Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Gardner was born in 1855, in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Gardner, was 28 and his mother, Harriet Cottle, was 26. He married Mary Jane Hale in 1879, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in East Brixton, London, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died in 1916, in Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom.
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- Alfred Gardner, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Alfred Gardner, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936
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1877 · Trial of Detectives
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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