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William ARDRON X (1902 - 1973)

Father: Walter Ardron III (1878 – 1923)
Mother: Daisy McIvy Markham (1881 – 1924)

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

§  3.2 William Ardron I (1792 - 1871)

§  4.2 Thomas Ardron VII (1816 - 1898)

§  5.3 John Thomas Ardron I (1845 - 1919)

§  6.6 Walter Ardron III (1878 - 1923)

§  7.4 William Ardron X (1902 – 1973)

 

My 4th cousin 2 times removed was born on 15 July 1902 in Lincoln. (1911 Census + GRO ref Lincoln 7a 522 Sep 1902 + dob on death index)

 

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)

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 William was aged 8 and living with his parents at 2 Mumbys Cottages, Church Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire:
a) Walter Ardron, head, married, 32, coremaker iron foundry, engineering, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
b) Daisy Ardron, wife, married (10 years), 29, Boston, Lincolnshire
c) William Ardron, son, 8, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
d) Violet Ardron , daughter, 6, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
e) Ivy Elizabeth Ardron, daughter, 4, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
f) Lily Ardron, daughter, 1, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
(PRO ref RG14 piece 19752)

 

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 Britain and kills more than 200,000 people in Britain and up to 50 million worldwide

1918 All men over 21 and all women over 30 get the vote

1921 in July unemployment reaches a post-war high of 2.5 million

1922 The Irish Free State is established

 

William married Matilda Rawden in 1924 at St. Paul In The Bail, Lincoln. He was aged 22 and Matilda was 20. Her father was Henry Rawden. (Ancestry.com, England Select Marriages, 1538–1973 + GRO ref Lincoln 7a 1175 Dec 1924 – Rawden + Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973)

 

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 (Britain abandons the gold standard)

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 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.

 

On the 1939 Register William was living at 11 Sidney Terrace, Lincoln:
a) William Ardron, 15 July 1902, married, spare driver L N E Railway (heavy worker)
b) Matilda M. Ardron, 14 August 1904, married, unpaid domestic duties
c) This record is officially closed – as at November 2020 – probably their son Roland Walter H. Ardron
d) This record is officially closed – as at November 2020 – probably their son Alton George W. Ardron
e) This record is officially closed – as at November 2020 – ??
(PRO ref RG 101/6423A)

                                  

1939 On September 3 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.
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 London
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

1956 on 17 October Britain switches on its first nuclear power station at Calder Hall

1959 M1 Motorway punched through the Midlands from Watford to Birmingham

1963 The Profumo Affair

1965 on 8 November the death penalty is abolished

1966 on 30 July England win the football World Cup

1967 Abortion and homosexuality are legalised

1969 on 2 March Concorde, the world's first supersonic airliner, makes its maiden flight

1971 on 15 February decimalised currency replaces 'pounds, shillings and pence'

1973 on 1 January Britain joins the European Economic Community

 

He died on 7 March 1973 and was cremated on 9 March. (GRO ref Lincoln 3b 1013 Mar 1973 – [born] 15JY1902 + https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=9266153)

                                                                                             

Probate of his estate was granted on 25 July 1973: “ARDRON, William of 11 Sidney Terr Lincoln died 7 March 1973 Probate Nottingham 25 July £801 792701825G”. (Wills & Admons, 1973)

 

Matilda May RAWDEN (1904 - 1979)
She was born on 14 August 1904. (1939 Register)

 

Matilda died on 1 February 1979 aged 74 and was then cremated on 6 February. (GRO ref Lincoln 7 0635s Mar 1979 – [born] 14AU1904 + https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=9251312)

WILLIAM AND MATILDA HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
1) Roland Walter H. Ardron (1927 – 2001)

 

2) Alton George William Ardron (1931 - 1997)

 

 

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