John Gardner (1776 - abt. 1846)

Born 1776 in Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Waters) Gardner — married 16 Nov 1802 in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England

Descendants

Died about 1846 at about age 70 in Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John Gardner (1776-1846) a farmer in Wroxton married Elizabeth Waters (1781-1846) in 1802 in Bloxham, less than 5 miles from Wroxton. ^[1] They appear together in the 1841 census, John (age 65), and Elizabeth (age 60) with 3 of their children. ^[2]

John passed away between 1841 and 1851.^[3]

Children of John and Elizabeth Gardner:

Elizabeth Gardner (1804 Wroxton -) (in 1841 census with parents) married Richard Thompson. They had one son, William, and lived on the family farm. ^{[4] [5]}

William Gardner (1805 Wroxton-) the eldest son, appears to has taken over his father's farm by 1851.

Richard Gardner (1807 Wroxton - 1878) emigrated to Michigan. He was successful and raised a large family. Knowledge of his parentage comes from being James Gardner's brother.

Sarah Gardner (1815 Wroxton-1898) ^[6] Sarah married John Belcher. They lived in Thenford, Northamptonshire. Confirmation that she is of this family comes from the 1881 census for Thenford, when her sister Elizabeth Thompson, is living with her.^[7]

James Gardner, (1817 Wroxton - 1891) ^[8] followed his brother Richard and emigrated to Michigan.

Job Gardner (1820 Wroxton -) ^[9] stayed on the family farm. (1841, 1851, and 1861 censuses)

Research Note on Other Children
There are probably other children born between 1807 and 1813. The familysearch records for Balscott with Wroxton begin in 1813. By the 1841 census they would be 'out of the nest'. Possible son:

John Gardner, b 1812-3, Wroxton, Farmer 70 acres, married 2 children^[10]

Familysearch tree for John^[11] lists 8 children with christening in Wroxton with Balscote entered by mferrierwatson1 in 2021:

Elizabeth, 28 Sep 1803

William, 31 Mar 1805

Richard, 26 July 1807

Jane, 30 July 1809

John, 22 Nov 1812

Sarah, 24 Mar 1815

James, 17 Nov 1817

Job, 16 Jul 1820

Records for the Sarah, James and Job were attached by familysearch.

Probable Parents of John Gardner
John Gardner christened 13 February 1776, son of William and Kitty Ann Gardner, Adderbury, Oxfordshire. Adderbury is near Bloxham and less than 5 miles from Wroxton. William and Kitty Ann had 7 children between 1771 and 1782. ^[12] This suggests a 1770 marriage. Searching through the film of Addurbury Parish records: William Gardner married Kitty Ann Bollon 31 Oct 1770 by license.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ England Marriages, 1538-1973, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLM8-7HZ : 13 March 2020)
   John Gardner married Elizabeth Waters, 16 Nov 1802, Bloxham, Oxfordshire
2. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1841. Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England.(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7QD-K9F : 25 May 2019)
   John Gardner, 65, b 1772-1776, Oxfordshire,
   Elizabeth Gardner, 60, b 1777-1781, Oxfordshire,
   Elizabeth Gardner, 35, 1802-1806, Oxfordshire,
   William Gardner, 35, 1802-1806, Oxfordshire,
   Job Gardner, 20, 1817-1821, Oxfordshire
3. ↑ John does not appear in the 1851 census. England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-20 lists the passing of several John Gardners in the Banbury, Oxfordshire area which includes Wroxton, beetween 1841 and 1851, for example (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JMD-HFV : 31 December 2014)
4. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851, Wroxton, Oxfordshire (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG1Z-M72 : 11 September 2019)
   Richard Thompson, head, 46, Wroxton, Ag lab,
   Elizabeth Thompson, wife, 47, Wroxton,
   William Thompson, son, 7, Wroxton,
   William Gardner, brother-in-law, 46, Wroxton, farmer 50 acres,
   Job Gardner, brother-in-law, 30, Wroxton, Ag Lab.
5. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1861, Wroxton, Oxfordshire(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7LN-ZBM : 3 March 2021)
   Richard Thompson, head, 55, Wroxton,
   Elizabeth Thompson, wife, 56, Wroxton,
   William Thompson, son, 18, Wroxton,
   Job Gardner, brother-in-law, 40, Wroxton
6. ↑ England, Oxfordshire Parish Registers, 1538 - 1904 for Wroxton with Bascott, Oxfordshire, England (image)(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W1HQ-383Z : 1 November 2019)
   Sarah Gardner, baptized 24 Mar 1815, Wroxton, daughter of John Gardner, farmer, and Elizabeth.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27C-MB14 : 11 December 2017) Thenford, Northamptonshire, England. Residence Note Green End. Sarah Belcher, 66, b Wroxton, Oxfordshire, Widow, Annuitant. Elizabeth R Belcher, daughter, 38 b Thenford, Northamptonshire, Single, Annuitant House Keeper. Elizabeth Thompson, sister, 77 b Wroxton, Oxfordshire, Widow, Annuitant.
8. ↑ England, Oxfordshire Parish Registers, 1538 - 1904 for Wroxton with Bascott, Oxfordshire, England (image)(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W1ZB-Z52M : 2 November 2019)
   James Gardner baptized 17 Nov 1817, Wroxton, son of John Gardner, farmer, and Elizabeth.
9. ↑ England births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWVV-XR4 : 19 September 2020)
   Joh. Gardner christened 16 Jul 1820, Balscott, Oxfordshire, son of John Gardner and Elizabeth
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGXK-TSZ : 9 November 2019) Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England. John Gardner, 38 b Wroxton, Oxfordshire, Farmer 70 Ac Emp 2 Lab. Ann E Gardner, wife, b Warmington, Warwickshire. John W Gardner, son, 7 b Wroxton, Oxfordshire, scholar.Harriot Gardner, daughter, 1 b Wroxton, Oxfordshire.
11. ↑ John Gardner FSFTID (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KH66-B7K)
12. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J77G-NQ5 : 18 September 2020) Adderbury, Oxfordshire. Children of William and Kitty Ann. William Gardner 1 Nov 1771. Elizabeth Gardner 8 Feb 1773, James Gardner 5 Dec 1774. John Gardner christened 13 February 1776, Kitty Ann Gardner 28 Feb 1777. Ann Gardner 13 Nov 1781, Salley Gardner 8 Nov 1782.
13. ↑ Familysearch.org. Film # 007904043 image 82 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH9-PSLQ-H?i=81) records of Adderbury, Oxfordshire 1770, NOT indexed in familysearch database.