 Jul 1855 in New Bartnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK; was buried on 27 Jul 1855 in New Bartnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
1843 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of St Mary, Newington, in the County of Surrey
No 139 10th July 1843
William Aldridge of full age bachelor carrier Princes Buildings Father: James Aldridge (Publican)
Mary Ann Smith of full age spinster ---- Princes Buildings Father: William Smith (Publican)
Married in the parish Church, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me George Rowland Medley
This marriage was solemnized between us William Aldridge Mary Ann Smith in the presence of James Aldridge (his mark) and Sarah Aldridge

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1. Henry ALDRIDGE was born on 16 Apr 1844 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK; died on 21 Nov 1926 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 22 Nov 1926 in Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia.

William married Elizabeth LOVETT on 17 Sep 1855 in Trinity Church, Marylebone, London, England, UK. Elizabeth was born on 5 Jul 1827 in Middlesex, England, UK; died on 12 Jun 1915 in District Hospital, Charters Towers, Qld, Aust. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
1855 marriages in the Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex: No 338, 17 Sep 1855, William Aldridge, full aged, widower, licensed victualler, of Norton Green, son of James Aldridge, licensed victualler and Elizabeth Lovett, full aged, spinster, of Trinity District, dau of James Lovett, gardener. Signed William Aldridge and mark of Elizabeth Lovett.

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1. William ALDRIDGE was born in 1856 in London, Middlesex, England, UK; died on 18 Oct 1939 in Norseman, Dundas, Western Australia, Australia.
2. James ALDRIDGE was born on 2 Dec 1857 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK; died on 24 Mar 1927 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia; was buried in Mar 1927 in Charters Towers Cemetery, Charters Towers, Qld, Australia.
3. Thomas ALDRIDGE was born about 1860 in Drayton, Queensland, Australia; died on 25 May 1933 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 26 May 1933 in Lutwyche Cemetery, Kedron, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Publican
• Census: 1841, Brick Wall Beer House, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK
• Census: 1851, Brick Wall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK
• Census: 1861, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Notes:

In January 1869, a few months before he died, James was given a three-month jail term for receiving stolen goods (two bags of beans).

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Birth:
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: William Aldridge Gender: Male Baptism Date: 19 Dec 1819
Baptism Place: Stevenage, Hertford, England
Father: James Aldridge Mother: Sarah
FHL Film Number: 569760

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Census:
1841 census for Brickwall beer house, Welwyn
http://tinyurl.com/nnyj7h
Class: HO107; Piece 437; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Welwyn; County: Hertfordshire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 37; Page: 15; Line: 6; GSU roll: 288826.
James Aldridge, aged 45, publican
Sarah Aldridge, aged 40
James Aldridge, aged 20, ag lab
William Aldridge, aged 20
Sarah Aldridge, aged 15
Henry Aldridge, aged 15
Mary Ann Aldridge, aged 7
Edward Aldridge, aged 5

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Census:
1851 census for Brick Wall, Welwyn:
James Aldridge, head, married, aged 57, beerhousekeeper, born Gravely, Herts
Sarah Aldridge, wife, aged 53, grocer, born Stevenage
Mary Aldridge, dau, unm, aged 17, born Hatfield , deaf, dumb & blind
Edward Aldridge, son, aged 15, ag lab, born Welwyn

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Census:
1861 census for Brickwall, Welwyn:
James Aldridge, head, married, aged 64, grocer and beer seller, born Gravely, Herts
Sarah Aldridge, wife, aged 63, born Stevenage, Herts

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Buried:
Burials in the parish of Welwyn in the county of Hertford in the year 1869. No 788 James Aldridge of Brick Wall, July 7, aged 73*.
*Question on age as he was about 76. No other record found for a James Aldridge born between 1790-1800 in Hertfordshire

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James married Sarah COCK on 28 Oct 1816 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK. Sarah was born about 1798 in Stevenage, Hertford, England, UK; died in Mar 1871 in Hatfield, Hertford, England, UK; was buried on 26 Mar 1871 in Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1841, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Census: 1851, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Census: 1861, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK

Notes:

Sarah the daughter of Richard Cock and Sarah

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Birth:
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Sarah Cock Sex: Female Christening Date: 9 Sep 1798 Christening Place:
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England Christening Place (Original): Stevenage, Hertford, England
Father's Name: Richard Cock Mother's Name: Sarah

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Died:
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Sarah Aldridge
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798 Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1871 Age at Death: 73
Registration district: Hatfield Inferred County: Hertfordshire Volume: 3a
Page: 244
Source Information:
FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

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Buried:
Burials in the parish of Welwyn in the county of Herts in the year 1871: No 845 Sarah Aldridge, of Welwyn, March 26th aged 73

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Notes:

Married:
Marriages solemnized in the parish of Stevenage in the County of Hertford in the year 1816. No 6, James Aldridge of this parish and Sarah Cock of this parish, by banns, this 28th Oct, 1816 by H.Baker, record. Witnesses Thomas Cooper and Mary Ann Cooper.
Banns 1816, No 449, The banns of marriage between James Aldridge and Sarah Cock, both of this parish, were duly published, Oct 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th, 1816, H.Baker, rector.

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Notes:

No confirmed death date but there is a Thomas Aldridge buried first quarter 1838 at Hitchin, which is about 10 miles from his birthplace, Welwyn.

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Less likely to be him is a legal reference in 1828:
This may pertain to this Thomas Aldridge but not confirmed: Property: messuage on East side of Butcher Row (as 145?) 1837 153 Lawyer's account: Thomas Aldridge debtor to HJ Shepherd 1824 154 Inventory and valuation of effects of (Thomas) Aldridge deceased 1828 155-156 Account of debts of Thomas Aldridge 1828 157 Circular letter from WB Johnson to Matthew Empson advertising 'The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury' 3 Nov 1827 158 Letter from Mrs M Aldridge to Matthew Empson relating to meeting of creditors 1828 159-160 Notices from William Brigham and Henry John Shepherd to John and Mary Aldridge relating to rents of property in Wednesday Market or Butcher Row (late of Thomas Aldridge deceased) to be paid to WB and HJS 30 Sep 1829 161

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Thomas married Mary JEAVES on 2 Oct 1783 in Little Wymondley, Hertford, England, UK. Mary was born about 1761 in Little Wymondley, Hertford, England, UK; died in 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Possible burial from Parish Records Collection - Mary ALDRIDGE Date of burial: 12 Nov 1826 Age at death: 64 Calculated year of birth: 1762
Place of burial: Graveley Dedication: St Mary County: Hertfordshire Notes: Graveley St Mary: Denomination: Anglican

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Notes:

Married:
02 OCT 1783 Little Wymondley, Hertford, England
"England Marriages, 1538-1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NLS1-N62 : accessed 27 Jul 2013), Thomas Aldrige and Mary Jeeves, 02 Oct 1783.

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Notes:

There is a possible 1752 marriage at Great Berkhampstead, Hertford, England between Thomas Eldridge and Ann Cooper which may fit

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Thomas married Ann --?-. Ann was born about 1730 in England, UK; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]