Walter ARDRON
II (1871 - 1917)
Father: George
Ardron X (1825 - 1898)
Mother: Ann Colton (1832 – 1892)
Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:
My 2nd cousin 4 times removed was born on 21
December 1871. (Baptism Record + GRO ref Ecclesall Bierlow 9c 316 Mar 1871)
Walter was baptised on 7 September 1873 at St
Mary’s Church, Bramall Lane, Sheffield. His parents were George, a file cutter,
and Ann Ardron of Club Gardens. (Sheffield Archives – Parish Baptisms, ref PR-56-1-3 pg 163)
On the 1881 Census Walter was aged 10 and
living with his parents at 36 Cecil Road, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire:
a) George Ardron, head, married, 55, file cutter, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
b) Ann Ardron, wife, married, 47, Sheffield, Yorkshire
c) George Ardron, son, single, 18, file cutter, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) William H Ardron, son, single, 14, file cutter, Sheffield, Yorkshire
e) Sarah Ann Ardron, daughter, single, 12, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
f) Walter Ardron, son, single, 10, scholar, Sheffield, Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG11 piece 4638 folio 8
pg 7)
On the 1891 Census Walter was living with his
sister Sarah and family at 1 Court 3 House, Washington Road, Ecclesall Bierlow,
Yorkshire:
a) Richard Snook, head, married, 22, brewer’s cooper, Worksop Nottinghamshire
b) Sarah A Snook, wife, married, 22, Sheffield Yorkshire
c) Samuel Snook, son, 1, Sheffield Yorkshire
d) Walter Ardron, wife’s brother, single, 20, spring knife cutler, Sheffield
Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3807 folio 94
pg 18)
Walter married Julia Glaves on 25 April 1892 at
St Mary’s Church, Bramall Lane, Sheffield. He was aged 21 and a spring knife
cutler. Julia was aged 20. Both were of 20 Mudford Terrace. Their fathers were
George Ardron, a file cutler, and Charles Glaves
(deceased), a scissor grinder. Witnesses were William Henry White and Ada
Green. (Sheffield
Archives – Parish Marriages, ref PR-56-2-11 pg 83)
His first wife Julia died in 1895, aged 23.
On the 1901 Census Walter is shown as a widower
and living with his sister Sarah at Neill Road, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield,
Yorkshire:
a) Richard Snook, head, married, 32, brewer’s cooper, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
b) Sarah A Snook, wife, married, 32, Sheffield, Yorkshire
c) Samuel Snook, son, single, 11, Sheffield, Yorkshire
d) Richard Snook, son, single, 11, Sheffield, Yorkshire
e) George Snook, son, single, 5, Sheffield, Yorkshire
f) Robert Snook, son, single, 4, Sheffield, Yorkshire
g) Charlotte Snook, daughter, single, 3, Sheffield, Yorkshire
h) Ernest Snook, son, single, 1, Sheffield, Yorkshire
i) Walter Ardron, wife's brother, widower, 30, insurance agent, Sheffield,
Yorkshire
(GRO ref RG13 piece 4352 folio 36
pg 13)
Walter married for a second time on 29 August
1907 to Beatrice Bellamy at St. Stephen’s Church, Sheffield. He was aged 26, a
widower. His occupation was agent and he was of 21 Fawcett Street. Beatrice was
aged 21 and of 16 Daisy Bank. Their fathers were George Ardron (deceased), a
file cutter, and John Bellamy (deceased), a steel worker. Witnesses were
William Boot and Winifred Ellen Boot. (Sheffield Archives – Parish Marriages, pg 228 + GRO ref
Sheffield 9c 1076 Sep 1907)
On the 1911 Census Walter was head of household
for 57 Milton Street, Ecclesall, Sheffield:
a) Walter Ardron, head, married, 40, spring knife cutler maker, Sheffield
Yorkshire
b) Beatrice Ardron, wife, married (three years), 26, house duties, Sheffield
Yorkshire
c) Florence Ardron, daughter, 2, Sheffield Yorkshire
d) Walter Ardron, son, 1 month, Sheffield Yorkshire
(PRO ref RG14 piece 27833) 3 rooms, 2 children, 2 living,
0 having died
Walter died in 1917. (GRO ref Ecclesall Bierlow 9c 416 Sep 1917 – [aged] 46)
Julia GLAVES (1871 -1895)
She was born in 1871 in Sheffield, the daughter
of Charles Glaves, a scissor grinder. (GRO
ref Sheffield 9c 356 Dec 1871)
She died in 1895 aged
23. (GRO ref
Ecclesall Bierlow 9c 244 Mar 1895 – [aged] 23)
Beatrice BELLAMY (1885 -)
She
was born in 1885 in Sheffield. (GRO ref Sheffield 9c 506 Dec
1885)
After
Walter’s death in 1917, Beatrice went on to marry Fred Howard on 22 February
1919 at St Silas’ Church, Gilcar, Sheffield. She was a widow, and Fred was a
moulder. Both were aged 33 and living at Aberdeen Street. Their fathers were
John Bellamy (deceased), a steel worker, and Samuel Howard, a foreman.
Witnesses were Ernest Bellamy and Catherine Lean. (Sheffield Archives – Parish Baptisms, ref PR-76-2-11, pg 133 + GRO ref
Ecclesall 9c 591 Mar 1919 - Howard)
WALTER AND BEATRICE HAD THE
FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
1) Florence Ardron II (1909 -)
She was born in 1909 and baptised on 19 May at
St Silas’ Church, Gilcar, Sheffield. Her parents were Walter, a pocket knife
maker, and Beatrice Ardron, of 57 Milton Street. (Sheffield Archives – Parish Baptisms, ref PR-76-1-5, pg 164 + GRO ref
Ecclesall B. 9c 522 Jun 1909)
MARRIED? Did she marry Frederick Kay in 1930 (GRO ref Ecclesall Bierlow 9c 993
Sep 1930 – Kay)
1939 REGISTER??
DEATH?
2) Walter
Ardron VIII (1911 - 1933)
3) Ruth
E. Ardron (1912 - 1968)
She
was born in 1912. (GRO ref
Ecclesall B. 9c 947 Dec 1912 – Bellamy)
Ruth married Harry R. Saunders in 1934. (GRO ref Ecclesall Bierlow 9c
1006 Jun 1934 – Saunders)
On the
1939 Register Ruth was living with her husband at 8 Havelock Street,
Sheffield, Yorkshire:
a) Harry R. Saunders, married, 18 December 1900, haulage
contractor
b) Ruth E. Maxted (Saunders crossed out), married, 07 October 1912, unpaid
domestic duties
b) Ernest ?? [unreadable], single, 8 April 1914, furniture van driver
(PRO ref Ref: RG101/3507C/014/17
Letter Code: KIAU)
Ruth
later married James Maxted in 1949. (GRO
ref Sheffield 2D 426 Mar 1949 – Maxted) This agrees with the
1939 Register being subsequently updated to show Ruth as being Ruth E. Maxted.
She
died in 1968 aged 55. (GRO ref
Sheffield 2D 307 Jun 1968 – [aged] 55) – shown as Ruth E.
Maxted
Harry R.
SAUNDERS (1900 – 1943?)
He was born on 18 December 1900. (1939 Register) Though this is probably wrong, as the only GRO birth index entry around that
time is for a Harry Rupert Saunders in 1899 (GRO ref Maldon 4a 668 Mar 1899)
DIED?? Probably
died in 1943 aged 44. (GRO ref Sheffield 9c 418 Mar 1943 – [aged] 44)
James MAXTED (
– )
4) Mary
Ardron VIII (1914 -)
She was born in 1914. (GRO ref Ecclesall B. 9c 960 Dec 1914 – Bellamy)
MARRIED?
1939 REGISTER??
DEATH?
5) Charlotte R. Ardron (1917
- 1917)
She was born in 1917. (GRO ref Ecclesall B. 9c 934 Mar 1917 – Bellamy)
Charlotte died aged 9 months and was buried on
18 October 1917 at the City Road Cemetery, Sheffield. Her mother was Beatrice
Ardron. (Findmypast
– Yorkshire Burials, pg 2662 + GRO ref Ecclesall B. 9c 462 Dec 1917 – [aged] 0)
Notes:
No probate for Walter (1917); Julia
(1895)