Arthur Gardiner

Brief Life History of Arthur

When Arthur Gardiner was born on 23 February 1871, in Hawkwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Alfred Phillip Gardiner, was 43 and his mother, Sarah Ann Watts, was 42. He married Violet Alice Birk on 16 August 1901. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Election Precinct 2, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 5 April 1961, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Gardiner
1871–1961
Violet Alice Birk
1880–1967
Marriage: 16 August 1901
Harold Birk Gardiner
1913–2004

Sources (35)

  • Arthur Gardner, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Arthur Gardiner, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Arthur Gardiner, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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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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