John James Gardiner

M, #26221, b. 1870, d. 6 Jan 1946
Father*James Gardiner1 b. 1847, d. 22 Dec 1923
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Church1 b. 1849, d. 1 Apr 1920
Probate (Will)* 376/197. John J Gardiner, Residence: Berwick, Occupation: Retired Civil Engineer; date of grant: 13 March 1946; date of death: 06 January 1946.2 
Birth*1870 Harkaway, VIC, Australia, #B13931/1870 - as GARDENER.3 
Marriage*1903 Spouse: Matilda Ann McCann. VIC, Australia, #M4934/1903.4
 
Death*6 Jan 1946 Dandenong, VIC, Australia, #D16579/1946 (Age 75) [par James GARDINER & Mary CHURCH].5 
Death-Notice*7 Jan 1946 GARDINER.—On January 6, at Dandenong, Councillor John James Gardiner, of Brisbane street, Berwick, the dearly beloved husband of M. A. (Moya), aged 75 years.
—Requiescat in pace.
GARDINER.—On January 6, at the Dandenong and District Hospital, John James, beloved eldest son of the late James and Mary Gardiner, of Berwick, and loved brother of Millie (Mrs. Sibert, deceased), Mary (Mrs. Marsh, Brisbane), George, Arthur (deceased), Albert, Ernest, Edith and Clarence.
GARDINER.—Requiem Mass for the repose at the soul of the late Councillor JOHN JAMES GARDINER, of Brisbane street, Berwick, will be celebrated at St. Michael's Church, Berwick, TOMORROW (Tuesday, January 8), at 10 a.m., and the Funeral will leave the church at conclusion of the Mass for the Berwick Cemetery.
W. J. GARNAR & SON, Funeral Directors. Phone Dandenong 308.6 

Grave

  • 3-586-A, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, Gardiner John James 1870-1946 hus/ Matilda Ann, f/ Peter, Gerard, Lorna
    Gardiner Matilda Ann 1966 96     wife/ John James, mother/ Peter, Gerard, Lorna
    Gardiner Gerard Gordon      1913 4     son/ John James & Matilda Ann               
    Gardiner Peter no dates infant son/ John James & Matilda Ann
    Comeadow Lorna Mary (-Gardiner) 1939 27 dau/ John James & Matilda Ann7

Newspaper-Articles

  • 29 Jul 1937: Building operations in Berwick are still progressive. Mrs. Lockie has gone into her newly completed residence, in Harkaway road; and Cr. Gardiner is erecting a brick residence in Brisbane street. The work is being carried out by his brother, Mr. A. C. Gardiner.
    Mr. Allan T. Hill has taken over the business of Mr. A. C. Gardiner, builder and timber merchant, in Clyde road. Albert Charles Gardiner8
  • 9 Jan 1946: Extraordinary Election At Berwick
    TO FILL the vacancy caused by the death of the late Cr. J. J. Gardiner an extraordinary election-will be held in the Berwick Riding of the Shire of Berwick on Saturday, February 2nd. Nominations close on Thursday, January 17th.9
  • 9 Jan 1946: Cr. J. J. Gardiner Of Berwick Passes On. LEADING CITIZEN WIDELY MOURNED
    A PAST PRESIDENT of the Berwick Shire and a popular and valued member of the Berwick Council for many years, Cr. John James Gardiner, of Brisbane St., Berwick, passed away at the Dandenong Hospital last Sunday at the age of 75 years. The Berwick district is poorer for the passing of a sterling citizen who was always actuated by a high sense of public duty.
    JOHN GARDINER hadn’t an enemy in the district, and his friends were legion. The reason was not hard to seek, for John, despite his 75 years, was young in spirit, loved sport and was never one to shirk responsibility when there was a job to be done or a helping hand to be lent. Kindly, straightforward and considerate in all things, he is going to be greatly missed from the life of Berwick.
    The eldest son of the late James and Mary Gardiner, amongst the earliest residents of Berwick, deceased was a shire engineer in N.S.W. and Queensland for many years, but on his retirement he returned to make his home at Berwick about the year 1935. In June, 1937, he was elected to the Berwick Council in place of Cr. A. McKinnon and he remained a valued member of the council up till the time of his death, being elected shire president a few years ago. In New South Wales he was a J.P.
    Deceased was a returned soldier of two wars, having fought in the Boer War and in the Great War of 1914-18. During the recent war he was a keen “air spotter.” Keenly interested in sport, particularly in cricket and football, he was president of both the Berwick F.C. and the Berwick Cricket Club, and was a loyal supporter of both. It was while attending the football grand final in Melbourne that he caught the chill which probably hastened the end. In him the Infant Welfare Movement had a strong supporter, and the Berwick Bush Fire Brigade, of which he was President found him a keen and active member. It was not so long ago that he and others set out to plant trees to beautify Berwick streets—typical of his public-spiritedness.
    His untimely end was a great shock, particularly to his council colleagues, and almost every councillor attended the funeral at Berwick yesterday—the largest seen there for many a day. Requiem Mass was first celebrated by Fr. O’Sullivan at St. Michael’s, Berwick, after which the remains were interred in the family grave at the Berwick Cemetery.
    The casket was covered by the Union Jack in honor of deceased’s war service, and the pall was carried by Crs. C. F. Greaves, A. G. Robinson, J. G.Dore, M. Bourke, J. Fallon, J. Richardson, T. Houlihan and J. C. Anderson, Mr. J. J. Ahern (Shire Secretary) and Mr. Claud Harris (Secretary Berwick R.S.L.)
    The sympathy of all goes out to Mrs. Gardiner in the loss of a wonderful husband and help-mate, and to deceased’s brothers and sisters.
    Rev. Fr. O’Sullivan offered up prayers at the graveside and Mr. C. Harris read the R.S.L. Service. Funeral arrangements were in the hands of W. J. Garnar and Son.10
  • 7 Jun 2023: 20 YEARS TO 2003
    There was not a spare parking spot in Brisbane Street as people turned out in their hundreds to watch one of Berwick’s most coveted homes sell at auction for a record $980,000. The sale made 70 Brisbane Street the most expensive house in the already booming suburb. Managing director of Barry Plant Doherty in Berwick, Paul Dabb, estimated more than 400 people turned up for the auction. There were five serious bidders - one over the phone from England and another from Brisbane. The property, Claremont, has 45 squares of living area and dates back to the late 1920s when it was built by Shire of Berwick engineer James Gardiner. It was bought by a Narre Warren East family, who were eagerly waiting to move in.11,12

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  2. [S35] Probate Records, PROV (Public Record Office Victoria), 376/197. John J Gardiner, Residence: Berwick, Occupation: Retired Civil Engineer; date of grant: 13 March 1946; date of death: 06 January 1946
    VPRS 28/P0003, 376/197; VPRS 7591/P0002, 376/197.
  3. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  4. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D16579/1946 - born HARKAWAY."
  6. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 7 Jan 1946, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22220883
    The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 7 Jan 1946, p13
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22220883
  7. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    3-586-A Gardiner John G. M 75 8/01/1946 1169
    3-586-A Gardiner Matholia Ann F     96 24/08/1966 1551
    3-586-A Gardiner Gerard      M 2920
    3-586-A Gardiner Lorna F 2921
    3-586-B Gardiner 4 1/07/1939 1028
    3-586-B Comeadow 0 28/11/1938 1006
    3-586-B Comeadow F 27 1/02/1939 1010
    bw1506/07.
  8. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Thu 29 Jul 1937, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/200680807
  9. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 9 Jan 1946, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214791910
  10. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 9 Jan 1946, p1
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214791909
  11. [S18] Newspaper - Pakenham Gazette (Vic.), 7 Jun 2023, p20.
  12. [S346] Website realestate.com.au (https://www.realestate.com.au/property/) "further sales: $980,000 (May 2003); $1,375,000 (Apr 2007); $1,800,000 (Mar 2017)."
Last Edited7 Jun 2023

Albert Charles Gardiner

M, #26227, b. 1884, d. 1961
Father*James Gardiner1 b. 1847, d. 22 Dec 1923
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Church1 b. 1849, d. 1 Apr 1920
Birth*1884 Berwick, VIC, Australia, #B22450/1884.1 
Marriage*1909 Spouse: Ruth Sherriff. VIC, Australia, #M9464/1909, Albt Chas GARDINER & Ruth SHERRIFF.2
 
Land-Note*1925 A C Labourer. Lot 3 pt 4.5 Sec 13 House N20.3 
Residence*Mar 1939 Epping, VIC, Australia, lived in Epping at the time of their daughter's death.4 
Death*1961 Melbourne South, VIC, Australia, #D11484/1961 (Age 76) (par James GARDINER & Mary Elizabeth CHURCH) - as Albert Charles GARDINER, Death registered at Melbourne South, Australia.5 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1924Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: labourer. With Ruth Gardiner.6
bt 1931 - 1936Clyde Road, Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: carpenter. With Ruth Gardiner.7,8
bt 1942 - 1954Wood Street, Beaconsfield, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: carpenter.9,10

Grave

  • 4-351-B, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, Albert Charles Gardiner 1884-1961 - our father11

Family

 Ruth Sherriff b. 1892
Children 1.Frederick Albert Gardiner16 b. 23 May 1910, d. 29 Jun 1929
 2.Marjorie Lillian Gardiner17 b. 9 Aug 1912, d. 17 Mar 1939
 3.Eric John Gardiner18 b. 9 May 1916
 4.Graham George Gardiner19 b. 11 Sep 1918, d. 22 Jul 2008

Newspaper-Articles

  • 18 Apr 1929: BERWICK. Mr. A. Miller, who for many years has conducted a timber yard and building business at Berwick, has sold out to Mr. A. C. Gardiner. Mr. Miller held a clearing sale on Friday last, and Mr. J. Sturken was the auctioneer. Alexander Miller12
  • 14 Jun 1934: Mr. J. S. Loveridge, who recently purchased a building for removal from Mrs. Richardson, Clyde road, has had it re-erected and re-modelled on a site facing Peel street, opposite the State school. The newly-erected building is up-to-date, and is the work of Mr. A. C. Gardiner, a local builder. James Shillingford Loveridge13
  • 29 Jul 1937: Building operations in Berwick are still progressive. Mrs. Lockie has gone into her newly completed residence, in Harkaway road; and Cr. Gardiner is erecting a brick residence in Brisbane street. The work is being carried out by his brother, Mr. A. C. Gardiner.
    Mr. Allan T. Hill has taken over the business of Mr. A. C. Gardiner, builder and timber merchant, in Clyde road. John James Gardiner14
  • 21 Feb 1940: Berwick. SEVERAL new buildings are in course of erection in Berwick. Mr A. C. Gardiner, builder (formerly of Berwick) is erecting a house in Wilson Street, and Mr Hill, a local builder, is erecting a residence, also in Wilson Street, for Mr L. W. Anderson. Mr Patterson has almost completed a house facing the Princes Highway. Miss Forbes has built a cottage on Clyde Road, and Mr Jesson is building in Reserve Street.15

Citations

  1. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M9464/1909, Albt Chas GARDINER & Ruth SHERRIFF."
  3. [S66] Berwick Shire Rates, 1870-1965.
  4. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Mon 20 Mar 1939, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12109309
  5. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D11484/1961 (Age 76) (par James GARDINER & Mary Elizabeth CHURCH) - as Albert Charles GARDINER, Death registered at Melbourne South, Australia."
  6. [S124] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1924.
  7. [S131] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1931.
  8. [S136] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1936.
  9. [S142] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1942.
  10. [S154] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1954.
  11. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    4-351-B Gardiner Albert Charles M 76 6/02/1961 1436
    Albert Charles Gardiner 1884-1961 our father bw0892.
  12. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Thu 18 Apr 1929, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201027020
  13. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Thu 14 Jun 1934, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/213863170
  14. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Thu 29 Jul 1937, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/200680807
  15. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 21 Feb 1940, p18
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216059906
  16. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B8719/1910 (par Albt Chas GARDINER & Ruth SHERRIFF) - as Fredk Albt GARDINER, Birth registered at Berwick, Vic, Australia."
  17. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B17713/1912 (par Albt Chas GARDINER & Ruth SHERRIFF) - as Marjorie Lillian GARDINER, Birth registered at Berwick, Vic, Australia."
  18. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B9306/1916 (par Albt Chas GARDINER & Ruth SHERRIFF) - as Eric Jno GARDINER, Birth registered at Berwick, Vic, Australia."
  19. [S26] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Births) (online) "#B16916/1918 (par Albt Chas GARDINER & Ruth SHERRIFF) - as Graham Geo GARDINER, Birth registered at Berwick, Vic, Australia."
Last Edited13 Aug 2022

Matilda Ann McCann

F, #26232, b. 1870, d. 1966
Married NameGardiner.1 
Birth*1870 Ballarat, VIC, Australia. 
Marriage*1903 Spouse: John James Gardiner. VIC, Australia, #M4934/1903.2
 
Widow6 Jan 1946Matilda Ann McCann became a widow upon the death of her husband John James Gardiner.3 
Death*1966 Camberwell, VIC, Australia, #D18814/1966 (Age 96) [par Henry McCANN & Mary CONSIDINE].4 

Grave

  • 3-586-A, Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, VIC, Australia, Gardiner John James 1870-1946 hus/ Matilda Ann, f/ Peter, Gerard, Lorna
    Gardiner Matilda Ann 1966 96     wife/ John James, mother/ Peter, Gerard, Lorna
    Gardiner Gerard Gordon      1913 4     son/ John James & Matilda Ann               
    Gardiner Peter no dates infant son/ John James & Matilda Ann
    Comeadow Lorna Mary (-Gardiner) 1939 27 dau/ John James & Matilda Ann5

Citations

  1. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online).
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online).
  3. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D16579/1946 - born HARKAWAY."
  4. [S28] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Deaths) (online) "#D18814/1966 - born Ballarat."
  5. [S44] Index of burials in the cemetery of Berwick,
    3-586-A Gardiner John G. M 75 8/01/1946 1169
    3-586-A Gardiner Matholia Ann F     96 24/08/1966 1551
    3-586-A Gardiner Gerard      M 2920
    3-586-A Gardiner Lorna F 2921
    3-586-B Gardiner 4 1/07/1939 1028
    3-586-B Comeadow 0 28/11/1938 1006
    3-586-B Comeadow F 27 1/02/1939 1010
    bw1506/07.
Last Edited8 Jun 2022
 

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