1911 census

Searched the census for my gran, Annie Leay ALDRIDGE but the only one that matches appears to be a in a different family.

I have searched for her parents William John and Elizabeth ALDRIDGE but again they appear to have different children than the previous census entries.

I am very confused about the whole thing and may only know the true answer if I view the original census page. As this is quite expensive then I will not be able to do this for sometime!

Watch this space!

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My ALDRIDGE research so far

http://www.durhamweb.org.uk/ryton/ryton.htm

IGI Speculations:

John ALDRIDGE m. 1781 Ryton, Durham
to Margaret WERSON or WEATHERSTONE

off-spring:

*1a) John ALDRIDGE (1782) m. 1810 Whickham, Durham
to Elizabeth STEPHENSON
1b) Edith (1787)
1c) Elizabeth (1789)
1d) Ann (1792)
1e) Edward (1795)
1f) Thomas (1798)
1g) Margaret (1800)

*1a) John = Elizabeth off-spring, all of Whickham, Durham:

2a) Thomas (1812)
2b) John (1812)
2c) Margaret (1815)
**2d) Robert (1818)

http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/dro.nsf/vallparishes/whickham+st.+mary?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=1

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**2d) Robert ALDRIDGE 20 - carpenter, as per 1841 Liverpool census,
not from Lancashire. Others:

John ALDRIDGE 55 – warehouseman
Elizabeth ALDRIDGE 45?
James ALDRIDGE 15 – appren carpenter b. Lancs
Elizabeth ALDRIDGE 13 - ?maker b. Lancs
? DOBSON 30 – blacksmith b. Lancs

**2d) Robert ALDRIDGE m. Fanny MORRISON Sept qua 1842, Liverpool

1851 Toxteth Park census:

Robert ALDRIDGE 30? Shipwright, b. Newcastle On Tyne
Fanny ALDRIDGE 28 b. Sheerness
3a) William (H.F?) 8 scholar b. Liverpool (m. c1865, Jane ?)
3b) Elliza Ann 4 scholar b. Liverpool
(d. between 1851 – 1861)
3c) Charles J. 1 b. Liverpool
(d. Sept. qua 1851)

More births to Robert and Fanny:

3d) Eleanor ALDRIDGE b. c1852
m. 1869, William BRIGHT (of France?)

***3e) John ALDRIDGE b. March qua 1854

3f) Elizabeth A. ALDRIDGE b. c1856
3g) Thomas Morrison ALDRIDGE b. c1860


1861 Liverpool census

Robert ALDRIDGE 40 shipwright b. Newcastle On Tyne
Fanny ALDRIDGE 27 b. Sheerness
William ALDRIDGE 17? b. Liverpool
Elinor ALDRIDGE 9 b. Liverpool

***3e) John ALDRIDGE 7 b. Liverpool

Elizabeth A. ALDRIDGE 5 b. Liverpool
Thomas ALDRIDGE 1 b. Liverpool


1871 census
I wonder if Robert and Fanny had died before the census date?
I am unable to locate other ALDRIDGE members in census.
Yet I find Eleanor BRIGHT (nee ALDRIDGE) as Helen BRIGHT (husband at sea).

Eleanor BRIGHT:
1881 Kirkdale
1891 Bootle
1901 Bootle

***3e) John ALDRIDGE of Kitchen St, m. 1873 to Ann STUBBS

1881 Toxteth Park Census - Tamworth St, cellar

***3e) John 25 (carter) and Ann(ie) 24, with off-spring:

****4a)William (John) ALDRIDGE 7

4b) Joseph ALDRIDGE 5
4c) Robert E(dward) ALDRIDGE 3
4d) Martha J(ane) ALDRIDGE 1

All born Liverpool

***3e) John ALDRIDGE d. 1890, accident, sack of flour fell on him

1891 Tamworth St, Toxteth Park

Ann ALDRIDGE, widow and family:

****4a)William (John) ALDRIDGE 17 stable boy
4b) Joseph ALDRIDGE 15 warehouse boy
4c) Robert E(dward) ALDRIDGE 13 shop boy
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4e) Jane (Louise) ALDRIDGE 9
4f) Ada ALDRIDGE 7
4g) Samuel (James) ALDRIDGE 5
4h) Lily (Elizabeth) ALDRIDGE 8 months

****4a) William John ALDRIDGE (carter) m. 1892 to Elizabeth BURNETT


m. 1899, Ann ALDRIDGE (nee STUBBS) to William Henry GARRAWAY
(Anne GARRAWAY d. 1945)


1901 Beresford Rd, Toxteth Park
****4a) William (John) and Elizabeth with family:

5a) Florence (Adelaide) ALDRIDGE 6 (m. 1914 to Stanley BAKER)
5b) William ALDRIDGE 5 (m. ?, Gladys ?)

*****5c) Annie (Leay) ALDRIDGE 3 (1897-1979) {my grandmother}
m. 1920 to Thomas William NUGENT (d. 1933)
m. 1938 to Harold Edward PLIMMER (d. 1962) {my grandfather}

Also:

5d) Mary Elizabeth ALDRIDGE b. 1906
NB: Commonwealth War Graves Commission website:
Fireman, Patrick MILLER d. 1942, 33
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth MILLER
Husband of Mary Elizabeth MILLER (nee ALDRIDGE)
Only found ref. to a marriage to a Hercules MILLER, freebmd marriage 1934.)


****4a) William John ALDRIDGE d. 1932
and
Elizabeth ALDRIDGE (nee BURNETT) d. 1952

Great Great Grandmother

Ann/e GARRAWAY (prev. ALDRIDGE, nee STUBBS aka KNOX)
(c1856 - 1945)

She died a widow in 1945, aged 88, in Toxteth Park, Liverpool; her daughter A. DUGDALE was present at the time. She was possibly widowed in 1938, I need to send for a certificate to confirm.

I know very little about her life, as Mrs GARRAWAY, after the 1901 census.

In 1901 she is at 52 Woodruff Street, Toxteth Park (where she died) with her husband William Henry GARRAWAY and the children from her first marriage, also listed as Aldridge GARRAWAY. Two other infants are also listed, Henry Thomas aged 1 and Albert Edward aged 2 months. She is aged 39, someone was fibbing! (LOL)

She married William in 1899 at St Matthew's, Toxteth Park, her age is stated as full but his is revealed as 30; I think she had bagged herself a toy-boy and somebody seemed bothered about it. They were both living at 33 Longville Street. Her father is listed as Charles STUBBS, deceased, carpenter.

At the time of the 1891 census (aged 34) she had been recently widowed, as her husband John ALDRIDGE had died a few months before in the previous year, after a tragic accident.
The seven off-spring were: William, Joseph, Robert E, Jane L, Ada, Samuel J and Lily E.

In 1881 (aged 25) I found her living in the cellar of 20 Tamworth Street with her husband, John ALDRIDGE and four off-spring; William, Joseph, Rober E. and Martha J. It is possible that her mother and step-father KNOX are living in the cellar next door, at number 18.

She married in April 1873 at the Parish Church of Liverpool to John ALDRIDGE. They are both resident at Kitchen Street and her father is listed as Charles STUBBS, shipwright. It doesn't state it but I am sure he had died by then. A witness is named as Thomas KNOX.

I have yet to locate her in the 1871 census.

I have her in 1861 at 40 John Street, Toxteth Park aged 5, with her widowed mother Ann STUBBS, aged 29, a mangle woman. She has an older sister, Jane and a younger sister, Martha. It is Martha who appears as Martha KNOX with their mother Ann and step-father William KNOX in 1871. I suspect the marriage of Ann STUBBS to William KNOX in 1863 will confirm this.

I have yet to send for her birth certificate but as soon as I receive it, I will post the results.

Taken by Chris Howells, 13th September 2005.

Great Great Grandfather

John ALDRIDGE
(c1856 - 1890)

He died in 1890 at the Royal Southern Hospital, Toxteth Park, Liverpool due to an accidental fall of a sack of flour, which caused injuries to his head and body. He was a carter at the time and was living at 24 Tamworth Street.

In 1881 I found him living in the cellar of 20 Tamworth Street with his wife and four off-spring; he is listed as a carter.

He married Ann STUBBS in April 1873 at the Parish Church of Liverpool. They are both resident at Kitchen Street and his father is listed as Robert ALDRIDGE, carpenter.
I have yet to find John and his ALDRIDGE family in the 1871 census.

In 1861 I did find them in Kitchen Street, his parents are Robert and Fanny ALDRIDGE and there are five children in all; William, Elinor, John, Elizabeth A. and Thomas.
I have to save up for his birth certificate but as soon as I have it, I will post the results.

http://www.merseysideviews.com/Mersey%20Ferries/Ferryboats/pages/Fb-016.htm

Great Gran ALDRIDGE

Elizabeth ALDRIDGE (nee BURNETT)
(1873 - 1952)

Elizabeth also died at the hospital on Smithdown Road, Sefton Park, Liverpool aged 78 in 1952 and her daughter Annie PLIMMER was the informant.

In 1901 she is with her husband and family at 5 House, 3 Court, Beresford Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. They had been married in 1892 at St James, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

Her mother Mary WILSON (prev BURNETT, nee HOWARD) died on 14th Feb 1901 at 3 Court, Beresford Road, no house number is indicated.

In 1891 I find her at 280 Upper Mann Street, Toxteth Park as a domestic servant living with her family, a combination of BURNETT / WILSON.

In 1881 the BURNETT family members are incorrectly transcribed as "Bennet WILSON", at 10 Rankin Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool:

William James 46
Mary 40
Charlotte 74 (his mother)
George 16 (his nephew)

John Bennett 18
William Bennett 12
Elizabeth Bennett 7 (m. 1892 to ALDRIDGE)
Mary Bennett 5 (m. 1898 to William (Emmanuel?) ROBERTS)

James 1 (their son)

Elizabeth STANTON 63 (her aunt)

Larah LEWIN 42 (lodger)
John LEWIN 15 (lodger)

Her father James BURNETT, carpenter or sometimes as a shipwright, died in 1877 due to an accidental fall into a graving dock. He died at 12 Rankin Street, Toxteth Park and was concussed for 10 hours before he passed over. An inquest was held on 14th December 1877.
It would have been just before Elizabeth's fourth birthday when the accident happened.
She was born on 19th December in 1873 at 4 Court, Blair Street, no house number given.

Here is the BURNETT family in 1871 at 13 House, 4 Court, Blair Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool:

James 35 (b. Scotland)
Mary 30
Johana 9 (m. 1880 to John WINCKLE)
John 6
William 2
Jane 4 months (d. aged 3 in 1874?)

Great Grandfather ALDRIDGE

William John ALDRIDGE
(1873 - 1932)

He died in 1932 aged 58 at the hospital in Smithdown Road, Toxteth Park; he was resident at 8 Rankin Street, Toxteth Park and was described as a Team Owner's Carter.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?ToxtethPark/ToxtethPark.shtml

I am unaware of his role in the 1st WW at this time.

In 1901 he is with his wife and family at 5 House, 3 Court, Beresford Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. They had been married in 1892 at St James, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

I find his mother, whom has made herself younger, remarried by 1901; his siblings are known as "Aldridge GARRAWAY" and two new half-siblings are all together under one roof at 52 Woodruff Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool:

(marriage speculations)

William Hy 31
Anne 39
Joseph Aldridge 23 (m. 1908, Nellie GARROWAY)
Robert Aldridge 22 (unknown)
Jane Aldridge 19 (m. 1903, Jacob BENNETT)
Ada Aldridge 17 (m. 1903, David T. HUGHES)
Samuel Aldridge 15 (m. 1913, Martha J. MAKIN)
Lilly Aldridge 10 (m. 1917, William LEWIS)
Henry Thos 1 (died 1902, aged 2)
Albert Edwd 2 months (unknown)

In 1891 the ALDRIDGE family doesn't look much different, except that they are at 24 Tamworth St, Toxteth Park, Liverpool:

Ann 34 (widow)
William 17
Joseph 15
Robert Ed 13
Jane Lou 9
Ada 7
Samuel Jam 5
Lily Eliz 8 months

The father John ALDRIDGE died in 1890 aged 34 due to a sack of flour falling on to him, he was a carter of the above address and died at the Royal Southern Hospital, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. An inquest was held on 07th August 1890.

The 1881 census gives a very different picture.
The family are living in the cellar of 20 Tamworth Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

John 25
Annie 24
William 7
Joseph 5
Robert E 3
Martha J(ane) 1 (she died later in that year, aged 1)

William John ALDRIDGE was actually born in November 1873 at 35 Tamworth Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, the first child of John ALDRIDGE and Ann ALDRIDGE (later GARRAWAY, nee STUBBS, aka KNOX).

It All Begins With Annie

My ALDRIDGE link to the past begins with my Gran PLIMMER, Annie Leay (previously NUGENT, nee ALDRIDGE).

I hate to repeat myself but here are some of the facts extracted from my PLIMMER blog.

She was born in 1897 at 8 Rankin Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool to William John ALDRIDGE, a carter and Elizabeth ALDRIDGE (nee BURNETT)

In 1901 I find her with her parents and older siblings, Florence and William at 5 House, 3 Court, Beresford Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

In 192o she was married at St Cleopas, Liverpool to Thomas William NUGENT, able seaman; witnesses: Francis RICE and Elizabeth Jane McCALLAGN. Both Annie and Thomas where resident at the address of Annie's birth.

She had her first child, a son, in 1922 and a long while after came the second child, another son, in 1927. Stanley R. NUGENT was born in 1928 (died about 1997) and then came the sisters, one born in 1931 and another registered in March qua 1933.

Sadly for my Gran her husband died aged 35 and the death was registered in the March qua 1933 also. I wonder how did she cope on her own at that time with such young children.

In 1938 she married Harold Edward PLIMMER at Christ Church, Norris Green, Liverpool; witnesses: Stanley BAKER and Florence Adelaide BAKER. He is listed as a labourer and was living in Faresham Road, Norris Green, Liverpool. My Gran was living in Kingsland Crescent, Norris Green, Liverpool.

My father followed soon after!

I arrived in 1973 and have some happy if too few memories of her.

She died in 1979 aged 81 from breast cancer.

Her Siblings

Facts about her siblings are very vague at the moment and I am in the process of researching them, so any help out there would be most welcome.

Florence Adelaide ALDRIDGE, I have as being born in Dec qua 1894. Her marriage to Stanley BAKER I have as 1914 at St Matthew's, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. I am unaware of her death details at this time.

Willliam ALDRIDGE, I have no information at all except born either 1895 or 1896, when money allows I will send off for a birth certificate.

A younger sister, Mary (Elizabeth) ALDRIDGE was given a birth-date of 03rd November 1906 and I did find a (GRO) ref. in Dec qua 1906. Her marriage puzzles me though, I was told she married a Patrick (Paddy) MILLER but my search so far has only found a marriage to a Hercules MILLER in 1934 at St Cleopas, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

Patrick MILLER died in the 2nd WW and I find on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website the following:

Patrick MILLER, fireman, Merchant Navy, SS Gloucester Castle

died aged 33 on 15th July 1942

son of Thomas and Elizabeth MILLER of Liverpool

Remembered with honour at Tower Hill Memorial.

There are nine years between my Gran's birth and her sister Mary's birth. So I guess there may be more siblings that died early in life, I have yet to find these.

The 1911 census may help me in this quest. I urge you to write to your MP and get them moving on this issue. The Freedom of Information Act means we should have access to this census and others now!