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Alan Askin ARDRON (1921 - 1990)

Father: Rueben Ardron (1880 - 1937)
Mother: Maud Scott (nee Askin) (1880 - 1938)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

 

 

My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born on 17 May 1921 in the registration district of Rotherham. (Based on dob on death index + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1674 Jun 1921 - Askin)

 

1921 Population of England reaches 35,274,000

 

On the 1921 Census (19 June) Alan was living with his parents at 9 Piccadilly Road, Swinton:
a) Rueben Ardron, [relationship to head] head, [age] 41 years 0 months, [sex] male, [marital status] married, [born] Swinton, Yorkshire, [occupation] coal miner (hewer), [employment] out of work, [place of work] Manvers Main Collieries, Wath upon Dearne [number of children under age of 16] 6
b) Maud Ardron, wife, 40 years 2 months, female, married, Rotherham, Yorkshire, home duties, at home
c) Jack Gething Ardron, son, 14 years 9 months, male, [marital status or orphan hood] mother dead, Dronfield, Derbyshire, pony driver (colliery), out of work, Aldwarke Main Colliery, Rawmarsh
d) Barnett Cryle Ardron, son, 13 years 5 months, male, mother dead, Swinton, Yorkshire, errand boy, John Ardron licenced victualler, Kilnhurst
e) Norman Ardron, son, 11 years 8 months, male, mother dead, Swinton, Yorkshire, at school whole time
f) Maud Scott, step-daughter, 9 years 8 months, female, father dead, Brampton, Yorkshire, at school whole time
g) Emma Jenny Scott, step-daughter, 4 years 7 months, female, father dead, Swinton, Yorkshire, at school whole time
h) Alan Askin Ardron, son, 1 month, male, Swinton, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG15 RD unrecorded RS unrecorded ED unrecorded) The property had 3 rooms.

 

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)

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

 

On 29 September 1939 National Registration Day took place. The register shows Alan living with his half-brother, Jack G. and family living at 45 Brookfield Avenue, Swinton:
a) Jack G. Ardron, [born] 31 August 1906, married, colliery hewer (below) [Alan’s half-brother]

b) Florence A. Ardron, 14 July 1911, married, unpaid domestic duties

c) This record is officially closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule – though it is expected to show their daughter Barbara
d) This record is officially closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule – though it is expected to show their son Gordon
e) Alan A. Ardron, [born] 17 May 1921, single, general labourer, railway plant
(TNA r39_3741_3741e_015)

 

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

During World War II, in 1941 Alan was listed in the Royal Artillery Attestastion records. His army number was 1779671. The record shows that he transferred to the Royal Engineers on 6 August 1942. (Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 – 1942)

 

On 13 September 1941 a photo of Alan and mention of his service appeared on page 14 of the South Yorkshire Times and Express:

 

Some South Yorkshire Men With H.M. Forces

 

CHANGE OF FIRING.

 

Alan Askin Ardron, 45, Brookfield Avenue, Swinton, youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rubin Ardron, is 20, and is serving with the Royal Artillery. Before joining up on April 10th, 1941, he was a fireman on the L.N.E. Railway. He was educated at Swinton National School.
(South Yorkshire Times and Express, September 13, 1941, page 14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Alan, aged 28, married Elsie Woolhouse on 18 February 1950 at St John The Baptist Church, Owlerton after Banns. He was a turner living at 45 Brookfield Avenue, Swinton. The minister was Victor L Treanor and the witnesses were Kenneth Buckley and Norah Hetherington (Jack Ardron II + APR - Page no: 69, Reg no: 138 + GRO ref Sheffield 2d 170 Mar 1950)

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

1978 Wide spread strikes result in the so called “Winter of Discontent”
1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female Prime Minister

1981 Population of England reaches 46,821,000

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

1989 Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web

Alan died at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in 1990 aged 69, and was buried on 4 January 1991 in un-consecrated ground at the Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield. (Sheffield Indexers Burials - Grave Number 2838, Section C of Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield, Page No 161 + GRO ref Sheffield 1990 December volume no 3 page no 1116 reg no 1290 - [born] 17-May-1921)

Elsie WOOLHOUSE (-)
            BORN??

DIED??

 

ALAN AND ELSIE HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILD:

1) Eileen E. Ardron (1951 -)
My 3rd cousin twice removed was born in 1951. (GRO ref Sheffield 2d 113 Mar 1951 - Woolhouse)

MARRIED??