John ARDRON V (1875 - 1937)
Father: Samuel Ardron V (1842
- 1908)
Mother: Margaret Cryle
Tree
extract starting with common ancestor to me:
My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born at Swinton in 1876. (Based on
age + location on 1881 Census) However he was probably born in 1875 based on a GRO index
entry. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 646 Jun 1875)
He was baptised at Kilnhurst on 9 May 1876. (APR)
1876 Invention of the
telephone by A G
1879
On
the 1881 Census (3 April) John was aged 5, living with his
parents, four brothers and three sisters at
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 aged 15, a coal miner, living
with his parents, four brothers and one sister at Blackamoor
Cottages, Rawmarsh (Upper Haugh). (PRO ref RG12 piece 3852 folio 121 pg
16)
1893 Invention of motion
pictures by Thomas Edison
1895 Invention of wireless
telegraphy by G Marconi
John married Mary Jane Hirst at the parish
1899-1902 Britain fights
the Boer War in
1901 Death of Queen
On
the 1901 Census (31 March) John was listed as head of household for 30
Warren Vale Road, Swinton:
a) John Ardron, head, married, 25, coal miner hewer, worker, Piccadilly Yorks
b) Mary J. Ardron, wife, 24, Alexbro Yorks
(PRO ref
RG13 piece 4400 folio 180 pg 20)
1908 on
27 April Olympic Games open at
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 (2 April) John was listed as head of household for The Rock Tavern, 10 High Thorn (?), Kilnhurst:
a) John Ardron, head, 35, married (13 years), inn keeper,
own account, at home, Yorkshire Swinton
b) Mary Jane Ardron, wife, 34, married (13 years), assisting
in business, Yorkshire Mexborough
c) Ellen Gomersall, servant, 17, single, Yorkshire Denaby
The record shows Mary Jane having had a total of 0 children
born alive in present marriage, 0 still living and 0 having died.
The property consisted of 7 rooms (including kitchen but excluding scullery,
landing, lobby, closet, bathroom, warehouse, office or shop if present).
(PRO ref RG14 ??)
John was the landlord of the Rock Tavern Public House, Kilnhurst: based on the recollections of Jack Ardron II who supplied the newspaper cutting showing a Mr Ardron outside with some of his regulars.
"I remember going as a small child a couple of times...it would have been around 1957/58. The inside of the pub is one of my vividest memories as we went to the kitchen where the two old ladies sat talking. It was very dark with a large inglenook fireplace where food was cooking; I remember sitting in the seat...there was a large stable yard I think. It's by the river." (Jane Margaret Kelly (nee Ardron)) [must have been slightly earlier in the 50s]
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
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
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 (
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
He
died on 18 May 1937 at the Rock Tavern, Highthorn, Kilnhurst, Swinton. He
was aged 62 and a licensed victualler. The cause of death was heart
failure and fatty degeneration of heart. The informant was his nephew R.[ennie]
Ardron, in attendance. His nephew was of
His
wife Mary Jane was granted administration of his estate on 25 June 1937.
"Ardron, John of Rock Tavern, Hightmore, Kilnhurst, Rotherham,
Mary
Jane HIRST (1877 - 1954)
She was born in 1877. (Based on age at marriage + death)
On the 1881 Census (3 April) Mary Jane was
shown as living with her parents at Church Street, Barmbrough, Yorkshire:
a) William Hurst, head, married, 23, labourer, Mexbro York
b) Ann Hurst, wife, married, 27, Derby
c) Mary Jane Hurst, daughter, unmarried, 4, Mexbro York
d) Edith Ann Hurst, daughter, unmarried, 2, Mexbro York
(PRO ref RG11 piece 4688 folio 46 pg
32) - though note the different surname spelling on Mormon transcript
1891
CENSUS?? – AGED 14?
Interestingly her younger sister
Edith Ann Hirst married Matthew Henry Ardron
(1878 - 1947), first cousin of her own husband.
Mary Jane died on 12 March 1954 aged 77 and was buried at Swinton. (GRO ref Don Valley 2b 590 Mar 1954 - [aged] 77 + Wills & Admons 1954 + MI Dean Ardron)
Her will was probated 14 June 1954 to Mary Heathcock
(wife of Percy Heathcock): "Ardron, Mary Jane of Lyndrona,
JOHN AND MARY HAD THE FOLLOWING
CHILD:
1) Mary Ardron V (1912 -)
My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born in 1912 in the
registration district of Rotherham. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1584 Sep 1912 -
Hirst)
Mary
married Percy Heathcock in 1945. (Probate of her mother's Will + GRO ref Don
Valley 9c 2026 Jun 1945 - Heathcock)