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Edwin ARDRON III (1906 - 1982)

Father: Edwin Ardron I (1879 - 1944)
Mother: Kate Liversidge (1880 - 1965)

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

 

My 3rd cousin twice removed was born on 26 February 1906 and was baptised on 25 March of that year in Swinton . His father was a miner and living at 31 Piccadily Road. (APR + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 851 Mar 1906)

 

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 5, living with his parents at “South View”, Grimethorpe, Barnsley
a) Edwin Ardron, head, 31, married (10 years), coal miner deputy, worker, Yorkshire Swinton Rotherham

b) Kate Ardron, wife, 30, married (10 years), assisting in business, Yorkshire Swinton

c) Emily Ardron, daughter, 9, Yorkshire Swinton

d) Annie Ardron, daughter, 7, Yorkshire Swinton

e) Edwin Ardron, son, 5, Yorkshire Swinton
f) Lucy Ardron, daughter, 3, Yorkshire Swinton
g) Kate Ardron, daughter, 1, Yorkshire Grimethorpe
The property consisted of 4 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).
(PRO ref RG14 ??)

 

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

1921 Population of England reaches 35,274,000

 

1921 CENSUS?? Aged 15?

 

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

 

1939 REGISTER?? Probably with his parents?

On 29 September 1939 National Registration Day took place. The register shows Edwin and family were living at 8 Station Street, Swinton:
a) Edwin Ardron, [born] 9 August 1879, married, fish and chip fryer (manager)

b) Kate Ardron, 9 July 1880, married, unpaid domestic duties

c) Alfred Ardron, 27 June 1920, single, student

d) This record is officially closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule
e) This record is officially closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule
(TNA r39_3741_3741a_002)

 

 

1939-45 World War II

He married Margaret Taylor or Thornton in 1940. (GRO ref Wharfedale 9a 535 Mar 1940 - Taylor or Thornton, Margaret)

 

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

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

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'

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

Edwin died in 1982 in the registration district of Leeds. (GRO ref Leeds 5 963 Dec 1982 - [born] 26 Fe 1906)

Margaret TAYLOR or THORNTON (-)

BORN??

 

EDWIN AND MARGARET HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:


1) Susan M. Ardron (1946 -)
My 4th cousin once removed was born in 1946. (GRO ref Wharfedale 9c 160 Mar 1946 - Thornton)

 

Susan married Jean P. Teal in 1970. (GRO ref Wharfedale 2d 2008 Sep 1970 - Teal, Jean P)

 

Jean P. TEAL (-)

BORN??

 

DID SUSAN AND JEAN HAVE THREE CHILDREN? Lucie Jane Teal in 1972 (GRO ref Leeds 2c 942 Sep 1972 – Ardron); Alexandra Teal in 1975 (GRO ref Bradford 4 54 Jun 1975 – Ardron); and Jean-Paul Teal in 1986 (GRO ref Leeds 5 132 1986 – Ardron)

 

2) Jane M. Ardron (1947 -)
My 4th cousin once removed was born in 1947. (GRO ref Wharfedale 2d 1190 Mar 1947 - Thornton)

Jane married Michael F. Hughes in 1967. (GRO ref Wharfedale 2d 2045 Sep 1967 - Hughes)

 

Michael F. HUGHES (-)
          BORN??

 

DID JANE AND MICHAEL HAVE TWO CHILDREN? Sally Joanne Hughes in 1973 (GRO ref Leeds 2c 1273 Dec 1973 – Ardron) and Jonathan Charles Hughes in 1976 (GRO ref Leeds 5 646 Sep 1976 – Ardron)

 

 

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