William Samuel Gardener was born between 1819 and 1837 in Oxfordshire, England. [3, 4, 5]
Thankfully he survived the cholera outbreaks in England. A two-year outbreak began in England and Wales in 1848, and claimed 52,000 lives. [1] In 1849, cholera claimed 5,308 lives in the major port city of Liverpool, England, an embarkation point for immigrants to North America, and 1,834 in Hull, England. [2]
Family
A son, Charles, was born in 1856 to William and Emma. Sadly he passed away around October 1857.
Marriage
William Samuel Gardener married Emma Harper in Oxford, St Clement, Oxfordshire, England, on September 4, 1859, when he was around 24 years old and she was around 30. [7]
Family
Daughter Emily Matilda (my great-great-grandmother) was born in 1859 and son William S was born in 1860, both in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
At the 1861 Census, William and Emma are living at 16 Dovers Row in the civil parish of Cowley, in Oxford, St Clement, Oxfordshire, with children William S. and Emma (Emily), and Mary Ann Pimm and Jane Pimm from Emma's first marriage.
Marriage
William Samuel Gardener married Emma Harper in Oxford, St Clement, Oxfordshire, England, on September 4, 1859, when he was around 24 years old and she was around 30. [7]
Family
Daughter Emily Matilda (my great-great-grandmother) was born in 1859 and son William S was born in 1860, both in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
At the 1861 Census, William and Emma are living at 16 Dovers Row in the civil parish of Cowley, in Oxford, St Clement, Oxfordshire, with children William S. and Emma (Emily), and Mary Ann Pimm and Jane Pimm from Emma's first marriage.
That same year Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, died suddenly. It was also a time when the railroad industry swiftly expanded in England.
Son James A. was born in 1865 and son Walter Edward [6] was born in 1866, both in Oxfordshire, England.
In 1871 William and Emma lived in Oxford, Oxfordshire with children William S., Emma, James, and Walter. William worked as a labourer so it's hard to say whether he may have enjoyed additional days off from work, thanks to Sir John Lubbock’s bill that sanctioned government-sponsored bank holidays.
The 1881 Census shows William and Emma living at 16 Dovers Row in the civil parish of Cowley, in Oxford, St Clement, Oxfordshire, with children James and Walter, and 4 year old Ernest J. Pimm.
DeathWilliam Samuel Gardener died on December 11, 1882, when he was 47 years old.
He is shown as being deceased when Emily Matilda married Arthur Harry Pym in 1900 (her second marriage).
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Sources:
1. Cholera's seven pandemics Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, cbc.ca, December 2, 2008.
2. Charles E. Rosenberg (1987). The cholera years: the United States in 1832, 1849 and 1866. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-72677-9.
3. 1861 England Census
4. 1871 England Census
5. 1881 England Census
6. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
7. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930
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