ARDRON Genealogy

On the 1891 Census (5 April) he was aged 6, but shown as Frederick, living with his parents 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) Noting he is shown as Frederick.

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) Frank was aged 16, a green grocer’s assistant [working with his father] and living with his parents 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

1911 CENSUS?? Aged 26?

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?? Aged 36?

He married Edith [Chorley??] (1939 Register) GRO ref??

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
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 Frank was living at 38 Redthorne Grove, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire:
a) Frank Ardron, married, 21 July 1884, rope coiler

b) Edith Ardron, married, 6 March 1882, unpaid domestic duties

c) Bingham C Ardron, married, 3 June 1911, brass & sheet metal dipper

d) Malvena L Ardron, married, 24 May 1912 unknown cop machinist

e) Emma James (E) Evans (Ardron), single, 28 August 1921,baller machinist
(PRO ref RG101/5558B/013/9 Letter Code: QBFC)

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

1959 M1 Motorway punched through the Midlands from Watford to Birmingham

DIED?? Probably died 1959 aged 74 (GRO ref Birmingham 9c 596 Mar 1959 – [aged] 74)

Edith [CHORLEY]?? (1882 -)
She was born on 6 March 1882. (1939 Register)

1891 CENSUS?? Aged 9?

1901 CENSUS?? Aged 19?

DIED??

FRANK AND EDITH HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
1) Charles Bingham Ardron II (1911 - 2004)
My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born on 3 June 1911. (1939 Register) GRO ref??

1921 CENSUS?? AGED 10?

He married Leah M. Whitehead in 1936. (GRO ref Oldham 8d 2432 Sep 1936 – Whitehead)

On the 1939 Register Charles was living with his parents at 38 Redthorne Grove, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire:
a) Frank Ardron, married, 21 July 1884, rope coiler

b) Edith Ardron, married, 6 March 1882, unpaid domestic duties

c) Bingham C Ardron, married, 3 June 1911, brass & sheet metal dipper

d) Malvena L Ardron, married, 24 May 1912 unknown cop machinist

e) Emma James (E) Evans (Ardron), single, 28 August 1921, baller machinist

Charles B. died on 27 March 2004 aged 93 in Birmingham. (GRO ref Birmingham vol 061/1 pg M13B Mar 2004 – [born] 03 JUN 1911)

Probate of Charles’ estate was granted on 24 May 2004: “ARDRON CHARLES BINGHAM 24 May 2004 1526026 27 March 2004 Grant and will Birmingham” (Wills & Admons)

Leah Malvena WHITEHEAD (1912 - 2000)
She was born on 24 May 1912. (1939 Register + GRO ref Oldham 8d 1181 Jun 1912 – Dixon)

Leah died in 2000. (GRO ref Birmingham October 2000 – born 24 May 1912)

2) Emma James Ardron I (1921 -)
My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born on 28 August 1921. (1939 Register + GRO ref Oldham 8d 1174 Sep 1921 - Chorley)

On the 1939 Register Charles was living with his parents at 38 Redthorne Grove, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire:
a) Frank Ardron, married, 21 July 1884, rope coiler

b) Edith Ardron, married, 6 March 1882, unpaid domestic duties

c) Bingham C Ardron, married, 3 June 1911, brass & sheet metal dipper

d) Malvena L Ardron, married, 24 May 1912 unknown cop machinist

e) Emma James (E) Evans (Ardron), single, 28 August 1921, baller machinist

Emma married Samuel Evans in 1944. (1939 Register amendment + GRO ref Birmingham 6d 593 Dec 1944 – Evans)

Samuel EVANS (-)
BORN??

Notes: No probate Leah Malvena Ardron (1912 - 2000)