Alan Coulston Gardner JP (1846 - 1907)

Born 1846 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Nora Beatrice (Blyth) Gardner — married 29 Apr 1885 in Strand, London, England

Died 25 Dec 1907 at about age 61 in Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain

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Biography

Alan Gardner JP is Notable.

Alan was born in 1846. He was the son of Alan Gardner and Julia Fortescue.

Alan passed Staff College in 1872.

He served in the 11th Hussars and the 14th King's Hussars. He was involved in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, and was present at the Battle of Isandlwana where he was one of only 5 British officers to survive. At the Battle of Hlobane Mountain his horse was killed, and at the Battle of Kambula he was severely wounded. He was mentioned in despatches twice and received the medal with clasp for services during the Anglo-Zulu Wars. He was a Brevet-Major.

He was Aide-de-camp to the Viceroy of Ireland Earl Cowper in 1880. He was also involved in the 1st Boer War in 1881.

He married Hon. Nora Beatrice Blyth (daughter of James Blyth, 1st Baron Blyth and Eliza Mooney) on 29 April 1885.^[1]

They had two sons and two daughters.

In politics he was a member of the Liberal Party. Gardner contested the Conservative seat of Marylebone East in 1895, coming second. He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Essex.

He served as a Justice of the Peace in Gloucestershire. He gained the Ross Division of Herefordshire from the Liberal Unionists at the General Election of January 1906.

He became ill during the winter of 1907 and took a holiday in Gibraltar in order to recuperate, but finally succumbed to Pneumonia on Christmas Day whilst in Algeciras.

Probate Date: 25 December 1907 - Coleford Gloucester. Beneficiary's Name : Herbert W Blyth, Beneficiary 2 Name: John R Ellerman^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DT5-JNV : 13 December 2014), Alan Coulstoun Gardner, 1885; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,”
2. ↑ "Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ5F-CVB : 12 December 2014), Alan Coulston Gardner, 25 Dec 1907; citing 00400, 005014915, Principal Probate Registry, Dublin; 101,001.

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p8143.htm#i81421

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Coulston_Gardner