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Samuel ARDRON V (1842 - 1908)

Father: John Ardron I (1797 - 1868)
Mother: Martha Beighton (1804 - 1877)


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My G-G-G-Great Uncle was born at Killamarsh, Derbyshire in 1842. (Based on his age + location on 1881 Census + GRO ref Chesterfield 19 479 Jun 1842) He was then baptised on 1 May 1842 at Killamarsh. (APR + IGI)

On the 1851 Census Samuel was aged 9, a school boy, living with his parents in Killamarsh, Derbyshire:
a) John Ardron, head, married, 56, blacksmith, Yorkshire Laughton
b) Martha Ardron, wife, married, 46, Yorkshire Laughton
c) James Ardron, son, 22, coal hewer, Derbyshire Killamarsh
d) Lucy Ardron, daughter, 20, Derbyshire Killamarsh
e) William Ardron, son, 15, coal hewer, Derbyshire Killamarsh
f) Henry Ardron, son, 14, coal hewer, Derbyshire Killamarsh
g) Harriet Ardron, daughter, 10, scholar, Derbyshire Killamarsh
h) Samuel Ardron, son, 9, scholar, Derbyshire Killamarsh
(PRO ref HO107 piece 2148 folio 410 pg 15)

1853 Vaccination against small pox is made compulsory
1854-6 Britain fights in the Crimean War
1857-8 The Indian Mutiny (against British Rule)

On the 1861 Census Samuel was aged 19, a coal miner, living with his brother James Ardron II (1828 - 1902) at Albany Row, Albany, Swinton:
a) James Hardron, head, married, 32, coal miner, Killamarsh Derbyshire
b) Martha Hardron, wife, married, 34, wife, Kilnhurst
c) William Henry Hardron, son, 8, scholar, Kilnhurst
d) Samuel Hardron, son, 4 scholar, Kilnhurst
e) Naomy Hardron, daur, 11 months, Kilnhurst
f) Samuel Hardron, brother, unmarried, 19, coal miner, Killamarsh, Derbyshire
(PRO ref RG9 piece 3511 folio 57 pg 1)

He married Margaret Cryle on 9 September 1861 at Rotherham Parish Church. He was a miner and his father John was a blacksmith. Her father was Peter Cryle, a glass maker. (GRO cert Dean Ardron + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 526 Sep 1861)

1863 London Underground opens (Metropolitan Line)
1868 Last public hanging
1870 Primary education is made compulsory

On the 1871 Census (2 April) Samuel was listed as head of household for 4 Station Street, Kilnhurst:
a) Samuel Ardron, head, married, 29, coal miner, Derbyshire Killamarsh
b) Margaret Ardron, wife, married, 27, keeps a small fish shop, Durham Dunsell
c) Hannah Ardron, daughter, 9, scholar, Yorkshire Kilnhurst
d) Charlotte Ardron, daughter, 8, Yorkshire Kilnhurst, cripple from birth
e) George Ardron, son, 6, scholar, Yorkshire Kilnhurst
f) Sarah Ardron, daughter, 5, scholar, Yorkshire Kilnhurst
g) Albert Ardron, son, 1, Yorkshire Kilnhurst
(PRO ref RG10 piece 4712 page 64)

1872 Secret voting is introduced for elections
1876 Invention of the telephone by A G Bell

1879 Britain fights the Zulu war in South Africa

On the 1881 Census (3 April) he was listed as the head of household for 24 Piccadily Road, Kilnhurst:
a) Samuel Ardron, 39, coal miner, Killamarsh Derby
b) Margaret Ardron, wife, 37, Dunsell Durham
c) Charlotte Ardron, daughter, 18, dressmaker Kilnhurst York
d) George Ardron, son, 16, coal miner, Kilnhurst York
e) Albert Ardron, son, 11, scholar, Kilnhurst York
f) Alice Ardron, daughter, 9, scholar, Kilnhurst York
g) Ada Ardron, daughter, 7, scholar, Swinton York
h) John Ardron, son, 5, scholar, Swinton York
i) Samuel Ardron, son, 3, Swinton York
j) Rueben Ardron, son, 9m, Swinton York
(PRO ref RG11 piece 4683 folio 124 page 27)

Next door, at 23 Piccadily Road, lived his nephew, George Ardron II (1854 - 1917). (PRO ref RG11 piece 4683 folio 124 page 27)

 

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 listed as the head of household at Blackamoor Cottages, Rawmarsh (Upper Haugh):
a) Samuel Ardron, head, married, 49, coalminer, Killamarsh Derby
b) Margaret Ardron, wife, married, 48
c) Charlotte Ardron, daughter, single, 28, dressmaker, Kilnhurst
d) George Ardron, son, single, 26, coalminer, Kilnhurst
e) Albert Ardron, son, single, 21, coalminer, Kilnhurst
f) John Ardron, son, single, 15, coalminer, Swinton
g) Samuel Ardron, son, single, 13, carter, Swinton
h) Rueben Ardron, son, single, 10, Swinton
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3852 folio 121 page 16)

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 Census (31 March) Samuel was listed as the head of household at 36 Rockingham Road, Swinton:
a) Samuel Ardron, head, married, 59, coalminer, worker, Killamarsh Derby
b) Margaret Ardron, wife, married, 57, Dunston Durham
c) Charlotte Ardron, daur, single, 38, dressmaker, own account working at home, Kilnhurst Yorks
d) George Ardron, son, single, 36, coalminer, worker, Kilnhurst Yorks
e) Samuel Ardron, son, single, 23, coal miner trammer, worker, Swinton Yorks
f) Rueben Ardron, son, single, 20, coal miner trammer, worker, Swinton Yorks
g) Ernest H Rodger, son in law, widower, 25, coal miner, worker, Darfield Yorks [which daughter did he marry and when did his wife die?]
(PRO ref RG13 piece 4400 folio 178 page 15)

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)

He died in 1908 (GRO ref Doncaster 9c 525 Dec 1908 - shown on index as aged 66) and this is confirmed by him being buried in Swinton on 12 December 1908. He was resident at Rowms Lane and was aged 66 years. (APR)

Margaret CRYLE (1844 - 1902)
She was born circa. 1844 at Dunsell, County Durham. (Based on age + location on 1881 Census and age at death)

1881 CENSUS?? – AGED 7?

1881 CENSUS?? – AGED 17?

Margaret was buried in Swinton on 10 January 1902. She was resident at Wentworth Road and was aged 58 years. (APR + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 449 Mar 1902 - aged 58)

SAMUEL AND MARGARET HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:

1) Hannah Ardron II (1862 -)
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born in 1862 in Kilnhurst. (Based on age + location on 1871 Census + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 432 Mar 1862)

She was baptised at Kilnhurst on 27 April 1862. (APR)

On the 1871 Census (2 April) Hannah was aged 9, a school girl, living with her parents at 4 Station Street, Kilnhurst. (PRO ref RG10 piece 4712 page 64)

1881 CENSUS?? – AGED 18?

1891 CENSUS?? – AGED 28?


Did Hannah marry in 1883 to William Battison or William Lowe? (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 940 Dec 1883) She would have been aged 21.


2) Charlotte Ardron II (1863 -)
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born at Kilnhurst in 1863. (Based on age + location on 1881 Census + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 471 Mar 1863)


She was baptised at Kilnhurst on 24 May 1863. Her parents were Samuel Ardron, a miner and Margaret. (APR)

On the 1871 Census (2 April) Charlotte was aged 8, a cripple from birth, living with her parents at 4 Station Street, Kilnhurst. (PRO ref RG10 piece 4712 page 64)

On the 1881 Census (3 April) she was aged 18, a dressmaker, living with her parents at 24 Piccadily Road, Kilnhurst. (PRO ref RG11 piece 4683 folio 124 page 27)

On the 1891 Census (5 April) she was aged 28, a dressmaker, living with her parents at Blackamoor Cottages, Rawmarsh (Upper Haugh). (PRO ref RG12 piece 3852 folio 121 page 16)

On the 1901 Census (31 March) she was aged 38, a dressmaker, living with her parents at 36 Rockingham Road, Swinton. (PRO ref RG13 piece 4400 folio 178 page 15)

1911 CENSUS?? – AGED 48? Swinton
Thomas Calvert           Head    M         43        COAL MINER HEWER Rawmarsh, Yorkshire
Charlotte Calvert         Wife     F          48        Kilnhurts, Yorkshire
GEORGINA      Servant            F          14        Swinton, Yorkshire
RG14 piece 28122 folio 0121 pg 2)

1939 REGISTER??


Did Charlotte marry in 1902 to Thomas Calvert? (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1302 Dec 1902) She would have been aged 39.
Did Charlotte die in 1940 aged 77? (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1218 Dec 1940 – [aged] 77). Based on being aged 77 at death she would have been born in 1863.


3) George Ardron III (1864 -)
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born at Kilnhurst in 1864. (Based on age + location on 1881 Census + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 510 Jun 1864)

He was baptised at Kilnhurst on 31 July 1864. (APR)

On the 1871 Census (2 April) George was aged 6, a school boy, living with his parents at 4 Station Street, Kilnhurst. (PRO ref RG10 piece 4712 page 64)

On the 1881 Census (3 April) he was aged 16, a coal miner, living with his parents at 24 Piccadily Road, Kilnhurst. (PRO ref RG11 piece 4683 folio 124 page 27)

On the 1891 Census (5 April) he was aged 26, a coal miner, living with his parents at Blackamoor Cottages, Rawmarsh (Upper Haugh). (PRO ref RG12 piece 3852 folio 121 page 16)

On the 1901 Census (31 March) he was aged 36, a coal miner, living with his parents at 36 Rockingham Road, Swinton. (PRO ref RG13 piece 4400 folio 178 page 15)

On the 1911 Census (2 April) he was aged 46, a coal miner hewer, living with his sister Sarah and her family at 12 Warren Vale Road, Swinton. (PRO ref RG14 piece 28122 folio 0213 pg 3)

4) Sarah Ardron III (1866 -)
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born in 1866 in Kilnhurst. (Based on age + location on 1871 Census + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 519 Mar 1866)

She was baptised at Kilnhurst on 25 March 1866. (APR)

On the 1871 Census (2 April) Sarah was aged 5, a school girl, living with her parents at 4 Station Street, Kilnhurst. (PRO ref RG10 piece 4712 page 64)

On the 1881 Census (3 April) Sarah is shown as working as a domestic servant at the residence of Michael McCormack at 2 Bolton Road, Swinton in Rotherham:
a) Sarah Ardron, servant, 15, domestic servant, Kilnhurst Yorkshire
(PRO Ref RG11 piece 4682 folio 86 pg 29)

1891 CENSUS?? – AGED 25?
Household

Role

Sex

Age

Birthplace

Willie F Roberts

Head

M

28

Yorkshire, England

Sarah Roberts

Wife

F

25

Yorkshire, England

Margeret A Roberts

Daughter

F

0

Yorkshire, England

Married Willie Fotheringham Roberts in 1890 – GRO ref Rotherham 9c 707 Mar 1890?

Willie Fotheringham Roberts died in 1894 aged 31. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 381 Dec 1894 – [aged] 31)

Married Joseph James Rack in 1900 (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1241 Jun 1900)

1901 Census? Warren Vale Road
Sarah Rack      Head    F          35        Kilnhurst, Yorkshire
Margaret A Roberts     Daughter          F          10        Upper Haugh, Yorkshire
Alberta Roberts           Daughter          F          8          Swinton, Yorkshire
Samuel Rack   Son      M         0          Swinton, Yorkshire
Adolp Rack      Son      M         0          Swinton, Yorkshire

1911 Census?? Sarah Rack. Though she probably married twice 1) Roberts 2) Rack.
Sarah Rack      Head married   F          44        Kilnhurst, Yorkshire
Margaret Alice Roberts            Daughter          F          20             Rawmarsh, Yorkshire
Alberta Roberts           Daughter          F          18        Swinton, Yorkshire
Samuel Rack   Son      M         10        Swinton, Yorkshire
George Ardron            Brother            M single           46 COAL MINER HEWER            Kilnhurst, Yorkshire

Probably died in 1953 aged 87. GRO ref Rother V. 2c 629 Dec 1953 – [aged] 87.

5) Albert Ardron (1869 - 1911)

6) Alice Ardron I (1871 -)
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born at Kilnhurst in 1871. (Based on age + location on 1881 Census + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 558 Sep 1871)

She was baptised at Kilnhurst on 29 October 1871. Her parents were Samuel Ardron, a miner and Margaret. (APR)

On the 1881 Census (3 April) she aged 9, a school girl, living with her parents at 24 Piccadily Road, Kilnhurst. (PRO ref RG11 piece 4683 folio 124 page 27)

On the 1891 Census (5 April) Alice is shown living in Bradford as a servant at 15 Springcliffe, Manningham, Bradford:
a) Benjamin J. Hall, head, married, 36, salesman in velvet ...?, employed, Yorkshire Helstonhall(?)
b) Katherine, wife, married, 26, Yorkshire Bradford
c) Lucy K. Hall, daughter, 1, Yorkshire Bradford
d) Alice Ardron, servant, 20, general servant, employed, Yorkshire Rawmarsh
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3633 folio 69 pg 5) 

1901 CENSUS?? – AGED 30?

7) Ada Ardron (1873 - 1884)
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born at Swinton in 1873. (Based on age + location on 1881 Census + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 607 Sep 1873)

She was baptised at Kilnhurst on 30 November 1873. Her father was Samuel Ardron, a miner and her mother was Margaret. (APR)

On the 1881 Census (3 April) she aged 7, a school girl, living with her parents at 24 Piccadily Road, Kilnhurst. (PRO ref RG11 piece 4683 folio 124 page 27)

She died aged 10 and was buried on 27 March 1884 in Kilnhurst. (APR +GRO ref Rotherham 9c 384 Mar 1884 - aged 10)

8) John Ardron V (1875 - 1937)

 

9) Samuel Ardron VIII (1877 - 1958)

 

10) Reuben Ardron (1880 - 1937)