Leonard ARDRON I
(1873 - 1955)
Father: Henry Ardron I (1835 - 1921)
Mother: Emma Turner (1842 - 1918)
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)
- 5.13
Leonard Ardron
I (1873 - 1955)
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born at Birdwell
Flatts, Swinton on 20 December 1873. His father was a coal miner. (GRO
cert BXBY524265 + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 644 Dec 1873)
1876
Invention of the telephone by A G
1879
On the 1881 Census (3 April) Leonard
was aged 7, living with his parents at
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 (5 April) he
was aged 17, a miner, living with his parents at
1893
Invention of motion pictures by Thomas Edison
1895 Invention
of wireless telegraphy by G Marconi
1899-1902
Britain fights the Boer War in
1901 Death of
Queen
On
the 1901 Census (31 March) Leonard was aged 27, a coal miner
trammer, living with his parents at
On
24 December 1906 at the age of 33 and resident at 6 Dunn (?) Street, Swinton,
Leonard married
1908 on 27 April Olympic Games open at
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
On the 1911 Census (2 April) Leonard was
listed as head of household for
a) Leonard Ardron, head, 38, married (4 years),
coal miner hewer, coal pit, worker, Swinton Yorkshire, British
b) Florence Ardron, wife, 27, married (4
years), Wath Yorkshire, British
c) Frank Ardron, son, 6, Wath Yorkshire,
British
d) Leonard Ardron, son, 1, Swinton Yorkshire,
British
The record shows
The property consisted of 2 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
1918 All men
over 21 and all women over 30 get the vote
It appears that on
Saturday 22 November 1919
THE TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 22nd, 1919, page 10
SWINTON.
BETTING
AT SWINTON.– At the Rotherham West Riding Police Court on
Monday, Leonard Ardron (40), and Arthur Dobbs (45), Swinton, coal miners, were
summoned for loitering for the purpose of street betting on the 21st October.
Constable Mack concealed himself, and saw the two defendants hand betting slips
to a man names James Thomas, who had been convicted at a previous Court for
street betting. The slips were afterwards found in the possession of Thomas.–
The defendants were bound over in the sum of £2 to be of good behaviour for six
months. The Chairman told them it was an idiotic way of getting rid of their
money.
1921 CENSUS?? Aged 48?
1921 in July unemployment reaches a post-war high of 2.5 million
1922 The
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 (
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 In 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 3
September, 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.
On 29 September 1939
National Registration Day took place. The register shows Leonard and family
were living at 49 Brookfield Avenue, Swinton:
a) Leonard Ardron, [born] 20 December 1873, married, Colliery Hewer (below)
b) Florence Ardron, 6
February 1883, married, unpaid domestic duties
c) Walter Ardron, 19
September 1918, single, railway engine cleaner
d) Charles H. Ardron, 28 April 1921, single, colliery haulage hand (below)
e) Hilda Cooke, 3 December 1923, single, bottle washer mineral waterworks
[note: surname was incorrectly? entered and then crossed out as Ardron, then
entered and again crossed out as Sands – though Hilda only married Stanley
Sands in 1941]
f) Charles Kirby, 19 February 1912, married, colliery hewer below
g) Emma Kirby, 4 November 1915, married, unpaid domestic duties
(TNA r39_3741_3741e_016)
1939-45 World
War II
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
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
Leonard
died on 5 November 1955 aged 82 and is buried at Swinton Parish Church. (MI
Dean Ardron + GRO ref Rother V. 2e 628 Dec 1955 - though his age is
shown as 81)
“In loving memory of
Leonard Ardron,
Who died Nov. 5th 1955
Aged 82 years
Also of his wife
Florry
Who died Feb. 20th 1956” (MI)
She was born in 1883, daughter of Charles
Hewson. (Based on age at death on MI Dean Ardron) There is a GRO Birth Index entry for Florry
Hewson. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 682 Mar 1883)
On the 1891 Census (5 April)
Florrie is aged 8, living with her parents (Charles, an engine driver (34),
Eliza (30)) and one brother (Walter (11)) at 67 Townend, Wath on Dearne. (RG12/3854/72/20)
On the 1901 Census (31 March) she
is aged 19, living with her parents (Charles, an engine driver (40), Eliza
(38)) and one brother (Walter (22)) at Townend, Wath. (RG13/4400/87/18)
Florrie died on 20 February 1956 aged 73
and is buried at Swinton. (MI Dean Ardron + GRO ref
Rotherham 2c 795 Mar 1956 - aged 73 - name shown as Florry)
Her death was reported
in the local newspaper, the South Yorkshire Times, on Saturday 3 March 1956:
OBITUARY
ARDRON.– The death occurred on February 20th. Of Mrs Florrie Ardron
(73), of 49 Brookfield Avenue, Swinton. Interment took place on Thursday at the
Swinton Churchyard. Mourners were Frank and Alice, Len and Alice, Ernest and
Leah, Doris and Lawrence, Emma and Charlie, Walter and Doris, Charlie and
Evelyn, Hilda and Jack, Doris and Les, Horace, Uncle Walter and Aunt Florrie,
Mrs Conroy, Mrs Muscroft. Floral tributes included those from “Sportsman” and
“Friends and Neighbours”. Funeral arrangements were by C. T. Butterfield and
Sons, Wood Street, Swinton, Carlyle Street, Mexborough. Tel. Mex. 2158-3163.
(South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, 3 March 1956)
LEONARD AND
1)
Frank
Ardron I - HEWSON? (1905 -)
My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born on 17 February 1905, however was only
baptised on 6 April 1909 in Swinton. (APR)
It must be noted that Frank was
born before the marriage of Leonard and
On the 1911 Census (2
April) Frank was aged 6, living with his parents at
2) ?? Ardron (?? -)
My 2nd cousin 3 times removed - Based on the information that
3) Leonard Ardron II (1909 - 1991)
4) Ernest Ardron III (1911 - 1982)
5)
Doris
Ardron (1913 -)
My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born on 17 November 1913 and baptised on 17
December 1913 in Swinton Her father
was a miner of
Lawrence WARD (-)
6) Emma Ardron II (1915 - 2009)
My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born on 4 November 1915
and baptised on 8 December 1915 in Swinton . Her father was a miner of
Emma
married Charles Kirby in 1934 in the district of Rotherham. (Jack
Ardron II + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1724 Dec 1934 - Kirby)
On 29 September 1939
National Registration Day took place. The register shows Emma and family were
living with her parents at 49 Brookfield Avenue, Swinton:
a) Leonard Ardron, [born] 20 December 1873, married, Colliery Hewer (below)
b) Florence Ardron, 6
February 1883, married, unpaid domestic duties
c) Walter Ardron, 19
September 1918, single, railway engine cleaner
d) Charles H. Ardron, 28 April 1921, single, colliery haulage hand (below)
e) Hilda Cooke, 3 December 1923, single, bottle washer mineral waterworks
[note: surname was incorrectly? entered and then crossed out as Ardron, then
entered and again crossed out as Sands – though Hilda only married Stanley
Sands in 1941]
f) Charles Kirby, 19
February 1912, married, colliery hewer below
g) Emma Kirby, 4 November 1915, married, unpaid domestic duties
(TNA r39_3741_3741e_016)
Interestingly, they had a daughter named Joyce who went
on to marry her 3rd Ardron cousin, Jack Ardron II (1942 -).
Emma died in 2009 aged 93. (Jack
Ardron II)
Charles
KIRBY (1912 - )
He was born on 19 February 1912. (1939
Register)
DIED??
7) Walter Ardron VII (1918 - 1978)
8) Charles Henry Ardron (1921 - 2000)
9)
Hilda
Ardron (1923 -)
My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born on 3 December 1923 and baptised on 13
February 1924 in Swinton . Her father was a miner of
Hilda
married Stanley Sands in 1941. (Dean Ardron + GRO ref Rother V. 9c 1601 Mar 1941 – Sands)
The wedding
was reported in the South Yorkshire Times and Express on 8 February 1941:
WEDDINGS
Mr. S. T. Sands (Wath) and Miss H. Ardron
(Swinton).
The wedding took place at Swinton Parish Church on
Wednesday, of Miss Hilda Ardron, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Ardron, of
49, Brookfield Avenue, Swinton, and Signaller Stanley Thomas Sands, of the
Royal Artillery, the youngest son of Mrs. Lawton, and the late Mr. Thomas
Sands, of 55, Park Road, Wath-on-Dearne. The Rev. K. F. Kinns officiated. Given
away by her father, the bride wore a gown of white satin beaute with a veil and
wreath. She carried a bouquet of chrysanthemums and fern. The bridesmaids, Miss
Madge Taylor in yellow satin, Miss Freda Taylor in pink satin and net, and Miss
Muriel Detson in pink satin and blue net, all carried yellow chrysanthemums.
The page was Frank Ardron, the bride’s nephew, and he wore a suit of white
satin. The bridesmaids received handbags from the bridegroom. The best man was
Mr. Charles Kirby, and the groomsman Mr. Charles Ardron, the bride’s brother.
The bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a gold wristwatch, and the bridegroom
received a gold signet ring from the bride. Mrs. Ardron wore a navy blue
ensemble with accessories to tone, and Mrs. Lawton was attired in brown. Among
the wedding presents was a cut glass salad bowl and silver servers from the
staff of Dale, Brown and Co., Ltd., where the bride was formerly an employee.
(South Yorkshire Times and Express, February 8, 1941,
page 10)
Stanley T. SANDS (-)
BORN??
DIED??