Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT

1913 - 1968  (55 years)

John Bardoe Bowes ELLIOTT

1836 - 1889  (53 years)

Birth	1836	Bengal, India
Died	18 Feb 1889	Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England
Family	Mary Christian CORBET,   b. 31 Jul 1834, Bengal, India
Married	25 Jun 1858	Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Francis Evelyn Bowes ELLIOTT,   b. bef. 12 Apr 1865, Hove, Sussex, England

Lavenia May CLEARY

Family	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   2. Maxine Amelia Frances ELLIOTT,   b. 1915, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   3. Iris Lorraine ELLIOTT,   b. 1917, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   4. Francis Harry ELLIOTT,   b. 1919, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   5. Beatrice May ELLIOTT,   b. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   6. Phillip Bowes ELLIOTT,   b. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT

1895 - 1974  (79 years)

Nickname	Frank
Birth	1895	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1974	Claremont, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Bowes ELLIOTT,   b. bef. 12 Apr 1865, Hove, Sussex, England
Mother	Fanny BEATTIE
Married	16 Aug 1886	Queensland, Australia
Family	Lavenia May CLEARY
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   2. Maxine Amelia Frances ELLIOTT,   b. 1915, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   3. Iris Lorraine ELLIOTT,   b. 1917, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   4. Francis Harry ELLIOTT,   b. 1919, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   5. Beatrice May ELLIOTT,   b. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   6. Phillip Bowes ELLIOTT,   b. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Lavenia May CLEARY

Family	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   2. Maxine Amelia Frances ELLIOTT,   b. 1915, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   3. Iris Lorraine ELLIOTT,   b. 1917, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   4. Francis Harry ELLIOTT,   b. 1919, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   5. Beatrice May ELLIOTT,   b. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   6. Phillip Bowes ELLIOTT,   b. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT

1913 - 1968  (55 years)

Birth	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1968	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Family	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Married	23 Mar 1933	St Hildas Church, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 15 View Street
Divorced	10 Mar 1947	Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Norman Robert GARDINER,   b. 12 Apr 1933, Perth, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Living + 3. Bryan John GARDINER,   b. 13 May 1936

John Samuel GARDINER

1911 - 1987  (75 years)

Nickname	Jack
Birth	22 Dec 1911	Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Died	25 Jun 1987	Nedlands Repatriation Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Percy Albert GARDINER,   b. 20 Sep 1885, Cargo, New South Wales, Australia
Mother	Amelia Louise STILES,   b. 1883, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Married	Never Married
Family 1	Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Married	23 Mar 1933	St Hildas Church, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 15 View Street
Divorced	10 Mar 1947	Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Norman Robert GARDINER,   b. 12 Apr 1933, Perth, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Living + 3. Bryan John GARDINER,   b. 13 May 1936
Family 2	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living

Maxine Amelia Frances ELLIOTT

1915 - 1915  (0 years)

Birth	1915	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1915	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Iris Lorraine ELLIOTT

1917 -

Birth	1917	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Francis Harry ELLIOTT

1919 -

Birth	1919	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Edna Mae SCOTT
Married	1941	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Edna Mae SCOTT

Family	Francis Harry ELLIOTT,   b. 1919, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1941	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Beatrice May ELLIOTT

1923 - 1923  (0 years)

Birth	1923	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1923	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Phillip Bowes ELLIOTT

1923 - 1923  (0 years)

Birth	1923	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1923	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

John Samuel GARDINER

1911 - 1987  (75 years)

Nickname	Jack
Birth	22 Dec 1911	Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Died	25 Jun 1987	Nedlands Repatriation Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Percy Albert GARDINER,   b. 20 Sep 1885, Cargo, New South Wales, Australia
Mother	Amelia Louise STILES,   b. 1883, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Married	Never Married
Family 1	Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Married	23 Mar 1933	St Hildas Church, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 15 View Street
Divorced	10 Mar 1947	Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Norman Robert GARDINER,   b. 12 Apr 1933, Perth, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Living + 3. Bryan John GARDINER,   b. 13 May 1936
Family 2	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living

Barbara Isobell WIGHT

1920 - 2002  (82 years)

Birth	1920	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Died	25 Aug 2002
Buried	Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Robert WIGHT
Mother	Annie Florence JACKSON
Family	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living

Norman Robert GARDINER

1933 - 2025  (92 years)

Nickname	Norm
Birth	12 Apr 1933	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1 May 2025	Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
Cremated	23 May 2025	Fremantle Cemetery, Carrington Street, Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Married	23 Mar 1933	St Hildas Church, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 15 View Street
Divorced	10 Mar 1947	Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living

Living

Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Married	23 Mar 1933	St Hildas Church, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 15 View Street
Divorced	10 Mar 1947	Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Carina
Children	+ 1. Living

Bryan John GARDINER

1936 - 1995  (59 years)

Birth	13 May 1936
Died	2 Aug 1995	East Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Buried	aft. 2 Aug 1995	Geelongh Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Married	23 Mar 1933	St Hildas Church, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 15 View Street
Divorced	10 Mar 1947	Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Kathleen VAUGHAN,   b. 21 Jul 1940, Cobden, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living + 4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living

Kathleen VAUGHAN

1940 - 1988  (47 years)

Birth	21 Jul 1940	Cobden, Victoria, Australia
Died	6 Jul 1988	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Buried	8 Jul 1988	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Ormond Road, Geelong East, Victoria, Australia
Father	Daniel VAUGHAN,   b. 1911
Mother	Ellen Agnes THORNTON,   b. 1911
Family	Bryan John GARDINER,   b. 13 May 1936
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living + 4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living

Barbara Isobell WIGHT

1920 - 2002  (82 years)

Birth	1920	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Died	25 Aug 2002
Buried	Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Robert WIGHT
Mother	Annie Florence JACKSON
Family	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living

Living

Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living

Living

Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living

Living

Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living

• Name	Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT
  Birth	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1968	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   [2]
  Age	55 years
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Bardoe Bowes ELLIOTT,   b. 1836, Bengal, India d. 18 Feb 1889, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England  (Age 53 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Lavenia May CLEARY  (Mother)
  Person ID	I38	Gardiner
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia d. 1974, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY
  Marriage	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   [3]
  Age at Marriage	Francis was ~ 18 years - Lavenia was ??. (Were Married ~ 61 years).
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Bernice Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia d. 1968, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 55 years) ▻ John Samuel GARDINER,  m. 23 Mar 1933   2. Maxine Amelia Frances ELLIOTT,   b. 1915, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia d. 1915, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 0 years)   3. Iris Lorraine ELLIOTT,   b. 1917, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia > 4. Francis Harry ELLIOTT,   b. 1919, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia ▻ Edna Mae SCOTT,  m. 1941   5. Beatrice May ELLIOTT,   b. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia d. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 0 years)   6. Phillip Bowes ELLIOTT,   b. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia d. 1923, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street d. 25 Jun 1987, Nedlands Repatriation Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia (Age 75 years)  Other Partners: Barbara Isobell WIGHT  m. 11 Oct 1947
  Marriage	23 Mar 1933	St Hildas Church, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 15 View Street   [4]
  Age at Marriage	Bernice was ~ 20 years and 3 months - John was 21 years and 3 months. (Were Married 14 years).
  Divorce	10 Mar 1947	Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   [5]
  Children	+ 01. Norman Robert GARDINER,   b. 12 Apr 1933, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 1 May 2025, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia (Age 92 years) + 02. Living + 03. Bryan John GARDINER,   b. 13 May 1936   d. 2 Aug 1995, East Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Age 59 years) ▻ Kathleen VAUGHAN
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia d. 25 Aug 2002  (Age 82 years) m. 11 Oct 1947, Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
  Stepchildren	2 stepsons and 1 stepdaughter
  > 1. Living + 2. Living > 3. Living
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2023

  
  

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  		Birth - 1913 - Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia Marriage - 23 Mar 1933 - St Hildas Church, North Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 15 View Street Divorce - 10 Mar 1947 - Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Death - 1968 - Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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  Electoral Roll		Australian Electoral Roll 1936 John Samuel Gardiner Bernice Cecilia Gardiner 65 Shakespear Street, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia District: Fremantle - Subdistrict: Balcatta - Western Australia Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Record 1936
  		Australian Electoral Roll 1936 Revised John Samuel Gardiner - 65 Shakespeare Street - Shop assistant Bernice Gardiner - 65 Shakespeare Street - Home duties Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Western Australia > 1936 > Fremantle > Balkatta

  
  

  Newspapers » Slide Show		John Samuel Gardiner - Bernice Cecilia - Divorce The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954), Tuesday 11 March 1947, page 13 DIVORCE CASES. John Samuel Gardiner v. Bernice Cecilia Gardiner and David Partridge (co-respondent). Ground: Adultery.
  		John Samuel Gardiner tracks down Bernice Cecilia Mirror (Perth WA 1921-1956) Saturday 29 March 1947 - Page 12 PARTRIDGE'S GROUSE TIME AS LOVEBIRD When a gardener finds an unwelcome bird encroaching on his home lot and pirating the most treasured thing therein, he is likely to feel extremely un friendly towards the feathered one. And that's just how John Samuel Gardiner felt about the Partridge who poached oa his domestic domain. Gardiner didn't need a trap to catch the bird who was causing all the strife. Partridge just took what he wanted back to his nest, and used only the flimsiest camouflage to con ceal her. When. John barged in one night with sleuth Colin Lennox on hie heels, David Partridge and Mrs. Bernice Cecilia Gardiner took things very calmly. They even admitted that they'd been posing as 'Mr. and Mrs.' for some time. Started Going Out It was the end or the trail for John, who married Bernice in 1933. Until 1936, he told Mr. Justice Wolff, they were quite happy, but in that year he had to work back . a lot. Several nights he came home late to find the children alone. His objections were brushed aside. From then on life was no garden of Eden, and in April 1939 they separated under a deed. In 1940 he enlisted, was discharged soon after his return from the Middle East in 1942. No Denials In January 1946 Gardiner went with Colin Lennox to a house in Wellington-fit. An inquiry for 'Mrs. Partridge' was answered by the' appearance of Bernice's head through a window. Inside they found Part ridge in bed with only his pants on. They didn't deny a thing. Next step was to lawyer Bill Elihick, who look Gardiner before Mr. Justice Wolff. Judge saw no reason why he shouldn't grant the petition, gave John his decree on the grounds of Bernice's infidelity. Partridge has the bill coming up.
  		Bernice Cecilia Elliot - Robbed The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954), Friday 1 May 1942, page 7 POLICE COURTS. PERTH. (Monday.-Before Mr W. J. Waliwork. SM.) Stole money.-For having on April 24 stolen ?6/10 and 25 cents in foreign currency, the property of Bernice Cecilia Gardiner, Lucy Margaret Goodridge (28) was fined ?3 and ordered to make restitution. Det-sgt S. A. Smith said that the girl had seen the complainant hide the money in a teapot and had later gone to Gardiner's room and stolen the money. He said Goodridge had admitted the theft when he questloned her.

  
  

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  [S1] Australian BDM, 3 Feb 2015, http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au (Reliability: 2). Birth Registration number: 358/1913 [S1] Australian BDM, 3 Feb 2015, http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au (Reliability: 2). Death Registration number: 100576/1968 [S1] Australian BDM, 3 Feb 2015, http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au (Reliability: 2). Marriage Registration number: 50/1913 [S1] Australian BDM, 3 Feb 2015, http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au (Reliability: 2). Marriage Registration number: 562/1933 [S3] Original Copy (Reliability: 3). DIVORCE CASES. John Samuel Gardiner v. Bernice Cecilia Gardiner and David Partridge (co-respondent). Ground: Adultery. The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879-1954), Tuesday 11 March 1947, page 13