Person:Betsy Moles (1)

Betsy Moles was baptised on 3rd July 1842 at Willian in Hertfordshire, daughter of a straw plaiter named Hannah Moles, formerly Pratt, and her husband William Moles, an agricultural labourer. Betsy appears in the 1851 census living with her parents and siblings in Willian and working as a straw plaiter herself. Betsy's mother died in 1857, when Betsy was 15 years old. The 1861 census finds Betsy living in Willian with her widowed father and two of her sisters.

Betsy married in 1863, when she was 20 years old. Her husband was Alfred Aldridge, an agricultural labourer from Graveley, a couple of miles south of Willian. They married in Willian, but then settled in Graveley, where they had nine children between 1863 and 1886, although their first child died when he was a small baby. Each census from 1871 to 1901 finds the family living in Graveley. Betsy's father died in 1879.

Alfred died in 1906, aged 64.

After Alfred's death, Betsy moved to London, living in Greenwich with her daughter Kate. She appears to have died in the Barnet area in 1920, aged 78.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Female MOULES, June Quarter 1842, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 6, page 530, mother's maiden name Pratt

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Willian Parish Registers.

   No. 299a
   When baptised: 3 Jul 1842
   Name: Betsy
   Parents: William & Hannah
   Surname: Mole
   Abode: Willian
   Father's occupation: Labourer

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1709; Folio 137; Page 7, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Village, Willian, Hertfordshire
   William Moles, head, married, male, 47 [1803/4], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Stotfold, Bedfordshire
   Hanah Moles, wife, married, female, 46 [1804/5], Platting, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Elizar Moles, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], Platting, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Betsy Moles, daughter, unmarried, female, 9 [1841/2], Platting, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Moles, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Thomas Moles, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1838/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 816; Folio 83; Page 3, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Cott[age], Willian, Hertfordshire
   William Moles, head, widower, male, 56 [1804/5], Farmers Laborer, b. Stotfold, Bedfordshire
   Elizer Ellis, daughter, widower, female, 28 [1832/3], Straw Platter, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Betsey Moles, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1842/3], Straw Platter, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Moles, daughter, female, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   George Ellis, grandson, male, 5 [1855/6], Scholar, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1364; Folio 93; Page 8, 2 Apr 187.

   Address: Village, Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Alfred Aldridge, head, married, male, 29 [1841/2], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Betsey Aldridge, wife, married, female, 28 [1842/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[oure]r Wife, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Alfred Aldridge, son, male, 6 [1864/5], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Aldridge, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Edward Aldridge, son, male, 7mo [1870], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1416; Folio 92; Page 4, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Village, Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Alfred Aldridge, head, married, male, 38 [1842/3], Laborer Farm, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Aldridge, wife, married, female, 38 [1842/3], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Alfred Aldridge, son, single, male, 16 [1864/5], Laborer Farm, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Aldridge, daughter, single, female, 13 [1867/8], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Edward Aldridge, son, single, male, 10 [1870/1], Laborer (Corn) Miller, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Kate Aldridge, daughter, single, female, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Aldridge, son, single, male, 4 [1876/7], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Julia Aldridge, daughter, single, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1105; Folio 60d; Page 3, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Village, Graveley, Hertfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Alfred Aldridge, head, married, male, 48 [1842/3], Agricultural Lab[oure]r, employed, b. Gravely, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Aldridge, wife, married, female, 47 [1843/4], b. Gravely, Hertfordshire
   Edward Aldridge, son, single, male, 20 [1870/1], Agricultural Lab[oure]r, employed, b. Gravely, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Aldridge, son, male, 14 [1876/7], Agricultural Lab[oure]r, employed, b. Gravely, Hertfordshire
   Julia Aldridge, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Gravely, Hertfordshire
   Bertha Aldridge, daughter, female, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Gravely, Hertfordshire
   Edith Aldridge, daughter, female, 5 [1885/6], b. Gravely, Hertfordshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 1299; Folio 30; Page 6, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: North Road, Graveley, Hertfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Alfred Aldridge, head, married, male, 59 [1841/2], General Farm Labourer, worker, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Betsy Aldridge, wife, married, female, 58 [1842/3], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Bertha Aldridge, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire
   Edith Aldridge, daughter, single, female, 15 [1885/6], b. Graveley, Hertfordshire

9. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 2704; Schedule 98, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 46 Lenthorp Road, Greenwich, London
   4 rooms occupied
   Herbert Watson, head, male, 41 [1869/70], married, Grocery & General Stores, employer, working at home, b. Basingstoke, Hampshire
   Kate Watson, wife, female, 38 [1872/3], married 7 years, 3 children born alive, 3 children still living, b. Graveley nr Stevenage, Hertfordshire
   Herbert Edward Watson, son, male, 6 [1904/5], b. Catford, London
   Winifred Kate Watson, female, 3 [1907/8], b. Greenwich, London
   Helen Georgina Watson, female, 3 [1907/8], b. Greenwich, London
   Elizabeth Aldridge, mother in law, female, 68 [1842/3], widow, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Bertha Eliza Aldridge, sister in law, female, 28 [1882/3], Assists in Grocery Store, worker, at home, b. Graveley, Hertfordshire

10. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. Betsy ALDRIDGE, September Quarter 1920, Barnet Registration District, Volume 3a, page 311, aged 78 [1841/2]