John Gardiner

Brief Life History of John

When John Gardiner was born before 25 December 1808, in Bourton on the Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Ralph Gardner, was 28 and his mother, Judith Poole, was 23. He married Patience White on 11 March 1837, in Alveston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Alveston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1837 and Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 18 November 1878, in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, and was buried in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

John Gardiner
1808–1878
Patience White
1817–1898
Marriage: 11 March 1837
William Gardiner
1838–1895
Martha Jane Gardiner
1856–
Henry Gardiner
1840–1910
Elizabeth Gardiner
1844–1929
Alan Gardiner
1846–1895
John Gardiner
1848–1922
Wilson Gardiner
1850–1855
Denis Ralph Gardiner
1852–1869
Fanny Matilda Gardiner
1854–1864
Francis Charles Gardiner
1858–1925
Thomas Leonard Gardiner
1860–1864
John Stoker Gardiner
1866–1868
Lillian May Gardiner
1868–

Sources (23)

  • John Gardener, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • John Gardner, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Gardiner, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

World Events (5)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Gardner .

History: Lion Gardiner came from England in 1635 to Saybrook, CT, the settlement of Earl of Warwick patentees at the mouth of the Connecticut River, and built a fort there. Born in 1636, his son, David, was the first white child born in the settlement. Lion later bought the Isle of Wight, now Gardiners Island, from the Indians, and moved his family there until 1653, when he bought land in what is now Easthampton, Long Island, NY.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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