Douglas Herbert Gardner

M, b. 11 May 1872, d. 26 January 1955
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*Douglas Herbert Gardner was born on 11 May 1872 at Woongool Road, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.1  
Occupation*He was a sheep farmer circa 1902 at Tokomaru, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.2,3 
Residence*He lived before 7 October 1902 at Tokomaru, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.2 
Marriage*He married Margaret Ellen Liggins, daughter of Joseph Liggins and Sarah Ellen Land, on 7 October 1902 in the residence of Joseph Liggins at Tokomaru, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand. The wedding party included Joseph Liggins and Arthur Oswald Gardner.2 
(Witness) PhotoDouglas Herbert Gardner along with his brothers Robert Clifford 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.4
Death of FatherHis father Robert Gardner died on 29 May 1919 at 591 Main Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.5,6 
Death of MotherHis mother Kezia Mary Bell died on 8 August 1940 at Maitland Private Hospital, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.7 
Death*Douglas Herbert Gardner died on 26 January 1955 at 31 Sussex Street, Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, at age 82.3 
Burial*He was buried on 29 January 1955 at Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.3 

Family

Margaret Ellen Liggins b. c 1883, d. 7 Feb 1969
Marriage*He married Margaret Ellen Liggins, daughter of Joseph Liggins and Sarah Ellen Land, on 7 October 1902 in the residence of Joseph Liggins at Tokomaru, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand. The wedding party included Joseph Liggins and Arthur Oswald Gardner.2 
Last Edited6 Jan 2011

Citations

  1. [S466] Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General, birth certificate 1872/2022 (1872), Douglas Herbert Gardner; Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Brisbane.
  2. [S416] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, marriage certificate 1902005421 (1902), Douglas Herbert Gardner-Margaret Ellen Liggins; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  3. [S475] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1955021708 (1955), Douglas Herbert Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  4. [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.
  5. [S284] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1919004207 (1919), Robert Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  6. [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.

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