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About Our GARDNER Branch

My husband, John Monkman, is a descendant of a William Gardner, his great great grandfather, who was born about 1841 in Wheelton, Lancashire, England. He was married to Mary Ann Manley, and together they had at least two children, one of whom was John’s great grandfather, Samuel. You will find his Gardner family tree by clicking above.

Samuel and Elizabeth (nee Bubbins) both emigrated to Canada, but separately. Elizabeth and their 3 sons, William, Herbert and Arthur, arrived in 1908. Samuel came earlier, but we’re not sure exactly when. Herbert & Mary (nee Davey) had three daughters, one of which is John’s mother, Elyce Mary Gardner, the eldest. She married James Herbert Monkman, but they were later divorced. She remarried to James Brinkman.

John’s maternal grandparents, Herbert & Mary Gardner played a major role in his life and that of his siblings, in the absence of a father. For a few years, they lived with their grandparents at 44 Bowie Avenue, in Toronto. His grandparents also owned a cottage in Baysville, Ontario, on the Muskoka River, and John has many wonderful memories of spending his summers there as boy.

	ç left photo John’s grandfather, Herb Gardner – WWI soldier Right photo: è John’s grandmother, Mary Jane Davey, with John, their first grandchild (summer 1943)
	50^th Wedding Anniversary (1970) ç with 3 daughters (l to r) Gail, Audrey, Elyce. è Herb & Mary John’s “Gram & Pop”
Above: John’s Mom, Elyce, cir 1925		Above: John’s Uncle Art, at Pop’s Baysville Cottage (cir 1966)

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