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Geoffrey ARDRON I (1924 - 1995)

Father: Jeffrey Ardron (1896 - 1963)
Mother: Ellen Dransfield (1900 -)

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

 

My 3rd cousin once removed was born in 1924. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1215 Sep 1924 - Dransfield)

 

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

1939-45 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

 

In 1950 he married Alice Charles. (Dawn Ardron + GRO ref Rotherham 2c 1162 Jun 1950 – Wright or Charles) This was a year after his younger brother Colin Ardron I (1928 – 2009)  married Alice’s sister Mavis.

 

DIED??

 

Alice CHARLES (-)

BORN??

 

Prior to her marriage to Geoffrey, Alice married George Wright, however it was a wartime marriage that didn’t work out. (Barbara Cherry (nee Ardron)) This explains why the GRO marriage index refers to Alice as Wright or Charles.

 

DIED??

 

GEOFFREY AND ALICE HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:

1) Kathleen Ardron (1949 -)
My fourth cousin was born in 1949. (GRO ref Rotherham 2c 859 Mar 1949 – Charles)

 

Kathleen married David Leonard in 1970. (GRO ref Rotherham 2c 1784 Sep 1970 – Leonard)

 

David LEONARD (-)

 

 

2) Ellen Ardron III (1950 -)

My fourth cousin was born in 1950. (GRO ref Rotherham 2c 848 Jun 1950 – Charles)

 

MARRIED??

 

3) Barbara G. Ardron (1952 -)

My fourth cousin was born in 1952. (GRO ref Rotherham 2c 712 Dec 1952 – Charles)

 

Barbara married David K. Cherry in 1972. (GRO ref Hendon 5c 429 Mar 1972 – Cherry)

 

David K. CHERRY (-)

           

 

4) Sandra Ardron II (1954 -)

My fourth cousin was born in 1954. (GRO ref Rotherham 2c 759 Jun 1954 – Charles)

 

Sandra married Ian B. Schofield in 1979. (GRO ref Rotherham 3 599 Mar 1979 – Schofield)

 

Ian B. SCHOFIELD (-)

           

 

5) Geoffrey Ardron II (1956 -)

 

6) June A. Ardron (1959 -)

My fourth cousin was born in 1959. (GRO ref Rotherham 2c 849 Jun 1959 – Charles)

 

June married Kevin E. Gosney in 1979. (GRO refRotherham 3 878 Sep 1979 – Gosney)

 

Kevin E. GOSNEY (-)