Margaret Aldis (buried 1883)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Aldis
First name: 
Margaret
Other Christian names: 
Ann
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
86
Born: 
0/0/1830
Died: 
03/11/1883
Buried: 
06/11/1883
Occupation: 
Housekeeper; Lodging House Keeper.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
WB
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
43
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Margaret Aldis is buried where the memorial for Robert William Pitt is placed.
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Robert William Pitt called home suddenly Feb 5th 1932

Life story

Life story

Margaret was born in Poulton, Lancashire, daughter of Henry and Ellen. She was baptised in the village on 24 Jun 1830. Her father was a joiner. In 1850, Margaret married Ross Aldis, a printer and stationer at Poulton on 14 Sep (Margaret was underage). The couple moved to Preston and later to Rochdale where Ross had a shop in Yorkshire Street. A fire at the shop in 1865 made the newspapers. By 1881, Ross had sold the shop and the family had moved to Scarborough, where Margaret ran a lodging house. In 1883, Margaret and her daughter Helen were in Worthing, staying at 3 Western Place. Margaret died c3 Nov 1883. She was buried at Heene on 6 Nov. No Probate.

Margaret's daughter Helen died in 1884 and is buried at Heene. Daughter Louise died in Yorkshire in 1887. Ross Aldis died in Yorkshire in 1907.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1830
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Whiteside
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Ross
Spouse one last name: 
Aldis
Marriage one date: 
14/09/1850
Marriage one address: 
Poulton-le-Ffylde, Lancashire, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
03/11/1883
Age (at time of death): 
53
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
3 Western Place, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

Bull Street, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire Margaret aged 11. William aged 13. Elizabeth aged 9. Listed with George and Jenny Blackburn. Henry and Ellen are listed in another part of the street.

1851 census: 

18 Hudson Street, Preston, Lancashire Margaret aged 20, housekeeper. No trace of her husband.

1861 census: 

Freehold, Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire Ross aged 41, printer and stationer. Margaret aged 30. Helen aged 9. Mary aged 4. Margaret aged 1. Plus 1 servant.

1871 census: 

. 28 Freehold Street, Rochdale, Lancashire Ross aged 51, printer. Margaret aged 41. Helen aged 19. Mary aged 14. Margaret aged 11. Louise aged 8.

1881 census: 

21 Prince of Wales Terrace, Scarborough, Yorkshire Ross aged 61, printer. Margaret aged 50, lodging house keeper. Ellen (Helen) aged 29, employed at home. Mary aged 24. Margaret aged 21. Louise aged 18.

Miscellaneous information

The Rochdale Observer 9 Sep 1865

"Fire in Yorkshire Street" On Saturday evening, shortly before nine o’clock, a fire broke out in the cellar underneath the shop occupied by Mr Ross Aldis bookseller and stationer Yorkshire Street. A large crowd soon collected at the place, and the utmost decorum marked the behaviour of all present. Several members of the fire brigade with an engine were promptly on the spot, but no water we are told, could be had for at least forty minutes- a circumstance which shows very gross mis-management either on the part of the directors of the Water Company or their servants. It is hoped that steps will be taken to prevent in future the possibility of a recurrence of such a delay, otherwise the consequences to property may be most disastrous. When at length the water was turned on, the fire which had happily in the meantime spread no further, was extinguished. The cellar at the time had but little in it beyond a large quantity of refuse paper. The damage is estimated at about £20, and is fully covered by insurance. A large body of the police were in attendance, to render assistance and to preserve order. The origin of the fire is unknown.