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Harry ARDRON IV (1907 – 1988)

Father: Joseph Ardron V (1879 – 1968)
Mother: Alice Annie Williamson (1881 – 1958)

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

§  3.2 William Ardron I (1792 - 1877)

§  4.2 Charles Ardron V (1822 - 1881)

§  5.5 Walter Ardron I (1851 – 1914)

§  6.13 Joseph Ardron V (1879 – 1968)

§  7.15 Harry Ardron IV (1907 – 1988)

 

My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born in Horwich, Lancashire on 23 May 1907. (1911 Census + dob on death index + GRO ref Bolton 8c 405 Sep 1907)

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) Harry was aged 3 and with his mother living at his maternal grandmother’s residence at 26 George Street, Horwich, Lancashire:
a) Elizabeth Williamson, head, widowed, 52, Adlington, Lancashire
b) Richard Williamson, son, single, railway clerk, Horwich, Lancashire
Harry Williamson, son, single, street metal works, Horwich, Lancashire
b) Alice Annie Ardron, daughter, married, 29, Horwich, Lancashire
c) Harry Ardron, grand son, 3, Horwich, Lancashire
d) Norah Ardron, grand daughter, 1m, Blackpool, Lancashire
e) William James Hazelhurst, boarder, single, 25, Runcorn, Cheshire
(PRO ref RG14 piece 23335)

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 13?

 

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

 

Harry married Ivy Ellen Burton Berry in 1930. (1939 Register + GRO ref Fylde 8e 1871 Sep 1930 – Berry)

 

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 with his mother-in-law at 48 Mather Street, Blackpool, Lancashire:
a) Ellen Ann Berry, 14 September 1869, widow, retired independent means
b) Ivy E B Ardron, 21 January 1904, married, unpaid domestic duties 
c) Harry Ardron, 23 May 1907, married, ironmonger (master) & saw maker
d) Elizabeth (Ardron - crossed out) Marsh, 26 December 1931, single, at school
e) This record is officially closed – but is almost certainly Anthony Paul Ardron
(PRO ref RG 101/4245A)

 

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

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

 

Harry died in Blackpool in 1988. (GRO ref Blackpool/F 40 840 1988 – [born] 23MY1907)

 

Probate of his estate was granted on 1 June 1988:  “Ardron, Harry of 26 Lockwood Av Poulton le Fylde nr Blackpool died 3 March 1988 Probate Liverpool 1 June £26466 8880802048D” (Wills & Admons)

 

Ivy Ellen Burton BERRY (1904 – 1965)
She was born on 21 January 1904. (1939 Register +GRO ref )

 

Ivy died on 3 April 1965 aged 60. (Wills & Admons + GRO ref Fylde 10c 251 Jun 1965 – [aged] 60)

 

Probate of her estate was granted on 27 October 1965: “ARDRON Ivy Ellen Burton of 266 Hardhorn Road Poulton-le-Fylde Lancashire died 3 April 1965 Probate Lancaster 27 October to Harry Ardron and Robert Michael Ardron ironmongers. £9307.” (Wills & Admons, 1965)

 

 

HARRY AND IVY HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
1) Elizabeth Ardron III (1932 – )

My 5th cousin 1 times removed was born in 1932. (GRO ref Fylde 8e 717 Mar 1932 – Berry)

 

On the 1939 Register Elizabeth was a school girl, living with her parents alongside her maternal grandmother at 48 Mather Street, Blackpool, Lancashire. The record was later updated to show her married name of Marsh. (PRO ref RG 101/4245A)

 

Elizabeth married John B. Marsh in 1957. (GRO ref Blackpool 10b 1019 Sep 1957 – Marsh)

 

John B. MARSH ( – )
BORN??

 

2) Robert Michael Ardron (1935 - )

 

3) Anthony P. Ardron (1940 - )

 

 

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