GEORGE
ARDRON I (1765
– 1825)
Father: Thomas Ardron I (1739 – 1797)
Mother: Anne Bramhall (1743 - 1819)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
My G-G-G-G-G-Great Uncle was baptised on 2nd March 1765 in Laughton En Le
Morthen His father was shown as Thomas
Ardron. (APR + Genuki - The Parish Baptism Registers for Laughton en le
Morthen, 1760-1769)
1769 James Watt patents the Steam Engine
1769-70 Captain James Cook's first voyage to
explore the Pacific
1771 Population of England reaches 6,623,000
1773 The world's first cast-iron bridge is constructed
over the river Severn at Coalbrookdale
1775 American War of Independence begins
1776 On 4th July the American Congress passes
their Declaration of Independence from Britain
1781 Population of England reaches 7,206,000
1783 Britain recognises American Independence at the Peace of Versailles
1784 on 2 August the first mail coach runs
from Bristol to London
He married Mary Ward on 30 July 1787 in
Woolley.He was from the parish of Conisborough. (Based on the
name recorded in the APR for the baptisms of his last three children + Genuki -
The Parish Marriage Registers for Laughton en le Morthen, 1750-1779)
1789 Outbreak of the French Revolution
1789 on 28 August Mutiny aboard HMS Bounty
1791 Population of England reaches 7,846,000
1792 Coal gas used for lighting for the first time
He
moved to Sheffield from Laughton En Le Morthen between 1795 and 1797. (Baptism locations of his
children Jemima and Danial)
1796 Vaccination against small pox is introduced
1800 Act of Union with Ireland
1801 Population of England reaches 8,671,000
1802 Peel introduces the first factory legislation
1803 The Napoleonic Wars begin - Britain
declares war on France
1805 Battle of Trafalgar - Nelson destroys
the French and Spanish fleets but is killed in the process
1811 Population of England reaches 9,864,000
1815 Battle of Waterloo - defeat for Napoleon by the Duke
of Wellington and the end of the Napoleonic Wars
1820 Death of (Mad) King George III, succeeded by
King George IV
1821 Population of England reaches 11,457,000
1825 The World's first railway service, the Stockton and Darlington Railway
opens
He died in 1825 aged 60, and was buried on 2 May 1825 at St Pauls, Pinstone Street, Sheffield. (Sheffield Archives – Parish Burials, ref PR-139-4-2, pg 191)
Mary WARD (-)
BORN??
DIED??
GEORGE AND MARY HAD THE
FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
1) Hannah
Ardron I (1790 -)
My 1st cousin 6 times removed was baptised on 17 January 1790 in Conisborough.
Her parents were George and Mary Ardron. (Findmypast – Parish Baptisms – 1538 to
1975)
MARRIED?
1841 CENSUS?? AGED 51?
1851 CENSUS?? AGED 61?
DIED??
2) Mary
Ardron II (1792 -)
My 1st cousin 6 times removed was born on 28 February 1792 and baptised on 10
June in Laughton En Le Morthen. Her parents were George, a blacksmith and Mary
Ardron. (Sheffield
Archives – Parish Baptisms, ref PR-114/4)
MARRIED?
1841 CENSUS?? AGED 49?
1851 CENSUS?? AGED 59?
DIED??
3) Sarah
Ardron II (1793 -)
My 1st cousin 6 times removed was born on 29 September 1793 and baptised on 13
October in Laughton En Le Morthen. Her parents were
George, a blacksmith and Mary Ardron. (Sheffield Archives – Parish Baptisms, ref
PR-114/4)
MARRIED?
1841 CENSUS?? AGED 48?
1851 CENSUS?? AGED 58?
DIED??
4) Jemima
Ardron (1795 -)
My 1st cousin 6 times removed was born on 28
June 1795 and baptised on 26 July in Laughton En Le Morthen. Her
parents were George, a blacksmith and Mary Ardron. (Sheffield Archives – Parish Baptisms, ref
PR-114/4)
MARRIED? Did she marry in 1822 in Sheffield to John Schofield?
1841 CENSUS?? AGED 46?
1851 CENSUS?? AGED 56?
DIED?? Did she die in 1858 in Sheffield?
(PRO ref Sheffield 9c 267 Mar 1858 – Jemima Schofield)
5) Danial
Ardron (1797 -)
My 1st cousin 6 times removed was baptised on 29 October 1797 at the Cathedral
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield. His parents were George and Mary
Ardron. (Findmypast
– Parish Baptisms)
MARRIED?
1841 CENSUS?? AGED 44?
1851 CENSUS?? AGED 54?
DIED??
6) Peter
Ardron I (1799 - 1867)
7) Paul Ardron II (1802 -)
My 1st cousin 6 times removed was baptised on 1 August 1802 at the Cathedral
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield. His parents were George and Mary
Ardron. (FamilySearch.org
- England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975)
MARRIED?
1841 CENSUS?? AGED 39?
1851 CENSUS?? AGED 49?
DIED??
8) Elija
Ardron (1807 -)
My 1st cousin 6 times removed was born on 15
August 1807 and was baptised on 5 September of that year at the Cathedral
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield. His parents were George and Mary Ardron.
(FamilySearch.org
- England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975)
MARRIED?
1841 CENSUS?? AGED 34?
1851 CENSUS?? AGED 54?
DIED??
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