Edward ARDRON I (1900 - 1964)
Father: John Edward Bonell Ardron (1866 - 1941)
Mother: Sarah Ann Drury (1869 -)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
My 2nd cousin 3 times
removed was born on 30 July 1900 at
Swinton. (Based on 1939 Register + GRO
ref Rotherham 9c 797 Sep 1900)
1901 Death of Queen Victoria,
succeeded by King Edward VII
1901 Population of England
reaches 30,594,000
On the 1901 Census
(31 March) Edward was aged 8 months, living with his parents at
a) John E. Ardron, head, married, 34, colliery worker, worker, Swinton Yorks
b) Sarah A. Ardron, wife, married, 31, Sheffield Yorks
c) Annie E. Ardron, daughter, single, 5, Swinton Yorks
d) John Ardron, son, single, 3, Swinton Yorks
e) Edward Ardron, son, single, 8 months, Swinton Yorks
f) Arthur Mitchell, boarder, widow, 38, colliery labourer, worker, Swinton
Yorks
(PRO ref RG13 piece 4402 folio 19 page 29) Shown as ALDSON on Ancestry.co.uk index.
1908 on 27 April Olympic Games
open at White City in London
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) he was aged 10, a school boy, living with his parents at 10(?)
a) John Edward Bonell Ardron, husband, 44, married (16 years), coach man
(domestic), worker, Kilnhurst Yorkshire, English
b) Sarah Ann Ardron,
wife, 41, married (16 years), Gleadless Yorkshire, English
c) Annie Ethel Ardron,
daughter, 15, single, domestic servant (day girl), worker, Swinton Yorkshire,
English
d) John Ardron, son, 13, single, conductor (motor chara base?), worker, Swinton
Yorkshire, English
e) Edward Ardron, son, 10, school, Swinton Yorkshire, English
f) George Henry Ardron, son, 7, school, Swinton Yorkshire, English
g) Jessie Ardron, daughter, 4, school, Doncaster Yorkshire, English
h) Horace Ardron, son, 3 months, Doncaster Yorkshire, English
The property consisted of 5 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery,
landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).
(PRO ref RG14 28209)
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)
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
Edward
married Eliza Ann Jones on 16 October 1920 at the parish
1921 Population of England
reaches 35,274,000
1921 in July unemployment reaches
a post-war high of 2.5 million
1921 CENSUS?? Aged 20?
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
On Wednesday 23 January 1929 Edward, who was now an electrician
living at 17 Aldam Road, Doncaster, fell 47 feet from an electric standard
while engaged in fixing an overhead cable in a field between Hooten Roberts and
Ravenfield. He was conveyed to the Doncaster Infirmary in the Rotherham
ambulance and detained, suffering from a back injury. (Sheffield
Daily Telegraph, Thursday 24 January, 1929, page 3)
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
b) Eliza A. Ardron, 20 December
1900, married, unpaid domestic duties
c) Ronald E. Ardron, 10 June 1928,
single, at school
(TNA
r39_3387_3387i_026)
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
He died on 8 May 1964 at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. (Wills & Admons 1964 (see below) + GRO ref Doncaster 2B 363 Jun 1964 - [aged] 63)
Administration
of Edward's estate was granted to Eliza Ann on 28 May 1964: "Ardron,
Edward of 31 Scarth Ave Doncaster died 8 May 1964 at Royal Infirmary Doncaster.
Administration
Eliza Ann JONES (1900
-)
She was born on 20 December 1900,
the daughter of John William Jones. (Based on
marriage cert + 1939 Register)
1901
CENSUS?? Aged 1?
1911 CENSUS?? Aged 11?
DIED??
EDWARD AND ELIZA ANN HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILD:
1) Ronald Edward Ardron
(1928 - 2007)
My 3rd
cousin twice removed was born on 10 June 1928. (1939
Register + GRO ref Doncaster 9c 1337 Sep 1928 - Jones)
On 29 September 1939 National Registration Day took place. The
register shows Ronald living with his parents at 31 Scarth Avenue, Doncaster. (TNA
r39_3387_3387i_026)
Ronald married Alice F. Robinson in 1950. (GRO
ref Doncaster 2b 941 Sep 1950 - Robinson)
He died in 2007 aged 79. (GRO ref Doncaster Jan 2007 Register Number: A72D District and Subdistrict: 042/1A Entry
Number: 195 Birth Date: 10 Jun 1928)
Alice F. ROBINSON (-)
BORN??
DIED??
Did Ronald and Alice have a daughter Julie in 1962? (GRO ref
Doncaster 2b 669 Jun 1962 - Robinson)
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