Brief Life History of Alethea
Alethea Aldred was born on 29 September 1858, in Wissett, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She married Hampford Scott Ford about 1878, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Oracle Election Precinct, Pinal, Arizona, United States in 1900. She died on 16 May 1937, in Tombstone, Cochise, Arizona, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Tombstone, Cochise, Arizona, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Alethea Aldred in entry for Hampford Earl Ford, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
- Aleathea Ford, "United States Census, 1930"
- Alethea Aldred in entry for Ray Ford, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"
Spouse and Children
1851–1921 Male
1858–1937 Female
Children (6)
1880–1932 Male
1882–1966 Female
1885–1949 Male
1888–1927 Female
1891–1913 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1818–1887 Male
1823–1906 Female
Siblings (3)
1858–1937 Female
1863–1867 Female
1867–1950 Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 5
1877
Age 19
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 23
Name Meaning
from the Middle English personal name Al(d)red or El(d)red, an overlap or merger of three Old English names, Ealdrǣd (or Aldrǣd), Æthelrǣd, and Ælfrǣd. Old English Ealdrǣd and its variant Aldrǣd regularly appear in Middle English as either Eldred or Aldred, depending on dialect. The pronunciation of Old English Æthelrǣd was often shortened, occurring in Middle English as Ailred, Eilred, Alred, and Elred. Subsequently a transitional -d- was inserted between the l and the r, resulting in A(i)ldred and E(i)ldred. Middle English forms of Old English Ælfrǣd sometimes lost the medial -f-, becoming Alred or Elred, and then Aldred, Eldred. All three personal names were largely obsolete by the end of the 13th century.
variant of Audrey 2.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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