Aaron ARDRON (1863 - 1902)

Father: Henry Ardron I (1835 - 1921)
Mother: Emma Turner

Tree extract starting with common ancestor to me:


My 1st cousin 4 times removed was born in 1863 at Swinton. (Based on age and location on 1871 + 1881 Census + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 466 Mar 1863)

1863 London Underground opens (Metropolitan Line)
1868 Last public hanging
1870 Primary Education becomes compulsory in Britain

On the 1871 Census (2 April) Aaron was aged 8, living with his parents in Swinton. (PRO ref RG10 piece 4712 folio 83 pg 41)

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

On the 1881 Census (3 April) he was aged 18, a stove grate blacker ironmonger, living with his parents at 70 Charles Street, Swinton. (PRO ref RG11 piece 4682 folio 115 pg 34)

1883 Married women obtain the right to acquire their own property

1884 The Third Reform Act - voting extended to agricultural workers (triples the electorate)

Aaron married Annie Howland at the parish church of Wath after Banns on 14 September 1884. He was aged 21 and an ironworker. His father was a labourer. Annie was aged 22. Her father was Leonard Howland, a labourer. Both Aaron and Annie were of Swinton. The witnesses were William Pedley and Leonard Howland. (GRO cert MXA906893 + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 789 Sep 1884) It should be noted that on the copy of the certificate issued by the GRO, they appear to have misread Aaron's father as 'Harry'.

On the 1891 Census (5 April) Aaron was listed as head of household for 75 Charles Street, Swinton:
a) Aaron Ardron, head, married, 28, ? blacker and bronzer metal, Yorkshire Swinton
b) Annie Ardron, wife, married, 28, Yorkshire Doulton
c) Horace Ardron, son, 5, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton
d) Emma Ann Ardron, daughter, 4, Yorkshire Swinton
e) Emily Gertrude Ardron, daughter, 1, Yorkshire Swinton
(PRO ref RG12 piece 3855 folio 126 pg 48) COPY

1893 Invention of motion pictures by Thomas Edison
1895 Invention of wireless telegraphy by G Marconi

1899-1902 Britain fights the Boer War in South Africa

On the 1901 Census (31 March) Aaron was listed as head of household for 75 Charles Street, Swinton:
a) Aaron Ardron, head, married, 39, insurance agent, worker, Yorkshire Swinton
b) Annie Ardron, wife, married, 39, Yorkshire Hovingham
c) Horace Ardron, son, single, 15, stove grate fitter, worker, Yorkshire Swinton
d) Emma Ann Ardron, daughter, single, 13, Yorkshire Swinton
e) Emily Gertrude Ardron, daughter, single, 11, Yorkshire Swinton
(PRO ref RG13 Piece 4402 folio 44 pg 33) COPY

1901 Death of Queen Victoria, succeeded by King Edward VII

He died in 1902 aged 39 in the registration district of Rotherham. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 453 Dec 1902 - [aged] 39)

Annie HOWLAND (1862 -)
She was born in 1862 in Hovingham, the daughter of Leonard Howland, a labourer. (Based on marriage cert + location on 1901 Census) GRO REF??

On the 1881 Census (3 April) Annie was living at the residence of Charles Hattersley, a stove grate manufacturer employing 120 men and boys, at "Rockleigh House", 147 Wath Road, Swinton:
a) Charles Hattersley, head, married, 41, stove grate manufacturer employing 120 men and boys, Yorkshire Ecclesfield Sheffield(?)
b) Mary Hattersley, wife, married, 40, Derbyshire Hather…(?)
c) John Wm Hattersley, son, unmarried, 17, solicitors articled clerk law, Yorkshire Sheffield
d) Albert Edward Hattersley, son, 11, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton Rotherham
e) Alice Mary Hattersley, daughter, 5, scholar, Yorkshire Swinton Rotherham
f) Annie Howland, servant, unmarried, 20, general servant domestic, Yorkshire Hovingham
(PRO ref RG11 Piece 4683 folio ?? pg ??) COPY

1911 CENSUS?? – AGED 50 following Aaron’s death in 1902

AARON AND ANNIE HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:

1) Horace Ardron I (1885 -)
My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born on 4 October 1885 at 76 Charles Street, Swinton. His father was a stove blacker. The informant was his mother. (GRO cert BXBZ434342 + GRO ref Rotherham 9c 669 Dec 1885)

He was baptised on 6 June 1886 in Swinton. His father was shown as a foundry man. (APR)

On the 1891 Census (5 April) he was aged 5, living with his parents at 75 Charles Street, Swinton. (PRO ref RG12 piece 3855 folio 126 pg 48) COPY

On the 1901 Census (31 March) he was aged 15, living with his parents at 75 Charles Street, Swinton. (PRO ref RG13 Piece 4402 folio 44 pg 33) COPY

1911 CENSUS?? – AGED 25?

Did he marry Gertrude Annie Rix (1888-1974)? Was this in 1910? (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1315 Dec 1910) He would have been aged 25?
Did they have two daughters and one son: Olga Kathleen (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1700 Jun 1914 - Rix), Barbara Mary (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1409 Mar 1917 - Rix), Roy C. (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1138 Sep 1928 – Rix)
Did Olga die in infancy (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 1031 Jun 1915 – [aged] 0)

Did Roy marry in 1951 to ? Neale? (GRO ref Rother V. 2c 1786 Mar 1951) Based on being born in 1928 he would have been aged 23.

Did Horace die in 1956 aged 71? (GRO ref Don Valley 2b 447 Dec 1956 - [aged] 71). Based on being 71 at death this would make the year of birth 1885.
Was administration of his estate granted in 1956: “Ardron, Horace of 60 Brookfield Avenue, Swinton, Yorkshire, died 11 October 1956 at Mexborough Montague Hospital, Mexborough, Yorkshire. Administration London 19 December to Gertrude Annie Ardron, widow. Effects £1302.”

Did Gertrude Annie die in 1974 aged 86? (GRO ref Rotherham 3 694 Jun 1974 – [born] 17-Mr-1888)

2) Emma Ann Ardron (1887-)
My 2nd cousin 3 times removed was born in 1887 in Swinton. (Based on age + location on 1891 Census) However no birth record in the GRO index has been found. GRO REF??

She was baptised on 17 October 1890 in Swinton at the same time as her sister Emily. Her father was now a stove maker. (APR)

On the 1891 Census (5 April) she was aged 4, living with her parents at 75 Charles Street, Swinton. (PRO ref RG12 piece 3855 folio 126 pg 48) COPY

On the 1901 Census (31 March) she was aged 13, living with her parents at 75 Charles Street, Swinton. (PRO ref RG13 Piece 4402 folio 44 pg 33) COPY

Did Emma marry in 1909? (GRO ref Rotherham 9c 856 Mar 1909) She would have been aged 23.

1911 CENSUS?? – AGED 23?

3) Emily Gertrude Ardron (1889 -)