James ALDRIDGE

1857 - 1927  (69 years)

• Name	James ALDRIDGE
  Birth	2 Dec 1857	Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  	Baptism record suggests he was born in Welwyn, Hertford, but immigration record says Middlesex as does his marriage certificate. Was this a bit of misinformation given in Australia or did his mother travel to London to give birth as that is where her parents lived? Is the best explanation.
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Jul 1859	To Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia on the Glentanner
  Occupation	1879
  	Blacksmith in 1879 when daughter Elizabeth's born
  Residence	1916	Marion St, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
  	As per son Frank's army record
  _FGRAVE	184486269
  Burial	Mar 1927	Charters Towers Cemetery, Charters Towers, Qld, Australia
  Death	24 Mar 1927	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
  	Details from Queensland death certificate 1927/627 012126 James Aldridge, mine manager, male, 69 years, 25 Mar 1927, of corner Plant and Paradise streets, Charters Towers, born London, Middlesex, England*, lived 68 years in Queensland. Parents: William Aldridge, hotel keeper, mother, Elizabeth Lovett. Marriage: Charters Towers, Queensland, aged 20, to Mary Rahnsleben. Children: Elizabeth, 47 years, Henry, 43 years, William Charles, 40 years, Joseph Ernest, 34 years, Mabel, 29 years, Ernest Norman, 25 years. Deceased: three males, one female. Cause: Thrombosis, cerebral artery, pneumonia. Burial 25 Mar 1927, Charters Towers Cemetery. Informant: Mary Aldridge, wife, corner Plant and Paradise streets, Charters Towers *But baptized at Welwyn, Hertfordshire.
  Person ID	I2584	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	William ALDRIDGE,   b. Abt 1819, Stevenage, Hertford, England, UK d. 4 Jan 1861, Drayton, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth LOVETT,   b. 5 Jul 1827, Middlesex, England, UK d. 12 Jun 1915, District Hospital, Charters Towers, Qld, Aust (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1855	Trinity Church, Marylebone, London, England, UK
  	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.
  Family ID	F685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary RAHNSLEBEN,   b. Abt 1861, Leehausen, Altmark, Germany d. 10 Aug 1949, Queensland, Australia (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1878	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
  	1878 marriages in the district of Kennedy in the colony of Quensland. No 516/279, 25 Dec 1878 at Charters Towers, James Aldridge, bachelor, born London, Middlesex, England, blacksmith, aged 20, of Chaters Towers. Parents: William Aldridge, publican and Elizbeth Lovett and Mary Rahnsleben, spinster, born Leehausen, Altmark, Germany, domestic servant, aged 17, of Charters Towers. Parents: Charles Rahnsleben, miner and Elizabeth Wendt. Witnesses: Peter Ellis, Mary Elles.
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth ALDRIDGE,   b. 6 Jun 1879, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia d. 16 Apr 1930, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia (Age 50 years)   2. James William ALDRIDGE,   b. 11 Jun 1881, Broughton, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia d. 24 May 1919, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia (Age 37 years)   3. Henry ALDRIDGE,   b. 3 Sep 1883, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia d. 24 Nov 1954, Queensland, Australia (Age 71 years)   4. William Charles ALDRIDGE,   b. 27 Mar 1886, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia d. 7 Dec 1969, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia (Age 83 years)   5. Frederick Thomas ALDRIDGE,   b. 3 Sep 1888, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia d. 13 Apr 1889, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia (Age 0 years)   6. Lily May ALDRIDGE,   b. 25 Sep 1890, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia d. 9 Oct 1923, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia (Age 33 years)   7. Joseph Ernest ALDRIDGE,   b. 9 Dec 1892, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia d. 18 Apr 1979, Park Haven Private Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia (Age 86 years)   8. Frank Victor ALDRIDGE,   b. 20 Mar 1895, Queensland, Australia d. 20 Sep 1917, Ypres, Belgium (Age 22 years)   9. Mabel ALDRIDGE,   b. 3 Jul 1897, Queensland, Australia d. 30 Jun 1972, Queensland, Australia (Age 74 years)   10. Ernest Norman ALDRIDGE,   b. 5 Feb 1902, Queensland, Australia d. 19 Feb 1975, Queensland, Australia (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2026

  
  

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