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Kilkenny Moderator - Saturday 18 February 1888 page 4
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THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
FOR THE COUNTY, CITY AND BOROUGH
OF KILKENNY
Lieut-General WILLIAM GARDINER (Thomastown, 1800-1801), was second son of the Right Hon. Charles Gardiner, M.P. for Tagmon [sic], 1741- 61, by Florinda, only daughter of Robert Norman, of Lagore, county Meath, and was grandson of the Right Hon. Luke Gardiner, M.P. for Thomastown 1727-55. He was born 23rd Oct., 1743. He was Colonel of the 60th Foot, and Governor of the Fort of Kingsale [sic]. ln 1791 he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels and at Warsaw in 1793. He had also been commander in chief of the forces in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. He died 7th Feb., 1806, having married in 1779, Harriet, Maid of Honour to the Queen, 5th daughter of the Rev. Sir Richard Wrottesaly [sic], 7th Bart.„ of Wrottesaly [sic], Stafford, by Lady Mary Gower, eldest daughter of John, 1st Earl Gower, and sister of Granville, 1st Marquis of Stafford, K.G., by her, who died 4th December, 1833, he had one son and four daughters. (1) Charles, born 19th November, 1780, Major 60th Foot, died unmarried. (1) Gertrude Florinda, married, 1st 19th Sep. 1796, Charles John Clarke, of Hitchin Priory, Herts. 2ndly, 8th August, 1803, Hon. Charles Tollemache (died 28th July, 1830), of Harrington, Northampton; (2) Harriet, married, 6th April, 1805, Robert Patrick, M.D., of Tearne [sic] House, Ayr ; (3) Francis [sic], married, 1808, Lieut.-Col. Charles Holland Hastings. (4) Mary.
Variant spellings:
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Kinsale
Wrottesley
Trearne
Frances
Star (London) - Thursday 22 September 1808
On Monday last, at Litchfield [sic], Charles Holland Hastings, Esq. Major of the 63d Regiment, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Lieutenant-General Gardiner, Commander of the Forces in Nova Scotia.
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