Trafford

Born during the June quarter 1878 in the Barton on Irwell R.D. - ref:
8c/664, the eldest son of Thomas & Elizabeth Aldred (nee Owen).

1881 Census - Moorside Road, Flixton.    Son - aged: 3 - born: Flixton.   
Head of household - Elizabeth Aldred - Single - aged: 60 - occ: Formerly
Hand Loom Weaver - born: Flixton.    Her son - Thomas Aldred - Son -
Married - aged: 33 - occ: Bricklayer - born: Flixton.   Also - Elizabeth
Aldred - Daughter in Law - aged: 35 - occ: Formerly Laundress - born:
Oulton, Yorkshire.   Plus his 2 elder sisters - Rhoda & Mary and younger
brother - John.

1891 Census - Moorside Road, Flixton.   Son - aged: 13 - occ: Apprentice
Bricklayer - born: Flixton.    Head of household - Thomas Aldred - Married
- aged: 43 - occ: Bricklayer - born: Flixton.   Also - Elizabeth Aldred -
Wife - aged: 45 - born: Oulton, Yorkshire.    Plus 2 elder sisters - Rhoda
& Mary and 3 younger brothers - John, Thomas & Hartley.

1901 Census - 25 Moorside Road, Flixton.    Son - Unmarried - aged: 23 -
occ: Bricklayer - born: Flixton.    Head of household - Thomas Aldred -
Married - aged: 53 - occ: Bricklayer - born: Flixton.    Also - Elizabeth
Aldred - Wife - aged: 55 - born: Oulton, Yorkshire.    Plus - his elder
sister - Mary and his 2 younger brothers - Thomas (also killed) and
Hartley.

Their Parents - Thomas & Elizabeth, both died in 1908.

1911 Census - 25 Moorside Road, Flixton.     Head - Unmarried - aged: 33 -
occ: Bricklayer (House Building) - born: Flixton.   Also listed - Thomas
Aldred - Brother - Unmarried - aged: 25 - occ: Lithographic Artist - born:
Flixton.    Plus - Hartley Aldred - Brother - Unmarried - aged: 23 - occ:
Bricklayer (House Building) - born: Flixton.

Their brother John now resides next door to them at 27 Moorside Road.    He
was a regular soldier finishing his Army career as a Company Sergeant
Major.  He and his wife had six children.

MIC - Formerly 24893 11th Bn. Manchester Rgt.   Drafted to the Balkens on
the 11th October 1915.   Victory, BWM & 15 Star.

The 5th Yorkshire Rgt never went to Gallipoli, but the 11th Manchester's
did.   So he must have gone to Gallipoli with them on the 1th October 1915,
just as the Gallipoli Campaign was starting to wind down.   They left
Gallipoli on the 29th December 1915 for Mudros.   Presumably transferred to
the Yorkshire Rgt in France ???

Commemorated on the private family gravestone in St. Michael's P.C.
Flixton.

M.I. "O liberty tho' thou slay us we will trust in thee".

His brother Thomas also died on active service.

M.I. "Their glory shall not be blotted out".  (France)

The Flixton Parish Roll of Honour lists him as serving in the 11th
Manchester Rgt.    Also his brother - Thomas is not listed on this memorial
???