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William "Shakespeare" Gardyner Gardiner 1531 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1531

Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, , England

Death Date: 26 November 1597

Death Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Father: Thomas Gardiner

Mother: Elizabeth Mitchell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gardner

Children(s): Sir GARDINER

William "Shakespeare" Gardyner Gardiner Esquire Sargeant at Arms was born in 1531 in Bermondsey, Surrey, , England, the child of Thomas Gardiner and Elizabeth Mitchell. William "Shakespeare" Gardyner Gardiner Esquire Sargeant at Arms married Elizabeth Frances Luce wayte Gardner, and had children including Sir Thomas GARDINER (1563–1632 GARDINER. William "Shakespeare" Gardyner Gardiner Esquire Sargeant at Arms passed away in 1597 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • William "Shakespeare" Gardyner Gardiner Esquire Sargeant at Arms was born in 1531 in Bermondsey, Surrey, , England, the child of Thomas Gardiner and Elizabeth Mitchell.
  • William "Shakespeare" Gardyner Gardiner Esquire Sargeant at Arms married Elizabeth Frances Luce wayte Gardner, and had children including Sir Thomas GARDINER (1563–1632 GARDINER.
  • William "Shakespeare" Gardyner Gardiner Esquire Sargeant at Arms passed away in 1597 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gardiner
1478 – 1536
Birth Location: London, England
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Elizabeth Mitchell
1500 – 1552
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gardner
1536 – 1576
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

Sir GARDINER
1563 – 1632
Birth Location: –
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William Gardiner's Ancestors

Self
William Gardiner
1531 – 1597
Birth Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, , England
Parents
Thomas Gardiner
1478 – 1536
London, England
Elizabeth Mitchell
1500 – 1552
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William (Wyllyam) John Gardiner (Gardynyr) Gardiner) (Gardynyr)
1460 – 1506
Helen TUDOR
1455 – 1535
James (Joseph) Mitchell
1460 – 1510
Sarah (Ann) WHITFORD
1470 – 1520
Great-Grandparents
Jasper, TUDOR
1431 – 1495
Mevanvy (David)
1436 – 1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owain Tudur
1397 – 1461
Catherine VALOIS
1401 – 1437

William Gardiner's Descendants

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William ("Shakespeare" Gardyner) Gardiner (16 Aug 1531 – 26 November 1597) m. Elizabeth (Frances Luce wayte) Gardner (1536 – 1576)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas GARDINER (1563–1632) GARDINER (1563 – 1632) m. Ellyn (Ellenor) Smyth (1564 – 1617)
    1. 1. Lord (Capt RICHARD GARDINER on) MAYFLOWER (29 Apr 1592 – 1649) m. Elizabeth Hame (1595 – 1649)
      1. 1. Luke Gardiner m. Elizabeth Hatton
        1. 1. Luke Gardner (1663 – APR 1705) m. Monica Turner (4 Sep 1664 – 26 Nov 1688)

William Gardiner's Timeline

2 Records

1531
16 Aug 1531
Birth of William "Shakespeare" Gardyner Gardiner Esquire Sargeant at Arms in Bermondsey, Surrey, , England
Bermondsey, Surrey, , England
1597
26 November 1597
Age 66
Death of William "Shakespeare" Gardyner Gardiner Esquire Sargeant at Arms in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1531
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1597
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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