Harry ARDRON
II (1888 - 1959)
Father: John
William Ardron III (1846 1911)
Mother: Tamar Lavinia Phethian (1850 -
1915)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
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3.2 William Ardron I (1792 - 1871)
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4.2 Charles Ardron V (1822 - 1881)
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5.5 John William Ardron III (1846 1911)
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6.11 Harry Ardron II (1888 - 1959)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed was born on 16
April 1888 at Openshaw, Lancashire. (1901
Census + 1939 Register + GRO ref Chorlton 8c 758 Jun 1888)
1891 Population of England reaches 27,304,000
On the 1891 Census (5 April) Harry was
aged 3 and living with his parents at Sandywell Street, Openshaw, Chorlton,
Lancashire:
a) John Wm Ardron, head, married, 45, kitchen range fitter, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Tamar L Ardron, wife, married, 41, Droylsden, Lancashire
c) Ada Ardron, daughter, single, 18, cotton weaver, Openshaw, Lancashire
d) Charles Ardron, son, single, 16, oil cloth painter, Openshaw, Lancashire
e) Adeline Ardron, daughter, 11, scholar, Openshaw, Lancashire
f) Nellie Ardron, daughter, 9, scholar, Openshaw, Lancashire
g) Alice Ardron, daughter, 5, scholar, Openshaw, Lancashire
h) Harry Ardron, son, 3, Openshaw, Lancashire
i) Elsie Ardron, daughter, 0, Openshaw, Lancashire
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3179 folio 89
pg 6)
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) Harry was
aged 12 and living with his parents at 20 Chorlton Street, South Manchester,
Chorlton, Lancashire:
a) John W Ardron, head, married, 54, kitchen range fitter, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Tamar Ardron, wife, married, Droylsden, Lancashire
c) Charles Ardron, son, single, 25, kitchen range fitter, Openshaw, Lancashire
d) Nellie Ardron, daughter, single, 19, cotton weaver, Openshaw, Lancashire
e) Alice Ardron, daughter, single, 15, turner peicer cotton, Openshaw, Lancashire
f) Harry Ardron, son, 12, Openshaw, Lancashire
g) Elsie Ardron, daughter, 10, Openshaw, Lancashire
(PRO ref RG13 piece 3681 folio 22
pg 36)
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)
He married Clara Potter in 1909. (GRO ref Chorlton 8c 1195 Dec
1909 - Potter)
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) Harry was
head of household for 13 Russell Street, Higher Openshaw, South Manchester,
Lancashire:
a) Harry Ardron, head, married, 22, blacksmith, Lancashire, Openshaw
b) Clara Ardron, wife, married, 22, Lancashire, Openshaw
(PRO ref RG14 folio 23743)
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 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
1939-45 World War II
On the 1939 Register Harry was living at 31
Catherine Street, Manchester C.B., Lancashire:
a) Harry Ardron, 16 April 1888, married, blacksmith, heavy worker
b) Clara Ardron, 29 April 1888, married, unpaid domestic duties
c) Harry Ardron, 7 March 1920, single, ledger clerk
d) Hilda Butterworth (Ardron), 16 February 1924, married, typist
(PRO ref RG101/4546E/008/40
Letter Code: NKUZ)
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
He died
on 22 August 1959 aged 71 at the Victoria Hospital, Blackpool. (Wills & Admons + GRO ref Blackpool 10b
396 Sep 1959 [aged] 71)
Administration
of his estate was granted to Clara on 1 October 1959: £ARDRON Harry of 31
Catherine Steet Manchester died 22 August 1959 at Victoria Hospital Blackpool
Administration Machester 1 October to Clara Ardron widow. Effects £470 7s. 4d.
(Wills & Admons)
Clara POTTER (1888 - 1973)
She was born on 29 April 1888. (1939 Register + GRO ref Chorlton 8c 767 Jun 1888)
She died in 1973 aged 84. (GRO ref Manchester 10e 989 Mar 1973
[born] 29AP1888)
HARRY
AND CLARA HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
1) John Ardron XII (1911 -)
My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born in 1911. (GRO ref Chorlton 8c 1388 Sep 1911 - Potter)
1921 CENSUS??
MARRIED??
1939 REGISTER??
DIED??
2) Leonard Ardron V (1918 -)
My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born in 1918. (GRO ref Chorlton 8c 1130 Sep 1918
Potter)
1921 CENSUS??
1939 REGISTER??
MARRIED?? Possibly in 1947 to Edna
Wellings? (GRO ref Manchester 10e 694 Jun 1947 Wellings)
If so, did they then have two children? Carol Ardron in 1947 (GRO ref
Manchester 10e 617 Dec 1947 Wellings) and Paul Ardron in 1957 (GRO ref Ashton
10b 151 Dec 1957 Wellings)
DIED??
3) Harry Ardron III (1920 - 2001)
My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born on 7 March 1920. (1939 Register + GRO ref Chorlton 8c 1642
Mar 1920 Potter)
1921 CENSUS??
On the 1939 Register he was a ledger clerk and
living with his parents at 31 Catherine Street, Manchester C.B., Lancashire. (PRO ref RG101/4546E/008/40
Letter Code: NKUZ)
MARRIED?? Possibly in 1947 to Edna Davies?
(GRO ref Manchester 10e 1153 Sep 1947 Davies)
If so, did they then have a son Alan M. Ardron in 1948? (GRO ref Macclesfield
10a 587 Sep 1948 Davies)
Harry
died in 2001. (GRO ref district
Tameside district no 0141C register no C53A entry no 049 [born] 7Mar1920)
4) Hilda Ardron II (1924 -
1984)
My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born on 16 February 1924. (1939 Register + GRO ref Chorlton 8c 1209
Mar 1924 Potter)
On the 1939 Register she was a typist and living
with her parents at 31 Catherine Street, Manchester C.B., Lancashire. The
record was updated later to reflect her marriage in 1948 showing her as Hilda
Butterworth. (PRO ref
RG101/4546E/008/40 Letter Code: NKUZ)
She married Ronald Butterworth in 1948. (1939 Register + GRO ref
Manchester 10e 927 Mar 1948 Butterworth)
Hilda died in 1984. (GRO ref Manchester 38 1467 1984 [born] 16FE1924)
Ronald BUTTERWORTH ( - )
BORN??
DIED??
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