Christina Pollock1
F, #51793, b. circa 1817, d. 22 November 1904
| Last Edited | 24 Aug 2025 |
She was born circa 1817.1 Alternatively, she may have been born circa 1824 at Scotland since she was reported to be 37 in the 1861 census2; or, circa 1827 at Scotland since she was reported to be 44 in the 1871 census.3 Christina married Thomas Gairdner.1
Christina Pollock died on 22 November 1904, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.4,1
The informant on her death registration was her attending physician.4
Christina Pollock appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West (modern Ontario), enumerated 13 January 1861, a farmer. Her son Thamas was listed as living with her. Robert Pollock, probably her brother, who was deaf, was included in her household.Note that age is given as the next birthday, and households were not explicitly identified.2
Chritina Gardner (sic) appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 2 April 1871, a widow. Her son Thomas was listed as living with her. The household included an unknown person who was listed flagged in the Deaf and Dumb column of the enumeration sheet.3
The following obituary appeared in the newspaper the Daily Record published in Glasgow 14 December 1904:
Research notes (August 2025):
Christina Pollock died on 22 November 1904, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.4,1
The informant on her death registration was her attending physician.4
Christina Pollock appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West (modern Ontario), enumerated 13 January 1861, a farmer. Her son Thamas was listed as living with her. Robert Pollock, probably her brother, who was deaf, was included in her household.Note that age is given as the next birthday, and households were not explicitly identified.2
Chritina Gardner (sic) appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, enumerated 2 April 1871, a widow. Her son Thomas was listed as living with her. The household included an unknown person who was listed flagged in the Deaf and Dumb column of the enumeration sheet.3
The following obituary appeared in the newspaper the Daily Record published in Glasgow 14 December 1904:
GAIRDNER
On the 22nd November, at Ottawa, Ont., CHRISTINA POLLOCK, relict of Thomas Gairdner, of Nemphlar, Lanarksaire, aged 87 years.1
On the 22nd November, at Ottawa, Ont., CHRISTINA POLLOCK, relict of Thomas Gairdner, of Nemphlar, Lanarksaire, aged 87 years.1
Research notes (August 2025):
Christina and Robert Pollock wereprobbly siblings based upon their forming one household over multiple census enumerations. These show that he was a deaf mute.5
Family | Thomas Gairdner b. c Jul 1808, d. 23 Jan 1860 |
| Marriage* | Christina married Thomas Gairdner.1 |
| Child |
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Citations
- [S15868] Deaths: Gairdner, Daily Record, Glasgow, Scotland, 14 Dec 1904, Page 2, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Death: Christina Gairdner nee Pollock. Hereinafter cited as Daily Record.
- [S15869] Mrs Christiana Gardener household, 13 Jan 1861 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham, Canada West; Page 52, Lines: 35 - 37, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-1016-1017, Christiana Gardener, 37, Head, Thamas, 5, son, Robert Polloock, 50.
- [S15870] Chritina Gardner household, 02 Apr 1871 Canada census, Provo, Utah, USA, Bowmanville (town), West Durham, Ontario; Page: 68, Family No.: 274, Ancestry.com Roll: C-9977, Chritina (sic) Gardner, 44, Thomas Gardner, 14, Robert Pollock, 62.
- [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1940., Name: Christina Gairdner; Death: 22 Nov 1904, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, Age: 87, Birth Date: abt 1817, Birth Place: Scotland, Cause of Death: Chalaemia, Occupation: xx, Marital Status: W, Informant: W. C. Cousins?, attaending physician, Burial: N/A, Registration #: 008129.
- [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).
- [S4749] CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots, online CemSearch home page, Thomas Gairdner, Age: 22y 7m, Cemetery: Bowmanville, Bowmanville, ON, Canada, Comment: Thomas is buried here., Notes: Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner.
Grave marker transcription:
In Memory Of
Thomas Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner
Died June 7, 1879 Aged 22 Years 7 Months. Hereinafter cited as CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots.
Thomas Gairdner1,2
M, #51794, b. circa July 1808, d. 23 January 1860
| Last Edited | 23 Aug 2025 |
He was born circa July 1808, Mid Nemphlar, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 Thomas married Christina Pollock.2
Thomas Gairdner died on 23 January 1860, Canada West (modern Ontario), United Province of Canada.1
Thomas Gairdner was buried at Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario Canada.1
In the obituary of Christina Pollock who died 22 November 1904, her husband, Thomas Gairdner of Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, was listed as predeceased.2
Research notes (August 2025):
Thomas Gairdner died on 23 January 1860, Canada West (modern Ontario), United Province of Canada.1
Thomas Gairdner was buried at Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario Canada.1
In the obituary of Christina Pollock who died 22 November 1904, her husband, Thomas Gairdner of Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, was listed as predeceased.2
Research notes (August 2025):
Thomas Gairdner and Robert Pollock were probably brother-in-law. Thomas' wife was Christina Pollock.3
Family | Christina Pollock b. c 1817, d. 22 Nov 1904 |
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Citations
- [S4749] CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots, online CemSearch home page, Thomas Gairdner, Age: 51y 6m, Cemetery: Bowmanville, Bowmanville, ON, Canada, Comment: Thomas is buried here., Notes: Esq. of Midnemphlar, Lanarkshire Scotland. Printed Listing with full inscription is available at the Bowmanville Museum.
Grave marker transcription:
side 1
In Memory (Of)
Thomas Gairdner Esq. of Mid Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died Jan 23, 1860 Aged 58 Years and 6 Months
side 2
Thomas Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner
Died June 7, 1879 Aged 22 Years 7 Months
In Memory Of
Robert Pollock
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland
Died in Bowmanville July 24, 1884. Hereinafter cited as CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots. - [S15868] Deaths: Gairdner, Daily Record, Glasgow, Scotland, 14 Dec 1904, Page 2, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Death: Christina Gairdner nee Pollock. Hereinafter cited as Daily Record.
- [S4749] CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots, online CemSearch home page, Robert Pollack, Age: (unknown), Cemetery: Bowmanville, Bowmanville, ON, Canada, Comment: Robert is buried here., Notes: Born in Ayrshire Scotland.
Grave marker transcription:
side 1
In Memory (Of)
Thomas Gairdner Esq. of Mid Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died Jan 23, 1860 Aged 58 Years and 6 Months
side 2
Thomas Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner
Died June 7, 1879 Aged 22 Years 7 Months
In Memory Of
Robert Pollock
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland
Died in Bowmanville July 24, 1884. - [S4749] CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots, online CemSearch home page, Thomas Gairdner, Age: 22y 7m, Cemetery: Bowmanville, Bowmanville, ON, Canada, Comment: Thomas is buried here., Notes: Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner.
Grave marker transcription:
side 1
In Memory (Of)
Thomas Gairdner Esq. of Mid Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died Jan 23, 1860 Aged 58 Years and 6 Months
side 2
Thomas Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner
Died June 7, 1879 Aged 22 Years 7 Months
In Memory Of
Robert Pollock
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland
Died in Bowmanville July 24, 1884.
Thomas Gairdner1
M, #51795, b. circa November 1856, d. 7 June 1879
| Father* | Thomas Gairdner1 b. c Jul 1808, d. 23 Jan 1860 |
| Mother* | Christina Pollock2,3,4 b. c 1817, d. 22 Nov 1904 |
| Last Edited | 24 Aug 2025 |
He was born circa November 1856, Canada West (modern Ontario), United Province of Canada.1,3,4
Thomas Gairdner died on 7 June 1879, Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Death Registration 010165.5,1 The cause of his death was given as being accidentally shot, and surviving one day.5
Thomas Gairdner was buried at Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario Canada.1
Handwriting varies and his name may be interpreted as Thomas Gairdiner, on his death registration.5
Thamas Gardener appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West (modern Ontario) in the household of his mother, Christina Pollock.3
Thomas Gardner (sic) appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of his mother, Chritina Gardner (sic).4
Thomas Gairdner died on 7 June 1879, Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Death Registration 010165.5,1 The cause of his death was given as being accidentally shot, and surviving one day.5
Thomas Gairdner was buried at Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario Canada.1
Handwriting varies and his name may be interpreted as Thomas Gairdiner, on his death registration.5
Thamas Gardener appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West (modern Ontario) in the household of his mother, Christina Pollock.3
Thomas Gardner (sic) appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario in the household of his mother, Chritina Gardner (sic).4
Citations
- [S4749] CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots, online CemSearch home page, Thomas Gairdner, Age: 22y 7m, Cemetery: Bowmanville, Bowmanville, ON, Canada, Comment: Thomas is buried here., Notes: Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner.
Grave marker transcription:
side 1
In Memory (Of)
Thomas Gairdner Esq. of Mid Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died Jan 23, 1860 Aged 58 Years and 6 Months
side 2
Thomas Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner
Died June 7, 1879 Aged 22 Years 7 Months
In Memory Of
Robert Pollock
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland
Died in Bowmanville July 24, 1884. Hereinafter cited as CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots. - [S4749] CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots, online CemSearch home page, Thomas Gairdner, Age: 22y 7m, Cemetery: Bowmanville, Bowmanville, ON, Canada, Comment: Thomas is buried here., Notes: Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner.
Grave marker transcription:
In Memory Of
Thomas Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner
Died June 7, 1879 Aged 22 Years 7 Months. - [S15869] Mrs Christiana Gardener household, 13 Jan 1861 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham, Canada West; Page 52, Lines: 35 - 37, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-1016-1017, Christiana Gardener, 37, Head, Thamas, 5, son, Robert Polloock, 50.
- [S15870] Chritina Gardner household, 02 Apr 1871 Canada census, Provo, Utah, USA, Bowmanville (town), West Durham, Ontario; Page: 68, Family No.: 274, Ancestry.com Roll: C-9977, Chritina (sic) Gardner, 44, Thomas Gardner, 14, Robert Pollock, 62.
- [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1940., Name: Thomas Guairdmer (my reading Gairdiner); Death: 07 Jun 1879, Bowmanville, Durham, Ontario, Canada, Age: 22, Birth Date: abt 1857, Birth Place: Clarke, Cause of Death: Accidentally Shot, Occupation: Gentleman, Marital Status: N/A, Informant: W. P. Prower, undertaker, BOwmanville, Burial: N/A, Registration #: 010165.
Robert Pollock1,2,3
M, #51796, b. 11 March 1805, d. 24 July 1884
| Last Edited | 24 Aug 2025 |
He was born on 11 March 1805, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 Alternatively, he may have been born circa 1809 at Scotland since he was reported to be 62 in the 1871 census3; or, circa 1811 at Scotland since he was reported to be 50 in the 1861 census.2
Robert Pollock died on 24 July 1884, Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada at age 79.1
Robert Pollock was buried at Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario Canada.1
Robert appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West (modern Ontario), in the household of Christina Pollock, and he was listed as a yeoman, and that he was deaf.2 Robert appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, in the household of Chritina Gardner (sic).3
Research notes (August 2025):
Research notes (August 2025):
Robert Pollock died on 24 July 1884, Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, Canada at age 79.1
Robert Pollock was buried at Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario Canada.1
Robert appeared on the 1861 Canadian Census of Clarke Twp., Durham County, Canada West (modern Ontario), in the household of Christina Pollock, and he was listed as a yeoman, and that he was deaf.2 Robert appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Bowmanville, Clarke Twp., Durham County, Ontario, in the household of Chritina Gardner (sic).3
Research notes (August 2025):
Robert and Christina Pollock wereprobbly siblings based upon their forming one household over multiple census enumerations. These show that he was a deaf mute.4
Research notes (August 2025):
Robert Pollock and Thomas Gairdner were probably brother-in-law. Thomas' wife was Christina Pollock.1
Citations
- [S4749] CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots, online CemSearch home page, Robert Pollack, Age: (unknown), Cemetery: Bowmanville, Bowmanville, ON, Canada, Comment: Robert is buried here., Notes: Born in Ayrshire Scotland.
Grave marker transcription:
side 1
In Memory (Of)
Thomas Gairdner Esq. of Mid Nemphlar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died Jan 23, 1860 Aged 58 Years and 6 Months
side 2
Thomas Son of Thomas and Christina Gairdner
Died June 7, 1879 Aged 22 Years 7 Months
In Memory Of
Robert Pollock
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland
Died in Bowmanville July 24, 1884. Hereinafter cited as CemSearch: In Search Of Our Roots. - [S15869] Mrs Christiana Gardener household, 13 Jan 1861 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clarke, Durham, Canada West; Page 52, Lines: 35 - 37, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-1016-1017, Christiana Gardener, 37, Head, Thamas, 5, son, Robert Polloock, 50.
- [S15870] Chritina Gardner household, 02 Apr 1871 Canada census, Provo, Utah, USA, Bowmanville (town), West Durham, Ontario; Page: 68, Family No.: 274, Ancestry.com Roll: C-9977, Chritina (sic) Gardner, 44, Thomas Gardner, 14, Robert Pollock, 62.
- [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).