When Alice Aldous was born in 1530, in Worlingworth, Suffolk, England, her father, Robert Aldous, was 52 and her mother, Elizabeth, was 35. She married John Newson on 3 October 1546, in Cratfield, Suffolk, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 10 February 1562, in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, at the age of 32, and was buried in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England.
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Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
English (mainly East Anglia): from the Middle English female personal name Aldus, a pet form of any of several names beginning with Ald- (Old English Eald-) such as Aldith (see Allday ) and Aldred or Aldrith. It was particularly common in Yorkshire, the northeast Midlands, and East Anglia in the 13th century. Compare Aldis .
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