Duncan Eric Gardner

M, b. 16 January 1891, d. 14 May 1969
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*Duncan Eric Gardner was born on 16 January 1891 at Wellington Terrace, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.1  
(Witness) PhotoHe along with his brothers Robert Clifford Gardner, Douglas Herbert Gardner, John Elliot Lindsay Gardner, Arthur Oswald Gardner and Gilbert Matthew Gardner were in this photograph taken before 1915 at Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.2
Death of FatherHis father Robert Gardner died on 29 May 1919 at 591 Main Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.3,4 
(Witness) MarriageDuncan Eric Gardner witnessed the marriage of Horace Walsh Bell and Jessie Mabel Gardner on 21 March 1923 at 591 Main Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.5 
Occupation*Duncan Eric Gardner was a sheep farmer circa 1924 at Ruatiti, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.6,7 
Marriage*He married Una Lloyd Siddins, daughter of Joseph Thomas Threlkeld Siddins and Ethel Mary Georgina Lloyd, on 30 January 1924 in the residence of Mrs. R. J. Bell at 102 The Terrace, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. The wedding party included Mrs. R. J. Bell, Sybil Lilly Bell, Kezia Mary Gardner and Stanley Natusch.6,8 
Death of MotherHis mother Kezia Mary Bell died on 8 August 1940 at Maitland Private Hospital, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.9 
Residence*Duncan Eric Gardner lived before 14 May 1969 at Romahapa, Otago, South Island, New Zealand.7 
Death*He died on 14 May 1969 at Public Hospital, Balclutha, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, at age 78.7 
Burial*He was buried on 16 May 1969 at Balclutha, Otago, South Island, New Zealand.7 

Family

Una Lloyd Siddins b. 1895, d. 24 Mar 1973
Marriage*He married Una Lloyd Siddins, daughter of Joseph Thomas Threlkeld Siddins and Ethel Mary Georgina Lloyd, on 30 January 1924 in the residence of Mrs. R. J. Bell at 102 The Terrace, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. The wedding party included Mrs. R. J. Bell, Sybil Lilly Bell, Kezia Mary Gardner and Stanley Natusch.6,8 
Child
  • Ethel Una Gardner
Last Edited24 Jan 2011

Citations

  1. [S415] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, birth certificate 1891016593 (1891), Duncan Eric Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  2. [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.
  3. [S284] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1919004207 (1919), Robert Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  4. [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.

  5. [S421] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, marriage certificate 1923000976 (1923), Horace Walsh Bell-Jessie Mabel Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  6. [S422] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, marriage certificate 1924000127 (1924), Duncan Eric Gardner-Una Lloyd Siddins; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  7. [S481] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1969029324 (1969), Duncan Eric Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  8. [S485] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1973042146 (1973), Una Lloyd Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  9. [S283] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1940027617 (1940), Kezia Mary Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.