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John Nelson Gardner 1870 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1870

Birth Location: Poplar, London,England

Death Date: 24 Mar 1918

Death Location: France & Flanders

Father: John Gardner

Mother: Emily Buss

Spouse(s): Mary Dorling, Sarah Goldsworthy

Children(s): Anthony Gardner, Cecil Gardner, Frank Gardner, Amelia Gardner, Alice Gardner, Edward Gardner, Lilian Gardner, Winifred Gardner

Early life: John Nelson Gardner arrived in Poplar, London,England in 1870, born to John Joseph Gardner and Emily Elizabeth Buss. Over time, John Nelson Gardner formed a family with Mary Anne Dorling and Sarah Theresia Goldsworthy, which included Anthony Gardner, Cecil Joseph Nelson Gardner, Frank Robert Gardner, Amelia Martha Gardner, Alice May Gardner, Edward Howard Gardner, Lilian Kate Gardner and Winifred Mary Gardner. John Nelson Gardner concluded life in France & Flanders in 1918.

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Parents

John Gardner
1836 – 1892
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, , England
JG
Emily Buss
1842 – 1874
Birth Location: Bloomsbury, London, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Mary Dorling
1869 – 1962
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
MD
Sarah Goldsworthy
1870 – 1942
Birth Location: Maldon, Victoria, Australia
SG

Children(s)

Anthony Gardner
Birth Location: –
AG
Cecil Gardner
1893 – 1957
Birth Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom
CG
Frank Gardner
1894 – 1917
Birth Location: Kilburn, Middlesex, England
FG
Amelia Gardner
1897 – 1989
Birth Location: Canning Town, Middlesex, England
AG
Alice Gardner
1900 – 1988
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
AG
Edward Gardner
1906 – 1980
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
EG
Lilian Gardner
1907 – 2000
Birth Location: Ipswich, England, United Kingdom
LG
Winifred Gardner
1915 – 1998
Birth Location: Croydon, England, United Kingdom
WG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Poplar, London,England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922, UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, Class: RG11; Piece: 284; Folio: 56; Page: 39; GSU roll: 1341061, Class: RG13; Piece: 1756; Folio: 92; Page: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1871
    Event Place: Oseney Crescent St Luke, England
    Record Source: London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, London Metropolitan Archives, Oseney Crescent St Luke, Register of Baptism, P90/LUK, Item 001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1944
    Event Place: Canterbury, New South Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: St Mary Stoke Newington, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 284; Folio: 56; Page: 39; GSU roll: 1341061

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Bury St Edmund, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1756; Folio: 92; Page: 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Lewisham, London, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 23 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1933
    Event Place: Seven Hills, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Poplar, Middx.
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Mar 1918
    Event Place: France & Flanders
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

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