Introduce youself! Let us know about your ALDERSON ancestors.
Bruce Whitehead: Chester Le Street to Canada
Greetings to all. I ran out of convenient (no cost) sources for my Whitehead (Acton Middlesex) and Sudlow (Cheshire) family research and though I should work on my wife's family. Her father's family is from Chester Le Street in Durham, and gf Claude Reginald A. an accountant, emigrated to Canada along with his brother Percy, a carpenter, about 1910. Percy had no issue. CR Sr had 2 sons. I live in Halton County, a rural district of Ontario Canada, and have found one other Alderson family here. This is the spectacular Niagara Escarpment which runs from Niagara Falls (Buffalo NY) to Georgian Bay, with wonderful hiking trails along the 150 mile route, much of it protected by private and government lands. I enjoy research on the internet and am always willing to track local leads in Canada.
Bruce Whitehead: War Combatants
Interesting thought about finding combatants in an old war. Were
there newspapers held in archives that covered the events? Does the UK
government have information about their soldiers and sailors that is accessible?
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a wonderful modern
resource. Perhaps it can be duplicated for earlier campaigns.
I am helping an author in Canada gather information about WWII
airforce veterans by clipping all the Obits in the national paper, the Globe and
Mail. These are turned over to a group in our Nation's capitol (Ottawa) who are
building a data base.
My maternal GF (ex Chesire ca 1904) worked for the Curtiss
Aeroplane Company in Toronto during WWI and the Curtiss Jenny was used as a
training plane for the RAF, but probably did not see action in the war. This is
what got me started on the aviation aspect of research.
Best wishes Bruce
Bruce Whitehead, with ancestors in Acton, London, Middlesex as
well as Sudlow's in Nantwich and Hyde Cheshire and Halliday's from Manchester .
so far. Wife's father is Alderson from Chester-Le-Street Durham and mother 's
McKinnon family from Isle of Mull.
Albert Alderson: British Small Wars
Hi Bruce,
You could look at
www.britains-smallwars.com
for recent conflicts.
I don't know of any government website but they most certainly
will have records, probably in the National Archives or at the Imperial War
Museum.
I have found an ALDERSON who was killed in the Fenian Wars in
Canada, but again that was through scratching around on the net.
If I think of anything I will let you know.
Regards Albert
Bruce Whitehead: War Combatants
Fenians are an interesting group in Ontario Canada, Irish I believe, and tried to invade our country from New York State in the 1800's. As a folk singer in a trio in the 1960's, I knew of several good old songs on the topic. Might have been a good thing had they had won, since everyone in North America wants to be Irish at a certain time of the year. On the other hand …?
Bruce
Andrew Wade: Descendant of Joseph Alderson
Hi Everyone,
My name is Andy Wade and I run the Oakworth
Village website at
www.oakworthvillage.com
I have two interests in the name Alderson.
The first is John Thomas Alderson who is commemorated on our
Oakworth War Memorial on the website above, and also Reeth War Memorial and the
Menin Gate War Memorial to the missing at Ypres in Belgium.
Albert very kindly supplied me with information for our memorial
page for John Thomas Alderson on our web site. Thanks again Albert. I have a
picture of his name on the Menin Gate if you would like a copy.
Some of the Alderson family in Oakworth are buried in Dockroyd
Graveyard which is under threat from a property developer and I'd be interested
in finding anyone who may be directly related as we're looking to object to any
development of the graveyard for housing. Nothing surprises me in this day and
age.
I am also proud to say that I'm a descendant of a JOSEPH ALDERSON
of Midgley, born c1775 (who was apparently a gardener), and ELIZABETH HANSON
born 1775.
They had a daughter SARAH ALDERSON (believed born Midgley) 1798
died c1860. On 24/12/1816 she married CHARLES WADE of Haworth born c1794 died
aged 73 on 13/07/1867 at Mount Tabor, Ovenden, Halifax. They had ten children:
Thomas; John; Charles; Ann; William; Betty; Grace; Joseph; James;
Sarah.
We're searching for the grave of Charles and Sarah (assuming they
are buried together) and would appreciate any information.
Oh, and if anyone would like grave pictures of the Dockroyd
Alderson headstones, I'd be only too happy to oblige.
Regards,
Andy.
Albert Alderson: Descendant of Joseph Alderson
Hi Andy,
Hope you succeed in preserving the graveyard.
Just a query about your ancestor. We have his name as Joshua, not
Joseph. He married Elizabeth HANSON in 1796. Are you sure his name was Joseph?
Andrew Wade: Descendant of Joseph Alderson
Hi Albert,
You are correct, his name was Joshua Alderson.
Well spotted.
Our information has Joshua Alderson and Elizabeth Alderson
(Hanson) living at Slode near Wainstalls.
Charles Wade and their daughter Sarah Alderson's youngest son
Joseph Wade was born at Slode in 1839.
Regards,
Andy.
Peter Wilkinson: Descended from Aldersons in Arkengarthdale
My GreatGreat Grandmother
was Esther Alderson baptised aged 4 in 1821 in Arkengartdale Yorks. She married
Jonathan Wilkinson 13 Aug 1840 in Houghton-le-Spring, Co Durham. Esthers parents
were Thomas & Margery Alderson. Margery would have been born in 1787 because she
was 64 in the 1851 census (living with her daughter).
Has anyone any information
about the Thomas & Margery Alderson?
Any help appreciated.
Peter Wilkinson
Angela: Seaham Aldersons
Hello, I am Angela.
I have been trying to trace
my ancestors on my mothers side for a while now. My Grandfather was John James
Alderson born in Easington 1886.
He married my Grandmother
Charlotte Ann Simms in 1907. She died in 1915 and he married Jane Ann Carver
(nee Richardson) in 1917. Jane had a surviving son from her previous marriage
Thomas Richardson Carver. He was brought up with my mother and her sister. They
then went on to have other children. They lived at Seaham.
John James Aldersons father
was Frederick Alderson from Bradford. He was married to Elizabeth Nixon. I
believe his parents were James and Sarah Alderson (nee Barraclough)
Would love to hear from
anyone with connections or information.
Karen Watkinson: James Alderson Walker
Hello,
My name is Karen Watkinson
and I am the gggrandaughter of James Alderson Walker, he was the son of Margaret
Alderson and was born in Muker, Swaledale, Yorkshire. Margaret married Joseph
Walker and was widowed quite young, she later married George Whitfield.
James Alderson Walker moved
to Liverpool as a young man and married a local girl, they ran a pub in Scotland
Road. My grandmother's three siblings all had Alderson as their middle name.
I am looking forward to
getting to know you all and hopefully I can get lots of information for my
family tree which I started researching last year and am completely hooked on.
Karen
Tessa: Jane Alderson of Stockton on Tees
Hi
I found this site by accident when I found that my GGG Grandmother was an
Alderson. I hope I can find out more about her through this site even though the
Alderson connection is rather tenuous! She was Jane Alderson born approx 1808 in
Stockton on Tees and married to Nathaniel Devey, that is all I know of her.
Fingers Crossed!
Thanks
Bob
Lawrence: My wife is an Alderson
Hi,
I am working on my wife's family tree. Her maiden name is Alderson. Her great-grandfather was Walter Alderson (ca. 1865) who married Elizabeth Stanley (ca. 1875) from Stockton on Tees. Immigration records list Walter's mother as Catherine Alderson. Any help on this tree going back further would be greatly appreciated.
Albert Alderson: My wife is an Alderson
Hi
Bob,
This family has been researched back as far as 1752 to Richard ALDERSON marrying
Margery FIRBANK in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Walter’s parents were John and Catherine. John was well-known and respected for
his charitable works in Stockton, County Durham, but was imprisoned for
embezzling money from his employers.
The Alderson Family History Society has extensive details of the family
available to members of the Society.
Melodie Tyrer: Hello from Perth!
Thanks for the inspiration and motivation to find Alderson connections and stories. Thoroughly enjoying the magazines sent with my membership. Thanks to Albert for responding to a query on a different website!
I am an Alderson by birth. My grandparents, Richard Alderson and Mary, and their
two children Patricia (my mum), and John, arrived in Perth, WA in 1947, from
Dudley.
Richard's parents are Edward Alderson who married Emma Parry, and they had other
children (possibly older than Richard) Edward, and Olive. As I was told stories
as a child, I hope to discover more details and, together with Malcolm (husband)
who has ancestors from Lancashire, visit our ancestral roots in the future.
Regards to all, and have a wonderful week.
Melodie Tyrer
Albert Alderson: Hello from Perth!
Hi
Melodie,
I am so pleased we have inspired you. We are looking forward to reading some of
your stories here or in the AFHS Newsletter. Please share them with us.
Did you know that there are books of early photos of Dudley available? If you
look at, say, the Amazon website you will find a list of them.
I am still hunting details of your wider family. I will be very pleased to have
any information you find about any ALDERSONs in Australia.
What became of John Edward Arthur ALDERSON, Patricia's brother?
Melodie Tyrer: Hello from Perth!
John Edward Arthur Alderson moved with his family from Perth to Albany in WA. He attended Albany High School, winning a scholarship to the University of Western Australia where he studied physics, graduating with Honours and completing his PhD in Physics. He is a very creative man who could have been a full-time artist (drawing, painting, sculpting in terracotta and wood, etc) but it took a back seat as research work provided more reliable employment. John later accepted a position in England (approx 1965) and subsequently moved to Ontario, Canada to work for the Canadian government as a researcher in nuclear physics. John met his wife, Gerda, in Canada, and they have two girls. He and his wife have now retired and live in Sooke, British Columbia, Canada where his artist talents are still producing interesting pieces.
The eldest daughter, Stephanie, has married (can't remember her married
name-having a senior's moment) to a German man, in Germany, and they recently
moved to the UK.
The second daughter, Bernice, is currently single and works as a graphic artist
in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Regards, Melodie
Manda Bates: Treasure Hunt
Hi, My name is Manda Bates (nee Alderson). My father was Jeremy Neville George
Alderson and my Grandfather was Neville George Alderson.
After a very frustrating 5 years, following my father's death, my step-mother
has now allowed us to collect our Granmother's papers, and so my sister and I am
deep in correspondence, and family records going back to the 1890's! I have
learnt to always date letters, and always write names on the back of
photographs!
Most of the information I have on our branch of the Aldersons is thanks to the
late Peter Alderson, who was a cousin of my grandfather's and he had traced the
family back to 1964, and sent copies of his research to my Grandmother.
My sister and I are working to get all the history of our side of the family
onto a blog, so that we can share it with our cousins in Australia. Would I be
able to put the blog name here? We are just starting at the moment, but enjoying
every second. Thank goodness Granny kept so many things!
Albert Alderson: Treasure Hunt
Hi Manda,
We have records of your ancestors back to 1670. How far have you gone back?
We are happy for you to post as much as you want on this site. That gives us the
opportunity all to share in the history of another ALDERSON family, and perhaps
to add to it or learn from it.
Good luck with your research.
Manda Bates: Treasure Hunt
Hi Albert,
I have copies of Peter Alderson's research into my line of the Aldersons which
goes back to George Alderson 1694 (not 1964 as I typed previously) to 1789. I
have not researched the Alderson family history myself, as I knew Peter had
achieved so much, and we were always expecting the records to be passed onto us,
although I have begun to research the family history on my Grandmother's side of
the family.
I expect that you know everything that Peter discovered, as he was very involved
with the AFHS, but I will certainly post up what I have, when I have it in
order.
Viola: Doncaster Aldersons
Hi from Viola in Canada
I have been doing the Alderson History from Doncaster
England and have some news. I just received a letter from Thomas Alderson's
daughter in Hartlepool and this morning another letter from Matt Alderson in
Doncaster.
Glad for this website
Viola
John Coates: Mary Alderson of Great Stainmore
Just joined the Web Site and sent the money off to join the Society last week. my name is John Coates and my Alderson connection comes from my Grandmother on my father's side of the family who was born Mary Alderson in Great Stainmore on 29.9.1881. Her father was William Alderson born 13.7.1846, died 18.8.1915, he was blinded and lost an arm in a Mining accident and spent the rest of his life working as a Grocer, somehow making deliveries by horse and cart. He was also a Primitive Methodist Lay Preacher, something that doesn't appear to have been passed down to his great-grandson!
Mostly through the work of my late Father's only surviving brother, I have
traced my Alderson lineage back to William Alderson who married Jane Rukin on
20.5.1772 at Muker.
Would love to hear from any other members who have connections with my part of
the Alderson family.
Regards to you all. JPC.
Albert Alderson: Mary Alderson of Great Stainmore
There
is a long history of marriages between COATES and ALDERSON families. There is
also a long ancestry of your family. The William ALDERSON & Jane RUKIN marriage
was 1722 not 1772, but I suspect your date is just a mistype.
The information about William the miner/grocer is interesting. The baptism
entries for his children show the change of occupation between the births of
Mary,1881, and John, 1883. Now we know why. Do you have any details of the
accident?
John Coates: Mary Alderson of Great Stainmore
You are right about the date, it was a mis-type. You are also right about the Alderson/Coates connection. I visited Muker for the first time in May and found a number of Coates' spotted around around the multitude of Alderson graves. My grandmother was Mary (born 1881) and she was sent down to Liverpool with several others in the family in her teens. In the 1901 Census she is living at 1, Hampson St, Anfield with the family of Robert Bousefield (a Dairyman) working as a Domestic Servant. It cannot be a coincidence that one of my Great Grandfathers neighbours at Windmore Green is also a Bousefield.
In Liverpool she met William Coates, from Barrowford in North Lancashire, they
married and had 9 children, 6 (all boys), surviving into adulthood.
The story of my Great Granfather is very interesting, at the time of his
accident he was fairly young and only had a couple of children. His obituary
says that he was engaged in Mining activities at Mallerstang (I don't know where
that is), there was an explosion and he lost a hand and one eye. Everything was
done to save the other eye to no avail, so he became totally blind. If you E
mail me with your address, I will send you a copy of both his obituary and that
of his wife, Elizabeth Alderson. They both give a very detailed list of
mourners, a few of which I can remember from being a small child.
Regards. John Coates.
Glenn F Alderson: Edward Alderson who was Killed in Action
Hi to all,
Edward Alderson who was Killed in Action 4-May-1918 is my great uncle I have
just received his war medals. just wondering if any body has any information on
him. I would also like any information on my grandfathers family.
My grandfather was Frederick Alderson born 1909 he married Rose Esther Spruce?
they had John Edward, Mary and my father Paul Thomas they all migrated to
Australia in the 1950's from Ruislip.
I have
the medals of my great uncle Edward Alderson who was killed in action in ww1
1918. Any info on him or other relatives would be appreciated.
Albert Alderson:
Edward Alderson who was
Killed in Action
Hi Glenn,
The details I have of Edward are on our
Roll of Honour and scroll down to Edward's record. The records are in
alphabetical order. As you can see we don't know a great deal about him. I
couldn't find out which action he died in.
Can you tell me what medals Edward was awarded so that I can add them to the
Roll of Honour?
Alan Alderson: Halifax Aldersons
Hi
Just to say hello. My name is Alan Alderson from Brotherton in North Yorkshire.
I originated from Halifax together with many of my ancestors. I wonder if before
them they originated from the Swaledale area.
My father was Ewart (born) 1917, my grandfather Rawdon Born 1873, my great
grandfather Benjamin born 1846 and great great grandfather was John Alderson
born c1817.
They were married into Holroyds, Mclean's etc.
Albert Alderson: Halifax Aldersons
Hi
Alan,
Thanks for joining in. I have had a look at the AFHS database and looked up some
census entries. From what I have found I believe that your family can be traced
back to the 1670s in the Halifax area.
Are you a member of the AFHS? If so I can send you what I have found.
Ruth and Peter Alderson: Hill Top Farm, Brough
Hello, my name is Ruth and my husband is the Alderson - Peter George, third son and fourth child of Richard Alderson, originally of Hill Top Farm, Brough. He has been a member some years but is presently working in Malaysia, leaving me to hold the fort here.
Heather Ibbotson: Hello from Canada
Hi: My name is Heather Ibbotson and I am an AFHS member from Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
My gr-gr grandmother, Margaret Alderson, was born in 1835 in Appleby,
Westmoreland to Christopher Alderson and Mary Veach. Margaret married Robert
Ibbotson and emigrated to Canada c. 1856.
I have been tracing all my family branches for about 25 years.
Susan: Betty Alderson in Warcop 1819
Hello,
I just found your website via Janet_66 on Ancestry. On her tree she has
Elizabeth Alderson born 1792, Great Musgrave, died in infancy. This is the lady
I had been thinking was an ancestor.
I have Joseph Bird married Betty Alderson 20 Sep 1819 Warcop, (from IGI) and
later census records indicate she was born around 1791. She is variously
described as Beth, Betty and Elizabeth.
If anyone knows who she is, I'd love to hear from you. I have quite a lot of
details on her descendants, (assuming the rest of my research is a bit better).
Thanks in advance for any help.
Susan
Albert Alderson: Betty Alderson in Warcop 1819
Betty
was the daughter of Isaac ALDERSON and Margaret WRIGHT. Our Society has
information on her ancestors going back to a Lancelot ALDERSON in the early
1600s.
Neil Edward Alderson: Gypsy Blood?
Hi I am Neil Alderson.
I am
interested in finding out where my family come from. My father told me yesterday
that we might have Romany Gypsy in our blood line and would love to confirm
this. My father is Christopher John Alderson, son of John (known as Jack) Edward
Alderson and Sheila Alderson (formally Sheila Delft). I hope you guys might be
able to help me!
Scott Alderson: Sansan / Alderson
Hello,
My name is Scott Alderson and I just stumbled upon this website through a Google
search on 'Alderson'. I am a descendant of the Sansan/Alderson line.
Sansan being my gm and Alderson, Edward Elisha being my gf. Not much more to go
on. I will post more in proper places when I dig out the research.
Pauline Dodd: Isabella Annie ALDERSON
My great grandmother was Isabella Annie ALDERSON Born DORES, Scotland 1869. Her twin Brother George Atkinson Fraser ALDERSON I am still searching for. He was sent to an orphanage and I have lost him.
My family line goes back to John (of Keld) Alderson.
Hilary James: Roland Alderson
Hi my name is Hilary James, I am the daughter of Roland Alderson who was born in North Yorkshire around 1935.
I do not know my grandfathers name as he died before I was born. My father never
really talked about his family but I am very keen to learn of my origins so if
anyone can help please get in touch. My father had a brother called Eric and
another called Fred, He also had 3 sisters called Joan,Ann and Ethel whom all
still live in north Yorkshire.
Bruce Whitehead: Roland Alderson
"My
father had a brother called Eric and another called Fred, He also had 3 sisters
called Joan, Ann and Ethel whom all still live in north Yorkshire"
Hello from Canada. I found he easiest way to get started was to telephone or
write living relatives and ask them for a bit of information on their relatives.
I was assembling a bit of history for my son who had never met any of his
relatives in the UK, and that seemed to open the door to the information. My
Whitehead family grew up in Bow and then Acton starting about 1871, when they
ran the Whitehead Sanitary Laundry chain for 100 years. I tracked down 14
branches of the GGF family and corresponded with most of them in the past 15
years. If I can be of any help ingiving ideas for organizing or researching
information through oral history please contact me. I am stuck on my own
research because I don't know what certificates I should buy, since they are so
expensive in the UK. On the Alderson (wife's) side, I have wonderful printouts
from the society which takes us back many generations. Now we hope to fill in
details of daily life in those communities in the 1700's and 1800's, and hope
for the day when we can travel again to visit the old villages in Yorkshire and
Durham.
Good hunting, Bruce in Campbellville, Halton County, Ontario Province, of Canada.
Hazel: Aldersons from Hurworth
Hi
My Aldersons are from Hurworth, into Brompton and from there, all over!
Living in the Cotswolds now, I am a Leicester born lass with my heart in
Yorkshire. I am in touch with Aldersons in Canada and Australia. Great being a
member of the AFHS and I am looking forward to being bale to attend meetings
this year.
Janice Seymour: Thomas Alderson and Mary Fawell
Hi
Everybody
As you can see my name is Janice, my great great grandfather was Thomas
Alderson, he was one of the sons of Ann Alderson, Thomas married Mary Fawell in
1830 in Long Newton, Durham. Thomas and Mary had five children, the youngest
being Alice who was my great grandmother.
I would love to trace descendants of their other children, and also those of
Alice's that I haven't already found.
Thomas had a farm in Sunderland, North Hall Farm at Bishopswearmouth.
The highlight of 2004 was finding Thomas and Mary's gravestone and knowing that
my ancestors had stood on that very piece of land that I was now standing on. I
can tell you there were a few tears!
Karen: Surrey Aldersons
Hi everyone, I'm Karen, been researching my Aldersons for best part of 15 years.
My branch of the family comes from Richmond, Surrey although at some stage in
the past, I think maybe one of them left the North to emigrate down South. I now
live in West Yorkshire, so I've done the move in reverse.
I would love to hear from anyone with any info on southern Aldersons (would love
to hear from anyone actually!)
Norma:
Hello, I am Norma.
I have been retired for 1 year exactly, loving every minute, wish I had done it
40 years ago.
Since I was a child my mother, she is now 94 and still has a better memory than
me, has talked of her family from the North East. Her tales created within me a
need to know and understand my family's history. The content of these stories
has remained constant and therefore gave me an excellent base from which to
start my research. I had not gone back very far before discovering the Alderson
Family. My earliest Alderson connection, to-date, is William Alderson a farmer
from Bishopwearmouth. He was born circa 1780.
Sandy: Aldersons from Thornes
Hi, I
am Sandy and I live in Cumbria. I have been a member of the society for the last
5 years or so. Finally got back to 1824 but going is now tough with my Alderson
line. As my great, great, great grandfather was yet another Thomas you will all
know what I mean. My branch came from Thornes and before that probably Angram
and the men married into the Rukin family and the Fawcetts. Hopefully I may find
someone researching a connecting branch - hope so anyway.
The Society is so valuable in being able to keep people together and for mutual
support, especially the help given by Yvonne.
Carol Swagger: Annis Cornelia Alderson
Hi! My name is Carroll Swager,
I am the great granddaughter of Annis Cornelia Alderson. She married Benjamin Moore. I am hoping to find out more about that part of my family. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Albert Alderson: Annis Cornelia Alderson
Hi
Carroll,
You could look at the
Fridley website.
Here you will find Annis Cornelia as the daughter of Alberry S ALDERSON. You can
trace her back or forwards from there.
I also found the following:
Cooke County, Texas
Queries
DATE: Sat Jan 8 15:08:46 2000
NAME: Foster Sampson
EMAIL: fos@net- star.net
NOTE: 24055 Paseo del Lago W. #706 Laguna Woods, CA 92653
SURNAMES: MOORE, ALDERSON
QRYTEXT: Benjaminn Smith MOORE was born Dec @, 1840 in gainsville. He married
Annis Cornelia ALDERSON Sept 4, 1867, He died Gainsvile Dec 18, 1879. Annis was
born abt 1846 in Elizabethtown, Hardin Co. KN and died abt 1935 in Pasadena CA.
I would appreciate any information on ancestors of either person.
This should get you started.
Are you a member of the AFHS? If you are we may be able to supply more details
from our database.