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The Ardron family as seen through British Newpapers over the last 200 years

One of the benefits of looking for the distinctive ARDRON name is that as Newspaper Archives are made digitally available, the use of optical character recognition software means finding articles and references to our ancestors has become easier. It is fair to say that we have had our fair share of:

1)     tragedy – ranging from accidental deaths and industrial accidents to suicides

2)     court appearances (with fines, convictions and imprisonments)

3)     local event and organisation reports

4)     sporting triumphs

Below is an index of the articles, dates and the newspapers in which they were reported – with links to each.

THEFT OF GOODS FROM EITHER SAMUEL ARDRON I OR SAMUEL ARDRON II

THE SHEFFIELD IRIS, TUESDAY, 11 JULY 1837, PAGE 4

THOMAS AND SAMUEL ARDRON CHARGED WITH AN ASSAULT

SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM INDEPENDENT SEPTEMBER 21, 1839

RICHARD ARDRON, KNOCKED DOWN AND KILLED BY THE MAIL COACH

THE SHEFFIELD IRIS, TUESDAY, 4 JANUARY 1842

ELIZABETH ARDRON, 26, CONVICTED OF STEALING FROM HER EMPLOYER

SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM INDEPENDENT, SEPTEMBER 12, 1846

DEATH OF ELIZABETH ARDRON, WIFE OF SAMUEL ARDRON I

SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM INDEPENDENT, APRIL 9, 1853, PAGE 5

DISSOLUTION OF SAMUEL ARDRON AND SON PARTNERSHIP

SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM INDEPENDENT, JULY 14, 1855, PAGE 4

HOLLY STREET PREMISES OCCUPIED BY SAMUEL ARDRON I UP FOR SALE

THE SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1855

SAMUEL ARDRON I SELLING BUSINESS EQUIPMENT

THE SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1857

SAMUEL ARDRON I SELLING UP

THE SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY JULY 30, 1857

SAMUEL ARDRON I SELLS LEASED PROPERTIES

THE SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1858

DEATH OF SAMUEL ARDRON I ANNOUNCEMENT

THE SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1860

SHOCKING SUICIDE OF WILLIAM ARDRON III (1833 – 1868)

SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1868

A LITTLE ARDRON GIRL, THE DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL ARDRON, BREAKS HER LEG AT KILNHURST

SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM  INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1869

SAMUEL ARDRON VI INJURED IN A COLLIERY ACCIDENT, AGED 14

SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1870

JOHN ARDRON’S DEATH AGED 35

SUPPLEMENT TO THE SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1871

GEORGE ARDRON, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ON THE RAILWAY

THE YORSHIRE POST AND LEEDS INTELLIGENCER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1874

MR. J. ARDRON -  EMBEZZLEMENT AND ESCAPE TO AMERICA

THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1879, PAGE 7

THEFTS OF CUTLERY, SHEFFIELD: GEORGE ARDRON (TWO ARTICLES)

THE SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1885, PAGE 7

THEFTS OF CUTLERY, SHEFFIELD: GEORGE ARDRON (TWO ARTICLES)

THE SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1885, PAGE 3

LUCY ARDRON -  TRAGIC “ROMANTIC” SUICIDE AT LIVERPOOL

THE BANFFSHIRE REPORTER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1885

SIR JOHN ARDRON C.B. RETIRES FROM THE POST OFFICE

SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1906, PAGE 10

IMAGE OF SIR JOHN ARDRON C.B. (1843 – 1919)

THE IN-HOUSE POST OFFICE (HEAD OFFICE) MAGAZINE, 1907

THE POST OFFICE CAREER AND RETIREMENT OF SIR JOHN ARDRON CB (1843 – 1919)

FROM THE IN-HOUSE POST OFFICE (HEAD OFFICE) MAGAZINE, 1907

BEGGING IN FARGATE, SHEFFIELD – HORACE ARDRON, AGED 6

YORKSHIRE TELEGRAPH AND STAR, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1908, PAGE 5

GEORGE HENRY ARDRON, AGED 9, DROWNED (ARTICLE 1)

SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1913

GEORGE HENRY ARDRON, AGED 9, DROWNED (ARTICLE 2)

SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1913

LEONARD ARDRON FINDS A BODY IN THE CANAL AT SWINTON

SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1914, PAGE 4

SALE OF SANDHILL FARM: TENANTS - MARY JANE ARDRON AND SON HORACE ARDRON II (1894 – 1973)

THE YORKSHIRE POST, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1919

HENRY ARDRON, 90 ADDY STREET, SHEFFIELD – “DEATH BY MISADVENTURE”

THE SHEFFIELD DAILY INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER, 1922, PAGE 7

EDWARD ARDRON FALLS 47 FEET, INJURING HIS BACK

SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1929, PAGE 3

GEORGE ARDRON - FOUR MEN INJURED IN VAN CRASH INTO TRAMWAY (DONCASTER)

SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1932, PAGE 8

GEORGE ARDRON -  CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THE VAN WHICH CRASHED INTO TRAMWAY STANDARD, DONCASTER

SHEFFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1932, PAGE 10

INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF WALTER ARDRON (1911 – 1933) OF SHEFFIELD

THE DAILY INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY, 15 DECEMBER, 1933, PAGE 9

THE DEATH OF JOHN ARDRON V (1875 – 1937) LANDLORD OF THE ROCK TAVERN, KILNHURST

THE DAILY INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY, 20 MAY, 1937, PAGE 4

LEONARD ARDRON, DIED AGED 31, AFTER FALLING FROM HEIGHT WHILST AT WORK

SHEFFIELD TELEGRAPH AND DAILY INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1939, PAGE 8

WALTER “WALLY” ARDRON (1918 – 1978) SIGNS FOR NOTTINGHAM FOREST RECORD TRANSFER FEE

THE NOTTINGHAM EVENING POST, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1949, PAGE 6