Robert Clifford Gardner

M, b. 19 October 1882, d. 5 February 1943
FatherRobert Gardner b. 9 Jan 1842, d. 29 May 1919
MotherKezia Mary Bell b. 8 Jul 1849, d. 8 Aug 1940
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of David Gardner Crouch
ChartsDescendants of Matthew Gardner and Margaret Martin
Birth*Robert Clifford Gardner was born on 19 October 1882 at Woolcombe Street, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.1  
Occupation*He was a farmer circa 1908 at Huiroa, Stratford, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand.2 
Marriage*He married Winifred Kassie Bell, daughter of Arthur Waite Iredale Bell and Elizabeth Ann O'Meagher, on 29 January 1908 in the residence of Arthur Waite Iredale Bell at Harihari, Westland, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. The wedding party included Arthur Waite Iredale Bell, Frank Beauchamp Bell and Minnie Louise Bell.2 
(Witness) PhotoRobert Clifford Gardner along with his brothers Douglas Herbert Gardner, John Elliot Lindsay Gardner, Duncan Eric Gardner, Arthur Oswald Gardner and Gilbert Matthew Gardner were in this photograph taken before 1915 at Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.3
Death of FatherHis father Robert Gardner died on 29 May 1919 at 591 Main Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.4,5 
Death of MotherHis mother Kezia Mary Bell died on 8 August 1940 at Maitland Private Hospital, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.6 
Residence*Robert Clifford Gardner lived before 5 February 1943 at Paekakariki, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.7 
OccupationHe was a carpenter before 5 February 1943 at Paekakariki, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.7 
Death*He died on 5 February 1943 at Wellington Hospital, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, at age 60.7 
Burial*He was buried on 8 February 1943 at Karori, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.7 

Family

Winifred Kassie Bell b. c 1882, d. 28 May 1963
Marriage*He married Winifred Kassie Bell, daughter of Arthur Waite Iredale Bell and Elizabeth Ann O'Meagher, on 29 January 1908 in the residence of Arthur Waite Iredale Bell at Harihari, Westland, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. The wedding party included Arthur Waite Iredale Bell, Frank Beauchamp Bell and Minnie Louise Bell.2 
Last Edited14 Jan 2011

Citations

  1. [S413] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, birth certificate 1882014895 (1882), Robert Clifford Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  2. [S418] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, marriage certificate 1908000416 (1908), Robert Clifford Gardner-Winifred Kassin Bell; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  3. [S488] Robert & Kezia Mary Gardner sons, ca. 1915, privately held by Jan Natusch, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Auckland, New Zealand, 2011. The original photograph is owned by Jan Natusch's father, David Gardner Natusch. This scan was made from a copy owned by Jan Natusch.
  4. [S284] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1919004207 (1919), Robert Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  5. [S496] "PERSONAL," The (Wellington) Evening Post, 02 June 1919, p. 6, col. 6; digital images, National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz : accessed 17 January 2011).

    PERSONAL

    Mr. Robert Gardner, of Terrace End, Palmerston North, who died last week at the advanced age of 77 years, was born at Greenock, Scotland, in 1842, and as a young man went out to Queensland, where he landed in 1862, going into business in Rockhampton.  He was associated with some of the earliest mining ventures in Australia, and was one of the pioneers of the sugar-planting industry in Queensland.  In 1876 he came to New Zealand, and was in the ironmongery business in Lambton quay, near the site of the Gresham Hotel.  For many years Mr. Gardner was on the directorate of the Petone Woollen Mills.  In 1887 he embarked in the flaxmilling industry, operating first at Foxton and later at Piaka (near Koputaroa).  He was appointed a member of the Flax Commission, and went through the Dominion twice in connection with improvements for the preparation of the fibre for market.  Mr. Gardner was also interested in farming pursuits, in which he embarked in 1888, first at Piaka and afterwards at Tokomaru, and more recently near Stratford.  He went to reside in Palmerston North first in 1885, and lived in College-street, and acted as Government Land Valuer from 1897 until he was superannuated in 1908.  After being away for a time, he returned to Palmerston North in 1902, and took up his residence at Terrace End, where he lived for the remainder of his life.  He took a very keen interest in anything that affected the welfare of the district, and until his health failed was an active member of the Philosophical Society.  He is survived by his widow and a family of five sons and seven daughters.

  6. [S283] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1940027617 (1940), Kezia Mary Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  7. [S424] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1943017120 (1943), Robert Clifford Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.