Bernadine 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, Simlah, Bengal, India
Married	25 May 1858	Old Machar, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Francis Evelyn Bowes ELLIOTT,   b. bef. 12 Apr 1865, Hove, Sussex, England

Lavenia May CLEARY

1895 -

Birth	1895
Family	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Bernadine 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. 3 Dec 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	Frances BEATTIE,   b. 1866
Married	16 Aug 1886	Queensland, Australia
Family	Lavenia May CLEARY,   b. 1895
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Bernadine 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. 3 Dec 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

1895 -

Birth	1895
Family	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Bernadine 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. 3 Dec 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

Bernadine Cecilia May ELLIOTT

1913 - 1968  (55 years)

Nickname	Bernice
Birth	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Died	18 Feb 1968	Nollamara, Western Australia, Australia
Cremated	Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY,   b. 1895
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. Leonard Albert GARDINER + 2. Norman Robert GARDINER,   b. 12 Apr 1933, Perth, Western Australia, Australia + 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	Not Married
Family 1	Bernadine 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. Leonard Albert GARDINER + 2. Norman Robert GARDINER,   b. 12 Apr 1933, Perth, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Bryan John GARDINER,   b. 13 May 1936
Family 2	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 14 Oct 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Trevor James GARDINER + 2. Stephen GARDINER + 3. Elizabeth Anne GARDINER

Maxine Amelia Frances ELLIOTT

1915 - 1915  (0 years)

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

Iris Lorraine ELLIOTT

1917 - 2010  (93 years)

Birth	1917	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Died	2010
Buried	Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY,   b. 1895
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Francis Harry ELLIOTT

1919 - 2003  (83 years)

Birth	3 Dec 1919	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Died	24 Sep 2003	Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Cremated	Pinaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY,   b. 1895
Married	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Edna Mae SCOTT,   b. 1920
Married	1941	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Edna Mae SCOTT

1920 - 2009  (89 years)

Birth	1920
Died	8 Jan 2009	Innaloo, Western Australia, Australia
Cremated	Pinaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Francis Harry ELLIOTT,   b. 3 Dec 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,   b. 1895
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
Buried	Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY,   b. 1895
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	Not Married
Family 1	Bernadine 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. Leonard Albert GARDINER + 2. Norman Robert GARDINER,   b. 12 Apr 1933, Perth, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Bryan John GARDINER,   b. 13 May 1936
Family 2	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 14 Oct 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Trevor James GARDINER + 2. Stephen GARDINER + 3. Elizabeth Anne GARDINER

Barbara Isobell WIGHT

1920 - 2002  (81 years)

Birth	14 Oct 1920	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Died	25 Aug 2002
Buried	Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Robert WIGHT,   b. 1896, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Annie Florence JACKSON,   b. 21 Feb 1886, Queensland, Australia
Married	1915	North Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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. Trevor James GARDINER + 2. Stephen GARDINER + 3. Elizabeth Anne GARDINER

Leonard Albert GARDINER

Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Bernadine 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

Carina

Family	Leonard Albert GARDINER
Children	+ 1. 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, Australlia
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	Bernadine 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

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	Bernadine 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. Andrew GARDINER   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. Andrew GARDINER   2. Living   3. Living + 4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living

Barbara Isobell WIGHT

1920 - 2002  (81 years)

Birth	14 Oct 1920	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Died	25 Aug 2002
Buried	Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Padbury, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Robert WIGHT,   b. 1896, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Annie Florence JACKSON,   b. 21 Feb 1886, Queensland, Australia
Married	1915	North Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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. Trevor James GARDINER + 2. Stephen GARDINER + 3. Elizabeth Anne GARDINER

Trevor James GARDINER

Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 14 Oct 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Living

Living

Family	Trevor James GARDINER

Stephen GARDINER

Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 14 Oct 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Felicia CHAPPELL
Children	1. Jefferson GARDINER   2. Amy GARDINER   3. Jessica GARDINER   4. Lauren GARDINER

Felicia CHAPPELL

Nickname	Flic
Family	Stephen GARDINER
Children	1. Jefferson GARDINER   2. Amy GARDINER   3. Jessica GARDINER   4. Lauren GARDINER

Elizabeth Anne GARDINER

Father	John Samuel GARDINER,   b. 22 Dec 1911, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia - 19 Brookman Street
Mother	Barbara Isobell WIGHT,   b. 14 Oct 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Married	11 Oct 1947	Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Family	John Robert LOVE

John Robert LOVE

Family	Elizabeth Anne GARDINER

• Name	Bernadine Cecilia May ELLIOTT
  	Her name on the birth and death registration is Bernice. The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board search reveals Bernadine.
  Nickname	Bernice
  Birth	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Feb 1968	Nollamara, Western Australia, Australia   [2]
  Age	55 years
  Cremation	Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  	Memorialized Plot: Crematorium Rose Gardens - Garden 6D - 0035
  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,   b. 1895  (Mother)
  Person ID	I38	Gardiner
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Francis Evelyn Swan ELLIOTT,   b. 1895, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia d. 1974, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Lavenia May CLEARY,   b. 1895
  Marriage	1913	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia   [3]
  Age at Marriage	Francis : ~ 18 years - Lavenia : ~ 18 years. (Were Married ~ 61 years).
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Bernadine Cecilia May ELLIOTT,   b. 1913, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia d. 18 Feb 1968, Nollamara, 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 d. 2010  (Age 93 years) > 4. Francis Harry ELLIOTT,   b. 3 Dec 1919, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia d. 24 Sep 2003, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 83 years) ▻ 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	Bernadine : ~ 20 years and 3 months - John : 21 years and 3 months. (Were Married 14 years).
  Divorce	10 Mar 1947	Supreme Court, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   [5]
  Children	+ 01. Leonard Albert GARDINER ▻ Carina + 02. Norman Robert GARDINER,   b. 12 Apr 1933, Perth, Western Australia, Australia d. 1 May 2025, Armadale, Western Australia, Australlia (Age 92 years) + 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. 14 Oct 1920, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia d. 25 Aug 2002  (Age 81 years) m. 11 Oct 1947, Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
  Stepchildren	2 stepsons and 1 stepdaughter
  > 1. Trevor James GARDINER + 2. Stephen GARDINER ▻ Felicia CHAPPELL > 3. Elizabeth Anne GARDINER ▻ John Robert LOVE
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map	Click to display
  	Load the map	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 - 18 Feb 1968 - Nollamara, Western Australia, Australia Cremation - - Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		John Samuel & Bernice Cecilia May (Elliot) Gardiner - Swan River Take while on a boat or ferry on the Swan River Western Australia. The shore looks like Black Wall Reach in the background.
  		Bernice Cecila May Gardiner (Elliot)

  
  

  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…
  		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.…

  
  

• Sources

  [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: 50/1913 [S1] Australian BDM, 3 Feb 2015, http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au (Reliability: 2). Marriage registration: 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