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Emily Gertrude ARDRON (1889 - 1966)

 

Father: Aaron Ardron (1863 - 1902)
Mother: Annie Howland (1862 -)

 

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born on 17 September 1889. (D.o.b. on baptism record + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 664 Dec 1889)

Emily was baptised on 17 October 1890 in Swinton at the same time as her sister Emma Ann. Her date of birth was recorded as 17 September 1890 and her father was a stove maker. (Doncaster Archives – Yorkshire Baptisms – ref P59/1/A6, pg 79)

1891 Population of England reaches 27,304,000

On the 1891 Census (5 April) she was aged 1, living with her parents at 75 Charles Street, Swinton:
a) Aaron Ardron, head, married, 28, ?? blacker and bronzer metal, employed, Yorkshire Swinton
b) Annie Ardron, wife, married, 28, Yorkshire Doulton
c) Horace Ardron, son, 5, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton
d) Emma Ann Ardron, daughter, 4, Yorkshire Swinton
e) Emily Gertrude Ardron, daughter, 1, Yorkshire Swinton
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3855 folio 126 pg 48 + Copy)

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) she was aged 11, living with her parents at 75 Charles Street, Swinton:
a) Aaron Ardron, head, married, 39, insurance agent, worker, Yorkshire Swinton
b) Annie Ardron, wife, married, 39, Yorkshire Hovingham
c) Horace Ardron, son, single, 15, stove grate fitter, worker, Yorkshire Swinton
d) Emma Ann Ardron, daughter, single, 13, Yorkshire Swinton
e) Emily Gertrude Ardron, daughter, single, 11, Yorkshire Swinton
(PRO ref RG13 Piece 4402 folio 44 pg 33 + Copy)

After the birth of her daughter in 1907, Emily married Joseph Edmund Plant on 31 May 1909 in Swinton. She was aged 19 and of 80 Charles Street. Her father was shown as Aaron Ardron, a burnisher - deceased. Joseph was a miner, aged 22 and of 78 Charles Street. His father was William Plant, also a miner. (APR + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1228 Jun 1909)

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) Emily was listed with her husband at 100 Cambridge Street, Moorthorpe, South Elmsall, Yorkshire:

a) Joseph Edmund Plant, head, 23, married, coal miner hewer, worker, Atherstone Warwickshire

b) Emily Gertrude Plant, wife, 21, married (1 year), Swinton Yorkshire

c) Lilian Plant, daughter, 1, Swinton Yorkshire

The record shows Emma having had a total of 1 children born alive in present marriage, 1 still living and 0 having died.
The property consisted of 4 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present). (PRO ref RG14 piece 27527)

 

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 31?

 

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

 

Emily’s husband Edmund died in 1937.

 

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 Emily and family living at 45 Charles Street, Swinton:
a) Emily G [Plant crossed out and replace by] Cooke, [born] 17 September 1889, widowed, unpaid domestic duties

b) This record is officially closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule
(TNA r39_3741_3741a_014) – it is not clear why her entry is amended to show Cooke

 

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

Emily married for a second time to William H. Cooke in 1944. (GRO ref Rother V. 9c 1538 Jun 1944 – Cooke + amendment to 1939 Register)

 

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

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

 

Emily died in 1966 aged 77. (GRO ref Don Valley 2b 456 Jun 1966 – [aged] 77)

Joseph Edmund PLANT (1887 - 1937)
He was born in 1887, the son of William Plant, a miner. (Based on marriage cert) GRO REF?? – probably (GRO ref Atherstone 6d 425 Sep 1887)

1891 CENSUS?? – AGED 3?

1901 CENSUS?? – AGED 13? – maybe RG13/2897

Joseph died on 26 Novemnber 1937 at his home, 45 Charles Street, after a short illness. He was aged 50. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 767 Dec 1937 - [aged] 50)


He was buried on 29 November 1937 in Swinton. (Doncaster Archives – Yorkshire Burials – P59-1-C13, pg 143)

 

Willian H. COOKE (-)
BORN??

DIED??

 

EMILY HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILD:

1) Edna Ardron II (1907 -)
My 3rd cousin twice removed was born on 17 December 1907. Edna was then baptised on 15 January 1908 in Swinton. Her mother was of 80 Charles Street. (APR + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 879 Mar 1908)

On the 1911 Census (2 April) Edna was listed at her grandparents at 80 Charles Street, Swinton:

a) George Wood, head, 29, married (6 years), boiler ?? electric, worker, Yorkshire

b) Annie Wood, wife, 46, married, Yorkshire

c) Edna Ardron, grandchild, 3 years, Yorkshire

The property consisted of 5 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).

(PRO ref RG14 ??) Annie Wood is Edna’s grandmother and this is her second marriage (after Aaron Ardron (1863 – 1902)‘s death.

1921 CENSUS?? Aged 13?

MARRIED??

EMILY AND JOSEPH HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILD:

1) Lilian Plant (1910 -)

 

Notes: no probate Emily G. Cooke (1966)