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Dear Galium

Have found the record of Christopher Gardiner son Thomas in UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811 and saved it to my tree as I have a limited membership to Ancestry.com.
Thank you for leading me to the information.

Matt

 Dear Galium

My apologies for not making it clear what I was asking for. When I originally looked in the Forest of Dean website I got distracted looking for the baptism of Christopher in the early 1720s as you had found this record

Christopher GARDINER
christening date: 12 Jan 1725
Monmouth, Gloucestershire, England
Newchurch by Chepstow, Monmouth, England
Father's name: Tho. GARDINER

Newchurch by Chepstow would be considered the Forest of Dean so that is why I was looking for that record in that place. I never considered that the city of Gloucester was part of the Forest of Dean so assumed the marriage allegation was in a different place.
I think it likely they changed their marriage plans and married in a different place and more unlikely and very coincidental that they didnt marry and between 15 Sept 1748 and 4 Sept 1749 they separated and he just happened to meet and marry another Elizabeth.
In 1742 you found the record of Christopher Gardiner son of Thomas being apprenticed to Daniel Burcombe attorney of Chipping Sodbury. Maybe by 1748 1749 he was finishing his apprenticeship and had found employment somewhere else.
I need to find out more about Thomas Gardiner his father. Is there evidence of other children born in Newchurch by Chepstow to Thomas. Is there a record of his wife's name? Was he an attorney as well? What clues should I be looking for to identify the correct Thomas Gardiner which was a quite a common name ?
Is it becoming more intriguing and I inherited from my father and from his father's aunt an heirloom of a minature brass of William Gardiner 1606 to 1632 as well as a photo of his portrait but I cant see how to insert the image here.
Thank you so much for all your help and advice.
Matt

Have found a link to a document at the National Archives naming many of the Gardiner family members in a court case

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10448276
Short title: Partheriche v Gardiner.

Document type: Bill and answer.

Plaintiffs: Edward Partheriche the elder, esq late of Alveston, Warwickshire now of Ely, Cambridgeshire.

Defendants: William Higford, Thomas Gardiner and Catherine Gardiner his wife, William Gardiner the son, Thomas Gardiner the son, Christopher Gardiner, Priscilla Gardiner, Harry Gardiner, Barbara Gardiner and Hannah Gardiner.

Date of bill (or first document): 1730

Can someone view this and explain what was going on in this case? Thank you.

Thank you Galium for this extra information which is very interesting and expands my knowledge of the Gardiner family.
I would like to know more about the education and professions of the Gardiner family. They seem as if they were all moving in high circles.
Let me know if you find out anymore about Elizabeth, her father Christopher and grandfather Thomas and the possible connection to William and Priscilla Gardiners children stated before.
Thank you so much.
The link below shows Priscilla Gardiner (X2) marrying Pennyston Hastings (9) but shows the mother of Pennyston was Elizabeth Creswicke
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/genealogy/ODTs/HASTINGS.shtml#WINGFIELD7_1

If you Google

Christopher Gardiner and Warren Hastings

Letters are available to read - from Warren Hastings - one from Park Lane 14 Jan 7, 1792

Dear Sir,

I have taken a great liberty, for which I solicit your pardon in the first place, and Mrs Chance's in the second....... etc. etc..  talking about Mrs Chance to present to her daughter.....

Thank you Capetown
The avid genealogists in my fathers family have had printed copies of three letters between Christopher Gardiner (my great x5 grandfather) and Warren Hastings one dated 1792 and others in 1802 from Daylesford and 1808 from London for more than three generations but no one told me how important Warren Hastings was until I discovered it for myself.
I also have in my possession a miniature brass plate of Christopher's ancestor William Gardiner 1606 1632 who married Warren Hastings ancestor Anne Hastings daughter of Simon Hastings of Daylesford.