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Hello there,
I am trying to find more information on my recently departed Gran's family.
I have numerous Gardners that keep appearing, My gran however started out a Gardner but was adopted by Mcivers
I have: Alexander Gardner a van driver Born 10th Oct 1863 he married Mary Hastie Gardner 1885
Margeret Allan Gardner 1898 c not their daughter but I now know this was my grans real mother who gave her up for adoption.
Marion Gardner unknown
Phyliss Dickson maiden name Gilchrist whom I believ is still alive and would be my grans real sister
James Gilchrist
Miss B Gilchrist
Dennistoun and also Stirling seem to be cropping up a lot. Most def the Glasgow area.
I am not sure how the Gardners all fit in? Any help would be fantastic :)

Do you have your gran's birth certificate. Are the names of her birth parents given?

Also, what was your grans birth name?

ALEXANDER GARDINER

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Event(s):
Birth: 10 OCT 1863 Cadder, Lanark, Scotland


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Parents:
Father: ROBERT GARDINER Family
Mother: HELEN DAVIDSON

I assume this is the Alexander Gardiner that you have. What is his relationship to your gran?

These are siblings to the above Alexander

WILLIAM GARDINER

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Event(s):
Birth: 11 JUN 1857 Cadder, Lanark, Scotland

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Parents:
Father: ROBERT GARDINER Family
Mother: HELEN DAVIDSON

AND

ANDREW GARDINER
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Event(s):
Birth: 22 JAN 1855 Cadder, Lanark, Scotland

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Parents:
Father: ROBERT GARDINER Family
Mother: HELEN DAVIDSON

This is the above family in the 1861 census:

Name: Robert Gardiner
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Helen
Gender: Male
Where born: Kirknewton, Edinburgh
Registration Number: 626/1
Registration district: Cadder Western District
Civil Parish: Cadder
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Little Hill
Occupation: Farmer Of 19 Acres
ED: 5
Household schedule number: 57
Line: 1
Roll: CSSCT1861_93
Household Members: Name Age
Daniel Brown 22 (Servant)
Margaret Brown 25 (Servant)
Stephen Davidson 60 (retired farmer)
Andrew Gardiner 6
Helen Gardiner 43 (wife)
James Gardiner 13
Robert Gardiner 44
Robert Gardiner 8
William Gardiner 2

Hello,
Thank you for your replies. I just wnated to clarify on the spelling? As the there is no 'i' in the Gardner it is just Gardner.
Thank you

In my experience dont get too carried away with the 'i' or 'e' thing. I have found my Grt GF with and without the 'i' (he shouldnt have one). And also changing between his first and second name on Census'. Remember that the people who filled in the census forms may have just guessed at the spellings of their lodgers/servants, also if you are going by transcribed data errors are common.

Gerry GARDNER

Thank you for that information :)

My gran's name at birth was Peggy Allan Gardner.
It wasnt until 1931 she was adopted although I belive they had her from birth so I am not sure why they didnt adopt sooner.