William Dey Garden (1874)

Born 7 Feb 1874 in Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Catharina Magdalena (de Waal) Garden — married 29 May 1914 in Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa

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William Garden was born in Scotland.

Biography

Birth & Baptism

William Dey Garden was born on 7 Feb 1874 in Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland. He is the son of Peter Garden and Jessie Forsyth. His baptism took place on 15 Feb 1874 in Dufftown, Banffshire. His sponsors are listed as Geo. Garden Jr. and Helen Stuart.^[1]

Occupation & Military Service

For a period of 5 years prior to joining the army William was employed as an apprentice tailor, working for his father Peter Garden. He then served in the Royal Engineers Corps as a Sapper from September 1892 to September 1904. He joined in London, England at 18 years and 4 months old. His service number was 27018. He completed two campaigns in South Africa. Once from Oct 1899 - Sept 1902 and again from Mar 1903 - Sept 1904.^[2]

Marriage & Children

William married Catharina Magdalena de Waal on 29 May 1914 in Wolmaransstad, Transvaal, South Africa. He was a bachelor living in Johannesburg at the time of the marriage.^[3]

The children born of this marriage were:^[4] (as per Catharina's death notice submitted by William)

• William Dey Garden (b. 5 Apr 1915)
• Cornelius Johannes Garden (b. 29 Aug 1916)
• Peter Garden (b. 9 Feb 1918)
• Catharina Magdalena Garden (b. 29 Apr 1919)

In December 1923 the family lived at 114 Sixth Avenue, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. His wife Catharina passed away at their home on 10 December 1923. She was 36 years old at the time of her death.^[4]

Physical Description & Other Information

William followed the Roman Catholic faith. He was described as having blue eyes, fair skin and fair hair. He stood at 5 feet 4 inches tall.^[2] In 1923 William was employed as a Telephone Faultman.^[4]

Research Notes

• In William's marriage & military service record's his birth place is listed as Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. However in prior census records his birthplace is listed as Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland.
• In his marriage record his age is listed as 38-years-old, which indicates a birth year of 1876. This conflicts with his baptism records which indicate his birth year as 1874.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Roman Catholic Parish - Baptisms," online database with images, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=scot%2frc%2fbap%2f0156081 : accesssed 14 Oct 2017), baptism of William Garden, 1874; citing The Scottish Catholic Archives. Image available at: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Garden-251.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "British Army Service Records," online database, FindMyPast (https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbm%2fwo97%2f4905%2f560002), military service records for William Dey GARDEN, Royal Engineers; citing Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913. Document available at: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Garden-251.
3. ↑ "Civil registration (marriages, deaths), Transvaal, 1869-1954," online database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91V-Y7PQ-G?i=2087&cat=591980), Film Note: Potchefstroom p. 2929-Zoutpansberg 1914 Barberton-Carolina 1915 > image 2088 of 3075, marriage record for W.D. GARDEN & C.M. de WAAL, 1914, Wolmaransstad: citing National Archives of South Africa.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9G-SSY8-M?cc=2520237&wc=Q6VB-BJN%3A1590242612 : 21 August 2017), 007807274 > image 1614 of 2042, death notice for Catharina Magdalena Garden; citing Master of the High Court, Pretoria.