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Mary Ann Gardiner 1896 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1896

Birth Location: Pelorus, Marlborough, New Zealand

Death Date: 16 Jan 1993

Death Location: Blenheim,Marlborough, New Zealand

Father: Sholto GARDINER

Mother: Elizabeth POPE

Spouse(s): Norman Mears

Children(s): Thelma Mears, Muriel Mears, Alan Mears, Kathleen Mears, Thelma MEARS, Norma Mears, Erroll Mears, John Mears, Shirley Mears

Mary Ann Gardiner was born in 1896 in Pelorus, Marlborough, New Zealand, the child of Sholto GARDINER and Elizabeth Alice POPE. Mary Ann Gardiner married Norman Mears, and had children including Thelma Iris Mears, Muriel Jean Mears, Alan Robert Mears, Kathleen Dawn Mears, Thelma MEARS, Norma Mears, Erroll Mears, John Mears, Shirley Mears. Mary Ann Gardiner passed away in 1993 in Blenheim,Marlborough, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann Gardiner was born in 1896 in Pelorus, Marlborough, New Zealand, the child of Sholto GARDINER and Elizabeth Alice POPE.
  • Mary Ann Gardiner married Norman Mears, and had children including Thelma Iris Mears, Muriel Jean Mears, Alan Robert Mears, Kathleen Dawn Mears, Thelma MEARS, Norma Mears, Erroll Mears, John Mears, Shirley Mears.
  • Mary Ann Gardiner passed away in 1993 in Blenheim,Marlborough, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sholto GARDINER
1865 – 1934
Birth Location: Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Elizabeth POPE
1868 – 1932
Birth Location: Mahakipawa, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Norman Mears
1899 – 1969
Birth Location: Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Thelma Mears
1921 –
Birth Location: Blenheim Marlborough New Zealand
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Muriel Mears
1923 – 2006
Birth Location: Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Alan Mears
1925 – 1977
Birth Location: –
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Kathleen Mears
1929 – 1977
Birth Location: Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Thelma MEARS
Birth Location: –
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Norma Mears
Birth Location: –
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Erroll Mears
Birth Location: –
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John Mears
Birth Location: –
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Shirley Mears
Birth Location: –
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Mary Gardiner's Ancestors

Self
Mary Gardiner
1896 – 1993
Birth Place: Pelorus, Marlborough, New Zealand
Parents
Sholto GARDINER
1865 – 1934
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
Elizabeth (Alice) POPE
1868 – 1932
Mahakipawa, Marlborough, Marlborough, New Zealand
Grandparents
Robert (Craigie) GARDINER
1829 – 1879
Shetland, Scotland
Susan Membery
1836 – 1883
Dinnington, Somerset, England
Robert (William) Pope
1836 – 1914
Kingsbridge, England, UK
Deborah (Ann) Rose
1846 – 1868
Riwaka, Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Sholto Gardiner
1791 – 1868
Jacobina Winwick
1795 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gardiner
1745 – 1836
Margaret CRAIGIE
1742 – 1820

Mary Gardiner's Descendants

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Mary (Ann) Gardiner (13 Feb 1896 – 16 Jan 1993) m. Norman Mears (22 Apr 1899 – 14 Aug 1969)
  1. 1. Thelma (Iris) Mears (16 Aug 1921 – )
  2. 2. Muriel (Jean) Mears (29 Jun 1923 – 26 Mar 2006) m. Eric (Andrew) Pragnell (12 Jul 1923 – 25 Oct 2016)
    1. 1. Derene (Anne) Pragnell (16 Jan 1947 – ) m. Laurence (Charles) McGregor (31 May 1943 – )
      1. 1. Nicola (Anne) McGregor (09 Oct 1969 – ) m. Jamie (David) Adam
        1. 1. Joel (Thomson) Adam (20 Jul 2001 – )
        2. 2. Shannon (Lea) Adam (11 Mar 2003 – )
        3. 3. Abbey (Rose) Adam (25 Jan 2008 – )
      2. 2. Vaughan (Andrew Francis) McGregor (31 Jul 1972 – ) m. Michelle (Colleen) Thurstun (27 Jan 1971 – )
        1. 1. Ashlynn (Jade) McGregor (20 Jun 2001 – )
        2. 2. Chloe (Grace) McGregor (03 Dec 2003 – )
        3. 3. Benjamin (Jacob) McGregor (01 Jul 2008 – )
    2. 2. Kevin (Edward) Pragnell (28 Jan 1949 – 29 Sep 2023) m. Valerie (Ann) Abbott (6 Oct 1946 – 11 Oct 2022)
      1. 1. Shane (Richard) Pragnell (19 May 1969 – ) m. Shar Tempara
        1. 1. Taylah Pragnell m. Shar Tempara
        2. 2. Hayden Pragnell
      2. 2. Brett (Edward) Pragnell (27 Jul 1970 – ) m. France Grehan (1970 – )
        1. 1. Alex Pragnell (Jan 1988 – )
        2. 2. Elias Pragnell (1993 – )
    3. 3. Eric (Andrew) Pragnell (31 Oct 1952 – ) m. Sharon (Andrea) Spence
      1. 1. Sarah Pragnell (15 Mar 1991 – )
  3. 3. Alan (Robert) Mears (16 Jan 1925 – 06 May 1977)
  4. 4. Kathleen (Dawn) Mears (03 Dec 1929 – 02 Apr 1977)
  5. 5. Thelma MEARS
  6. 6. Norma Mears
  7. 7. Erroll Mears
  8. 8. John Mears
  9. 9. Shirley Mears

Mary Gardiner's Timeline

2 Records

1896
13 Feb 1896
Birth of Mary Ann Gardiner in Pelorus, Marlborough, New Zealand
Pelorus, Marlborough, New Zealand
1993
16 Jan 1993
Age 97
Death of Mary Ann Gardiner in Blenheim,Marlborough, New Zealand
Blenheim,Marlborough, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1896
    Event Place: Pelorus, Marlborough, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1993
    Event Place: Blenheim,Marlborough, New Zealand
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