Parents of Raechel married on Jan. 6, 1830 at St. George's ANG, Gabarus, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. They lived in Louisbuorg Parents of William married, children, lived
Maria Bagnel (Gardner is on Raechel's death cert.)
Born: 1810 in Louisbourg. Christened Sept. 13 1811 at St. George's ANG
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Parents: John Bagnel and Sarah Cann		 Joseph Townsend
Born: 1806 in Louisbourg. Christened on Aug. 16, 1807 at St. George's ANG
Died:
Parents: Thomas Townsend		 Father's Mother
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Rachel & William married Oct. 12,1860 in Louisbourg, N S., Canada where they lived and raised thier children.
Rachel Elvinia Townsend
Elvinia Gardner in 1881 census living with her parents, husband and children
Raechel Elvena Gardner on Death Cert.
Her name is spelled different on various documents.
Born: June 26, 1831 Death Cert. says born in USA.  I think she was born in Louisbourg where she married and her mother and father lived.
Died: 12-17-1925, Vancouver, BC Canada at 94.  Last 3 years of her life she lived with daughter Annie at 1117 East 12 Ave. Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Buried in Ocean View Burial Park on Dec. 19, 1925.

William Edward Gardener, Capt.
Trader of ice, sold in southern U.S.A. Moved to Vancouver BC 1891?. Traded with China
Born: 1840?
Died: Lost at sea, Pacific between 1891-1906

Children of Rachel & William were born in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada

(Horatio) Nelson
Merchant- bookkeeper
Born: Aug. 1861
Died: Mar. 16 1933, in Broodline, MA
buried in Brookside Cementery, Bridgewater, NS
Married?: Alice M. Fraser children: Stanley Maxwell b.1893
Married: Amelia Townsend children: Bertha, and Horatio (Nelson)
Married: Cassandra Curll

 Annie
Born: 1864?
Died:
Married: James(Jim)Bissett
Children: Edward, Carl, Dalton, Myrtle
Carl was in the Merchant Marine and had a Margaret and Allen 		Herbert
Born: 1867
Died: Dec.1946
Married: ? she died Nov. 1931
Children: Herbert and Frank considerablly older than Hazel. Herbert had three sons Edward(ted), Donald, and William. Frank had Marilyn who has 2 girl's. Grace Married an attorney and had no children.

William Edward, Capt.
Born: 1870
Died: April 1, 1947
Married: Eveline home sick for England sent back no children
Married: Charlotte Ann Thomas in Sept. 16,1899
Children: Ilace Elvina, born 7-14-1900 and George(may have been illegitment)
Married: Mable Jahana Robertson in 5-2-1924
Children: none, but a daughter by and earlier marriage of Mable.  George mentions her as a sister.

Ida Elvinia
Born: Feb. 26, 1873
Died: Sept.1922 In Upland, San Bernardino County, California
Married: Ephraim Wallace Kirkpatirck
Children: Grace Darling named after Ida's sister Grace.		 Grace Darling
Born: Aug. 20, 1876
Died: May 6, 1903 in Riverside, CA