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Gardiner, William James Esq

Gardiner, William James Esq[1, 2]

Male 1531 - 1597  (66 years)


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  • Name Gardiner, William James 
    Suffix Esq 
    Birth 16 Aug 1531  Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Nov 1597  Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 22 Dec 1597  St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1068  Theisen & Allied Families
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2022 

    Father Gardiner, William,   b. 1488, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1549, Grange, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Gardiner, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1496, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1576, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1520  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Luce, Frances Waight,   b. Abt 1536, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1576, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jun 1558  St Mary Magdalene Church, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spouse: Margaret Roderey (born Lucas)
    Children 
     1. Gardiner, Frances,   b. 1561, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gardiner, Christopher,   b. 1563, Dorking & Haling, Croydon, Surrey Co., England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1596, Dorking & Haling, Croydon, Surrey Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     3. Gardiner, Sir Thomas,   b. 17 Mar 1564, Grange Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1632, Basing, Peckham, Surrey, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     4. Gardiner, Anne,   b. 1 Apr 1565, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1645, Westminister, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Gardiner, Katherine,   b. 1 Apr 1565, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Bermondsey, Surry, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1645, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     6. Gardiner, Richard,   b. 1569, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1591, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
     7. Gardiner, Sir William,   b. 1572, Bermondsey, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1622, Lagham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     8. Gardiner, Agnes
    Family ID F273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2026 

    Family 2 Roderey (born Lucas), Margaret   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 27 May 1582 
    • Spouse: William Gardiner
    Family ID F275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-50610019/william-gardiner-esquire-in-geni-world-family-tree.
      William Gardiner, Esquire
      Gender: Male
      Alias name: of Bermondsey
      Birth: Aug 16 1531 - Bermondsey,Surrey,England
      Occupation: Moneylender
      Marriage: Spouse: Margaret Roderey (born Lucas) - May 27 1582
      Death: Nov 26 1597 - Bermondsey,Surrey,England
      Burial: Nov 26 1597 - London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
      Father: <a>William Gardiner</a>
      Mother: <a>Elizabeth Gardiner (born Michell)</a>
      Wives: <a>Frances Gardiner (born Luce)</a>, <a>Margaret Roderey (born Lucas)</a>
      Children: <a>Christopher Gardiner</a>, <a>Thomas Gardiner, Knight</a>, <a>Anne Gardiner</a>, <a>Katherine Stepkin (born Gardiner)</a>, <a>Richard Gardiner</a>, <a>William Gardiner, Knight</a>
      Sibling: <a>Richard Gardiner</a>

    2. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-378773408/william-james-gardiner-esquire-in-geni-world-family-tree.
      William James Gardiner Esquire
      Gender: Male
      Birth: Circa 1531
      Death: Circa 1597
      Wife: <a>Frances Wayte (born Luce)</a>
      Children: <a>Katherine Smyth (born Gardiner)</a>, <a>Thomas Gardiner</a>, <a>Ann (born Gardiner)</a>, <a>William Gardiner</a>, <a>Agnes (born Gardiner)</a>, <a>Frances Gardiner</a>, <a>Christopher Gardiner</a>, <a>Richard Gardiner</a>