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Geoffrey ARDRON III (1927 - )

Father: Herbert Ardron II (1897 - 1975)
Mother: Alice Garforth (-)

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

• 2.1 Thomas Ardron II (1770 - 1832)

§ 3.2 William Ardron I (1792 - 1871)

§ 4.2 Charles Ardron V (1822 - 1881)

§ 5.5 Charles Bingham Ardron I (1848 – 1927)

§ 6.12 Walter Charles Ardron II (1875 - 1943)

§ 7.13 Herbert Ardron II (1897 - 1975)

§ 8.15 Geoffrey Ardron III (1927 -)

• 3.2 John Ardron I (1797 - 1868)
• 4.4 James Ardron II (1828 - 1902)
• 5.10 Samuel Ardron VI (1856 - 1917)
• 6.28 Horace Ardron II (1894 -1973)
• 7.30 Raymond Ardron I (1922 - 2003)
• 8.29 Derrick Ardron (1947 -)
• 9.25 Simon Anthony Ardron (1973 -)

My 5th cousin once removed was born in 1927. (GRO ref Oldham 8d 1038 Dec 1927 - Garforth)

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 REGISTER??

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

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

He married Dorothy Meyers in 1950. (GRO ref Oldham 10f 93 Jun 1950 - Meyers)

DIED??

Dorothy MEYERS (-)
BORN??

DIED??

GEOFFREY AND DOROTHY HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILD:

1) Susan D. Ardron (1955 -)
My 6th cousin was born in 1955. (GRO ref Chelmsford 4a 621 Dec 1955 – Meyers)

MARRIED?? Probably in 1978 to Phillip Gamble? (GRO ref Belper 6 104 Jun 1978 – Gamble)

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