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Charles Bingham ARDRON I (1848 - 1927)

Father: Charles Ardron V (1822 - 1881)
Mother: Ann Bingham (1828 -)

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

§  3.2 William Ardron I (1792 - 1877)

§  4.2 Charles Ardron V (1822 - 1881)

§  5.5 Charles Bingham Ardron I (1848 – 1927)

 

My 2nd cousin 4 times removed was born on 17 February 1848 and then was baptised on 11 June that year at the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield. His parents were Charles, a shoe maker, and Ann Ardron. (Findmypast – Sheffield Baptisms + PRO ref Sheffield 22 604 Mar 1848)

 

1851 Population of England reaches 16,820,000

 

On the 1851 Census (30 March) Charles was aged 3 and with his mother at the residence of his maternal grandparents at Court 6, Eldon Street, Sheffield:
a) John Bingham, head, married, 62, file hardener, Dronfield, Derbyshire
b) Sarah Bingham, wife, married, 60, Sheffield, Yorkshire
c) Ann Ardron, daughter, married, 23, dress maker, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) John William Ardron, grand son, 4, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
e) Charles Ardron, grand son, 3, Sheffield, Yorkshire
f) Lydia Wood, grand daughter, unmarried, 16, silver burnisher, Sheffield, Yorkshire
(PRO ref HO107 piece 2338 folio 491 pg 22)

 

1853 Vaccination against small pox becomes compulsory
1854-6 Britain fights in the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava)

1857-8 The Indian Mutiny (against British rule)

1861 Population of England reaches 18,833,000

 

On the 1861 Census (7 April) Charles was aged 13 and living with his parents at 138 Solly Street, Sheffield:
a) Charles Ardron, head, married, 39, cordwainer [shoemaker], Conisbrough, Yorkshire
b) AnnArdron, wife, married, 35, Sheffield, Yorkshire
c) John Wm Ardron, son, 14, cordwainer, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) Charles Ardron, son, 13, cordwainer, Sheffield, Yorkshire
e) Walter Ardron, son, 9, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
f) Fanny Ardron, daughter, 7, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
g) Emma Ardron, daughter, 3, Sheffield, Yorkshire
h) Frank Ardron, son, 1, Sheffield, Yorkshire
i) George Punny, apprentice, 16, cordwainer, Sheffield, Yorkshire
j) William Mellows, boarder, 35, cordwainer, Doncaster, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG9 piece 3484 folio 53 pg 5)

 

1863 London Underground opens (Metropolitan Line)

 

He married Jane Nelson on 27 May 1967 at St. John’s, Manchester, Lancashire. (Based on 1871 Census + GRO ref Manchester 8d 529 Jun 1867)

 

1868 Last public hanging
1870 Primary Education becomes compulsory in Britain
1871 Population of England reaches 21,376,000

 

On the 1871 Census (2 April) Charles is shown as head of household at 3 Old Lane, Openshaw, Chorlton, Lancashire:
a) Charles Bingham Ardron, head, married, 23, iron moulder, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Jane Ardron, wife, 21, throstle spinner, Gorton, Lancashire
c) Fanny Ardron, daughter, 2, Openshaw, Lancashire
d) Elizabeth Ann Ardron, daughter, 4 months, Openshaw, Lancashire
(PRO ref RG10 piece 3984 folio 110 pg 12)

 

1872 Secret voting is introduced for elections
1876 Invention of the telephone by A G Bell

1879 Britain fights the Zulu war in South Africa

1881 Population of England reaches 24,474,000

 

On the 1881 Census (3 April) Charles was head of household at 25 Mordaunt Street, Oldham, Lancashire:
a) Charles Ardron, head, married, 33, iron moulder, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Jane Ardron, wife, married, 32, cotton throstle piecer, Gorton, Lancashire
c) Fanny Ardron, daughter, single, 12, cotton throstle piecer, Openshaw, Lancashire
d) Emma Ardron, daughter, single, 8, scholar, Oldham, Lancashire
e) Walter Ardron, son, single, 6, scholar, Oldham, Lancashire
f) Joseph Ardron, son, single, 4 months, Oldham, Lancashire
(GRO ref RG11 piece 4072 folio 80 pg 38)

                

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) Charles was head of household at Tamworth Street, Oldham, Lancashire:
a) Charles Ardron, Head, Married, Male 43, 1848 General Labourer, Yorkshire
b) Jane Ardron, wife, married, 41, Lancashire
c) Emma Ardron, daughter, single, 18, ring spinner, Lancashire
d) Walter Charles Ardron, son, 16, iron turner, Lancashire
e) Lily Ardron, daughter, 8, Lancashire
f) Frederick Ardron, son, 6, Lancashire
g) Elizabeth Boardman, mother, widow, 72, Lancashire
h) Clara Claugh, boarder, single, 16, Lancashire
(GRO ref RG12 piece 3304 folio 17 pg 27)

 

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 Death of Queen Victoria, succeeded by King Edward VII

1901 Population of England reaches 30,594,000

 

On the 1901 Census (31 March) Charles was head of household at 86 Napier Street East, Oldham, Lancashire:
a) Charles Ardron, head, married, 52, greengrocer and newsagent, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Jane Ardron, wife, married, 51, Gorton, Lancashire
c) Lillie Ardron Daughter, single, 18, Oldham, Lancashire
d) Frank Ardron, son, single, 16, green grocer's assistant, Oldham, Lancashire
(PRO ref RG13 piece 3810 folio 142 pg 4)

 

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) Charles is head of household for 86 Napier Street, East Werneth, Oldham, Lancashire:
a) Charles Ardron, head, married, 63, news agent, working on own account at home, Yorkshire Sheffield
b) Jane Ardron, wife, married, 61, assisting in business, Lancashire Gorton
(PRO ref RG14 piece 24526 – shown as Ardson on findmypast index)
Married 42 years; total 9 children, 4 living, 5 having died; 4 rooms

 

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

 

1921 CENSUS??

 

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

 

Charles died on 1 September 1927 aged 79 and was then buried on 6 September at the Greenacres Cemetery in Oldham. (GRO ref Oldham 8D 766 Sep 1927 – [aged] 79 + familysearch.org – burials; Digital Folder Number: 004313524; Image Number: 00214)

 

Jane NELSON (1850 – 1930)
          She was born in 1850 at Gorton, Lancashire. (Based on 1871 Census) GRO ref??

 

1851 CENSUS??

 

1861 CENSUS??

 

She died in 1930 aged 81 in Oldham. (GRO ref Oldham 8D 875 Dec 1930 – [aged] 81)

 

CHARLES AND JANE HAD HAS THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:

1) Fanny Ardron II (1868 -)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed was born in 1868 at Openshaw, Lancashire. (1881 Census + GRO ref Chorlton 8c 586 Dec 1868)

 

On the 1871 Census she was age 2 and living with her parents at Old Lane, Openshaw, Chorlton, Lancashire. (PRO ref RG10 piece 3984 folio 110 pg 12)

 

On the 1881 she was aged 12, a cotton throstle piecer, and living with her parents at 25 Mordaunt Street, Oldham, Lancashire. (GRO ref RG11 piece 4072 folio 80 pg 38)

 

1891 CENSUS?? AGED 22?

 

MARRIED? Possibly in 1887 to either Henry Hawksworth or James Henthorn? (GRO ref Oldham 8d 1002 Dec 1887)

 

1901 CENSUS??

 

1921 CENSUS??

 

DIED??

 

2) Elizabeth Ann Ardron (1870 – 1872?)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed was born in 1870. (1871 Census + GRO ref Chorlton 8c 591 Dec 1870)

 

On the 1871 Census Charles she was a few months old and living with her parents at Old Lane, Openshaw, Chorlton, Lancashire. (PRO ref RG10 piece 3984 folio 110 pg 12)

 

DIED?? Possibly in 1872 aged 1? GRO ref Chorlton 8c 449 Mar 1872 – [aged] 1) would agree with her not being on the 1881 Census with her parents

 

3) Emma Ardron IV (1873 -)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed was born in 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire. (1881 + 1891 Censuses + GRO ref Oldham 8d 618 Mar 1873)

 

On the 1881 she was a school girl, aged 8, and living with her parents at 25 Mordaunt Street, Oldham, Lancashire. (GRO ref RG11 piece 4072 folio 80 pg 38)

 

On the 1891 Census she was aged 18, working as a ring spinner, and living with her parents at Tamworth Street, Oldham, Lancashire. (GRO ref RG12 piece 3304 folio 17 pg 27)

 

MARRIED?? Possibly in 1896 to either William Sarsfield or Frank Whitehouse? (GRO ref Oldham 8d 777 Mar 1896)

 

1901 CENSUS?? AGED 28?

 

1911 CENSUS?? AGED 38?

 

1921 CENSUS?? AGED 48?

 

DIED??

 

4) Walter Charles Ardron II (1875 - 1943)

 

5) Joseph Ardron IV (1880 – 1881)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed was born in 1880 in Oldham. (1881 Census + GRO ref Oldham 8d 598 Dec 1880)

 

On the 1881 Census he was a few months old and living with his parents at 25 Mordaunt Street, Oldham, Lancashire. (GRO ref RG11 piece 4072 folio 80 pg 38)

 

He almost certainly died in 1881 aged 1 year. (GRO ref Oldham 8d 437 Dec 1881 – [aged] 1)

 

6) Lily Ardron II (1883 -)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed was born in 1883 in Oldham, Lancashire. (1891 Census + GRO ref Oldham 8d 620 Mar 1883)

 

On the 1891 Census she was aged 8 and living with her parents at Tamworth Street, Oldham, Lancashire. (GRO ref RG12 piece 3304 folio 17 pg 27)

 

On the 1901 Census Lily was aged 18 and living with her parents at 86, Napier Street East, Oldham, Lancashire. (PRO ref RG13 piece 3810 folio 142 pg 4 – shown as Lillie)

 

MARRIED??

 

1911 CENSUS?? Aged 28?

 

1921 CENSUS?? Aged 38?

 

DIED??

 

7) Frank Ardron VII (1884 - 1959?)

 

8) ?? Ardron (-)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed - based on the 1911 Census stating that Charles and Jane had a total of 9 children, 4 still living and 5 having died. (1911 Census)

 

BORN??

 

DIED??

 

9) ?? Ardron (-)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed - based on the 1911 Census stating that Charles and Jane had a total of 9 children, 4 still living and 5 having died. (1911 Census)


BORN??

 

DIED??

 

 

Notes: No probate Charles Bingham Ardron I (1927) or Jane Ardron (1930)