Father: Charles Ardron II (1858 - 1938)
Mother: Sarah Jane
Bowns (1860 -)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
My 1st cousin 3
times removed was born on 28 September 1884 at 4 Hall Street, Rawmarsh.
His father was a blast furnace labourer. The informant was his mother of the
same address. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 665 Dec 1884 + GRO cert BXBZ694390)
1884 The Third Reform Act - voting extended to agricultural workers
(triples the electorate)
1891 Population of England reaches 27,304,000
On the 1891 Census
(5 April) he was aged 6, living with his parents at
a) Charles Ardron, head, married, 32, coal miner, employed, Yorkshire Kilnhurst
b) Sara J Ardron, wife, married, 32, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
c) Ernest Ardron, son, 11, scholar, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
d) Oscar Ardron, son, 8, scholar, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
e) Edgar Ardron, son, 6, scholar, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3778 folio 6 page 5)
1893 Invention of motion pictures
by Thomas Edison
1895 Invention of wireless telegraphy by G
Marconi
1899-1902 Britain fights the Boer
War in South Africa
1901 Death of Queen Victoria,
succeeded by King Edward VII
1901 Population of England
reaches 30,594,000
On the 1901 Census
(31 March) he was aged 16, a grocer's assistant, living with his
parents at
a) Charles Ardron, head, married, 42, living on own means, Yorkshire Kilnhurst
b) Sarah J Ardron, wife, married, 42, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
c) Ernest Ardron, son, single, 21, coal hewer underground, worker,
Yorkshire Rawmarsh
d) Oscar Ardron, son, single, 18, coal mine rope boy underground,
worker, Yorkshire Parkgate
e) Edgar Ardron, son, single, 16, grocers assistant,
worker, Yorkshire Parkgate
(PRO ref RG13 piece 4320 folio 52 page 8)
1908 on 27 April Olympic Games open at
He married Ada Davison
on 28 September 1908 at the Garibaldi Street Primitive Methodist Chapel, Great
Grimsby, in the
1908 on 27 October Parliament
approves old age pensions (weekly
means-tested pension of a maximum of five shillings to all those aged over 70)
1910 Death of King Edward VII,
succeeded by King George V
1911 National Insurance Act
provides cover against sickness and unemployment
1911 Population of England
reaches 33,704,000
On the 1911 Census
(2 April) Samuel was listed as head of household for 2 Glen Villas,
a) Edgar Ardron, head,
26, married (2 years), grocer’s assistant, worker, Wombwell, Yorkshire Wombwell
b) Ada Ardron, wife,
26, married (2 years), Yorkshire Grimsby
The record shows a
total of 0 children born alive in present marriage, 0 still living and 0 having
died.
The property consisted
of 7 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery, landing, lobby, closet,
bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).
(PRO ref RG14 ??)
He joined
the Royal Navy: WHEN??
Official number: F26750
Date/place of birth: 28 September 1884 / Rotherham
Occupation: Motor mechanic
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Chest: 36 inches
Eyes: brown
Hair: brown
Complexion: fair
Ship, &c, served in: ??
(Royal Navy Registers of Seamens Service, TNA catalogue ref
ADM/188/613)
1912 on 15 April sinking of the SS Titanic
1913 on 4 June Suffragette Emily Davison is killed
by the king's horse
1914-18 The Great War (World War I)
Towards the middle of World War I Edgar then joined the Royal Air Force
in 1917:
First name(s) Edgar
Last name Ardron
Birth year 1884
Birth date 28
Sep 1884
Birth town Rotherham
Birth county Yorkshire
Occupation Motor
Mechanic
Attestation year 1917
Attestation date 14
Mar 1917
Service number 226750
Spouse's first name(s) Ada
Archive reference AIR
79/2042
Next of kin first name(s) Ada
Next of kin last name Ardron
(British Royal Air Force, Airmen's Service
Records 1912-1939)
1918 in May a massive flu epidemic
reaches Britain and kills more than 200,000
people in Britain and up to 50 million worldwide
1918 All men over 21 and all
women over 30 get the vote
1921 Population of England
reaches 35,274,000
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 Edgar, aged 55, and family living at “Lauda”(?), Station Road,
New Waltham, Grimsby:
a) Edgar Ardron, [born] 28 September 1884, married, traveller and warehouse
manager - bacon and provisions
b) Ada Ardron, 22 February 1884, married, unpaid domestic duties
c) This record is officially closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule
–this expected to be their daughter Dorothy Ida Ardron
(TNA r39_6466_6466g_014)
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
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
He made his
last will on 18 April 1969. The executors and trustees were Cyril Inkpen of
a) Linda Lucy Brunton £100
b) All his estate to his daughter
(Copy of Will)
Edgar died
on 15 March 1970 at Fryston House, Bargate,
His will
was probated on 12 August 1970: "Ardron, Edgar of Fryston Old Peoples Home
Grimsby died 15 March 1970. Probate
Ada DAVISON (1884 - 1954)
She was born on 22 February 1884 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, the daughter of Fred
Davison, a labourer, and Eliza. (Based on marriage cert + d.o.b on
1939 Register)
On the
1891 Census (5 April)
a) Fred Davison, head, married, 34, platelayer, employed, Lincs Barrington Fens
b) Eliza Davison, wife, married, 32, Butterwick Notts?
c) Ada Davison, daughter, single, 7, scholar, Lincs Grimsby
d) Alice Davison, daughter, single, 3, Lincs Grimsby
e) Wm Andrew Davison, son, single, 1, Lincs Grimsby
f) John Braden, boarder, single, 35, general labourer, employed, Lincs Stickney
(PRO ref RG12 piece 2613 folio 95 page 23)
On the
1901 Census (31 March) Ada was aged 17, a milliner, living
with her parents at 44 Railway Street, Grimsby:
a) Fred Davison, head, married, 44, dock labourer, worker, Lincs Stickney
b) Eliza Davison, wife, married, 22, Lincs Butterwick
c) Ada Davison, daughter, single, 17, milliner, worker, Lincs Grimsby
d) Alice Davison, daughter, single, 13, Lincs Grimsby
e) Wm Andrew Davison, son, 11, Lincs Grimsby
f) Lucy Davison, daughter, 9, Lincs Grimsby
g) Edith Davison, daughter, 5, Lincs Grimsby
(PRO ref RG13 piece 3089 folio ?? page ??)
Ada
died on 14 December 1954 aged 70 at 110a Scarthoe Road, Grimsby. Though she was
resident at
Her
will was probated on 21 February 1955: "Ardron, Ada of 69 Alexandra Road,
Grimsby (wife of Edgar Ardron) died 14 December 1954 at 110a
EDGAR AND
1) Dorothy Ida Ardron
(1920 -)
My 2nd
cousin twice removed was born in 1920 (GRO
ref Grimsby 7a 1292 Mar 1920 - Davison)
Dorothy went on to marry Jack O. Baker in 1952. (GRO ref
Grimsby 3b 545 Jun 1952 - Baker, Jack O.)
At the time of her father’s death in 1969 she was living
at
Jack
O. BAKER (-)
BORN??
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