Henry
ARDRON I (1835
- 1921)
Father: John Ardron
I (1797 - 1868)
Mother: Martha Beighton (1804 - 1877)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
- 3.2 John Ardron I
(1797 - 1868)
- 4.4 James Ardron
II (1828 - 1902)
- 4.4
Henry Ardron I (1835 - 1921)
My G-G-G-Great Uncle was born at Killamarsh, Derbyshire in 1835. (Based on being aged 26 at marriage and aged 45 + location on the 1881 Census) This agrees with him being baptised in Killamarsh on 31 July 1835. (APR + IGI) His father was a blacksmith from Killamarsh.
1837 Invention of the telegraph by S F B Morse
1837 Death of King William IV, succeeded by Queen
Victoria
1840 The penny post is started
1841 Population of England reaches 14,937,000
1841 CENSUS??
1851 Population of England reaches 16,820,000
1851 CENSUS??
1853 Vaccination against small pox becomes compulsory
1854-6 Britain fights in the Crimean War
(Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava)
1857-8 The Indian Mutiny (against British rule)
1861 Population of England reaches 18,833,000
On the 1861 Census (7 April)
Henry is shown as visiting a Charles Tyas in Kilnhurst:
a) Charles Tyas, head, 38, steel miller
b) Hannah Tyas, wife, 40, Leeds
c) Henry Ardron, visitor, 26, Killamarsh
d) Charles Ardron, visitor, 3, Killamarsh
(PRO ref ??)
I am unsure at this stage what relation Henry is
to the Charles Ardron also listed in the household. Charles appears
to be his nephew Charles Ardron II (1858 - 1938),
being the son of Henry’s brother James Ardron II (1828 -
1902)?
He married Emma Turner in the Parish
Church of Rotherham on 15 October 1861. He was a miner aged 26 and his father
was a blacksmith. Emma was aged 21 and her father George Turner, was a
Wrightman. Both Henry and Emma were from
1863 London Underground opens (Metropolitan Line)
1868 Last public hanging
1870 Primary Education becomes compulsory in
Britain
1871 Population of England reaches 21,376,000
On
the 1871 Census (2 April) Henry was listed as head of household for 1
Thomas Street, Kilnhurst:
a) Henry Ardron, head, married, 35, miner, Derbyshire Killamarsh
b) Emma Ardron, wife, married, 29, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
c) Aaron Ardron, son, 8, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton
d) George Bonel Ardron, son, 6, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton
e) John Edward Ardron, son, 4, Yorkshire Swinton
f) Edwin Ardron, son, 2, Yorkshire Swinton
(PRO ref RG10 piece 4712 folio 83 pg 41)
1872 Secret
voting is introduced for elections
In 1873 Henry was
involved in a mining accident underground at the Manvers Main Colliery which
left him deaf and with health issues for the rest of his life. The
Barnsley Times and South Yorkshire Gazette on 23 August reported:
COLLIERY ACCIDENT.– A serious accident occurred at Manvers Main Colliery, on
Saturday last, to a man named Henry Ardron, of Kilnhurst. He was working in his
usual bank when a quantity of coal fell upon him, fracturing his collar bone
and crushing him internally. He is in a very dangerous state.
(The Barnsley Times and South Yorkshire Gazette,
Saturday, August 23, 1873, page 5)
1876 Invention of the telephone by A G Bell
1879 Britain fights the Zulu war in South Africa
1881 Population of England reaches 24,474,000
On
the 1881 Census
(3 April) Henry was listed as being the head of
household for 70 Charles Street, Swinton:
a) Henry Ardron, head, married, 45, coal miner, Derbyshire Killamarsh, deaf
b) Emma Ardron, wife, married, 39, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
c) Aaron Ardron, son, unmarried, 18, stove grate blacker, Yorkshire Swinton
d) George Ardron, son, 16, kitchen range fitter ironmonger, Yorkshire Swinton
e) John Edward Ardron, son, 14, labourer in iron works, Yorkshire Swinton
f) Edwin Bonell Ardron, son, 12, butcher assistant, Yorkshire Swinton
g) Leonard Ardron, son, 7, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton
h) Oscar Ardron, son, 5, Yorkshire Swinton
i) Matthew Henry Ardron, son, 3, Yorkshire Swinton
(PRO ref RG11 piece 4682 folio 115 pg 34)
1883 Married women obtain the right to acquire their own property
1884 The
Third Reform Act - voting extended to agricultural workers (triples the
electorate)
On
October 10, 1890, Henry was referenced in an article of the Mexborough and
Swinton Times, which commented on him being deaf and having been involved in a
mining accident (as was reported in the Barnsley Times and South Yorkshire
Gazette back on 23 August 1873):
“SEQUAH” AT
MEXBOROUGH.
The Market Square continues to be the rendezvous of large crowds nightly to see
and hear “Sequah’s” representative. Teeth drawing is certainly not on the
decrease yet, and, as to the sale of oils and “Prairie flower,” that is best
known to the proprietor. Interesting cases have come under the attention of
“Sequah” for rheumatic and other complaints. Amongst others have been the
following:- Henry Ardron, of 70, Charles street, Swinton. He had been deaf 20
years and suffered from rheumatism. This man was buried in a coal mine, and was
rescued by his comrades….
(Mexborough and
Swinton Times, October 10, 1890)
For reference, the Sequah Medicine Company began in 1887 as
the Sequah Medicine Co Ltd selling patent medicines such as prairie flower and
Indian oil using traveling salesman, known as Sequahs. We’d call them quack
doctors. Sequah products were sold using the device of a traveling medicine
show. These shows consisted of a warm-up act of music and other entertainments
which attracted a crowd in order for the traveling salesman to begin his pitch.
The British version, introduced in 1890, was made up of a fairground steam
organ. The Government soon declared the practice of selling patent medicines in
such a fashion illegal.
1891 Population of England reaches 27,304,000
On
the 1891
Census (5 April) Henry was listed as head of household for 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 piece 3855
folio 126 pg 148)
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)
Henry was listed as head of household for 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 pg 37) -- shown as ARDION on
Ancestry.co.uk
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) Henry was
listed as head of household for
a) Henry Ardron, head, 75, married (49 years),
retired coal miner, Killamarsh Derbyshire
b) Emma Ardron, wife, 69, married (49 years),
Rawmarsh Yorkshire
c) Earnest Ardron, son, 29, single, labourer -
sewage, Sheffield Corporation, worker, Swinton Yorkshire
The record shows Emma having had a total of 9
children born alive in present marriage, 7 still living and 2 having died.
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)
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
Henry
died on 21 March 1921 aged 85 years. He was resident at
Emma TURNER (1842 -
1918)
Emma was born in 1842 at Rawmarsh. (Based on age and location on 1881 Census + age at marriage +
burial record) Her father was George Turner. GRO REF??
1851 CENSUS?? - HO107/2345/197/21?
George Turner Head M 34 Stone Mason's Labourer Rawmarsh, Yorkshire
Sarah Turner Wife F 38
Swinton
Emma Turner Daughter F 9
Rawmarsh, Yorkshire
Emily Turner Daughter F 7
Rawmarsh, Yorkshire
Edwin Turner Son M 1
Tadcaster, Yorkshire
1861 CENSUS?? - RG9/3508/105/14? Kilnhurst Lane
George Turner Head M 49
labourer Rawmarsh, Yorkshire
Sarah Turner Wife F 48
Kilnhurst, Yorkshire
Emma Turner Daughter F 19
Rawmarsh, Yorkshire
Edwin B Turner Son M 11
Tadcaster, Yorkshire
She was buried in Swinton on 9 January 1918. She was aged 76 years. (APR + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 953 Mar 1918 - [aged] 76)
HENRY AND EMMA HAD THE FOLLOWING
CHILDREN:
1) Aaron Ardron (1863 -
1902)
2) George Ardron IV
(1864 - 1946)
3) John Edward Bonell
Ardron (1866 - 1941)
4)
Edwin
Bonell Ardron (1869 - 1909)
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born at Swinton in 1869. (Based on age and place of
birth on 1881 Census) This agrees with a GRO index entry.
(GRO ref Rotherham 9c 506 June 1869)
On
the 1871 Census (2 April) Edwin was aged 2, living with his parents and
3 brothers at Swinton. (PRO ref RG10 piece 4712 folio 83 pg 41)
On
the 1881 Census
(3 April) he was aged 12, a butcher’s assistant,
living with his parents at
On
the 1891
Census (5 April) he was aged 22, a mineral water maker, living with his
parents at
On the 1901 Census (31 March)
he was aged 32, a mineral water drayman, living with his parents at
He was buried on 17 March 1909 in
Swinton.
He was aged 40 and of
Edwin’s funeral was reported on page 3 of the Mexborough and Swinton Times on
Saturday 20 March 1909:
SWINTON
NOTES AND NEWS.
FUNERAL.-
The death took place on Sunday of Mr. Edwin Ardron, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Ardron, of 5, Dun street, Swinton. The deceased, who was 40 years of age,
was a single man, and for the past eleven years had been in the employ of Mr.
Colin Ward. The funeral took place on Wednesday, the service being conducted by
the Vicar (Rev. W. J. Peacey. The chief mourners were: Mr. and Mrs. Ardron
(parents), Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Ardron (brother and sister-in-law), Mr. J. E.
Ardron (brother), Mr. an Mrs. Grant (sister and brother-in-law), Mr. and Mrs.
L. Ardron (brother and sister-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. O. Ardron (brother and
sister-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Ardron (brother and sister-in-law), Mr. E.
Ardron (brother), Miss Sylvia Ardron, Miss Mabel Grant, Misses E. A. and
Gertrude Ardron, Mr. E. Bonell, Mr. J. Wilde (Brightside), Mrs. Hepworth (West
Melton), Mrs. Arksey (Swinton), Misses Unwin, Mrs. Charity, Mrs. Webster
(Bolton-on-Dearne), Mrs. Newsum (Mexboro’), Mr. C. Ward, Mr. A. Swift, Mr. W.
Swift, Mr. R. Booker, Mr. F. Penny, Mr. H. Clifton, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
(Kilnhurst), Mr. T. Barlow, Mr. H. Timpley. In addition there were present Mr.
Colin Ward and the deceased’s fellow workmen. Messrs. Butterfield Bros. were
responsible for the funeral arrangements. Wreaths were sent by Mr. and Mrs. C.
Ward, Mr. H. Ardron, Mrs. Hepworth and family and the workmen. (Mexborough and Swinton Times, Saturday,
March 20, 1909, Page 3)
5)
Sarah
Ardron IV (1871 - 1933)
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born at Kilnhurst in 1872. (Based on age + place of birth
on 1881 Census) However
it is likely to have been 1871 based on a GRO index entry. (GRO
ref Rotherham 9c 548 Sep 1871)
She
is listed in the 1881 Census (3 April) at the residence of her maternal
Grandfather, George Turner, on Hooton Road, Kilnurst:
a) George Turner, head, widower, 64, coal weighman, Rawmarsh Yorkshire
b) Emily Turner, daughter, unmarried, 37, housekeeper domestic, Aldwark
Yorkshire
c) Sarah Ardron, grand daughter, 9, scholar, Kilnhurst Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG11 piece 4680 folio 19 pg 8)
On
28 April 1890 at Swinton she married George Lusby Grant, a rivetter. Sarah was
aged 18 and George was aged 21. Her father, Henry, of
On the 1891 Census (5 April) she was living with her husband George
at 61 White Lee Road, Swinton:
a) George L Grant, head, married, 22, rivertor (boiler), employed, Boston
Lincolnshire
b) Sarah B Grant, wife, married, 20, Kilnhurst Yorkshire
c) George A Grant, son, 10 months, Swinton Yorkshire
d) Mary J Grant, sister, single, 21, dress maker, Boston Lincolnshire
e) Jabez W Grant, brother, single, 17, colliery pony driver, employed, Boston
Lincolnshire
f) John A Grant, brother, 13, errand boy, employed, Mexborough Yorkshire
g) Sarah E Grant, sister, 9, scholar, Mexborough Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3856 folio 72 pg 43)
On
the 1901 Census (31 March) she was living with her husband at 18
Greasbrough Road, Rawmarsh:
a) George L Grant, head, married, 32, boiler maker, worker, Lincolnshire Boston
b) Sarah B Grant, wife, married, 30, Yorkshire Kilnhurst
c) William J Grant, son, single, 9, Yorkshire Swinton
d) Mabel Grant, daughter, single, 6, Yorkshire Swinton
e) Jabez W Grant, son, single, 1, Yorkshire Parkgate
(PRO ref RG13 piece 4398 folio 59 pg 18)
On the 1911 Census (2 April) she was living with her husband 7 North Street, Ryecroft, Rotherham:
a) George Grant, head, 41, married (20 years),
boiler rivetter, colliery, worker, Boston Lincolnshire
b) Sarah Grant, wife, 40, married (20 years),
Kilnhurst Yorkshire
c) Jabez Grant, son, 12, single, school,
Parkgate Yorkshire
d) John Grant, son, 8, Parkgate Yorkshire
e) George Grant, son, 4, Rawmarsh Yorkshire
The record shows Sarah having had a total of 6
children born alive in present marriage, 5 still living and 1 having died.
The property consisted of 4 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery,
landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).
(PRO ref
RG14 ??)
1921 CENSUS??
Sarah
died on 30 January 1933 aged 61 at Blyth Road, Styrup, Worksop,
Nottinghamshire. (Neville Grant + GRO ref Worksop 7b 67 Mar 1933 – [aged] 61 – Sarah
B. Grant)
George Lusby GRANT (1869 - 1946)
He was born in 1869 at Boston, Lincolnshire, the son of
Joseph Grant, a watch maker. (Based
on aged + location on 1891 / 1901 Census + GRO ref Boston 7a 367 Dec 1868)
1871 CENSUS?? – AGED 2?
1881 CENSUS?? – AGED 12?
1939 REGISTER??
George died in 1946 aged 77. (GRO ref Rother V. 9c 672 Jun 1946 – [aged] 77)
6) Leonard Ardron I
(1873 - 1955)
7) Oscar Ardron I (1876 - 1956)
8) Matthew Henry
Ardron (1878 - 1947)
9) Ernest Ardron II
(1881 - 1953)