Robert married Mary Sophia HAWKINS on 19 Dec 1871 in Simcoe County, Ontario. Mary (daughter of James HAWKINS and Lucy UNKNOWN) was born in Feb 1849 in Chinguachousy, Ontario; died after 1911 in Macdonald, Manitoba. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1851 Pickering Township, Durham County, Canada West (Ontario) census
Name: Wm Gardenier
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Whitby
Province: Canada West (Ontario)
District: Ontario County
District Number: 26
Sub-District: Pickering
Sub-District Number: 245
Page: 181
Line: 37
Roll: C_11742
Schedule: A
{Additional notation is regarding the several other "Gardinier" family surnames on this page of the census. This includes a Thomas Gardinier, age 50, shoemaker, born in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada (UC). His wife is Deborah and there are no children enumerated. All of these Gardiniers were Methodists. Prince Edward County is on the east end of Lake Ontario located east to west back towards Toronto: Prince Edward>Northumberland>Durham>Ontario>York County et al }

NOTE 2./ 1861 Nottawasaga Twp, Simcoe <>

DIV PG LN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE
2 58 23 Gardner W.F. 43
2 58 24 Gardner Susan 40
2 58 25 Gardner Maria 19
2 58 26 Gardner Isaac 17
2 58 27 Gardner Serepta 15
2 58 28 Gardner Robert 13
2 58 29 Gardner Emilie 11
2 58 30 Gardner David 9
2 58 31 Gardner Rachel 7
2 58 32 Gardner Elizabeth 5
2 58 33 Gardner Amanda 3

NOTE 3./ 1881 Census Place: Melancthon, Grey East, Ontario, Canada : Source: FHL Film 1375897 NAC C-13261 Dist 155 SubDist E Div 1 Page 42 Family 209

Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
William GARDENER M M 63 English Ontario
Occ: Farmer Religion: I E Methodist
Agnes GARDENER F M 35 English Ontario
Religion: I E Methodist
Araminta GARDENER F 14 English Ontario
Religion: I E Methodist
Margret GARDENER F 11 English Ontario
Religion: I E Methodist
William GARDENER M 6 English Ontario
Religion: I E Methodist
Martha GARDENER F <1 English Ontario
Religion: I E Methodist Born: Sep; 7/12

Name: Gardener, WilliamSex: MAge: 63Place of Birth: OntarioReligion: I. Meth. E.Ethnic Origin: EnglishOccupation: FarmerProvince: OntarioDistrict: Grey East (155)Sub-district: Melancthon (E)Page: 42Microfilm: C-13261Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada

NOTE 4./ Emigration between 1876-1880, from Manvers, Durham East, Ont. to Melancthon, Grey East, Ontario determined from the children's Registration records. First from marriage record of son, WF (William) Gardiner to Charlotte Dunn on April 20, 1898. Note birth location of Bethany, Port Hope (Durham-Northumberland)

Name: W F Gardiner
Birth Place: Bethany Port Hope
Age: 22
Father Name: William Gardiner
Mother Name: Agnes Gardiner
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
Spouse Name: Charlotte Dunn
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse Birth Place: London Ontario
Spouse Father Name: Rebecca Dunn
Spouse Mother Name : William Dunn

Add into this relocation hypothesis, the Birth Registration for next in line child born, Martha Jane Gardiner:
Name: Martha Jane Gardiner
Date of Birth: 7 Sep 1880
Gender: Female
Birth County: Melancthon, Grey County, Ontario
Father's name: William Gardiner
Mother's name: Agnes Sisson
Roll Number: MS929_43

Note only do these two comparisons range the Gardiner family move across four Ontario counties, but also provide the second reference to William Gardiners wife's maiden name of Sisson. This is the second of those.
Name: Lodicea Gardiner
Date of Birth: 11 Oct 1872
Gender: Female
Location: Northumberland & Durham County, Ontario
Father's name: William Fitch Gardiner
Mother's name: Agnes Sisson
Roll Number: MS929_7

William married Susan DENNY about 1839 in Whitby, Welland, Ontario. Susan was born in 1823 in England; died before 02 Jul 1866 in Nottawasaga Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Lucy UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Hallowell, Prince Edward, Ontario

David married Rachel Ladner GOLDSMITH on 28 Apr 1800 in St Paul'S Church, Fredericksburgh Twp, Lennox And Addington, Ontario. Rachel (daughter of Captain Thomas GOLDSMITH and Ascenath CONGER) was born on 30 Nov 1784 in Piscataway, Union, County, New Jersey; died on 17 Oct 1861 in Hallowell, Prince Edward County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]