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GARDINER—GARDNER—GARFORTH.  ) appears, in the capacity of Acting-Lieutenant, to have assisted in conducting the prize to England, and was confirmed by the Admiralty on 13 Dec. in the same year. He was afterwards appointed – 29 July, 1819, to the 60, flagship in the East Indies of Hon. Sir Henry Blackwood – 11 May, 1820, to the  24, Capt. Hon. Valentine Gardner, on the same station – 6 Feb. 1824, to the  60, Capts. David Dunn and Sir Wm. Saltonstall Wiseman, at Halifax – and, 30 May, 1825, to the command of the  12, which vessel he paid off on his return from the latter station in Aug. 1826. He was advanced to the rank of Commander 13 Sept. 1826, but has not since been afloat.

Commander Gardiner married, first, in July, 1823, Julia Susanna, second daughter of John Keade, Esq., of Ipsden House, co. Oxford, by whom (who died 23 May, 1834) he had issue; and secondly, 7 Oct. 1836, Elizabeth Lydia, eldest daughter of the Rev. E. Marsh, Minister of Hampstead. – Messrs. Ommanney.

 GARDINER. 

entered the Navy, 12 July, 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 38, Capt. Thos. Dundas, with whom he became attached, as Midshipman, in Oct. 1809, to the 74, on the Baltic and Channel stations. In April, 1811, he joined the 74, Capt. Walter Bathurst, in the Mediterranean, where he removed, 9 March, 1814, to the  120, flag-ship of Lord Exmouth. He was promoted (from the, receiving-ship at Plymouth, Capt. Rich. Pridham) to the rank of Lieutenant 16 Feb. 1815; and since that period has been on half-pay. – J. Hinxman.

 GARDNER. 

, born 25 Aug. 1817, is second son of Major-General Hon. Wm. Henry Gardner, by Elizabeth Lydia, daughter of the late Lieut.-General Fyers; grandson of Admiral the first Lord Gardner, who distinguished himself, with his flag on board the 98, in the action of 1 June, 1794, was afterwards second in command in Lord Bridport’s action, 23 June, 1795, and died 1 Jan. 1809; nephew of Admiral (Alan Hyde) second Lord Gardner, who died 27 Dec. 1815, and of Rear-Admiral Francis Farington Gardner, who died in 1821; and first-cousin of the present nobleman – as also of  Lieut. Gardner has one brother, William Bethell, in the Royal Artillery, and two others, Edward Cornwall and Herbert Calthorpe, in the Hon.E.I.Co.’s service.

This officer entered the Navy 14 Sept. 1832; passed his examination 4 Oct. 1836; served for some time, as Mate, on board the 18, Capt. Lewis Davies, on the Mediterranean station; and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 30 Oct. 1841. He joined, 8 Nov. 1841, the 24, Capt. Lord Clarence Edw. Paget, on the Mediterranean station; and since 30 April, 1846, has been employed with the Channel squadron as First of the steam-sloop, Capt. Jas. Johnstone M‘Cleverty.

 GARDNER. 

entered the Navy 2 April, 1829; passed his examination 2 Dec. 1835; and, during the last two years of his Mateship, served on the South American station in the 24, Capt. Jenkin Jones. His appointments, since his promotion, which took place 10 Nov. 1842, have been – 20 March, 1843, to the gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – 29 June, 1843, to the 26, Capt. Geo. Elliott, on the North America and West India station – and 11 Aug. 1846, as Senior, to the steam-frigate, Capt. Wm. Honyman Henderson, with whom he is now employed on Home service.

 GARDNER. 

entered the Navy, 1 July, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board sloop, Capt. Edw. Kittoe; on removing with whom to the 18, commanded afterwards by Capt. Abraham Lowe, he visited the Mediterranean and South America, and served as Midshipman in the expedition against Walcheren in Aug. 1809. Until the receipt of his commission, dated 10 March, 1815, he was subsequently employed, on the North Sea, Lisbon, East and West India, North American, and Home stations, in the 74, flag-ship of Sir Thos. Williams, 74, Capt. Sir Home Popham,  74, Capt. Willoughby Thos. Lake, 20, Capt. Nathaniel Mitchell, and  44, and  50, bearing each the flag of Rear-Admirals Matthew Henry Scott and John Harvey. He obtained an appointment in the Coast Guard 31 May, 1838, but resigned in 1840, and since 19 Jan. 1842 has been employed as Admiralty Agent in a contract mail steam-vessel.

 GARDNER. 

died 24 Sept. 1846, in his 76th year. He was son of Capt. Fras. Geary Gardner, R.N., who died at St. Lucie in Sept. 1780; brother of the late Capt. Gardner, R.M.; and cousin of Sir Fras. Geary Gardner Lee, who died Senior Lieutenant-Colonel R.M.

This officer entered the Navy, in May, 1782, as Ordinary, on board the 60, Capts. Thos. Piercy and Robt. Swinnerton; in which ship he assisted in saving a portion of the crew of the, and took part, after the relief of Gibraltar, in Lord Howe’s action with the combined fleets of France and Spain, 20 Oct. 1782. During the ensuing peace he served, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, on the Newfoundland and Home stations, of the 50, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral John Campbell,  18, Capt. Manley Dixon,  74, flag-ship of Rear-Admirals Hon. John Leveson Gower and John Peyton,  98, bearing the successive flags of Admirals Roddam, Hon. Sam. Barrington, Sir John Jervis, Elliot, and Jonathan Faulknor, and 98, Capt. John Hutt. After a further attachment of nearly two years, chiefly in the Mediterranean, to the 74, Capts. Sir John Collins, Wm. Shield, Geo. Campbell, and Geo. Henry Towry, 44, Capt. Jas. Wallis, and 100, Capt. John Knight, he was promoted to a Lieutenancy, 12 Jan. 1795, in the  28, Capts. Rich. Lee and John Bazely, in which vessel he visited North America, and then proceeded to the Irish station, whence, in Jan. 1797, he was sent into Plymouth in charge of La Favorite privateer, of 8 guns and 60 men. His next appointments were – 8 March, 1798, to the 32, Capt. Daniel Dobree, under whom he assisted in conveying troops to Holland during the expedition against Holland in Aug. 1799 – 13 April, 1801, to the  74, Capt. Geo. Hopewell Stephens, in which ship he returned home from the West Indies, and was paid off, in July, 1802 – and, 29 Jan. 1806, to the command of the Signal-station at Fairlight in Sussex, where he continued until 7 Dec. 1814. Having been on half-pay since that period, he at length accepted rank as a Retired Commander on the Junior List, 26 Nov. 1830. His promotion to the Senior List took place 31 July, 1832.

Commander Gardner married, first, 11 Dec. 1798, the daughter of Wm. Pugh, Esq., of the city of London; and, secondly, in 1834, Ellen Mary, only daughter of S. Johnson, Esq., of Marlborough-place, Kent-road. By his former marriage he has left issue six children. – Case and Loudonsack.

 GARFORTH. 

entered the Navy, 19 Feb. 1806, as a Volunteer, on board the 32, Capt. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie, with whom he continued to serve, in the same frigate,