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William Franklin Gardiner 1885 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1885

Birth Location: Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 23 Aug 1971

Death Location: Cambridge, Waipa, Waikato, New Zealand

Father: William GARDINER

Mother: Louisa THOMSON

Spouse(s): Velma BROWN

Children(s): Ronald GARDINER, Wilma Gardiner

In 1885, William Franklin Gardiner Jr entered the world in Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA, born to William Franklin GARDINER and Louisa Sophia THOMSON. William Franklin Gardiner Jr married Velma BROWN, and had children including Ronald Lion GARDINER, Wilma Louise Gardiner. William Franklin Gardiner Jr passed away in 1971 in Cambridge, Waipa, Waikato, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1885, William Franklin Gardiner Jr entered the world in Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA, born to William Franklin GARDINER and Louisa Sophia THOMSON.
  • William Franklin Gardiner Jr married Velma BROWN, and had children including Ronald Lion GARDINER, Wilma Louise Gardiner.
  • William Franklin Gardiner Jr passed away in 1971 in Cambridge, Waipa, Waikato, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William GARDINER
1856 – 1943
Birth Location: New York
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Louisa THOMSON
1861 – 1923
Birth Location: Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
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Spouses(s)

Velma BROWN
1889 – 1981
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Ronald GARDINER
1916 – 1991
Birth Location: Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
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Wilma Gardiner
1920 – 1998
Birth Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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William Gardiner's Ancestors

Self
William Gardiner
1885 – 1971
Birth Place: Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
William Franklin GARDINER
1856 – 1943
New York
Louisa (Sophia) THOMSON
1861 – 1923
Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
William (Franklin "John") Gardiner*
1827 – 1914
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Rosanna SHERIDAN
1830 – 1872
Canada
John (Alfred) Thompson
1834 – 1862
Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Louisa (Sophia) WADDELL
1832 – 1915
Usworth, Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gardiner's Descendants

1.
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William (Franklin) Gardiner (21 Sep 1885 – 23 Aug 1971) m. Velma BROWN (24 May 1889 – Abt. Nov 1981)
  1. 1. Ronald (Lion) GARDINER (30 May 1916 – 1 November 1991) m. Miriam ("Wilma" Louise) Alexander (23 Feb 1920 – 18 MAR 2003)
    1. 1. Mark (Lionel William) GARDINER
    2. 2. Alison (Lynette) Gardiner m. Graham (Robert) Aish (1942 – )
      1. 1. Cameron (Ronald) Aish m. Zara MacLean m. Courtney (Leigh) Smith (21 Oct 1970 – )
        1. 1. Skyler (Cody) Aish (4 May 1999 – )
        2. 2. Journey (Isaiah) Aish (21 Feb 2001 – )
      2. 2. Malcolm Aish m. Ruth
      3. 3. Nathan Aish
        1. 1. Kanika Aish
        2. 2. Aish
        3. 3. Aish
        4. 4. Joey Aish
    3. 3. Esther (Vivienne) Gardiner m. Brian (Ronald) Aish
    4. 4. Cheryl Gardiner
    5. 5. Ross Gardiner
  2. 2. Wilma (Louise) Gardiner (23 Feb 1920 – 16 May 1998)

William Gardiner's Timeline

2 Records

1885
21 Sep 1885
Birth of William Franklin Gardiner Jr in Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
1971
23 Aug 1971
Age 86
Death of William Franklin Gardiner Jr in Cambridge, Waipa, Waikato, New Zealand
Cambridge, Waipa, Waikato, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1885
    Event Place: Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1971
    Event Place: Cambridge, Waipa, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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