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Mathilda Shelver

Female 1825 - 1915  (90 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mathilda Shelver was born in 1825 in Albany District,,Cape Province,South Africa ; was christened on 25 May 1834 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Feb 1915 in KroomKrantz, Fish River Randt, Eastern Cape,South Africa.

    Mathilda married Hezekiah Gardner, 1820 Settler on 25 Sep 1860 in Fish River Rand, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Hezekiah (son of Edward Gardner, 1820 Settler and Mary Brougham, 1820 Settler) was born on 30 Oct 1811 in Tipperary, Ireland; died on 2 Aug 1892 in Markwood farm, Fish River Rand, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ebenezer Bishop Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1862 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 5 Aug 1862 in Methodist Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Nov 1947 in Idutywa, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 3. Alfred Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1864 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 Sep 1864 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony, South Africa; died on 20 Jan 1941 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
    3. 4. Alice Amelia Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Apr 1865 in Markwood,Fish Riv. Randt,,South Africa ; died on 30 Mar 1924 in Markwood,,,South Africa .
    4. 5. Annie Louisa Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1868 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 22 Mar 1868 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Sep 1955 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
    5. 6. Jessie Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1868; was christened on 26 Jul 1868 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ebenezer Bishop Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mathilda1) was born on 18 Jul 1862 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 5 Aug 1862 in Methodist Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Nov 1947 in Idutywa, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Ebenezer married Emma Elizabeth Clifford on 22 Jan 1885 in Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Alfred Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mathilda1) was born on 18 Aug 1864 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 19 Sep 1864 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony, South Africa; died on 20 Jan 1941 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

    Alfred married Edna May Gardner on 31 Oct 1893 in Salem Methodist Church, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Edna (daughter of Edward Gardner and Susan Bretten) was born about 1874; died on 19 Jan 1953 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried in Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Edna Winifred Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jul 1894.
    2. 8. Dorothy Constance Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1897 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. 9. Edward Hezekiah Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Mar 1900 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. 10. Annis Mary Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1905 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1966 in Melville, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
    5. 11. Kathleen May Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907.
    6. 12. Eileen Grace Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1909; died in 1984.
    7. 13. Alfred Keith Gardner  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1913 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Jun 1919 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

  3. 4.  Alice Amelia Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mathilda1) was born on 3 Apr 1865 in Markwood,Fish Riv. Randt,,South Africa ; died on 30 Mar 1924 in Markwood,,,South Africa .

    Alice married Albert Bernard Kent on 20 Mar 1889 in Bowden, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Albert (son of Charles Kent and Agnes Gradwell) was born on 19 May 1862; died on 14 Jun 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Bernard Rosslyn Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1890; died on 24 Apr 1973.
    2. 15. Iris Agnes Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Apr 1892; was christened on 1 Dec 1892 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1975.
    3. 16. Kenneth Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1894; died on 7 Jun 1979.
    4. 17. Noel Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1897; died on 26 Dec 1980.
    5. 18. Daisy Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1899; died in 1926.
    6. 19. Vernon Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1904; died on 10 Sep 1985.

  4. 5.  Annie Louisa Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mathilda1) was born on 25 Jan 1868 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 22 Mar 1868 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Sep 1955 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

  5. 6.  Jessie Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mathilda1) was born in 1868; was christened on 26 Jul 1868 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Edna Winifred Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 29 Jul 1894.

    Family/Spouse: George Henry Cousins. George (son of Thomas Cousins and Mary Ann Gardner) was born on 9 Nov 1880; died on 24 Apr 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Geraldine Winifred Cousins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Mar 1914.
    2. 21. Mary Alfreda Cousins  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1915; died in 1997 in Fishoek, Western Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Cousins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 8.  Dorothy Constance Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 2 Oct 1897 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Kenneth Kent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 9.  Edward Hezekiah Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 10 Mar 1900 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  4. 10.  Annis Mary Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 17 Feb 1905 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1966 in Melville, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Hilton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 11.  Kathleen May Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born about 1907.

    Family/Spouse: Alfred Charles Hitchcock. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Eileen Grace Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 12 Aug 1909; died in 1984.

    Family/Spouse: Abraham Thomas Wild. Abraham (son of Abraham James Wild and Mary Ann Bower) was born on 2 Jul 1900; died on 11 Feb 1962 in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Alfred James Wild  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Edna Ann Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1933; died in 2014.

  7. 13.  Alfred Keith Gardner Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 1 Dec 1913 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Jun 1919 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

  8. 14.  Bernard Rosslyn Kent Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 29 May 1890; died on 24 Apr 1973.

    Family/Spouse: Martharene Allemam. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Lynette Kent  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1983.
    2. 25. Margaret Kent  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 26. Norman Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1916; died on 14 Sep 1955.

  9. 15.  Iris Agnes Kent Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 6 Apr 1892; was christened on 1 Dec 1892 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1975.

    Family/Spouse: Cuthbert Home Vinnicombe. Cuthbert (son of Arthur Henry Home Vinnicombe and Caroline Groom) was born on 23 Dec 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Avernal Vinnicombe  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Gedys Vinnicombe  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 29. Verna Vinnicombe  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 16.  Kenneth Kent Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 26 Feb 1894; died on 7 Jun 1979.

    Family/Spouse: Constance Gardner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Alfred Keith Kent  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Clive Atholl Kent  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Lawrence Vivian Kent  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 33. Neville Alistair Kent  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 17.  Noel Kent Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 1 Nov 1897; died on 26 Dec 1980.

    Family/Spouse: Stella Simmonds. Stella was born est 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Bertram Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1930; died in 1958.
    2. 35. Raymond Kent  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 36. Ingre Kent  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Jessie Fenwick. Jessie was born est 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 18.  Daisy Kent Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 9 Oct 1899; died in 1926.

    Family/Spouse: Frederick Copeman. Frederick was born est 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Cherry Alice Copeman  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Winston Copeman  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 19.  Vernon Kent Descendancy chart to this point (4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 6 Dec 1904; died on 10 Sep 1985.

    Family/Spouse: Daphne Vinnicombe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Geraldine Winifred Cousins Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edna3, 3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 14 Mar 1914.

  2. 21.  Mary Alfreda Cousins Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edna3, 3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born in 1915; died in 1997 in Fishoek, Western Cape, South Africa.

  3. 22.  Alfred James Wild Descendancy chart to this point (12.Eileen3, 3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1)

    Family/Spouse: Valerie Ellen Fellows. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Tracey Wild  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 23.  Edna Ann Wild Descendancy chart to this point (12.Eileen3, 3.Alfred2, 1.Mathilda1) was born in 1933; died in 2014.

    Edna married Arthur William Lewis on 26 Jun 1954 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Arthur (son of Alexander Robert Lewis and Isabell Agnes Johnstone) was born on 10 Jun 1931 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa; died on 17 Jul 1975 in Howick, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Vincent Graham Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Vivienne Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 42. Gavin Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 43. Karen Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 24.  Lynette Kent Descendancy chart to this point (14.Bernard3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1) died in 1983.

    Family/Spouse: ?? Pollard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 25.  Margaret Kent Descendancy chart to this point (14.Bernard3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

    Family/Spouse: Ron Gammie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 26.  Norman Kent Descendancy chart to this point (14.Bernard3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1) was born on 2 May 1916; died on 14 Sep 1955.

    Family/Spouse: Daphne Harris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 27.  Avernal Vinnicombe Descendancy chart to this point (15.Iris3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  9. 28.  Gedys Vinnicombe Descendancy chart to this point (15.Iris3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  10. 29.  Verna Vinnicombe Descendancy chart to this point (15.Iris3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  11. 30.  Alfred Keith Kent Descendancy chart to this point (16.Kenneth3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  12. 31.  Clive Atholl Kent Descendancy chart to this point (16.Kenneth3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  13. 32.  Lawrence Vivian Kent Descendancy chart to this point (16.Kenneth3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  14. 33.  Neville Alistair Kent Descendancy chart to this point (16.Kenneth3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  15. 34.  Bertram Kent Descendancy chart to this point (17.Noel3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1) was born in 1930; died in 1958.

  16. 35.  Raymond Kent Descendancy chart to this point (17.Noel3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  17. 36.  Ingre Kent Descendancy chart to this point (17.Noel3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  18. 37.  Cherry Alice Copeman Descendancy chart to this point (18.Daisy3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)

  19. 38.  Winston Copeman Descendancy chart to this point (18.Daisy3, 4.Alice2, 1.Mathilda1)


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