OSWALD ARDRON (1881 – 1967)
Father: Henry
Ardron IV (1840 – 1924)
Mother: Elizabeth [Kingston?] (1843 - 1905)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
My 2nd cousin 4 times removed was born on 30
May 1881. (World War I
Draft Registration Cards - NARA series M1509 + GRO ref Sheffield 9c 387 Sep
1881)
On the 1891 Census Oswald was a 9 year old
schoolboy, and living with his parents at 26 Reliance Place, Sheffield,
Yorkshire:
a) Henry Ardron, head, married, 50, spring knife cutler, worker,
Yorkshire Sheffield
b) Elizabeth Ardron, wife, married, 42, Yorkshire Sheffield
c) Ada Bonser, daughter, widow, 27, spring knife warehouse, worker, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
d) Eve Ardron, daughter, single, 22, spring knife cutler, worker, Sheffield
Yorkshire
e) Frank Ardron, son, single, 20, spring knife cutler, worker, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
f) Herbert Ardron, son, single, 17, spring knife cutler, worker, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
g) Horace Ardron, son, single, 15, spring knife cutler, worker, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
h) Oswald Ardron, son, single, 9, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
i) Irving Ardron, son, single, 7, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
j) George Bonser, grandson, single, 6, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
k) Harry Bonser, grandson, single, 5, Sheffield, Yorkshire
l) Winifred Bonser, granddaughter, single, 3, Sheffield, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG12
piece 3821 folio 104 pg 46)
On the 1901 Census Oswald was aged 19 and
living with his parents at 8 Court 2 House, Victoria Street, Ecclesall Bierlow,
Sheffield, Yorkshire:
a) Henry Ardron, head, married, 60, spring knife cutler, worker, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
b) Elizabeth Ardron, wife, married, 58, Anston Yorkshire
c) Oswald Ardron, son, single, 19, spring knife cutler, worker, worker,
Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) Irvine Ardron, son, single, 17, spring knife cutler, worker, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG13 piece 4350 folio 18
pg 28) Shown
as Ordron on Findmypast index.
He married Annie Horsfield on 18 December 1904
at St Stephen’s Church, Sheffield. Oswald was aged 23, a spring knife cutler,
and Annie was aged 21. Both were of 66 Latimer Street. Their fathers were Henry
Ardron, a spring knife cutler, and John William Horsfield, a cutler. Witnesses
were George Hardwick and Fanny Roddis. (Sheffield
Archives – Parish Marriages, pg 146 + GRO ref Sheffield 9c 949 Dec 1904)
On the 1911 Census Oswald was head of household
for 170 Brookesmoor Road, Sheffield:
a) Oswald Ardron, head, 29, married, spring knife cutler, worker, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
b) Annie Ardron, wife, 27, married (6 years, 1 child, 1 still living, none
having died), Sheffield, Yorkshire
c) Stanley Ardron, son, 5, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) John William Horsfield, father in law, 52, widower, spring knife cutler,
worker, Aldershot, Hampshire
(PRO ref RG14 piece 27730) 3
rooms
Late in 1911 Oswald, aged 30, left England for
a new life in the United States of America onboard the ship Cedric, leaving from Liverpool and arriving at Ellis Island,
New York. (Travel
& Migration – Passenger Lists, United States NARA publication number M237
and T715 - New York Passenger Lists & Arrivals)
On the 1915 United States Census Oswald was
shown as living at 24 Center Street, Walden, near Montgomery, Orange Country,
New York State:
a) Oswald Ardron, head, [colour] white, 34, [born] England, [number of years
living in USA] 4, [citizen or alien] alien, cutler (knife company), worker
b) Annie Ardron, wife, white, England, 3, alien, housewife
c) Stanley Ardron, son, white, England, 3, alien, school
(New York State Archives; Albany,
New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 08;
Assembly District: 01; City: Montgomery; County: Orange; Page: 19)
In 1917 Oswald was drafted under the Selective
Service Act of 1917 which authorized the United States federal government to raise
a national army for service in World War I through conscription. His permanent
address was 343 Liberty Street, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United
States. He was a filer, working for Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Company of 508
Colony Street, Meriden. Annie his wife is listed as his nearest relative.
Oswald was of medium height and slender build,
with blue eyes and light brown hair. Notes curvature of spine. (World War I Draft Registration
Cards, United States NARA series M1509)
On 26 June 1919 Oswald, living in Connecticut,
became a citizen of the United States. (NARA
publication - Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, NARA
publication number M1299)
On the 1930 US Census Oswald was shown as head
of household for 761 Lindley Street, Bridgeport City, Fairfield, Connecticut:
a) Oswald Ardron Head, renting, $20 monthly rental, no radio set, not living on
a farm, 48, married (at age of 23),able to read and write, immigrated 1911,
naturalised, cutler, spring knife factory, employed yesterday, not a veteran,
England
b) Annie Ardron Wife, 46 married (at age
of 21), able to read and write, immigrated 1912, naturalised, 1884 England
c) Kenneth O Ardron, son, 14, single, attended school, able to read and write,
New York
d) Shirley M Ardron, daughter, 7, single, attended school, New York
(Ref NARA series
T626 NARA roll 255 Record set - US Census 1930) Shown as Ardran on Findmypast
index
On the 1940 US Census Oswald was shown as head
of household for 140 Washington Terrace, Bridgeport City, Fairfield,
Connecticut:
a) Oswald Ardon Head Married Male 58 1882 England
b) Annie Ardon Wife Married Female 56 1884 England
c) Kenneth Ardon Son Single Male 24 1916 New York
d) Shirley Ardon Daughter Single Female 17 1923 New York
e) Natalie Egan Lodger Widowed Female 40 1900 Connecticut
f) William Egan Lodger's son Single Male 12 1928 Connecticut
g) Mary Egan Lodger's daughter Single Female 10 1930 Connecticut
NARA series T627 NARA roll 532 Record set Us Census 1940
(Ref NARA series T627 NARA roll
532 Record set - US Census 1940) Shown as Ardon on Findmypast index
He died on 25 September 1967 aged 86 at
Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA. He was a widower, living at 218
1/2 Rutledge Drive. His occupation was recorded as a cutler and his spouse was
Annie Horsfield. His father was recorded as Henry Ardron. (Findmypast - North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994)
He was buried two days later on 27 September
1967 on Henderson. (Findmypast - North
Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994)
Annie
HORSFIELD (1883 - 1960)
She was born on 17 June 1883 in Sheffield, the
daughter of John Horsefield and Elizabeth Rainey. (Based on death index + GRO ref Ecclesall B. 9c 277 Sep 1883)
Annie died aged 77 on
16 December 1960 in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, America and was
buried two days later on 18 December. She was resident at 412 Glover Street,
Hendersonville. (USA - North
Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994)
OSWALD AND ANNIE HAD THE
FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
Stanley Ardron (1905 - 1916)
My 3rds cousin 3 times removed was born on 18 October 1905 and then baptised on
10 November by A C Laybourn at St George’s, Brook Hill. His parents were Annie
& Oswald (a cutler). (Sheffield Indexers – baptisms, pg no 9, reg no 73)
Name: Stanley
Ardron
Death Date: 26
Aug 1916
Death Place: Walden,
New York, USA
Certificate Number: 50747
(New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index)
1) Kenneth Ardron I (1915 -
2002)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed was born in New
York (USA) on 12 September 1915. (1930
+ 1940 USA Censuses + Death index)
Kenneth married Samantha Mill on 24 November
1960 at Burke, North Carolina, USA (Familysearch.org
file no 102155804, United States Marriages)
He served in the US Navy during World War II. (USA – death index records)
He died on Saturday 26 January 2002. He was
resident of Henersonville, North Carolina, USA. (USA – Social Security Death Index)
He was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park,
538 Tracy Grove Road, Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. (USA – death index records)
Samantha MILL
(1914 - 1978)
She was born on 10 April 1914 in Transylvania
County, North Carolina, USA, the daughter of Charles Mill and Claudia Lance. (USA - North Carolina, Death
Records, 1931-1994)
Samantha
died on 11 November 1978 aged 64 in Horse Shoe, Henderson, North Carolina, USA.
She was a lab technician and living at 64 West/Rugby Road, Horse Shoe,
Henderson, North Carolina.
(USA - North Carolina, Death Records, 1931-1994)
1) Shirley M. Ardron (1923-)
My 3rd cousin 3 times removed was on 21 May
1923 born in Walden, New York (USA).
(1930 + 1940 USA Censuses + New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY,
USA; New York State Birth Index)
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