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Ernest ARDRON II (1881 – 1953)         

 

Father: Henry Ardron I (1835 - 1921)
Mother: Emma Turner (1842 - 1918)

 

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born on 8 May 1881 at 70 Charles Street, Swinton. His father was a labourer. (GRO cert BXBZ611025 + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 669 Jun 1881)

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) Ernest was aged 9, living with his parents at 70 Charles Street, Swinton:
a) Henry Ardron, head, married, 54, colliery labourer, employed, Derbyshire Killamarsh, deaf
b) Emma Ardron, wife, married, 49, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
c) John E Ardron, son, single, 24, wagon wheel mechanic, employed, Yorkshire Swinton
d) Edwin Ardron, son, single, 22, mineral water maker, employed, Yorkshire Swinton
e) Leonard Ardron, son, single, 17, colliery labourer, employed, Yorkshire Swinton
f) Oscar Ardron, son, 15, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton
g) Matthew Ardron, son, 13, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton
h) Ernest Ardron, son, 9, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton
(PRO ref RG12 Enumeration district 13 folio 48 page 126)

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) Ernest was aged 19, a coal miner trammer, living with his parents at 131 White Lee Road, Swinton:
a) Henry Ardron, head, married, 66, boot repairer, own account at home, Derbyshire Killamarsh
b) Emma Ardron, wife, married, 59, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
c) Edwin Ardron, son, single, 32, mineral water drayman, worker, Yorkshire Swinton
d) Leonard Ardron, son, single, 27, coal miner trammer, worker, Yorkshire Swinton
e) Matthew H Ardron, son, single, 22, coal miner trammer, worker, Yorkshire Swinton
f) Ernest Ardron, son, single, 19, coal miner trammer, worker, Yorkshire Swinton
g) George G Hopkinson, boarder, single, 26, stone waller, worker, Derbyshire Ashover
(PRO ref RG13 piece 4402 folio 84 page 37) -- shown as ARDION on Ancestry.co.uk index

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) he was aged 29, a labourer – sewage for the Sheffield Corporation, living with his parents at 7 North Street, Ryecroft, Rotherham:
a) Henry Ardron, head, 75, married (49 years), retired coal miner, Killamarsh Derbyshire

b) Emma Ardron, wife, 69, married (49 years), Rawmarsh Yorkshire

c) Ernest Ardron, son, 29, single, labourer - sewage, Sheffield Corporation, worker, Swinton Yorkshire

The property consisted of 4 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).
(PRO ref RG14 ??)

 

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)

Ernest married Mary Ann McGinn at Rotherham Register Office by certificate on 2 February 1918. He was a bachelor, a steel worker and aged 36. His father was a coal miner. Mary was a munition worker, aged 31. Her father was Bartholomew McGinn (deceased), formerly a shunter on the railway. Both Ernest and Mary were of 9 Kemps Yard, Swinton. Witnesses were Alfred Robshaw and Eliza Shaw. (GRO cert MXB097252 + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1208 Mar 1918 - McGinn)

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) Ernest was head of household for 9 Bridge Street, Swinton, Yorkshire:
a) Ernest Ardron, head, [age] 40 years 1 month, married, [born] Swinton, Yorkshire, [occupation] platelayer, [employer] Midland Railway Company, [place of work] Engineering Department, Swinton

b) Mary Ann Ardron, wife, 34 years 10 months, married, Wombwell, Yorkshire, household duties

c) Charles Hy Ardron, step son, 11 years, Wombwell, Yorkshire, at school full time
d) Rose Ann Ardron, step daughter, 8 years 8 months, Wombwell, Yorkshire, at school full time
e) Mary Ardron, step daughter, 6 years 7 months, Wombwell, Yorkshire, at school full time
f) John McGinn, visitor, 15 years 7 months, Wombwell, Yorkshire, engine driver haulage, Wath Main Colliery Company, Wath, Yorkshire

(PRO ref RG15 piece 23277_0015/0016)

 

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
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 29 September 1939 National Registration Day took place. The register shows Ernest and family were living at 6 Midlands Cottages, Wath upon Dearne:
a) Ernest Ardron, [born] 8 May 1881, married, railway engineering, maintenance and repair staff, sub gauger

b) Mary A. Ardron, 14 August 1888, married, unpaid domestic duties
(TNA r39_3747_3747d_022)

 

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

 

He dies on 9 September 1953 aged 72 at 6 Midland Cottages, Wath upon Dearne. He was a retired railway platelayer. The informant was given as Charles Henry Ardron, son, present at death, of 4 Boswell Road, Wath upon Dearne. (GRO ref Rother V. 2c 528 Sep 1953 - [aged] 72 + certificate) His son Charles Henry was born Charles Henry McGinn, becoming Charles Henry Ardron sometime after his mother’s marriage to Ernest. The 1921 Census shows this name change, but interestingly his two sisters also shown as Ardron on the 1921 Census go on to marry under their original McGinn name.

 

Mary Ann MCGINN (1888 -)
She was born on 14 August 1888, daughter of Bartholomew McGinn. (1939 Resister + marriage certificate)

1901 CENSUS?? Aged 13?

1911 CENSUS?? Aged 23?

1921 CENSUS?? Aged 33?

FOLLOWING THEIR MARRIAGE MARY ANN’s CHILDREN BECAME ARDRON’s on 1921 Census

Charles H. W. McGinn (GRO ref Barnsley 9c 302 Sep 1910)
died 1995? (GRO ref Sheffield 481H 151 1995 – [born] 23JE1910)

Rose A. D. McGinn (GRO ref Barnsley 9c 601 Dec 1912 – McGinn)
Rose Ann McGinn died in 1990 (GRO ref Liverpool 36  975 1990 – [born] 20AU1912)

Mary D. McGinn born 1915 (GRO ref Barnsley 9c 541 Sep 1915 – McGinn)
Mary D. McGinn married Raymond Thornhill in 1938 (GRO ref Rother V. 9c 2070 Sep 1938 – Thornhill)

ERNEST AND MARY HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILD:

1) Jessie Ardron II (1927 -)
My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born in 1927. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1151 Sep 1927 - McGinn)

MARRIED?? Probably to Kenneth G. Aiers in 1950 (GRO ref Rother V. 2c 1779 Sep 1950 – Aiers)

Jessie and Kenneth probably had one child – Janice L. Aiers in 1954 (GRO ref Northampton 3b 752 Sep 1954 – Ardron)