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Jacob Aldridge (1876 - 1916)

Jacob Aldridge
Born in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham, Englandmap
Husband of — married 1900 in Sunderland, County Durham, England, United Kingdommap
Died at about age 40 in Somme, Francemap
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Biography

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Jacob Aldridge was born in County Durham, England.

Jacob was born in 1876.[1]

In 1881, five year old Jacob was living with his parents and five siblings in New Brandling Street, Sunderland.[2]

In 1891, 16 year old Jacob was the oldest of seven children, living with their parents in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland.[3]

Residence: 36 Society Lane, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland

Family: Son of Henry and Annie Aldridge, one of 9 children.

Married Margaret Smith in 1900[4], had 4 children and worked as a shipyard labourer.

  • Regiment: Royal Field Artillery, A Battery, 86th Brigade
  • Rank: Gunner
  • Service number: 36335

Died: 25 July 1916, Somme, France and remembered on Thiepval Memorial.[5]

Research Notes

  • On the 1881 census Jacob's fifth sibling, William, is listed on the next page of the census record.

Sources

  1. Births Index (CR) England & Wales. RD: Sunderland. 1st Q., 1876. ALDRIDGE, Jacob. Vol. 10a. p. 649. http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=oKoMyG%2BUHcSc88gsNRX3dw&scan=1 : accessed 28 December 2018.
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q271-V8JC : 13 December 2017), Jacob Aldridge in household of Henry Aldridge, Monk Wearmouth Shore, Durham, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 62, Piece/Folio 5007/132, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,387.
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WVP4-LN2 : 7 May 2019), Jacob Aldridge in household of Henry Aldridge, Monkwearmouth All Saints, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  4. Marriages Index (CR) England & Wales. RD: Sunderland. 3rd Q., 1900. ALDRIDGE, Jacob (Spouse: SMITH). Vol. 10a. p. 1057. https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=sMLNBp3q6Rf1xPNtRfHN4w&scan=1 : accessed 18 July 2020.
  5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/773025/aldridge,-jacob/




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