William ALDRIDGE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miner
• Emigration: Jul 1859, To Moreton Bay, Qld, Australia on the Glentanner
• Residence: 1916-1937, Robert St, Norseman, Western Australia, Australia

Notes:

After he remarried in 1888, he proves hard to track with certainty. According to his older half-brother Henry Aldridge, he moved to Western Australia and that is confirmed by electoral roll entries for a William Aldridge, miner, and Louisa Aldridge living in Robert St, Norseman (Dundas Shire). They are found at same address until 1937 and death entries can be found in WA thus:
ALDRIDGE WILLIAM Male DUNDAS Ref: 25 1939
ALDRIDGE LOUISA Female DUNDAS Ref: 3 1942

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Birth:
As per both marriage certificates and on immigration record. Even though the family lived north of London in Herts, both William and James were born in London. Working premise is that Elizabeth went to be with her parents in London for the delivery. No baptism record for William but there is a Herts baptism for James.

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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Died:
ALDRIDGE WILLIAM Male DUNDAS Ref: 25 1939:
1939 deaths in the Dundas District of Western Australia: 18th October 1939, Norseman Hospital, William Aldridge*, pensioner, male, 83 years, cause: senile decay, cardiac failure.
*Margin note changing surname from Eldridge to Aldridge.
NOTE: No details provided about parentage or family members.

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William married Catherine JONES on 2 Mar 1881 in Broughton, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. Catherine was born about 1857 in Llangenny, South Wales, UK; died on 31 Dec 1885 in The Broughton, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Louisa WYLES on 11 Apr 1888 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Louisa was born in OCT-NOV 1859 in New North Road, Middlesex, England, UK; died in 1942 in Norseman, Dundas, Western Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1913-14, Friezland, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
• Occupation: 1909; Miner
• Residence: 1909, Liontown, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
• Occupation: 1913; Hairdresser
• _FNRL: 11 Apr 1945, Lutwyche Cemetery, Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

Was known as Tom. Known as Thomas Aldrdge jnr on 1909 electoral roll.

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The informant on Tom's death certificate was Elizabeth Gertrude Allan with whom Tom co-habited for a number of years. Gertrude had a son named Vincent born 27 July 1915, died about 1995. Vincent took the Aldridge surname and considered Tom as his father. In 2015, Vincent Aldridge's widow Jean gave the foregoing details about Tom and Vincent. She did not know whether there was a formal adoption.

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Birth:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Birth registration: William John Thomas Aldridge
Birth date: 12/02/1882
Mother's name: Catharine Jones Father/parent's name: William Aldridge
Registration details: 1882/C/3319

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Residence:
Australian electoral roll

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_FNRL:
ALDRIDGE, Thomas. The Relatives & Friends of Mrs. E. G. Aldridge, 22 Newstead Terrace, Newstead, are invited to attend the Funeral of her beloved husband, Thomas* Aldridge, to leave the Funeral Chapel, Wickham Street, Valley, This (Wednesday) Afternoon, at 2 o'clock for Lutwyche Cemetery. K. M. SMITH.
Family Notices. (1945, April 11). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved January 3, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48939522
Only April 1945 death in Queensland is for William John Thomas ALDRIDGE, so this is correct person and cemetery record is also found for William John Thomas ALDRIDGE at Lutwyche in 1945. Not yet found in electoral roll and no marriage entry either.

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Died:
1945 deaths in the district of Brisbane. 9 April 1945 at Brisbane Hospital, William John Thomas Aldridge, hairdress, male, 63 years, cause: pulmonary tuberculosis. Parents: William Aldridge, miner, mother Catherine Jones. Informant: Elizabeth Gertrude Allan (friend) of 22 Newstead Terrace, Newstead. Buried 11 Apr 1945, Lutwyche Cemetery. Born: Charters Towers, Queensland. Married, Charters Towers, Queensland, aged 25 years, to Johanna Kennedy. No children.

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William married Johanna KENNEDY on 30 Dec 1907 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. Johanna was born on 19 May 1885 in Queensland, Australia; died on 31 Oct 1926 in Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 184717564

Notes:

Birth:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Birth registration: George Rishton Aldridge
Birth date: 30/10/1883
Mother's name: Catherine Jones
Father/parent's name: William Aldridge
Registration details:1883/C/4049

Died:
Australia Death Index, 1787-1985: Name: George Rishton Aldridge Death Date: 10 Feb 1885 Death Place: Queensland
Father's Name: William Aldridge Mother's Name: Catherine Jones Registration Year: 1885 Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: 002216 Page Number: 165

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Notes:

Birth:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Birth registration: Catherine Elizabeth Aldridge
Birth date: 01/10/1885
Mother's name: Catherine Jones
Father/parent's name: William Aldridge
Registration details: 1885/C/4810

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Died:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Death registration:
Catherine Elizabeth Aldridge Death date: 01/01/1886
Mother's name: Catherine Jones
Father/parent's name: William Aldridge
Registration details: 1886/C/1871

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DEATHS. ALDRIDGE. -On December 31, at the Broughton, Catherine Aldridge, wife of William Aldridge, aged 28 years.
ALDRIDGE. -On January 1, at the Broughton Catherine Elizabeth, aged 3 months, daughter of William and Catherine Aldridge.
Family Notices. (1886, January 2). The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved June 30, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78930184

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