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Hi greyghost and Maddie,

Thank you so much, it conforms that Thomas is John Thomas.

greyghost Thank you for sending the copies of his papers received with Thanks :-D

All the best

Wendy :-D :-D :-D

Enlisted 1899. Served 8 years with the Colours and transferred to Reserves 1907. Discharged October 1911. Served in Sierra Leone twice - time counted double for pension - must have been a tough posting. Will try to send documents by email not through GR - 4 pages.

Father James Gardner Stoke Brune
Wife Jane Stevens married 19.2.1901 Weymouth
Children - Walter George b 13.4.01 Weymouth baptism recorded as 13.7.01 Weymouth
William Thomas b 30.4 02 Woolwich baptism 9.8.02 Woolwich

Thomas Gardner

in the UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 17.

Name: Thomas Gardner
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1875
Birth Place: Stoke Burne Northampton
Service Start Year: 1899
Regiment: Roy. Regt Of. Artillery (rga)
Regimental Number: 1572/r.G.A
Attestation Paper: Yes

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First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gardner
Birth year 1875
Birth parish Stoke Brune
Birth town Stoke Brune
Birth county Northamptonshire
Birth country England
Service number 1752
Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery
Year 1899
Attestation date 19 Oct 1899
Attestation age years 24
Attestation age months 7
Attestation service number 1752
Attestation corps Royal Garrison Artillery
Discharge corps Royal Garrison Artillery
Document type Attestation
Series Wo 97 - Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913
Archive The National Archives
Archive reference WO 97
Box 4908
Box record number 58

Hi Maddie,

Thank you very much. :-D :-D :-D

Wendy

Walter George
Last name Gardner
Baptism year 1901
Baptism date 14 Jul 1901
Baptism place Weymouth, St Paul
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Father's last name Gardner
Mother's first name(s) Jane
Mother's last name Gardner
County Dorset
Country England
Record set Dorset Baptism Index 1538-1912
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain

Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Hi again Chris,

Just got christening of son William Thomas from that site you mentioned above :
13 July 1902 William Thomas son of Thomas and Jane Gardner of Woodstreet, Wool says Thomas (John Thomas ) was a Private in Royal Garrison Regiment

Wendy

Got marriage date from link on my tree:
England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish
Name John Thomas Gardner
Marriage Jan 1901 Weymouth, Dorset

(not seeing on below)

Dorset, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 (Ancestry)

Chris :)

Thank you Chris, had tried Googling records for Dorset but not knowing where abouts they were could find nothing.

Wendy

http://www.opcdorset.org/WoolFiles/1911Wool.htm

(also coming up google search)

Chris :)

Edits

All Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 (Ancestry)

William Thomas Gardner
13 Jul 1902 Wool
Florence (Thomas) Jane
(occ. Private, Royal Garrison Regiment. Abode, Wood Street, Wool)


Walter George Gardner
14 Jul 1901 Weymouth St Paul
Thomas, Jane
(occ. Labourer. Abode 4 Holly Terrace)

Thank you Dea and Maddie,

That's brilliant. :-D

Wendy

JOHN THOMAS
Last name GARDNER
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1901
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ JOHN THOMAS GARDNER married one of these people
Margaret Brett, Jane Stevens
District Weymouth
District number -
County Dorset
Country England
Volume 5A
Page 478
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain, England

1911
Woodstreet Wool Wareham, Wool, Dorset, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
John Thomas Gardner Head Married Male Brickyard Labourer 37 1874 Stoke Bruerne Northampton
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Jane Gardner Wife Married Female - 37 1874 Coombe Keynes Dorset
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Walter George Gardner Son - Male - 9 1902 Weymouth Dorset
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William Thomas Gardner Son - Male - 8 1903 Wool Dorset
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Elise May Gardner Daughter - Female - 2 1909 Wool Dorset
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Census details
First name(s) John Thomas
Last name Gardner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Sex Male
Occupation Brickyard Labourer
Age 37
Birth year 1874
Birth place Stoke Bruerne Northampton
Marriage year 1901
Years married 10
Address Woodstreet Wool Wareham
Parish Wool
County Dorset
Country England
Archive reference RG14
Registration district Wareham
Registration district number 262
Enumeration district 11
District number 11

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Woodstreet Wool Wareham, Wool, Dorset, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
John Thomas Gardner Head Married Male Brickyard Labourer 37 1874 Stoke Bruerne Northampton
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Jane Gardner Wife Married Female - 37 1874 Coombe Keynes Dorset
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Walter George Gardner Son - Male - 9 1902 Weymouth Dorset
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William Thomas Gardner Son - Male - 8 1903 Wool Dorset
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Elise May Gardner Daughter - Female - 2 1909 Wool Dorset


Married 10 years - 3 children.
Dea x

Hi All,

Could some kind person please look for the Marriage of John Thomas Gardner to Jane Stevens 1901 Dorset and also for them on 1911 census. John Thomas Gardner was born 1873 Stoke Bruerne Northamptonshire.

Thank you for any help given on this.

Wendy