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George ARDRON VI (1913 - 1991)                                                                                       

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 30 June 1913 in the registration district of Hemsworth . (Paul Ardron IV + GRO ref Hemsworth 9c 396 Sep 1913 - Liversidge)

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 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)

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.

 

George married Iris Annie Lowcock in 1939. (Paul Ardron IV + Alan Swallow + GRO ref Rother V. 9c 2433 Sep 1939 - Lowcock)

 

On 29 September 1939 National Registration Day took place. The register shows George and his wife Iris living with his aunt Alice Gamewell (nee Alice Ardron III (1888 – 1967)) at 26 Charles Street, Swinton:
a) Charles Gamewell, [born] 30 December 1886, married, steelworks watchman

b) Alice Gamewell, 7 November 1888, married, unpaid domestic duties [Alice Ardron III (1888 – 1967), George’s aunt, and sister of George’s father Edwin Ardron I (1879 – 1944)]
c) George Ardron, 30 June 1913, married, steel wheel and tyre machinist
d) Iris Annie Ardron, 22 November 1916, married, unpaid domestic duties
(TNA r39_3741_3741a_012)

 

1939-45 World War II

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

1984 on 12 March the 12-month 'Miners' Strike' over pit closures begins

1989 Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web

He died in 1991. (GRO ref Rotherham 1991 vol no 3 pg no 972 reg no 691 - [born] 30-Jun-1913)

Iris Annie LOWCOCK (1916 - 1982)
She was born on 22 November 1916 at 151 Kilnhurst Road, Rawmarsh. Her mother was Evelyn Lowcock (1895 - 1981). Her father is not recorded. (Alan Swallow + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1361 Mar 1917 - Lowcock)

Interestingly, Iris is the niece of Florence Kate Ardron [daughter of Samuel Ardron VI] who married Herbert Lowcock, the brother of Iris's mother Evelyn.

1921 CENSUS?? AGED 5?

Iris became a nurse, and in August 1959 the local newspaper, the South Yorkshire Times, reported the following:
PRESENTATION.– After 13 years as a part-time relief nurse in the Wath Swinton and Rawmarsh Division, Nurse I. A. Ardron of “South View”, Crossland Road, Swinton, terminated her duties on July 31st. Divisional Medical Officer, Dr. D. J. Cusiter, last Friday presented her with a wristlet watch and a bouquet of carnations from nursing colleagues and the office staff at Dunford House. Nurse Ardron, who is a State Enrolled Assistant Nurse was formerly employed at Doncaster Royal Infirmary for ten years and gave up this post owing to illness. She joined the staff of the Oakwood Hall (Rotherham) tuberculosis sanatorium in June 19[?], remaining there until the outbreak of war. During that period she obtained a certificate in T.B. nursing. After the war she assisted the District Nursing Association at Swinton before the Division was formed. Nurse Ardron recently took up duties as a full-time works nurse with Baker and Bessemer of Kilnhurst.
(South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, August 29, 1959, page 34)

Iris died on 26 May 1982. (GRO ref Rotherham 3 812 Jun 1982 - [born] 22-No-1916 + date of birth from Wills & Admons)

Administration of her estate was granted at Leeds on 5 July 1982: "Ardron, Iris Annie of 2 Lawrence Drive Swinton Mexborough South Yorkshire died 26 May 1982. Administration Leeds 5 July. Not exceeding £2500 (824003883X)" (Wills & Admons 1982, Family Division of the High Court)

GEORGE AND IRIS HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILD:


1) Edwin A Ardron (1940 -)