Barnabas ARDRON
II (1793 - 1857)
Father: Thomas Ardron II
(1770 - 1832)
Mother: Ann Barlow (1771 - 1845)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
- 2.1
Thomas Ardron II (1770 - 1832)
- 3.2 Barnabas Ardron II (1793 - 1857)
- 3.2 John Ardron I (1797 - 1868)
My G-G-G-G-Great Uncle Barnabas was born on 11
April 1793 and then baptised 19 May at St George, Bloomsbury, Camden,
Middlesex. His parents were Thomas and Ann Ardron. (Ancestry.com - Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials,
1538-1812 - London Metropolitan Archives; Reference Number: P82/GEO1/002)
His parents left London and returned to
Laughton En Le Morthen circa 1794 after his birth, but before the birth of
Barnabas’s younger brother Thomas
Ardron III (1795 -).
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
On 21 November 1812 Barnabas, aged 19, enlisted
at Sheffield into the Royal Horse Artillery. (TNA ref WO 69/3/33 and WO 69/2/152) The military
records show he enlisted aged 19 and therefore he was born circa 1793. His
place of birth was recorded as Laughton, Yorkshire. However, I believe this to
be incorrect in that he was born in London and then his parents moved back to
Laughton when he was a child.
“Description Book
of the
Non Commissioned Officers and Privates
of the
Royal Horse Artillery
Their Ages were taken from the date of Enlistment
Their Height, from the period of measurement
5th July 1806.”
Ardron,
Barnabas; Gunner; [age] 19; [height] 5 feet 8 inches; [complexion] fair; [hair]
brown; [eyes] grey; [Enlisted] 21 November 1812 at Sheffield; [born] England,
Yorkshire, Laughton; [trade or calling] cutler; [where first mustered] 3rd
battalion; [to what troop posted] E; [limited or unlimited service] unlimited
(TNA ref WO 69/3/33 folio 3 and WO 69/2/152 folio 10 - Description of
soldiers on joining Royal Horse Artillery)
1815 Battle of Waterloo - defeat for Napoleon by the Duke of
Wellington and the end of the Napoleonic Wars
Barnabas fought at the Battle
of Waterloo in 1815 in what was known as Robert Gardiners’ Troop, the Royal Horse
Artillery. He survived the battle and was awarded a campaign medal. (TNA re WO 100/14 - War Office:
Campaign Medal and Award Rolls - Cavalry, Wagon Train, Artillery and Foot
Guards - comprises original lists submitted by regiments and units of officers
and men entitled to campaign medals and clasps)
1820 Death of (Mad) King George III, succeeded by
King George IV
1821 Population of England reaches 11,457,000
Barnabas married Ann Hibberd on 21 September 1823
at the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield. He was a bachelor
and Ann was a spinster. (Sheffield
Archives – ref PR-138-3-19, pg 113)
1825 The
World's first railway service, the Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
1829
The Metropolitan Police is established by Robert Peel
1830
Opening of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway
1831
Population of England reaches 13,254,000
1830-2
First major cholera epidemic in Britain
1833
Abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire
1833
The Factory Act - prohibits children aged less than nine from working in
factories and reduces the working hours of women and older children
1834
The Poor Law Act - establishes workhouses for the poor
1840
The penny post is started
1841 Population of England reaches 14,937,000
On the 1841 Census (6 June) Barnabas was
to be found as an inmate at Sheffield’s Gaol:
a) Barnabas Ardron, 45, spring knife cutler, London
(PRO ref HO107 piece 1335 folio
47 pg 3)
His wife Ann was living with some of their children at Scotland
Street, Sheffield (see below under Ann Hibberd).
1851 Population of England
reaches 16,820,000
b) Ann
Ardron, wife, married, 58, Sheffield
c)
John Ardron, son, married, 26, file cutler, Sheffield
d) Ann
Ardron, wife, married, 24, Sheffield
e)
George Ardron, son, unmarried, 25, file cutler, Sheffield
f)
Barnibas Ardron, son, unmarried, 21, file cutler, Sheffield
g)
William Ardron, son, unmarried, 21, file cutler, Sheffield
h)
John Ardron, son, unmarried, 17, file cutler, Sheffield
i)
Charles Ardron, son, unmarried, 12, file cutler, Sheffield
j)
Henry Ardron, son, unmarried, 10, file cutler, Sheffield
(PRO ref HO107 piece 2338 folio 590 pg 35) Shown as Wadson on
Ancestry.co.uk index
1853
Vaccination against small pox becomes compulsory
1854-6
Britain fights in the Crimean War
1857-8
The Indian Mutiny (against British rule)
Barnabas died in 1857 aged 65 and was buried on
28 June at Christ Church, Heeley. He was resident at Egerton Street, Sheffield.
(Sheffield Archives – ref
PR-103-3-1, pg 21 + GRO ref Ecclesall Bierlow 9c 149 Jun 1857)
Ann HIBBERD (1800 – 1882?)
She
was born in 1800. (Based on age on
1871 Census – though her age and therefore dob varies across the Census records
from c. 1797 to c. 1801)
On
the 1841 Census (6 June) Ann and some of her children were living at
Scotland Street, Sheffield [whilst her husband Barnabas was in Sheffield’s
Gaol]:
a) Ann Ardron, 40, Yorkshire
b) James Ardron, 17, Yorkshire
c) Thomas Ardron, 13, Yorkshire
d) William Ardron, 8, Yorkshire
e) John Ardron, 6, Yorkshire
f) Charles Ardron, 3, Yorkshire
g) Henry Ardron, 0, Yorkshire
(PRO ref HO107
piece 1335 book 5 folio 15 pg 23) Ann’s age on this Census, if
correct, would mean she was born c. 1801.
On
the 1851 Census (30 March) Ann was living with her husband at 23 Carver
Lane, Sheffield. (PRO ref HO107 piece
2338 folio 590 pg 35) Shown as Wadson on Ancestry.co.uk index
On
the 1861 Census (7 April) Ann was shown as a widow (after Barnabas’
death in 1857) and head of household for 100 Franklin
Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire:
a) Ann Ardron, head, widow, 63, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Charles Ardron, son, married, 22, cutler spring knife, Sheffield, Yorkshire
c) Elizabeth Ardron, son’s wife, married, 21, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) Henry Ardron, son, married, 20, cutler spring knife, Sheffield, Yorkshire
e) Elizabeth Ardron, son’s wife, married, 19, Sheffield, Yorkshire
f) Ann Ardron, granddaughter, 1, Sheffield, Yorkshire
g) Eliza Parkin, visitor, 6, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG9 piece 3474 folio 63
pg 36) Ann’s age on this Census, if
correct, would mean she was born c. 1798
1870 Primary education becomes compulsory
On the 1871 Census
(2 April) Ann was shown as a widow, and living with her son James at Court
7, Hoyle Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire:
a) Ann Ardron, head, widow, 71, warehouse woman, Yorkshire, Sheffield
b) James Ardron, son, unmarried, 46, spring knife cutler, Yorkshire, Sheffield
(PRO ref RG10
piece 4680 folio 174 pg 42) Shown as Ardson on findmypast
index. Ann’s age on this Census, if correct, would mean
she was born c. 1800.
On the 1881 Census
(3 April) Ann was shown as a widow and living with her son Charles
Ardron VI at 90 Granville Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire:
a) Charles Ardron, head,
married, 42, spring knife cutler, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Elizabeth Ardron,
wife, married, 41, scissor smith burnisher, Sheffield, Yorkshire
c) Harry Ardron, son,
single, 17, scissor smith, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) Annie Ardron,
daughter, single, 15, scissor smith burnisher, Sheffield, Yorkshire
e) Joe Ardron, son,
single, 12, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
f) John Wm Ardron, son,
single, 10, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
g) Ellen Ardron,
daughter, single, 5, scholar, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
h) Ann Ardron, mother,
widow, 84, Sheffield, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG11 piece 4655 folio 88 pg 32) Ann’s
age is inconsistent across the census records. If correct on this Census, it
would mean she was born c. 1797.
DIED??
Ann possibly died in 1882 aged 78 – noting
her age varies across the census records. (GRO ref Sheffield 9c 267 Sep 1882 –
[aged] 78). That would mean she was born in c. 1804.
BARNABAS AND ANN HAD THE
FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
1) James Ardron I (1824 –
1888)
My 1st cousin 5 times removed was born on 31
May 1824 and was baptised on 16 June at the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St
Paul, Sheffield. (Sheffield
Archives – Baptisms, ref. PR-138-2-12, pg 291) Please note
that the document appears to show his parents as Barnabas and Jane – however
I believe this to be incorrect. No other marriages have been found for Barnabas
apart from the one to Ann. Also, James then appears on the 1841 and 1871
Censuses with his mother, who is shown as Ann. If further records come to light
this part of the tree will need to be reconsidered/rewritten.
On the 1841 Census (6 June) James is
aged 17 and living with his mother Ann at Scotland Street, Sheffield [whilst
his father Barnabas was in Sheffield’s Gaol]. (PRO ref HO107 piece 1335 book 5 folio 15 pg 23)
1851 CENSUS?? Aged 27? It appears that he is incorrectly recorded as
John, and the census also appears to show he was married to Ann.
1861 CENSUS?? Aged 37?
On the 1871 Census (2 April) James is spring
knife cutler aged 46, unmarried and living with his widowed mother Ann at Hoyle
Street, 7 Court, Sheffield, Yorkshire. (PRO
ref RG10 piece 4680 folio 174 pg 42) Shown as Ardson on
Findmypast index
1881 CENSUS?? Aged 57?
James died in 1888 aged 63 and was buried on 12
January at Christ Church, Heeley. He was resident at Fir Vale. (Sheffield Archives – Parish
Burials, ref PR-103-3-2, pg 90)
2) George
Ardron X (1825 - 1898)
3) Thomas
Ardron IX (1827 - 1914)
4) Barnabas Ardron III (1829 –
1899)
My 1st cousin 5 times removed was born on 16
September 1829 and was then baptised on 17 January 1830 at the Cathedral Church
of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield. His parents were Barnabas, a cutler of
Sheffield, and Ann. (Sheffield
Archives –Parish Baptisms, ref PR-138-2-17, pg 200)
On the 1841 Census (6 June) Barnabas was
an apprentice living at Barber Nook, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire:
a) John Deakin, 31, file cutter, Yorkshire
b) Mary Deakin, 6, daughter, Yorkshire
c) Elizabeth Deakin, 5, Yorkshire
d) Annice Deakin, 3, Yorkshire
e) Barnet Hardrum, 12, apprentice, Yorkshire
f) John Turner, 20, apprentice, Yorkshire
(PRO ref HO107 piece
1333 book 3 folio 5 pg 2) I
believe Barnabas was recorded as Barnet Hardrum
On the 1851 Census (30 March) Barnabas
was aged 21, unmarried and a file cutler, living with his parents at 23 Carver
Lane, Sheffield. (PRO ref HO107 piece
2338 folio 590 pg 35) Shown as Wadson on Ancestry.co.uk index
Barnabas married Elizabeth Goodwin on 7 October
1851 at St George’s Church, Brook Hill, Sheffield after banns. He was a spring
knife cutler and both were aged 23 and of Carver Lane. Their fathers were
Barnabas Ardron, also a spring knife cutler and Charles Goodwin, a silversmith.
Witnesses were George Ardron and Ann Ardron.
(Sheffield Archives - Parish Marriages, ref PR-62-2-1, pg 123 + GRO ref
Sheffield 22 697 Dec 1851)
In
1858 Barnabas issued a very public statement in the Sheffield local newspaper
about his wife Elizabeths’s spending and related debts:
PUBLIC NOTICE.– This is to give Notice that I will not be Answerable for any DEBTS
my wife, ELIZABETH` ARDRON, may Contract after this date. BARNABAS ARDRON. His
x Mark. Egerton-street, 20th April, 1858.
(The Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Wednesday,
April 21, 1858)
1861 CENSUS – aged 32?
On the 1871 Census (2 April) Barnabas
was a lodger at 11 Bailey Street White Lion Yard, Sheffield:
a) Mary A Pigot, mother, unmarried, 46/48?, hawker, Worcestershire , Worcester
b) Elizabeth Pigot, daughter, unmarried, 16, german silver buffer, Yorkshire
Sheffield
c) Barnabus Ardron, lodger, unmarried, 41, spring knife cutler, Yorkshire
Sheffield
(PRO ref RG10 piece 4676 folio
100 pg 23) – shown as Barnabus
Where is his wife Elizabeth? Did she die before the Census noting that
Barnabus is shown as being unmarried or were they just separated?
When did Barnabus marry Mary – as shown on 1881 Census?
On the 1881 Census (3 April) Barnabas
and his second wife Mary are lodging at 34 Lambert Street, Sheffield:
a) Henry Hawley, head, married, 62, publican, Bolsterstone, Yorkshire
b) Ruth Hawley, wife, married, 62, Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire
c) Elizabeth Lannder, daughter, married, 41, waitress (domestic servant), Bolsterstone,
Yorkshire
d) Hannah Cocker, visitor, single, 14, scholar, Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire
e) Barnibus Hardran, lodger, married, 51, cutler, Sheffield, Yorkshire
f) Mary Hardran, wife, married, 54, Sheffield, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG11 piece 4644 folio 78
pg 7) Recorded as Hardran.
His second wife Mary died between the 1881 and
1891 Censuses.
On the 1891 Census (5 April) Barnabus
was a widower and boarding at 131 Pond Street, Sheffield:
a) John Robinson Chapman, head, married, 34, grocer, neither employed or
unemployed, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Anna Chapman, wife, married, 34, Sheffield, Yorkshire
c) Thomas Chapman, son, 12, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) William Henry Chapman, son, 10, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
e) Fred Chapman, son, Sheffield, 6, scholar, Yorkshire
f) Emily Chapman, daughter, Sheffield, 3, Yorkshire
g) John Chapman, son, 17 months, Sheffield, Yorkshire
h) Barnabas Ardron, boarder, 61, widower, cutler, employed, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
i) William Keys, boarder, 25, widower, maltster, employed, Nottinghamshire,
Nottingham
j) William Keys, son, 9, scholar, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3821 folio ?? pg ??)
Barnabas died in 1899 aged 69. (GRO ref Sheffield 9c 339 Mar
1899 – [aged] 69)
He was buried on 11 March 1899 at the City Road
Cemetery, Sheffield. He was living at the Fir Vale Workshouse. (Findmypast – Parish Burials, pg
1191)
Elizabeth
GOODWIN (1827 -)
She was born on 18 July 1827 and then baptised on
20 January 1828 at the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul. Her parents
were Charles, a silversmith, and Martha Goodwin. (Sheffield Archives – Parish Baptisms, ref PR-138-2-15, pg 296)
DIED??
Mary ?? (1826?
-)
BORN??
DIED??
Before 1891 Census?
5) William Ardron VIII (1831 –
1858)
My 1st cousin 5 times removed born in
1831. REF??
On the 1841 Census (6 June) William is
[incorrectly] shown as being aged 8 and was living with his mother at Scotland
Street, Sheffield [whilst his father Barnabas was in Sheffield’s Gaol]. (PRO ref HO107 piece 1335 book 5
folio 15 pg 23)
On the 1851 Census (30 March) William was
aged 21, unmarried and a file cutler, living with his parents at 23 Carver
Lane, Sheffield. (PRO ref HO107 piece
2338 folio 590 pg 35) Shown as Wadson on Ancestry.co.uk index
William died in 1858 aged 27 and was buried on
19 December at Christ’s Church, Heeley, Sheffield. He was of Egerton Street. (Sheffield Archives – Parish
Burials, ref PR-103-3-1, pg 29)
6) John Ardron XIII (1833 – 1855)
My 1st cousin 5 times removed was born on 1
December 1833 and then baptised on 25 December at the Cathedral Church of St
Peter and St Paul, Sheffield. His parents were Barnabas, a cutler, and Ann
Ardron. (Sheffield
Archives – Parish Baptisms, ref PR-138-2-21, pg 5)
On the 1841 Census (6 June) John is
shown as aged 6 and living with his mother Ann at Scotland Street, Sheffield
[whilst his father Barnabas was in Sheffield’s Gaol]. (PRO ref HO107 piece 1335 book 5 folio 15 pg 23)
On the 1851 Census (30 March) John was
shown as aged 17, unmarried and a file cutler, living with his parents at 23
Carver Lane, Sheffield. (PRO ref HO107
piece 2338 folio 590 pg 35) Shown as Wadson on Ancestry.co.uk
index
He died in 1855. (GRO ref Ecclesall B 9c 137 Jun 1855)
7) Ann Ardron IX (1835 -)
My 1st cousin 5 times removed was born in 1835.
REF??
MARRIED??
DIED??
8) Charles
Ardron VI (1838 – 1903)
9) Henry
Ardron IV (1840 - 1924)