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Charles Henry ARDRON (1921 - 2000)                                                                                

Father: Leonard Ardron I (1873 - 1955)
Mother: Florence Hewson (1883 - 1956)

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Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

 

 

My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born on 28 April 1921 and then baptised on 25 May that year in Swinton . His father was a miner of 66 Bridge Street. (APR) This agrees with a GRO index entry. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1662 Jun 1921 - Hewson)

 

1921 Population of England reaches 35,274,000

 

1921 CENSUS??

 

1921 in July unemployment reaches a post-war high of 2.5 million

1922 The Irish Free State is established

1927 on 1 January the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is created

1928 Equal Franchise Act - All women are given the same voting rights as men (all over the age of 21)
1928 on 30 September Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

1929 on 24 October the Wall Street Crash sparks the Great Depression

1931 Financial crisis and run on the pound (Britain abandons the gold standard)

1931 Population of England reaches 37,395,000

1935 in July the first Penguin paperbacks go on sale, costing just 6 pence, bringing literature to the masses

1936 Death of King George V, succeeded by King Edward VIII
1936 Abdication of King Edward VIII in order to marry Wallace Simpson, succeeded by King George VI

1938 December It was announced in the House of Commons that in the event of war, a National Register would be taken that listed the personal details of every civilian in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This Register was to be a critical tool in coordinating the war effort at home. It would be used to issue identity cards, organise rationing and more
1939 On September 3 Prime Minister Chamberlain went to the airwaves to announce to the British people that a state of war existed between their country and Germany. World War II had begun

 

On 29 September 1939 National Registration Day took place. The register shows Charles Henry living with his parents and siblings at 49 Brookfield Avenue, Swinton:

a) Leonard Ardron, [born] 20 December 1873, married, Colliery Hewer (below)

b) Florence Ardron, 6 February 1883, married, unpaid domestic duties

c) Walter Ardron, 19 September 1918, single, railway engine cleaner

d) Charles H. Ardron, 28 April 1921, single, colliery haulage hand (below)

e) Hilda Cooke, 3 December 1923, single, bottle washer mineral waterworks [note: surname was incorrectly? entered and then crossed out as Ardron, then entered and again crossed out as Sands – though Hilda only married Stanley Sands in 1941]

(TNA r39_3741_3741e_016)

 

1939-45 World War II
1941 Population of England reaches 39,145,000


He married Evelyn Travers on 4 April 1942 at Swinton Parish Church. (Joanne Ardron + GRO ref Don Valley 9c 2380 Jun 1942 - Travers)

 

1944 Butler Education Act - framework for new free comprehensive secondary education for all
1947 on 1 January Britain's coal industry is nationalised

1948 National Health Service established

1948 on 29 July the Olympic Games open at Wembley Stadium in London

1951 Population of England reaches 41,228,000

1952 Death of King George VI, succeeded by Queen Elizabeth II
1954 Rationing resulting from ends

1955 on 22 September commercial television starts with the first ITV broadcast

1956 on 17 October Britain switches on its first nuclear power station at Calder Hall

 

By 1956 Charles had decided to emigrate with his family to Canada and the South Yorkshire Times reported the following on Saturday 17 November:

Ardron Will Be Taking His Boots With Him

When Charlie Ardron, brother of the famous ex-Rotherham and Notts Forest centre-forward, Walter Ardron, sets sail for New Brunswick, Canada, on November 23rd, he will be taking his football boots with him.

Charlie, who is now 35, has been in the game for 14 years. The first time he ever played a full game was as a 16-years-old. The club was Swinton W.M.C., and this was his first and last game before he was 21.

He played several seasons for Rawmarsh and four seasons for Langold. He now plays for Bowbroom, in the Mexborough Association League, and as noted elsewhere they are making a presentation to him this week-end.

Charlie is an extremely competent centre-forward, and when playing for Langold four years ago he established a Sheffield Association League record by scoring 68 goals in the season. When with Rawmarsh he again established another record by scoring 15 hat-tricks.

Charlie lives with his family at West Road, Mexborough.
(South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, November 17, 1956, page 23)

 

In February 1957 The South Yorkshire Times gave an update on Charles’ Canadian life:

Ex-Soccer Star From Mexboro’ Likes Canada

THE 3,000 mile-long salmon-laden River Miramachi runs through the property of former well-known local footballer Charlie Ardron – brother of former professional soccer-star, Walter. Charlie owns the fishing and shooting rights in his large plantation, which includes a five mile long wood, at the rear of his eight-roomed house.

That is how Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ardron find things in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada. They emigrated to the promised land from their home, “Broxholme”, West Street, Mexborough, in November with their two sons and daughter.

Charlie, who regularly writes to his elder brother, Mr. Ernest Ardron, of 87, Ridgeway, East Herringthorpe, Rotherham, says that the River Miramachi is an Indian word which means “River Of Plenty.” And that is just how Charlie is finding things.

Although he has dropped on his feet very quickly in his new life, Charlie and his family were not without trials and tribulations for the first month, Mr. Ernest Ardron told a “South Yorkshire Times and Express” reporter this week.

Charlie is now working on a uranium opencast mine about 40 miles from his home – a distance that does not mean anything in a country of that size. But things were not very comfortable for the wife and family without a home. Charlie tired of waiting through “normal channels” and went out to try his luck in “the Yorkshire manner”. A Canadian, who had spent five years in England during the war, befriended him, and got the house which formerly belonged to his mother.

In the river, the salmon flash here and there “like tadpoles,” Charlie writes to his brother Ernest. Motor cars: any 1953 model can be obtained for about £150. Petrol: 2s a gallon! Furniture is much cheaper than in England and food is plentiful – hygienically wrapped – and cheaper.

The only thing Charlie misses is his football. There is none at all over there.’ said Mr. Ernest Ardron.

Charlie says the climate is magnificent. “It gives you an appetite you have never experienced before.” Mr. Ardron said his brother wrote. At present there is snow – but it is dry and seems to waste away instead of melting. Although the temperature always seems below zero at present, the weather is dry and healthy.
(South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, February 23, 1957)

 

1959 M1 Motorway punched through the Midlands from Watford to Birmingham

1961 Population of England reaches 43,566,000

1963 The Profumo Affair
1965 on 8 November the death penalty is abolished

1966 on 30 July England win the football World Cup

1967 Abortion and homosexuality are legalised

1969 on 2 March Concorde, the world's first supersonic airliner, makes its maiden flight

1971 on 15 February decimalised currency replaces 'pounds, shillings and pence'

1971 Population of England reaches 46,412,000

1973 on 1 January Britain joins the European Economic Community

1978 Wide spread strikes result in the so called “Winter of Discontent”
1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female Prime Minister

1981 Population of England reaches 46,821,000

1984 on 12 March the 12-month 'Miners' Strike' over pit closures begins

1989 Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web

1991 Population of England reaches 47,875,000

1992 on 6 May the Channel Tunnel opens, linking London and Paris by rail

 

Charles died on 27 July 2000 at Mexborough Montagu Hospital. (Joanne Ardron + GRO ref Doncaster 2000 district no 0422 reg no 41A ent no 051 dor 700 - [dob] 28-Apr-1921)

 

Administration of his estate was granted a number of years later on 13 June 2006: “Ardron Charles Henry [date of death] 27 July 2000 [date of probate] 13 June 2006 [probate number] 212710 [document type] Administration [ Registry Office] Brighton” (Wills & Admons, 2006)

Evelyn TRAVERS (1923 - 2015)
She was born on 9 July 1923 in Mexborough. (Joanne Ardron + GRO ref Doncaster 9c 1415 Sep 1923 - Gillott)

1939 REGISTER??

Evelyn died on 6 July 2015 aged 92. She was of Rotherham, South Yorkshire. (GRO ref ??)

CHARLES HENRY AND EVELYN HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:


1) Charles F. Ardron (1942 -)

 

2) Ian Ardron I (1943 -)

3) Julie Ann Ardron (1953 -)
My 3rd cousin twice removed was born on xx xx 1953. (Dean Ardron + GRO ref Don Valley 2b 634 Mar 1953 - Travers)

Julie married John Grice in 1971. (Dean Ardron + GRO ref Don Valley 2b 913 Jun 1971 - Grice, John E.)

            John GRICE (-)
            BORN??

Julie and John had two children: Scott John Grice in 1971 (GRO ref Don Valley 2b 1993 Dec 1971 – Ardron) and Janie Grice in 1975 (GRO ref Doncaster 3 882 Mar 1975 – Ardron)

 

Notes: no probate Evelyn Ardron (2015)