Jordan Family Page

Rosalynd JORDAN my cousin writes : - My father, BERNARD EDGAR JORDAN, was born on 13 July 1925 at 6 Invicta Road, Sheerness. He is the youngest son of ARCHIBALD CORRIE JORDAN and MARGARET ANN GRIFFITHS. At the time of his son's birth, Archibald Corrie Jordan was a Skilled Labourer, HM Dockyard. BERNARD EDGAR JORDAN and FREDA RACHEL BIRCH married on 15 July 1950. At that time, Bernard Jordan was a Draughtsman and Freda Birch was a Clerk. Witnesses were Mervyn Bolt (Best Man) and Henry Sisley Birch, Freda's father. Bernard Jordan was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1974 and was confirmed with Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 1980. Bernard Jordan had 3 older brothers. (NB Note the dates of birth for 3 of the brothers &endash; each born 6 years apart and almost with the same birthday.) ARCHIBALD EDMUND JORDAN was the eldest of the 4 brothers. He was born on 7 October 1910. Married on 16 May 1936 to CISSIE BEATRICE DARLING. Archibald Edmund Jordan received the Imperial Service Medal in January 1971 following a total of 44 years service. This meant that 3 generations of the Jordan family had been awarded the medal &endash; giving a total of 120 years service between them. Archibald and Cissie had identical twin sons, ANTHONY JOHN JORDAN and ANDREW CORRIE JORDAN on 30 November 1937. The twins were premature. Unfortunately, Tony Jordan only lived until he was 29. He died on 3 February 1967. His brother, Andy, still lives in Sheerness. Archibald Edmund Jordan died on 5 May 1991 aged 80. He had survived his wife by only 3 weeks. (Cissie Jordan had died on 12 April 1991.) ALFRED JOHN JORDAN was the second eldest brother. He was born on 13 July 1913. (He always described my father as his 12th birthday present!) Married in 1953 (exact date unknown) to EDITH BARLOW. Leonard William Jordan (brother to the groom) was the Best Man. Alfred and Edie did not have any children. Alfred John Jordan died on 1 March 1977 aged only 63. His wife, Edith, has since died (date unknown). LEONARD WILLIAM JORDAN was born on 12 July 1919. Married in 1949 (exact date unknown) to DORIS VIOLET MAY WARNER (or RICHENS). They had one son, MALCOLM WILLIAM JORDAN who was born in 1958. Leonard Jordan had seen active service in the Navy during the Second World War. His naval service lasted from 1938 to 1950. Leonard Jordan died on 23 April 1993 aged 73 and was buried in Bell Road Cemetery, Sittingbourne. His wife, Doris, died on 13 January 1995. My grandfather, ARCHIBALD CORRIE JORDAN, was born on 14 December 1882, the 4th of 7 children to EDMUND EDGAR JORDAN and CHRISTIANA TURNER HAMLING. My grandfather was born in Hull. (Exactly how he came to be born in Hull was a mystery until I looked up the census return for 1881 to see who lived at the address stated on his birth certificate. It turned out to be his mother's parents.) ARCHIBALD CORRIE JORDAN married MARGARET ANN GRIFFITHS on 29 May 1909. Witnesses were Caroline Emily Jordan and Samuel Edmund Jordan &endash; sister and brother to the groom. 29 May 1909 was also my grandmother's 22nd birthday. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 29 May 1959. Apparently, Archibald Corrie Jordan took part in walking races in Sheerness and on a number of occasions took first place. Archibald Corrie Jordan was awarded the Imperial Service Medal in 1946 following 45 years service. Archibald Corrie Jordan died on 7 July 1962 aged 79 (I was only 5 months old). MARGARET ANN GRIFFITHS was the eldest child of GEORGE THOMAS JABBEZ GRIFFITHS and MARGARET KEATING. She was born on 29 May 1887. One of the "legends" of the Griffiths family is that Margaret was the eldest of 17 children and that there were 3 sets of twins. She died on 30 January 1961 aged 73. One of my grandmother's sisters told me in one of her letters that the Griffiths family were originally from Wales but I haven't as yet found the connection. Written by :- Rosalynd Elizabeth Anne JORDAN (born16 February 1961)