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JOHN ARTHUR ARDRON (1877 - 1948)

Father: George Ardron VIII (1834 - 1906)
Mother: Faith Harrison (1835 – 1901)

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:


My 3rd cousin 4 times removed was born in 1877. (GRO ref Sheffield 9c 467 Jun 1877) However, the 1939 Register records his birthday as 10 June 1876 – which is almost certainly inaccurate for the year.

 

1879 Britain fights the Zulu war in South Africa

 

On the 1881 Census John A. was aged 3 and living with his parents at Hunt Street, Sheffield:
a) George Ardron, head, 46, table blade striker, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Faith Ardron, wife, 45, City of York, Yorkshire
b) Henry Ardron, son, 19, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) Mary Ardron, daughter, 10, Sheffield, Yorkshire
e) William Ardron, son, 8, Sheffield, Yorkshire
f) John Ardron, son, 3, Sheffield, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG11 piece 4647 folio 142 pg no 36)

He was baptised on 16 August 1881 by H. A. Favell at St George’s Church, Brook Hill, Sheffield. His parents were George, a table blade forger, and Faith Ardron of Hirst Street. (Sheffield Indexers Baptisms - Page No 289, Reg No 2308)

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 the 1891 Census John A. was aged 13 and living with his parents at 26 West John Street, Sheffield:
a) George Ardron, head, married, 51, table blade striker, Yorkshire
b) Faith Ardron, wife, married, 54, Yorkshire
c) John Ardron, son, single, 13, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3814 folio 138 pg no 25) shown as Ardren on familysearch.org

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

On the 1901 (31 March) Census John A. was boarding at the household of Annie Case at 23 Sutton Street, Sheffield:
a) Annie Case, head, 63, Sheffield, Yorkshire
b) Annie Case, daughter, 29, Sheffield, Yorkshire
c) Arthur W Case, adopted son, 14, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) Cornelius Case, grand son, 21, Sheffield, Yorkshire
e) John A Ardron, boarder, 23, brass file (railway carriage fittings), Sheffield, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG13 piece 4367 folio 98 pg no 3) shown as Ardran on familysearch.org

On 4 May 1901 he married Annie Cavill after Banns at St Silas’s Church, Gilcar. George was a brass turner, aged 23, and of 23 Sutton Street. His father was George Ardron, a blade striker. Witnesses were John J. Swift and Alice Cavill. (Sheffield Indexers Marriages - Page No 40, Reg No 79 + GRO ref Ecclesall B. 9c 717 Jun 1901)

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

On the 1911 Census John A. is head of household for 34 Empire Road, Sheffield:
a) J Ardron, head, married, 33, brass turner and finishing, Bellefield Street [Sheffield]
b) Annie Ardron, wife, married (10 years), 34, Borough Lee
c) Harry Ardron, son, 8, Langdon Road [Langdon Street, Sheffield]
d) Conny Ardron, daughter, 6, ??seats Road [Sheffield]
e) Annie Cavill, mother-in-law, widow, 72, Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire
f) Charlie Cavill, brother-in-law, 43, labourer, Smithfield, Cumberland
(PRO ref RG14 piece 27779 folio 155 pg 1) 7 rooms, 2 children born, 2 living, 0 having died

1911 National Insurance Act provides cover against sickness and unemployment

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 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)

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

On the 1939 Register John was living at 89 Tavistock Road, Sheffield:
a) John A. Ardron, 10 June 1876, married, airplane compounder heavy worker
b) Annie Ardron, 21 December 1876, married, unpaid domestic duties
c) Connie Ardron, 1 March 1905, single, florist
(PRO ref RG 101/3588D)

1944 Butler Education Act - framework for new free comprehensive secondary education for all
1947 on 1 January Britain's coal industry is nationalised

John died in 1948 aged 70 at the Sheffield Royal Infirmary, and was buried on 18 March in consecrated ground at the Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield. (Sheffield Indexers Burials - Grave Number 9252, Section N of Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield, Page No 80 + GRO ref Sheffield 2d 92 Mar 1948 – [aged] 70)

Annie CAVILL (1877 - 1958)
            She was born on 21 December 1877. (1939 register + age on burial record)

 

Annie died aged 81 in 1958 at 89 Tavistock Road, and was buried on 21 February in consecrated ground at the Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield. (Sheffield Indexers Burials - Grave Number 9252, Section N of Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield, Page No 237 + GRO ref Sheffield 2d 388 Mar 1958 – [aged] 81)

 

JOHN A. AND ANNIE HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:

1) Harry Cavill Ardron (1902 – 1967)

My 4th cousin 3 times removed was born in 1902. (GRO ref Ecclesall B. 9c 466 Dec 1902)

On the 1911 Census Harry was aged 8 and living with her parents at 34 Empire Road, Sheffield. (PRO ref RG14 piece 27779 folio 155 pg 1)

 

On the 1939 Register Harry was living alone at 13 Fieldhead Road, Sheffield:
a) Harry Ardron, 30 September 1902, single, furniture “fitter up”
(PRO ref RG 101/3511H)

 

MARRIED??

 

Harry died in 1967 aged 64 at the Heeley Baths, and was buried on 3 April in consecrated ground at the Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield. (Sheffield Indexers Burials - Grave Number 9252, Section N of Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield, Page No 1 + GRO ref Sheffield 2d 45 Mar 1967 – [aged] 64)

 

2) Constance Ardron (1905 – 1941)

My 4th cousin 3 times removed was born on 1 March 1905. (1939 Register + GRO ref Ecclesall B. 9c 428 Jun 1905)

On the 1911 Census Constance, or Conny as she was shown on the census return, was aged 6 and living with her parents at 34 Empire Road, Sheffield. (PRO ref RG14 piece 27779 folio 155 pg 1)

 

On the 1939 Constance apprears to have been entered twice – at her normal place of residence and as a hosptal in-patient.

She was living with her parents at 89 Tavistock Road, Sheffield:
a) Connie Ardron, 1 March 1905, single, florist

(PRO ref RG 101/3588D)

She was also recorded as a patient at Lodge Moor Hospital, Sheffield:
a) Constance Ardron, 1 March 1905, single, florist assistant
(PRO ref RG 101/3593G)

 

Constance died 1941 aged 36 at 89 Tavistock Road, and was buried on 22 April in consecrated ground at the Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield. She was a spinster. (Sheffield Indexers Burials - Grave Number 9252, Section N of Abbey Lane Cemetery, Sheffield + GRO ref Sheffield 9c 1073 Jun 1941 – [aged] 36)

 

 

 

 

Notes:

No probate for John Arthur (1948); Annie (1958); Harry Cavill (1967); Constance (1941)