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GOOD NEWS!
Karen and Steven met Trixie Ward's grandson and his family

and we had lunch together on 24 March 2013.
Ross Ward with his wife, Bianca, and daughter, Kiera.


Ward Family


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BESSIE ASPINALL (neé Bessie Meadows)
died 13 August 2012

wife of Vernon Aspinall who was the only son of Deborah and Roger,
mother of Ian and mother-in-law to Gillian

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JOAN ALDOUS 1920-2012
(Margaret Joan Aldous)
very sadly passed on
Thursday, 5th July 2012 at 4:30am
at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

beloved wife of Jack, mother of Michael and John,
mother-in-law to Ingrid and Pat,
grandmother to Sarah, Simon, Kate and Ben,
sister to Molly, Olive and Dorothy.

The service was held on Friday, 13th July at 12:30pm
at Lytham Park Crematorium, Regent Avenue, Lytham.
The service was conducted by The Reverend David Phillips.
There was a buffet lunch afterwards at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham.

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ERNEST RAYMOND CARROLL 1914-2012
very sadly passed on 16th April 2012, He was aged 97.
A Thanksgiving Service for his life was held on 1st May 2012 at Kettleshume Chapel.

Beloved husband of Hilda.

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JACK ALDOUS 1921-2011
very sadly passed on
Friday, 4th November 2011 at 4:30am
at Clifton Hospital, Lytham.

beloved husband of Joan, father of Michael and John,
father-in-law to Ingrid and Pat, grandfather to Sarah, Simon, Kate and Ben,
brother of Dorothy and Ros and Freda, Alan, David, Chris,
son of Fred and Addie Aldous.

The service was held on 14th November 2011 at Lytham Park Crematorium at 12:30pm.
There was a buffet lunch afterwards at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham.


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CONGRATULATIONS TO
grandparents WENDY AND CHARLES MILLER
(Wendy Miller - née Flook - grand-daughter of Lily and Vern Chilcott)
and to parents ANDY AND CAROLINE MILLER


on the birth of
Harry James Charles Miller
born 9th October 2011
(son of Andrew and Caroline Miller and sister of Evie Rose)

Below: Caroline with Evie and Andy with baby Harry Miller

Harry Miller

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HAPPY SILVER ANNIVERSARY TO
Cate and Richard Bason
on 16th August 2011

(Catherine née Milner is the grand-daughter of Fred and Addie Aldous)
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HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY TO
Jack Aldous
on 2nd August 2011


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TRIXIE WARD 1919-2011
(née Violet Finch Leicester)
peacefully slipped away on Tuesday morning, 28th June 2011
in a rest home closeby her home in Taupo, New Zealand.

Mother of Mavis, Diane, Lesley, Alan and John.
Daughter of Ted and Vi Finch Leicester.
Older twin of brother Buster.
Sister to Joan, Wilf and Bunty.

The funeral service was held on Friday, 1st July 2011.

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DAVID ERIC ALDOUS
passed away peacefully
on Monday afternoon, 20th December 2010
in hospital in Galashiels, Scotland.

Father of Jane, husband of Marjorie,
brother to Freda, Jack, Alan, Dot, Chris and Ros,
son of Addie and Fred Aldous.

The service was held on Thursday, 6th January 2011
at an Anglican Church, Kirton Manor, Scotland.
There was music on bassoon and clarinet and hymns were played on the organ.
David was buried next to his beloved Marjorie in a woven split-bamboo coffin.
Scottish music was played at the burial.

Contributions can be sent to David's favourite charity -
the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institute)

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MANY THANKS &
HAPPY 65th BIRTHDAY
on 10th June 2010 to
Anthony Barrier

(Anthony is a relative of Walter Southbeer
who is the brother of Fanny Leicester neé Southbeer.
Maria Barrier married Walter Southbeer.)

Anthony has contributed so much to our family history since January when he first emailed me.
He lives in a village near Dover and found this website while he was working on his family research.
We met in person in Los Angeles on May 5th, during his holiday travelling across the USA by train.



Anthony in Los Angeles in front of our home.

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HAPPY HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY TO
Joan Aldous
on 8th June 2010
The family celebrated together on Saturday 6th June.


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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RUBY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Michael and Ingrid Aldous

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WELCOME TO KATIE MARGARET LOUISE MILLER
born 15th September 2009
to Daniel and Sarah Miller
and sister to Jacob

Kate is the grand-daughter of Wendy and Chas Miller who now have three grandchildren.
(Wendy Miller - née Flook - is the grand-daughter of Lily and Vern Chilcott)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TRIXIE
Trixie celebrated her 90th birthday on 1st January 2009
at her daughter Lesley's home in Papakura, New Zealand

(Trixie Ward - née Finch Leicester - is the daughter of Ted and Vi)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ROS
We celebrated Mum's 70th birthday in France
in October 2008 at Dot and Peter's home in Senlisse
(Daughter of Fred and Addie Aldous)

Below: Mother and Son - Richard and Ros Leach


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WELCOME EMILY HELENE ALDOUS
born 10th May 2008
to Simon and Debbie Aldous
(grand-daughter of Michael and Ingrid Aldous and great grand-daughter of Jack and Joan Aldous)

Below: Simon, Debbie, Joan with Emily, Jack



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WELCOME TO CHARLOTTE DIANE FLOOK
born 9th March 2008
to Nigel and Lisa Flook
(Nigel is the grandson of Thea and Alec Flook, son of Michael and Susan)

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CONGRATULATIONS TO WENDY AND CHARLES MILLER
(Wendy Miller - née Flook - is the grand-daughter of Lily and Vern Chilcott)

who became grandparents to
Evie Rose Miller
born 4th November 2008 in Leeds
(daughter of Andrew and Caroline)
&
Jacob Charles William Miller
born 17th December 2007 in Nottingham
(son of Daniel and Sarah)

Below: Andy, Caroline, Evie Miller



Below: Wendy with Jacob, Chas with Evie


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CONGRATULATIONS TO PAT CARSON AND RICHARD JONES
married on Wednesday, 3rd October 2007
in Northwich in Cheshire
In attendance: David Kell was the Bestman and
Barbara Frost (daughter of Claire Rowlands who used to work at Fred Aldous)

(Pat is the daughter of Lew and Ciss Leicester-Finch.)
She has changed her name to Pat Jones.


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WELCOME SAMUEL JACOB ALDOUS
born 22nd August 2007
to Ben and Nicki Aldous
(grandson of John and Pat Aldous and great grandson of Jack and Joan Aldous)

Below: Four generations of Aldous family - John, Ben with Samuel, Jack

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WELCOME TO LUKE ADAMS
born 22nd May 2007
to Helen (née Flook) and Hayden Adams
(Helen is the grand-daughter of Thea and Alec Flook, daughter of Michael and Susan)

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THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME TO OUR FAMILY GATHERING
on Saturday 19th May 2007 at Chatsworth, Derbyshire

Family came from France, the Isle of Man, California,
West Midlands, Warwickshire, Hertfordshire, Hampshire,
Notinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lancashire and Derbyshire

Below: On left: Lauren Beadle and family, On right: Jack Aldous and family



Below: Joan and Jack Aldous, Charles Miller, Graham Aldous (Trev and Sue Walker behind)



Below: Miranda and Edward Flook, Charles and Wendy Miller, Lisa, Callum and Nigel Flook, Sue and Marcus Woodhouse



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