Albert ARDRON
II (1883 1963)
Father: Walter
Ardron I (1851 1914)
Mother: Sarah Ann Garner
(1848 1923?)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
§ 3.2 William Ardron I (1792 - 1877)
§ 4.2 Charles Ardron V (1822 - 1881)
§ 5.5 Walter Ardron I (1851 1914)
§ 6.13 Albert Ardron II
(1883 1963)
(Photo
courtsey of Dianne Morrison)
My
3rd cousin 3 times removed was born on 30 July 1883 and then baptised on 26
September at the Wesleysn Methodist Church, Grosvenor Street, Chorlton-upon
Medlock, Lancashire. His parents were of 15 Railway Street, Gorton Lane. (Ancestry: Non Conformists
Births & Baptisms 1758-1912 + GRO ref Chorlton 8c 731 Sep 1883)
1883 Married women obtain the right to acquire their own property
1884 The
Third Reform Act - voting extended to agricultural workers (triples the
electorate)
1891
Population of England reaches 27,304,000
On the 1891 Census (5 April) Albert was
aged 7 and living with his parents at 6 Bank Meadow, Horwich, Lancashire:
a) Walter Ardron, head, married, 39, iron moulder, employed, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
b) Sarah A Ardron, wife, married, 44, Betley,
Staffordshire
c) Amy Ardron, daughter, 14, cotton mill,
employed, Manchester, Lancashire
d) Joseph Ardron, son, 11, scholar, Manchester,
Lancashire
e) Albert Ardron, son, 7, scholar, Manchester, Lancashire
f) Charles Ardron, son, 3, Horwich, Lancashire
(PRO ref RG12 piece
3104 folio 55 pg 18)
1893
Invention of motion pictures by Thomas Edison
1895
Invention of wireless telegraphy by G Marconi
1899-1902
Britain fights the Boer War in South Africa
1901 Population of England reaches 30,594,000
1901 Death
of Queen Victoria, succeeded by King Edward VII
On the 1901 Census (31 March) Albert was
aged 17 and living with his parents at 138 Brownlow Road, Horwich, Lancashire:
a) Walter Ardron, head, married, 49, iron moulder, worker Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Sarah A Ardron, wife, married, 53, Betley,
Staffordshire
c) Amy Ardron,
daughter, 24, Ardwick, Lancashire
d) Joseph Ardron, son, 21, tool sharpener,
Ardwick, Lancashire
e) Albert Ardron , son, 17, steam engine maker apprentice fitter, worker, Gorton, Lancashire
f) Charles Ardron, son, 13, Horwich, Lancashire
g) William H Stokes, son in law, 27, store
keeper at railway works, worker, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
h) Walter H Stokes, grandson, 1, Horwich,
Lancashire
i) Albert Stokes, grandson, 2 months, Horwich,
Lancashire
(PRO ref RG13 piece 3609 folio 95
pg 1)
He married Hannah Lockwood in 1907. (GRO ref Burnley 8e 383 Dec 1907)
1908 on 27 April Olympic Games open at White City in London
1908 on 27 October Parliament approves old age pensions (weekly means-tested pension of a maximum of
five shillings to all those aged over 70)
1910 Death of King Edward VII, succeeded by King George V
1911 National Insurance Act provides cover against sickness and
unemployment
1911 Population of England reaches 33,704,000
On the 1911 Census (2 April) Albert was
head of household for 45 Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley, Lancashire:
a) Albert Ardron, head, married, 27,
locomotive fitter, locomotive depot RLY company, worker, Gorton, Manchester,
Lancashire
b) Hannah Ardron, wife, married (3 years), 28,
Guisborough, Yorkshire
c) John Ardron, son, 2, Burney, Lancashire
d) Harry Ardron, son, 9 months, Burnley,
Lancashire
The record shows Hannah having had a total of 2 children born alive in present
marriage, 2 still living and 0 having died.
The property consisted of 5 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery,
landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).
(PRO ref RG13 piece 24850)
1912 on 15 April sinking of the SS Titanic
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 Population of England reaches 35,274,000
On the 1921
Census (19 June) Albert was head of household for a boarding house at 30
Cookson Street, Blackpool, Lancashire:
a) Albert
Ardron, [relationship to head] head, [age] 37 years 11 months, [sex] male,
[marital status] married, [born] Gorton, Lancashire, [occupation] mechanical
engineer and grinder, [employment] own account, [place of work] 3 Wood Street,
Blackpool [number of children under age of 16] 4
b)
Hannah Ardron, wife, 38 years 6 months, female, married, Guisborough,
Yorkshire, housewife, at home
c) John
Ardron, son, 12 years 8 months, male, [marital status or orphan hood] both
parents alive, Burnley, Lancashire, school whole time
d)
Harry Ardron, son, 11 years 0 months, male, both parents alive, Burnley,
Lancashire, school whole time
e) Mollie
Ardron, daughter, 5 years 7 months, female, both parents alive, Blackpool,
Lancashire, school whole time
f)
Lewis Ardron, son, 3 years 8 months, male, both parents alive, Blackpool,
Lancashire
g)
William Duncan, boarder, 33 years 7 months, male, single, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
hotel boots[?], no fixed place
h)
Percy Lawless, boarder, 21 years 6 months, male, single, Sheffield, Yorkshire,
house decorator, E. Jackson, 90 High Street, Blackpool
i) James
William Hill, boarder, 58 years 4 months, male, married, Kirkburton,
Yorkshire, horse driver, Joe Ramsden, Elizabeth Street, Blackpool
j) Mary
Ann Witten, visitor, 58 years 4 months, female, widow, Bolton, Lancashire, home
duties, 10 Hampton Court, Bolton
k) Mary
Ann Lockwood, visitor, 63 years 11 months, female, widow, Altham Fen,
Lincolnshire, home duties, 38 Coultate Street, Burnley
l)
Harry Lockwood, visitor, 33 years 6 months, male, married, Guisborough,
Yorkshire, booking clerk, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway[?], Burnley, [number
of children under age of 16] 2
m)
Annie Margaret Lockwood, visitor, 29 years 8 months, female, married, Glasgow,
Scotland, home duties, 23 Coultate Street, Burnley
n)
Robert Henry Lockwood, visitor, 3 years 8 months, male, both parents alive,
Burnley, Lancashire
o)
Allan Maitland Lockwood, visitor, 1 year 7 months, male, both parents alive,
Burnley, Lancashire
p)
Alfred Scattingood, visitor, 52 years 11 months,
male, married, Salford, Lancashire, cabinet maker, Co-op Wholesale Society,
Salford
q) Mary
Alice Scattingood, visitor, 48 years 7 months,
female, married, Manchester, Lancashire, home duties
(PRO ref RG15 RD 477 RS 4 ED 14) The property had 10 rooms.
Shown
as Ardson on the FindmyPast
index
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 Albert
was living at 166 Westmorland Drive, Blackpool:
a) Albert
Ardron, 30 July 1883, married, general engineer
b)
Hannah Ardron, 20 December 1882, married, unpaid domestic duties
c) This
record is officially closed
(PRO ref RG 101/4248C)
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
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
Albert and Hannah separated after 50 years. After which
Albert went to live in Australia with their son Lewis and Hannah moved in with
her sister Jenny. (Dianne
Morrison)
1959 M1 Motorway punched through the Midlands from
Watford to Birmingham
1961 Population of England reaches 43,566,000
1963 The Profumo Affair
Albert died in 1963 in Western Australia. (Dianne Morrison + Name:
Albert Ardron, Birth Year: abt 1883, Age: 80, Death
Place: Western Australia, Registration Year: 1963, Registration Place: Perth,
Western Australia, Registration Number: 2249)
Hannah
LOCKWOOD (1882 1967)
She was born in 1882 in Guisborough, Yorkshire.
(Based on 1911 Census)
Hannah died in 1967
aged 84. (GRO ref Blackpool
10b 553 Mar 1967 [aged] 84)
Probate of her estate
was granted on 24 April 1967: ARDRON Hannah of 40 Ashton Road Blackpool died
16 January 1967 at Harrowside Hostel 647 Promenade Blackpool Probate London 24
April to John Ardron general repairer and John Rollinson establishment officer.
£1251 (Wills &
Admons)
ALBERT AND HANNAH HAD THE
FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
1)
John
Ardron XIV (1908 - 1991)
2) Harry
Ardron V (1910 - 1989)
3) Mollie Ardron (1915 )
My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born in 1915.
(GRO ref Fylde 8e 856 Dec 1915
Lockwood)
On the 1921 Census (19 June) Mollie was living
with her parents, who ran a boarding house at 30 Cookson Street, Blackpool,
Lancashire. (PRO
ref RG15 RD 477 RS 4 ED 14) Shown
as Ardson on the FindmyPast
index.
1939 REGISTER??
Mollie was a nurse. In the 1940 Nursing
Register it shows her being resident in Blackpool. The register records her
registration date as 24 June 1938. (General
Nursing Council for England and Wales - Nursing Registers, 1898-1968)
DIED??
Did Mollie
die in January 2000 Blackpool, Lancashire?
4) Lewis
Ardron I (1917 - 2006)
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