Albert Eldridge was born at Challock, Kent England. He married Ellen Histed on 29 Nov 1869 at Charing, Kent. She was born at Charing the daughter of Amy Histed who later married George Brisley in 1855. On the 1881 census Albert is shown as an agricultural labourer age 33 and Ellen as age 30 and they were living at Stockers Head, Charing with their seven children and Ellen's brother Richard Brisley.
Their son Joseph Eldridge and his wife Elizabeth Emma Chapman migrated to Australia in late 1960s. They lived at Swansea, New South Wales. Elizabeth Emma died on 6 Dec 1961 and Joseph died on 2 Jan 1964.
A grand-daughter of Albert, Margaret Fibbens, nee Eldridge, and her family migrated to Australia in 1958.
George Alfred Eldridge, a 3rd removed cousin of Albert, and his wife Sophia both migrated to Australia. He departed London in 1926 destined for Melbourne. They both died at Bentleigh Victoria, Sophia in July 1979 and George Alfred on 30 Jun 1982. On the registration of the death of George he is shown as having married at age 33 and was without issue.
Elizabeth Eldridge, John Spicer, Winifred Spicer nee Eldridge,
John Cyril Eldridge and James Charles Eldridge
Elizabeth Emma Eldridge
nee Chapman with son Joseph
and her husband Joseph Eldridge
circa 1915 to right
Updated 21 March 2008