Henry ALDRIDGE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Gold miner, butcher, publican, rouseabout
• _FGRAVE: 140403898
• Census: 1841, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Census: 1851, Welwyn, Hertford, England, UK
• Emigration: Jul 1859, To Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia on the Glentanner
• Residence: 1914, Royal Hotel, Moonmerra, Queensland, Australia

Notes:

First arrived in Australia, July 1859 on the Glentanner. He went back to England in 1883 on the Liguria. With money he inherited from his uncle Harry Aldridge's estate, Henry went back to Welwyn, Hertfordshire At Welwyn, he bought back the Black Horse Inn, a pub his father had owned 30-odd years earlier. Thereafter Henry ran a carrying business from Hertford and conducted gold panning displays at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition at Crystal Palace in London in 1886. Returned to Australia on Chimborazo in 1886 (arrived Sydney 9 September).

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Birth:
Baptism entry and from Henry Aldridge memoirs and IGI

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NR45-CMD

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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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Residence:
Found in Post Office directory in 1914 at Royal Hotel, Moonmera

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Died:
1926 deaths in the district of Rockhampton, no 423.
21 Nov 1926 at General Hospital Rockhampton, Henry Aldridge, hotel keeper, aged 82 years. Causes: Senility, myacardial degeneration, cardiac failure. Parents: William Aldridge, hotel proprietor and Mary Ann Smith. Born Hertfordshire, England. Lived 63 years in Queensland. Married (1) Maryborough, Queensland, aged 25 to Harriett Phillips and (2) Rockhampton, Queensland, aged 49 years to Sarah Ann Adams.
Children: Elizabeth, 53, Emily Ellen, 50, Edward Henry, 46 and Walter Burdekin, 44. Deceased, 1 male.
Certified by Walter B. Aldridge, son, Bouldercome and by M.MacKinnon, dispenser, General Hospital, Rockhampton. Buried 22 Nov 1926, Rockhampton Cemetery.

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Henry married Harriet PHILLIPS on 16 Jun 1870 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Harriet (daughter of George Daniel PHILLIPS and Sophia BYGRAVES) was born in Jan 1848 in Pancras, London, Middlesex, England, UK; died on 15 Dec 1892 in Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 16 Dec 1892 in Mt Morgan, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Reference 1870/C316: No 569, 16 June 1870, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Henry ALDRIDGE, bachelor, born Hertfordshire, England, miner, aged 23, address Maryborough, son of William ALDRIDGE (publican) and Mary Ann Smith.
AND Harriett PHILLIPS, spinster, born London, Middlesex, England, domestic, aged 21, address Maryborough, dau of George PHILLIPS (lint manufacturer) and Sophia Bygraves at Office of the District Registrar and Maryborough. Witnesses: William Archer and Emily Archer. (NOTE: Henry gives their surname as Akers in his memoirs)

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Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Saturday 18 June 1870, page 2
MARRIED. On the 16th of June instant, by Mr. J. H. Stevens, Registrar of Marriages, Maryborough, Mr. Henry Aldridge to Miss Harriet Phillips, both of Maryborough. The Chronicle. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1870.

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1. Elizabeth ALDRIDGE was born on 16 Dec 1871 in Owanyilla, Mary River, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; died on 3 Jul 1952 in St Andrew's Hillcrest Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 4 Jul 1952 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
2. Emily Helen Sophia ALDRIDGE was born on 20 Jun 1876 in Logan Village, Queensland, Australia; died on 23 Jun 1970 in Kabra, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 24 Jun 1970 in Grave 4 North Rockhampton Cemetery family plot, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia.
3. Henry William ALDRIDGE was born on 8 Apr 1878 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; died on 25 Apr 1878 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 26 Apr 1878 in Drayton, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
4. Edward Henry ALDRIDGE was born on 28 Jun 1880 in The Broughton, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia; died on 1 Jul 1953 in Tewantin, Queensland, Australia.
5. Walter Burdekin ALDRIDGE was born on 20 Jul 1882 in Burdekin River, near Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia; died on 9 Jun 1968 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 12 Jun 1968 in North Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland, Australia.

Henry married Sarah Ann "Sally" ADAMS on 8 Oct 1893 in St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Sarah was born on 9 Jan 1849 in 8 Old Orchard, St Michaels, Bath, Somerset, England, UK; died on 23 Dec 1925 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 24 Dec 1925 in Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Ref 1893/1581115
Henry ALDRIDGE, widower, born Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, miner, aged 47, address Mt Morgan, son of William ALDRIDGE (publican) and Mary Ann Smith
AND Sarah Ann ADAMS, spinster, born Bath, Somerset, England, aged 44 years, address 68 Lexham Gardens, Kensington, London, England, dau of Thomas ADAMS (sawyer) and Maria Stevens. Witnesses: H.F.Glindeman, F.Heiser

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Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), Monday 9 October 1893, page 1
MARRIAGE.
ALDRIDGE-ADAMS. At St. Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, on 8th October, by the Rev. R. Alex Moran, Rector of Mount Morgan, Mr. Henry Aldridge, of Mount Morgan, to Miss Sarah Ann Adams, late of Kensington, London.
Family Notices (1893, October 9). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved March 17, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52450895

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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]

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

When her son Henry went back to England in 1883, he arranged for a headstone to be placed on her grave according to notes in his diary. The inscription was to read: In memory of Mary Anne wife of William Aldridge who departed this life July 23rd 1855 aged 43 years. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord. Erected by her son on his return from Australia.

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Mary brought a child, William, into the marriage who, according to the 1851 census was born at Marylebone, Middlesex. But the wedding record says she was a spinster where she married William Aldridge. So, she may have bore her son out of wedlock. There is an IGI entry for a William Henry Smith born 19 Dec 1835 & christened 17 Jan 1836 at Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road, Saint Marylebone, London, England. He was the son of James Smith and Mary There was also a Sarah Smith born to the same parents: Birth: 16 Jan 1833, christened 10 Feb 1833 Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road, Saint Marylebone, London, England & died 25 Sep 1834. But these assumptions have to be viewed with suspicion on the basis of her spinster status when she married Wm Aldridge.

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Buried:
Burial record from Parish Records Collection - Mary Ann ALDRIDGE. Date of burial: 27 Jul 1855. Age at death: 43. Calculated year of birth: 1812. Place of burial: East Barnet. Dedication: St Mary the Virgin. County: Hertfordshire. Notes: East Barnet St Mary the Virgin: Denomination: Anglican Coverage: 1800 - 1904.

Headstone inscription reads: Sacred to the Memory of MARY ANN wife of WILLIAM ALDRIDGE who departed this life June 21st 1855 Aged 43 years Blessed are dead which die in the Lord Erected by her son.

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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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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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