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Cyril ARDRON I (1900 - 1983)

Father: Samuel Ardron VI (1856 - 1917)
Mother: Mary Jane Barlow (1858 - 1924)

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Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:

 

 

1899-1902 Britain fights the Boer War in South Africa

 

My G-Great Uncle was born on 12 July 1900 in Rawmarsh. (Based on his age at marriage  + age & location on 1901 Census + date of birth on GRO death index entry + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 774 Sep 1900)

 

1901 Death of Queen Victoria, succeeded by King Edward VII
1901 Population of England reaches 30,594,000

On the 1901 Census (31 March) Cyril was aged 8 months living with his parents at 92 Claypit Lane, Rawmarsh:
a) Samuel Ardron, head, married, 44, coal miner labourer in pit, worker, Kilnhurst Yorks 
b) Mary Jane Ardron, wife, married, 42, Babworth, Notts
c) Florence K. Ardron, daughter, single, 20, dress maker, own account working at home, Rawmarsh Yorks
d) Alice Ardron, daughter, single, 12, Rawmarsh Yorks
e) Horace Ardron, son, single, 6, Rawmarsh Yorks
f) Cyril Ardron, son, single, 8 months, Rawmarsh Yorks
(PRO ref RG13 piece 4399 folio 35 pg 8)

1901 Population of England reaches 30,594,000

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

1911 Population of England reaches 33,704,000

 

On the 1911 Census (2 April) Cyril was aged 10 living with his parents, one brother and a servant at 143 Kilnhurst Road, Sandhill, Rawmarsh:
a) Samuel Ardron, head, 54, married (32 years), grocer and milk dealer, own account, Yorkshire Rawmarsh

b) Mary Jane Ardron, wife, 52, married (32 years), assisting in the business, Nottinghamshire Babworth

c) Horace Ardron, son, 16, single, assisting in the business, Yorkshire Rawmarsh

d) Cyril Ardron, son, 10, school, Yorkshire Rawmarsh

e) Lilian Milnes, servant, 18, single, general servant / domestic, worker, Yorkshire Swinton

The property consisted of 5 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).

(PRO ref RG14 piece 28104 RD511 SD4 ED11 SN21)

 

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 Population of England reaches 35,274,000

 

On the 1921 Census (19 June) Cyril was living with his widowed mother at Sandhill Farm, Rawmarsh, Rotherham:
a) Mary Jane Ardron, [relationship to head] mother, [age] 62 years 11 months, [sex] female, [marital status] widow, [born] Rusheen, Notts, [occupation] household duties, [number of children under age of 16] none
b) Horace Ardron, son, 26 years 5 months, male, Rawmarsh, York, [occupation] farmer, [employment] managing farm for mother, [place of work], at home
c) Cyril Ardron, son, 20 years 11 months, male, Rawmarsh, York, horseman, MJ Ardron & Son farmers, at home
(PRO ref RG15 RD 511 RS 4 ED 9) The property had 5 rooms.

 

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

1922 The Irish Free State is established

Cyril married Dorothy Caroline Harris at the Parish Church of Rotherham on 28 June 1924. The marriage was by license. Cyril was a farmer and resident at Sandhill Farm, Rawmarsh . His father was Samuel Ardron, a farmer (deceased). Dorothy was resident at 67 Wheathill Street. Her father was William Harris, an iron worker. Cyril was aged 23 years and Dorothy was 22. The witnesses were Benjamin Harris and Winifred Harris (Dorothy’s younger siblings). (GRO cert MXA400720 + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1505 Jun 1924)

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)

1931 Population of England reaches 37,395,000

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
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

 

On 29 September 1939 National Registration Day took place. The register shows Cyril and family living at 13 Westfield Road, Hemsworth:
a) Cyril Ardron, [born] 12 July 1900, married, dairyman

b) Dorothy C Ardron, 18 September 1901, married, unpaid domestic duties

c) This record is officially closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule

d) Betty Day, 25 September 1929, single, at school [note: surname was incorrectly? entered as Ardron and then crossed out]

e) This record is officially closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule

f) This record is officially closed as at July 2018 due to the 100 years rule
(TNA r39_3661_3661d_011)

 

1939-45 World War II
1941 Population of England reaches 39,145,000

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

1951 Population of England reaches 41,228,000

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

1961 Population of England reaches 43,566,000

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'

1971 Population of England reaches 46,412,000

1973 on 1 January Britain joins the European Economic Community

1978 Wide spread strikes result in the so called “Winter of Discontent”
1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female Prime Minister

1981 Population of England reaches 46,821,000

Cyril died in 1983 in the registration district of Leeds at the Airedale Hospital. (Paul Kevin Ardron + GRO ref Leeds 5 875 Sep 1983 - [born] 12 Jy 1900)

Dorothy Caroline HARRIS (1901 - 1973)
She was born on 18 September 1901, the daughter of William and Caroline Harris. (Based on age at marriage + date of birth on GRO death index + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 737 Dec 1901)

On the 1911 Census (2 April) Caroline was listed as living with her parents at 17 Wheathill Street, Rotherham:
a) William Harris, head, 43, married, iron and steel heater, iron and steel works, worker, ? Bank Staffs
b) Caroline Harris, wife, 41, married (23 years), ? Bank Staffs
c) Elizabeth Harris, daughter, 23, single, drapers assistant, draper, worker, ? Bank Staffs
d) Sarah Ann Harris, daughter, 17, single, shirt machinist, shirt manufacturer, worker, ? Bank Staffs
e) Henry Mason Harris, son, 14, single, labourer steel works, steel works, worker, ? Bank Staffs
f) Annie Harris, daughter, 11, school, Rotherham Yorks
g) Dorothy Caroline Harris, daughter, 9, school, Rotherham Yorks
h) Winnifred Harris, daughter, 7, school, Rotherham Yorks
i) Benjamin Harris, son, 5, school, Rotherh  am Yorks
The record shows Caroline having had a total of 11 children born alive in present marriage, 8 still living and 3 having died.
The property consisted of 4 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery, landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).
(PRO ref RG14 ??)

1921 CENSUS?? Aged 19?

Dorothy died in 1973 in the registration district of Hemsworth. (GRO ref Hemsworth 2b 1951 Mar 1973 - [born] 18 Se 1901)

CYRIL AND DOROTHY HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:

1) Eric Ardron (1925 - 1926)
My 1st cousin twice removed was born on 29 October 1925 at Sandhill Farm, Rawmarsh . His father was Cyril Ardron, a farmer. The informant was his mother, Dorothy Caroline Ardron (formerly Harris) resident at Sandhill Farm. (GRO cert BXBZ296560 + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1222 Dec 1925 - Harris)

Eric died as an infant in 1926 in the registration district of Rotherham. (GRO ref 9c 694 Jun 1926 - [aged] 0)

2) Keith Ardron I (1929 -)

 

3) Brian Ardron (1935 -)

 

4) Alan Ardron I (1938 -)

 

 

Notes: no probate Cyril Ardron (1983) or Dorothy Caroline Ardron (1973)