John Elliot Lindsay Gardner

M, b. 18 March 1887, d. 21 October 1975
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
Gardner Y-DNA
Birth*John Elliot Lindsay Gardner was born on 18 March 1887 at Woolcombe Street, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.1  
(Witness) PhotoHe along with his brothers Robert Clifford Gardner, Douglas Herbert 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.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 
Occupation*John Elliot Lindsay Gardner was a real estate agent circa 1925 at Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.5,6 
Marriage*He married Nina Edith Coombs, daughter of William Coombs and Alice Coombs, on 4 March 1925 in the residence of Alice Coombs at 300 Featherston Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand. The wedding party included Alice Coombs, Ella Mavis Coombs, W. A. Coombs and Stanley Natusch.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.7 
Residence*John Elliot Lindsay Gardner lived before 21 October 1975 at 63 Karina Terrace, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.6 
Death*He died on 21 October 1975 at Mercy Hospital, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, at age 88.6 
Burial*He was cremated on 23 October 1975 at Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand.6 

Family

Nina Edith Coombs b. 14 Sep 1897, d. 28 May 1981
Marriage*He married Nina Edith Coombs, daughter of William Coombs and Alice Coombs, on 4 March 1925 in the residence of Alice Coombs at 300 Featherston Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand. The wedding party included Alice Coombs, Ella Mavis Coombs, W. A. Coombs and Stanley Natusch.5 
Child
  • Ross Lindsay Gardner
Last Edited20 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S414] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, birth certificate 1887001445 (1887), John Elliot Lindsay 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. [S423] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, marriage certificate 1925003850 (1925), John Elliot Lindsay Gardner-Nina Edith Coombs; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  6. [S486] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1975048823 (1975), John Elliot Lindsay Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.
  7. [S283] New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, death certificate 1940027617 (1940), Kezia Mary Gardner; Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Wellington.