When Samuel Gardiner was born on October 17, 1859, in Deptford, Kent, England, his father, Samuel Gardiner (1822-1888), was 37 and his mother, Catherine (nee Jones) (1835-1927), was 24.
Samuel married
Teresa Monica Stevens on March 8, 1886, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Teresa Monica Stevens was born on February 10, 1861, in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England, when her father,
James Stevens (1827-1913), was 33, and her mother,
Johanna (nee McGrath) (1827-1913), was 33.
Samuel was a laborer at the time of the marriage. Witnesses were
Louis Stevens (
Teresa's brother) and Ellen Ryan. It is assumed that
Samuel and
Teresa met in Canada, Samuel having potentially emigrated with two of his brothers and
Teresa with her parents at some point prior to the marriage. No record of their crossings has been located.
They had nine children in 15 years:
Frederick's birth followed almost exactly nine months after their marriage in Hamilton, Ontario on December 31, 1886. Samuel is a Lineman.
Hilda is born next, on August 18, 1888.
Catharine Isabella (whose birth record does not contain her second name) follows on January 1, 1890, also in Hamilton. Samuel is a Foreman by this time.
For an unknown reason, the family returns to England and is found in
Hecmondwicke ward, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England on the 1891 Census. Their address appears to be "29 Lower Granville Street", but I haven't been able to identify it on any modern maps. We find
Samuel,
Teresa,
Frederick (for some reason Frank on the census),
Hilda,
Catherine (Katie) and an aunt "
Mary Ward" (whom I've been unable to identify, but who is likely related to Teresa as she's Irish). Samuel's job is an Electric Light Linesman. I haven't located any records of their crossing.
is born the following year on June 29, 1892 and the family has returned to Canada:
Other records indicate that
Charles Ambrose was born on March 10, 1894. I haven't located a birth record.
Marion Teresa (who's birth record only indicates "Marion") is born in Hamilton on April 28, 1896.
Samuel is an Electrician on the record.
Phyllis Winnifred's birth on December 14, 1897 appears on a birth registry list:
Dorothy Gardiner is born next on October 17, 1899. She died three days before her first birthday on October 14, 1900 of Tuberculosis.
In 1901, the family is living at
16 MacCauley Street West in the North End of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (verified by
Dorothy's death registration). We find
Samuel, his job listed again as a Lineman,
Teresa,
Frederick,
Hilda,
Catharine,
Amy,
Charles,
Marion and
Phyllis on the Canadian Census.
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| 16 MacCauley Street West, Hamilton (image via Google Maps) |
Veronica Clare is born on December 29, 1902 (and I would suggest that as four of their nine children were born the week around Christmas that Samuel and Teresa celebrated their anniversaries the traditional way.)
Samuel died on April 23, 1914, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 54, and was buried in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The cause of death was
Tabes Dorsalis.
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| Obituary (image via Hamilton Spectator) |
Teresa died on January 17, 1921, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 59, and was buried in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. At this time the family was living at
446 Herkimer Street.
Several of the siblings were still living together after
Teresa's death on the 1921 Canadian Census at
446 Herkimer Street in Hamilton. We find
Frederick,
Hilda,
Amy and
Marion caring for their youngest sibling,
Vera, who is around 11 at the time of the census.
Frederick inherits the house and eventually lives there with his own family.
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| 446 Herkimer Street, Hamilton, Ontario (image via Google Maps) |
Charles Ambrose Gardiner
Charles Ambrose (Charlie) Gardiner married Maud Alice Prater on January 3, 1923, daughter of John Prater and Jane (nee Lathrap). Maude was born May 13, 1892. She died on July 18, 1937. After Maude's death, Charlie remarried to Gladys Dixon. She was born in 1893 and died in 1974. Charlie outlived both of his wives, and retired from his position at the Canadian Pacific Railway. He died at the age of 95 on April 15, 1988, in Toronto, Ontario and is buried in the same plot at
Park Lawn Cemetery in Toronto, Ontario (although his burial is not noted on the stone. He had no children with either of his wives.
Amy Helena, Marion Teresa and Veronica Clare
Amy Helena, Marion Teresa and Veronica Clare (Vera) Gardiner never married.
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| Marion Gardiner |
There is a record of
Amy and
Marion's border crossing in 1924 (possibly when they moved to the USA) suggesting they'll be visiting sister
Catharine (who was married and living in the US at the time).
A newspaper account of
Catharine's death in 1928 suggests that she was living with one of her sisters at the time - likely either
Amy or
Marion (or possibly both).
Amy and
Marion are found rooming together on the
1930 American Census in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. Amy is a housekeeper and Marion is a proofreader at a printing plant.
Marion lived with her youngest sister
Vera (who also never married) in the Niagara area of Ontario. In 1965, according to an electoral record, they were living at 4638 Fourth Avenue.
Amy's death date is currently unknown, but it is believed that she died before 1960.
Marion died in January 1981.
Vera was the last surviving sibling. She died on November 2, 1994, in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The three are
buried together in Fairview Cemetery in Niagara Falls in Section: R, Plot: 0179, Grave: 3.
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| 4638 Fourth Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario (image via Google Maps) |
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Hi this is my part of my family my last name was Gardiner.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Are you in Hamilton?
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