Robert G Gardner (1811 - 1892)

Born 1811 in Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Crothall) Gardner — married 8 Apr 1833 in Aldington, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1892 at about age 81 in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Robert Gardner was born in Aldington, Kent, England.

Robert Gardner was born in Aldington, Kent, England about 1811. He was christened 17 Feb 1811 at Aldington. He was the son of Stephen Gardner and Mary^[1]

Robert married Ann Crothall in Aldington, Kent, England in 1833^[2][3]

In the 1841 Census of England and Wales taken on 6 Jun 1841, Robert is living in Church Street Court Lodge, Aldington, Kent, England with wife Ann and children Mary, 8, Stephen, 2 and infant Ann. His occupation is listed as Labourer.^[4]

Ann and Robert immigrated to Australia on the ship the Lalla Rookh from Gravesend as Bounty Immigrants and arrived in Sydney on 26 December 1841.^[5] On the immigration record, Robert is listed as a Farmer and Ann a Farm Servant. They arrived with children Mary (8), Stephen (3) and Ann (7 months). Robert is listed as being able to both read and write but Ann cannot read or write.

Robert and Ann settled to farming at Nowra Hill on Currambene Creek in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales and had 7 more children in the colony.

He was reported to have paid £390 in 1861 for 78 acres in the Shoalhaven before 1861, so likely to have found success after arriving in the colony.^[6]

Robert died on 26 October 1892, aged 81 and is buried in the General Church of England Cemetery, Nowra with his wife Ann.^[7] Probate was granted to son John, also a farmer at Nowra Hill.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1C5-JZZ : 11 February 2018, Robert Gardener, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,736,521.
2. ↑ Aldington Kent Marriages ALDINGTON, Kent Marriages 1681-1837:439 1833 08 Apr GARDNER Robert Aldington CROTHALL Ann Aldington B Hyder Edward, Butcher Charles
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN85-75G : 10 February 2018), Robert Gardner and Ann Crothall, 08 Apr 1833; citing Aldington, Kent, England, reference pg.38 no.114, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,785,906.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ23-M4N : 12 December 2017), Robert Gardner, Aldington, Kent, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ NRS5316/4_4782/Lalla Rookh_26 Dec 1841/Rookh_26 Dec 1841/4_478200080.jpg&No=2
6. ↑ "SHOALHAVEN MUNICIPALITY V. ALEXANDER BERRY." Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 - 1950) 12 March 1861: 4. Web. 26 Nov 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132224363>.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #152917270

• NRS5316/4_4782/Lalla Rookh_26 Dec 1841/ from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4782/Lalla%20Rookh_26%20Dec%201841/4_478200080.jpg&No=2
• "PROBATE JURISDICTION." New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) 3 March 1893: 1831. Web. 13 Nov 2021 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221707210>.
• "VOLUNTEER RIFLE PRACTICE. PICNIC OF No. 6 COMPANY." The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 3 September 1861: 5. Web. 26 Nov 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13063880>.