Dennis ARDRON
II (1930 - 1993)
Father: Frank Ardron III (1903 - 1977)
Mother:
May Phillips (1905 -)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
My 3rd cousin 2 times removed was born on 11
July 1930 at "Sherwood",
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 Dennis living with his
parents at 64 Brinsworth Road, Catcliffe, Rotherham:
a) Frank Ardron, [born] 31 March 1903, married, heavy goods vehicle driver, air
raid warden WRCC R10/B/2
b) May Ardron, 7 May 1905, married, unpaid domestic duties, in
charge of first aid post under Rotherham ??
c) This record is officially
closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule
d) Dennis Ardron, 11 July 1930, single, at school
(TNA r39_3804_3804j_015)
1939-45 World War II
1941 Population of England reaches 39,145,000
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
Dennis married Jill M. Newman in 1955 in the
registration district of Hendon. (Peter Brian Ardron + GRO ref Hendon 5e 1466
Mar 1955 - Newman, Jill M.)
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
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
He died in 1993. (Peter Brian Ardron + GRO ref Hastings/R 1993 January district no 4561C reg no C47A ent no 283 dor 193 - [born] 11-Jul-1930)
Jill
M. NEWMAN (-)
BORN??
DENNIS AND JILL HAD THE
FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
1)
Stephen
John Ardron (1960 -)
My 4th cousin once removed was born in 1960 in
the registration district of Bournemouth. (GRO ref Bournemouth 6b 274
Mar 1960 - Newman)
MARRIED??
2) Peter Brian Ardron
(1962 -)
Notes: no probate Dennis Ardron (1993)