ARDRON Genealogy

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
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

On the 1939 Register Edwin was aged 7 and living with his parents at 4 Abbey Hills, Oldham, Lancashire:
a) Frank Ardron, 22 July 1895, married, 44, mental ward attendent

b) Florrie Ardron, 18 September 1895, married, 44, unpaid domestic duties

c) Joan Ardron, 15 June 1926, single, 13, at school

d) This record is officially closed (as at April 2021) Probably his brother Fred

e) This record is officially closed (as at April 2021) Probably his sister Marian

f) Edwin Ardron, 2 September 1932, single, 7, at school
(PRO ref RG 101/4563A)

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

In 1958 Edwin married Margaret L. Shallcross. (GRO ref Middleton 10e 1081 Sep 1858 – Margaret L. Shallcross)

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

1991 Population of England reaches 47,875,000

1992 on 6 May the Channel Tunnel opens, linking London and Paris by rail

2001 Population of England reaches 49,450,000

2001 on 11 September Islamic terrorists crash aircraft on targets in New York and Washington

2005 on 7 July suicide bombers kill 52 people on London's transport system

2005 in December Civil partnerships give same-sex couples legal rights

He died on in 2007 aged 75. (GRO ref Stockport Jan 2007 Register Number: E35A District and Subdistrict: 013/1E Entry Number: 091 – [born] 2 Sep 1932)

Margaret L. SHALLCROSS (1937 -)
She was born in 1937. (GRO ref Oldham 8d 1033 Mar 1937 – Earnshaw)

EDWIN AND MARGARET HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:

1) Michael R. Ardron (1959 -)

My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born in 1959. (GRO ref Middleton 10e 686 Dec 1959 – Shallcross)

MARRIED??

2) Philip Anthony Ardron (1962 - 2018)
My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born in 1962. (GRO ref Middleton 10e 876 Mar 1962 – Shallcross)

MARRIED??

Philip died in 2018. (GRO ref Q1/2018 (301-1A) Entry no. 516919312 – born 1962)

4) Penelope Jane Ardron (1966 -)
My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born in 1966. (GRO ref Bristol 7b 363 Mar 1966 – Shallcross)

Penelope married Joachim C. D. C. Smith in 1993. (GRO ref Stockport 39 1206 Sep 1993 - Joachim C D C Smith)

Joachim C. D. C. SMITH (-)
BORN??

Notes: no probate Edwin Ardron (2007)