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Frank ARDRON III (1903 - 1977)

 

Father: Samuel Ardron VIII (1877 - 1958)
Mother: Elmear Beckett (1878 - 1964)

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

 

My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born on 31 March 1903 at 30 Warren Vale Road, Swinton. His father was a coal miner. The informant was his mother. (GRO cert BXBZ434346 + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 841 Jun 1903)

He was baptised on 26 April 1903 at Swinton. His father was a miner of 30 Warren Vale Road. (APR)

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 8, living with his parents at 27 Church Street, Swinton:
a) Samuel Ardron, head, 33, married (9 years), coal miner hewer, worker, Swinton Yorkshire

b) Elmere Ardron, wife, 32, married (9 years), Rotherham Yorkshire

c) Frank Ardron, son, 8, Swinton Yorkshire

d) Mabel Ardron, daughter, 4, Swinton Yorkshire

The property consisted of 6 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 18?

1921 in July unemployment reaches a post-war high of 2.5 million

1922 The Irish Free State is established

Frank married May Phillips on 25 May 1926 at the Congregational Church, Kimberworth Road, Rotherham by certificate. He was aged 23, a bachelor and a motor driver of 27 Church Street, Swinton. His father was a miner. May was aged 20, a spinster of 309 Wortley Road, Masboro(?), Rotherham. Her father was Ralph Phillips, an electrician. Witnesses were Francis Rowland Housman(?), Mabel Ardron [his sister] and Florence Phillips. (GRO cert MXA960827 + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1515 Jun 1926 - Phillips)

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 Frank and family living 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

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

He died in 1977 in the registration district of Plymouth. (GRO ref Plymouth 21 1824 Mar 1977 - [born] 31 Ma 1903)

May PHILLIPS (1905 -)
She was born on 7 May 1905, the daughter of Ralph Phillips, an electrician. (Based on marriage cert + 1939 Register) GRO REF??

1911 CENSUS?? – AGED 4?

1921 CENSUS?? – AGED 14?

DIED??

FRANK AND MAY HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:

1) Peter Ardron III (1927 - 1927)
My 3rd cousin twice removed was born in 1927 in the registration district of Rotherham. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1065 Sep 1927 - Phillips)

Peter died in infancy in 1927. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 700 Jun 1927 – [aged] 0)

2) Ralph Ardron (1928 -)

 

3) Dennis Ardron II (1930 - 1993)