Westwood family blacksmiths

Hertfordshire village with Australian connection In 1883, first cousins Henry Aldridge and James Westwood set up a carrying business in Hertfordshire, England, supplying mostly corn and chaff. Henry and his family had not long arrived back in his home country from...

James Aldridge (1793 – 1871) – Welwyn publican

James Aldridge (1793 – 1871 son of Thomas Aldridge and Mary Jeaves) was a publican based in Welwyn, Hertford, England. In 1851, he was landlord of the Red Lion. A James Aldridge (presumably the same one) also held the licence for the Waggoners.  He married Sarah...

Henry Aldridge’s memoirs

From Hertfordshire to Australia *Following is a transcript of recollections that Henry Aldridge wrote about his life. In the original handwritten pages, Henry wrote in a very legible script, but due to the poor condition of some pages with tattered and soiled edges...