Brief Life History of Newman William
When Newman William Aldridge was born in 1893, in Blewbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William James Aldridge, was 26 and his mother, Emma Grant Allen, was 30. He married Elsie Beatrice Robinson about January 1916, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 20 July 1918, in At Sea, at the age of 25, and was buried in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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- Newman W Aldridge in household of William J Aldridge, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
- Newman William Aldridge, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Newman W Aldridge, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (4)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1914 · Britain Enters the Great War
After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal names Alrich or Elrich and Aldrich or Eldrich, representing any one of three Old English personal names, Æthelrīc, Ælfrīc, and Ealdrīc, formed respectively from æthel- ‘noble’, ælf ‘elf, sprite’, and (e)ald ‘old, honored’ + rīc ‘ruler’.
habitational name from Aldridge (Staffordshire), Aldridge Grove in Hampden (Buckinghamshire), or from a similarly named unidentified place in the West Midlands, recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘specialized farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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