Thomas ARDRON
VII (1816 - 1898)
Father: William
Ardron I (1792 - 1871)
Mother: Mary ?? (1793 - 1855)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
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3.2 William Ardron I (1792 - 1871)
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4.2 Thomas Ardron VII (1816 - 1898)
My 1st cousin 5 times removed was born in 1816
at Conisbrough. (Based on 1861
Census)
1820 Death of (Mad) King George III, succeeded by
King George IV
1825 The World's first railway service, the
Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
1829 The Metropolitan Police is established
by Robert Peel
1830 Opening of the Liverpool to Manchester
Railway
1830 Death of King George IV, succeeded by
King William IV
1830-2 First major cholera epidemic in
Britain
1833 Abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire
1833 The Factory Act - prohibits children
under nine from working in factories and reduces the working hours of women and
older children
1834 The Poor Law Act - establishes
workhouses for the poor
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
Thomas married Ann Shaw on 19 August 1839 at
the parish church of Wath upon Dearne after banns. Thomas was a batchelor and a
blacksmith. Ann was a sinster, and both were of full age and from Hoyland.
Their fathers were William Ardron, also a smith, and John Shaw, an iron forger.
Witnesses were John Ardron [brother] and Ann Critch. (Based on 1841 Census + GRO ref Rotherham 22 350 Sep 1839)
On the
1841 Census Thomas was living with his father-in-law at Hoyland, Yorkshire:
a) John Shaw, 40, labourer, [born in same county] y
b) Lucy Shaw, 45, y
c) Thomas Ardron, 25, labourer, y
d) Alice Ashforth, 50, y
e) Isaac Shaw, 17, miner, y
f) Ann Ardron, 23, y
g) Charlotte Shaw, 15, y
h) William Shaw, 10, y
i) Sarah Eastwood, 25, y
j) John Harvey, 24, hawker, y
(PRO ref HO107 piece 1329 book 10
folio ? pg ?)
On the
1851 Census Thomas was head of household at 3 Hills
Cottages, St Swithin, Lincoln, Lincolnshire:
a) Thomas Ardron, head, married, 35, furnace tender, Yorkshire
b) Ann Ardron, wife, married, 33, Wentworth, Yorkshire
c) William Ardron, son, 8, scholar, Hoyland, Yorkshire
d) John Thos Ardron, son, 5, scholar, Hoyland, Yorkshire
e) Isaac Ardron, son, 1, at home, Lincolnshire
(GRO ref HO107 piece 2105 folio
421 pg 48)
1853 Vaccination against small pox becomes compulsory
1854-6
Britain fights in the Crimean War
1857-8
The Indian Mutiny (against British rule)
On the
1861 Census Thomas was head of household at Back Lane, Failsworth, Manchester,
Lancashire:
a) Thomas Ardron, head, married, 45, iron moulder, Conisbrough, Yorkshire
b) Ann Ardron, wife, married, 46, Wentworth, Yorkshire
c) William Ardron, son, 18, silk smith, Hoyland, Yorkshire
d) John T Ardron, son, 16, iron moulder, Yorkshire
e) Isaac Ardron, son, 11, errand boy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
f) Walter Ardron, son, 9, scholar, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
(PRO ref RG09 piece 2973 folio 53
pg 51)
1863 London Underground opens (Metropolitan Line)
1868 Last public hanging
1870 Primary Education becomes compulsory in
Britain
On the 1871 Census Thomas was head of household for 11 Fenton
Terrace, St Swithin, Lincoln, Lincolnshire:
a) Thomas Ardron, head, 55, furnace tender at works, Conisbrough, Yorkshire
b) Ann Ardron, wife, 54,dress maker, Wentworth, Yorkshire
c) Isaac Ardron, son, 22, iron moulder (out of employ), Lincoln, Lincolnshire
d) Walter C Ardron, son, 21, iron moulder at works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
e) William Youthed, boarder, 31, iron moulder at works, Middlesex, South
Lambeth
(PRO ref RG10 piece 3372 folio
118 pg 37)
In the same house there was also his younger brother John Ardron XI (1820 –
1888) and family:
a) John Ardron, head, married, 51, engine fitter at works, Yorkshire
Conisborough
b) Mary Ann Ardron, wife, married, 47, Lancashire Manchester
c) John William Ardron, son, unmarried, 20, iron moulder, Manchester
(PRO ref RG10 piece 3372 folio
118 pg 37)
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
1881 CENSUS?? AGED 65?
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 Thomas was head of household
for 8 Leo Place, Stamp End, Lincoln, Lincolnshire:
a) Thomas Ardron, head, married, 76, retired furnace man, Conisborough,
Yorkshire
b) Ann Ardron, wife, married, 74, Wentworth,
Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG12 piece 2593 folio 91
pg 22)
1893 Invention of motion pictures by Thomas Edison
1895 Invention of wireless telegraphy by G
Marconi
He died in 1898 aged 82 and was buried on 14
November at St Swithin, Lincoln. (Lincolnshire
Archives - Lincolnshire Burials, pg 89 + GRO ref Lincoln 7A 307 Dec 1898 –
[aged] 82)
Ann SHAW (1817 – 1903)
She was
born in 1817 in Wentworth. Her father was John Shaw. (1871 + 1891 Census + marriage certificate) Though
her age + dob varies on earlier censuses.
On the 1901 Census,
after her husband’s death Ann is shown as living with her son Walter
Charles Ardron I (1851 - 1921) at 58 Baggeholme Road, Lincoln,
Lincolnshire:
a) Walter C Ardron, head, married, 49, iron moulder foundry, Lincolnshire
b) Elizabeth A Ardron, wife, married, 45, Boston, Lincolnshire
c) Ethel Annie Ardron, daughter, single, 17, domestic help, Lincolnshire
d) Walter James Ardron, son, single, 14, learning as iron turner, Lincolnshire
e) Edith Mary Ardron, daughter, single, Female 11, at school, Lincolnshire
f) Frederick Ardron, son, 9, at school, Lincolnshire
g) Ann Ardron, mother, widow, 84, living on own means, Wentworth, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG13 piece 3064 folio 56
pg 1)
Ann died in 1903 aged
86 and was buried on 25 November in Lincoln. (GRO ref Lincoln 7a 311 Dec 1903 – [aged] 86)
THOMAS AND ANN HAD THE FOLLOWING
CHILDREN:
1) William Ardron V (1842 – 1921)
2) John
Thomas Ardron I (1845 - 1919)
3) Isaac
Ardron I (1850 - 1900)
4) Walter
Charles Ardron I (1851 - 1921)