- ANN ENGLISH GARDNER, below is part of Excerpts of story by Merrill Gardner Utley (which is in Ann's Memories section)
Source: Gardner Book of Remembrance - Page 38 - Compiled by C. Fern Burrell 1977
"It was in South Shields on a crisp Sunday morning, September 24, 1837, Just as the sun broke the mists of the North Sea, a baby girl was born to John and Martha Todd English. This, their fourth child and only daughter was christened "Ann". Ann was a beautiful baby with blue eyes and red hair that turned to a dark auburn in later years. Red hair was probably inherited from her father's mother, Elizabeth Redhead, of the "Lancashire Redheads," whose ancestral name came from their flaming red hair.
Ann's father, John English, master mariner, was a typical English seaman during the time of iron men and wooden ships, when Britannia ruled the waves and the sun never set on the British Empire. Born of a family of surgeons, his father, William, and his grandfather, Thomas, were both practicing surgeons in South Blyth, Northumberland. John was expected to follow in their footsteps, but his heart was at sea, and as a lad he shipped before the mast as a cabin boy and worked his way up through the ranks until he was a Sea Captain in the mighty merchant fleet of Great Britain.
Ann's mother, Martha Todd, had been raised in the coalfields of Tannfield Parish where her father, Luke Todd, was a coal miner from Gateshead. Martha was born at Whitely Head on September 1, 1804.
Ann had three brothers: John, the eldest, Thomas, and then William, Just 3 years her senior. Their life was a happy one in South Shields. ... They played on the docks and watched for the appearance of their father's ship in the harbor or its sails disappearance over the horizon. As the children grew older, the boys wanted to go to sea also. For this reason John decided to find a place with more opportunities for his children.
John moved his famiIy to the port of Sunderland, a town of 17,000 people, Bishopwearmouth. The streets were paved and fronted with nice homes. The streets and homes were lighted with gas and the homes had piped water. The famiIy moved into a residence at #34 Brougham Street. Inasmuch as John was away to sea continually, Martha decided to open a lodging house to help supplement their income.
Here in Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland, the children grew up, doing the things children have done in English seacoast towns since their beginning. The River Wear abounded with fish, and the boys spent much time fishing from the docks. As soon as Ann was big enough she accompanied them. These fishing trips helped to supplement their diet, and Ann developed a love for seafood which stayed with her alI of her life.
John went to sea first. He shipped out as a cabin boy. Thomas soon followed and then William. Ann and her mother were left quite alone at home. There was always friendly rivalry among the boys and their father to see who could bring Ann the most beautiful and exotic gift.
Ann and her mother grew very close. They were at home for long periods of time with no company except each other.
July 15, 1849 John died the night following his boarding the ship in Amsterdam, Holland, and was buried at sea.
It was after the death of John English, that two Mormon Missionaries knocked on the door at #34 Brougham Street. Ann and her mother had just gone through a trying time of adjustment and sorrow after the loss of their father and husband. They could not find much comfort or solace with the Anglican faith, but this new Church seemed to be what they were looking for. After a period of study and prayer, during which time they were taught the gospel by Elders Ebeneezer Gilles, Jacob Secrist, and Thomas Squires, they decided to be baptized January 14, 1853. Ann was fifteen.
On Saturday, January 15, 1853, she met Elder Elias Gardner who had arrived in Liverpool on December 20, after a three month journey from Utah. He was assigned to the Newcastle Conference, of which Sunderland was a branch.
During the following 2 years, Ann and her mother continued to study the gospel and attend their meetings. Elias visited them often in the course of his missionary duties. He stayed many nights in their home and learned to appreciate the delicious seafood dinners that Ann loved and that Martha was so adept at preparing.
Elias was there to comfort them when the news came that William had been lost in a shipwreck at sea. Not long after that, they received word that Thomas was also missing.
All of these events of sadness, together with their lonely life, caused Ann and Martha to talk much of immigrating with the Saints to Utah.
They bade John and his family good-by and boarded the train for Liverpool on March 21, 1855.
Ann and Martha went aboard the ship Juventa, ... They were organized into a company of 573 members under the presidency of Elder William Glover. President Glover called them all to a meeting on deck where they were all divided into branches. He appointed presidents and counselors for each branch. These presidents in turn appointed men to stand guard to protect the Saints from thieves, fire and any other hazards. Elias was one of those chosen to stand watch. The instructions were to rise at 5 o'clock, clean their portion of the ship and throw the garbage overboard. Prayers were to be held in each branch, and then they were to prepare and eat breakfast. After breakfast the ship was to be fumigated and sprinkled down with lime, and the strictest rules of cleanliness observed at all times. Ann and Martha were to furnish their own beds and bedding, pots, pans, plates, cup, knife, fork and spoon and also a water jug large enough to hold each of their ration of 3 quarts of water per day. The ship provided cooking apparatus, fuel and a cook for each 100 passengers. Each passenger was to be allowed 3 quarts of water daily and a weekly ration of 2 1/2 pounds of bread, 1 pound of wheat flour, 5 pounds oatmeal, 2 pounds rice, ½ pound sugar, 2 ounces of tea, 2 ounces salt, and this ration was to be supplemented during the voyage with 2 1/2 pounds of sugar, 3 pounds of butter, 2 pounds of cheese, and 1 quart of vinegar. Each passenger would be allowed a bunk 6 feet long and 18 inches wide with storage space of 10 cubic feet.
For 11 days the ship sailed in a south-south-westerly direction. Ten minutes of exposure to the tropical rays gave one a good sunburn. In the vicinity of the Cape Verde Islands, the ship started to gradually change course toward the west....
They got their first glimpse of the United States as they sailed through the Florida Straits. The ship sailed up Delaware Bay, took aboard the pilot, and at the mouth of the Delaware River the steam tugboats tied on to the Juventa and towed it upriver to the port of Philadelphia. After 39 days, on May 8, Ann and her mother, Martha walked down the gangplank into the promised land.
Within 24 hours after their arrival in Philadelphia, Ann and her mother found themselves traveling through the hills of Pennsylvania with other members of the Perpetual Immigration Company.
Elder Erastus Snow chartered a boat to take them up the Missouri River. Their landing was at Atchison about 20 miles above the Army Post at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. But it wasn't until July 1, under the command of Richard Ballantyne, their wagon train made the long awaited start to cross the plains for Utah. The company consisted of 404 people, 45 wagons, 220 head of oxen, 24 head of 'cows; 3 head of horses and 1 mule, and-was organized into groups of 100's, 50's, and 10’s. Guards had been appointed for the entire trip. Elias was one of them. He was appointed to help keep the train supplied with meat during the trip.
It was September 24, on Ann's 18th birthday when they reached the summit and could see the Salt Lake Valley. The next morning they arrived in Salt Lake City. Ann and Martha 'stayed the first night with Elias' daughter and family, Mary and Thomas Cloward. The next morning they continued on a wagon train to Payson with Elias.
Everyone was glad to see them arrive in safety. Elias had been gone 3 years. It was good to have him home. The children had grown until Elias hardly knew them. Ann and Martha were made welcome in their home.
Ann had grown to admire this tall dark man with the piercing black eyes and accepted his proposal of marriage. The marriage ceremony was performed by President Brigham Young at 8 o'clock in the evening on December 4 at the home of James Pace in Payson.
They had twelve children. Ann died 22 February 1922, in Glenwood, Utah.
The 30 March 1851 Census shows Ann's mother Martha and her family at Residence Brougham Street, Township Bishopwearmouth, Registration District Sunderland, Durham, England:
Martha English Head F age 47 widowed birthplace Tanfield, Durham occupation Lodging Housekeeper;
John English Son M age 26, unmarried, birthplace South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
Thomas English Son M 20 South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
William English Son M 16 South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
Ann English Daughter F 13 South Shields, Durham;
John Myers Lodger M 35 Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, occupation Mariner ;
Hannah Dove Lodger F 17 Sunderland, Durham, occupation Dressmaker.
The history of Ann English Gardner is included in the life of Elias Gardner, His Life and His Family - too large to place here. See book "Triumphant Banners, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Gardner" by Kay Lundell. Pages 290-410. This book is on family
ANN ENGLISH GARDNER, below is part of Excerpts of story by Merrill Gar dner Utley (which is in Ann's Memories section)
Source: Gardner Book of Remembrance - Page 38 - Compiled by C. Fern Bu rrell 1977
"It was in South Shields on a crisp Sunday morning, September 24, 1837 , Just as the sun broke the mists of the North Sea, a baby girl was bo rn to John and Martha Todd English. This, their fourth child and onl y daughter was christened "Ann". Ann was a beautiful baby with blue ey es and red hair that turned to a dark auburn in later years. Red hai r was probably inherited from her father's mother, Elizabeth Redhead , of the "Lancashire Redheads," whose ancestral name came from their f laming red hair.
Ann's father, John English, master mariner, was a typical English seam an during the time of iron men and wooden ships, when Britannia rule d the waves and the sun never set on the British Empire. Born of a fam ily of surgeons, his father, William, and his grandfather, Thomas, wer e both practicing surgeons in South Blyth, Northumberland. John was ex pected to follow in their footsteps, but his heart was at sea, and a s a lad he shipped before the mast as a cabin boy and worked his way u p through the ranks until he was a Sea Captain in the mighty merchan t fleet of Great Britain.
Ann's mother, Martha Todd, had been raised in the coalfields of Tannfi eld Parish where her father, Luke Todd, was a coal miner from Gateshea d. Martha was born at Whitely Head on September 1, 1804.
Ann had three brothers: John, the eldest, Thomas, and then William, Ju st 3 years her senior. Their life was a happy one in South Shields. .. . They played on the docks and watched for the appearance of their fat her's ship in the harbor or its sails disappearance over the horizon . As the children grew older, the boys wanted to go to sea also. For t his reason John decided to find a place with more opportunities for hi s children.
John moved his famiIy to the port of Sunderland, a town of 17,000 peop le, Bishopwearmouth. The streets were paved and fronted with nice home s. The streets and homes were lighted with gas and the homes had pipe d water. The famiIy moved into a residence at #34 Brougham Street. Ina smuch as John was away to sea continually, Martha decided to open a lo dging house to help supplement their income.
Here in Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland, the children grew up, doing th e things children have done in English seacoast towns since their begi nning. The River Wear abounded with fish, and the boys spent much tim e fishing from the docks. As soon as Ann was big enough she accompanie d them. These fishing trips helped to supplement their diet, and Ann d eveloped a love for seafood which stayed with her alI of her life.
John went to sea first. He shipped out as a cabin boy. Thomas soon fol lowed and then William. Ann and her mother were left quite alone at ho me. There was always friendly rivalry among the boys and their fathe r to see who could bring Ann the most beautiful and exotic gift.
Ann and her mother grew very close. They were at home for long period s of time with no company except each other.
July 15, 1849 John died the night following his boarding the ship in A msterdam, Holland, and was buried at sea.
It was after the death of John English, that two Mormon Missionaries k nocked on the door at #34 Brougham Street. Ann and her mother had jus t gone through a trying time of adjustment and sorrow after the loss o f their father and husband. They could not find much comfort or solac e with the Anglican faith, but this new Church seemed to be what the y were looking for. After a period of study and prayer, during which t ime they were taught the gospel by Elders Ebeneezer Gilles, Jacob Secr ist, and Thomas Squires, they decided to be baptized January 14, 1853 . Ann was fifteen.
On Saturday, January 15, 1853, she met Elder Elias Gardner who had arr ived in Liverpool on December 20, after a three month journey from Uta h. He was assigned to the Newcastle Conference, of which Sunderland wa s a branch.
During the following 2 years, Ann and her mother continued to study th e gospel and attend their meetings. Elias visited them often in the co urse of his missionary duties. He stayed many nights in their home an d learned to appreciate the delicious seafood dinners that Ann loved a nd that Martha was so adept at preparing.
Elias was there to comfort them when the news came that William had be en lost in a shipwreck at sea. Not long after that, they received wor d that Thomas was also missing.
All of these events of sadness, together with their lonely life, cause d Ann and Martha to talk much of immigrating with the Saints to Utah.
They bade John and his family good-by and boarded the train for Liverp ool on March 21, 1855.
Ann and Martha went aboard the ship Juventa, ... They were organized i nto a company of 573 members under the presidency of Elder William Glo ver. President Glover called them all to a meeting on deck where the y were all divided into branches. He appointed presidents and counselo rs for each branch. These presidents in turn appointed men to stand gu ard to protect the Saints from thieves, fire and any other hazards. El ias was one of those chosen to stand watch. The instructions were to r ise at 5 o'clock, clean their portion of the ship and throw the garbag e overboard. Prayers were to be held in each branch, and then they wer e to prepare and eat breakfast. After breakfast the ship was to be fum igated and sprinkled down with lime, and the strictest rules of cleanl iness observed at all times. Ann and Martha were to furnish their ow n beds and bedding, pots, pans, plates, cup, knife, fork and spoon an d also a water jug large enough to hold each of their ration of 3 quar ts of water per day. The ship provided cooking apparatus, fuel and a c ook for each 100 passengers. Each passenger was to be allowed 3 quart s of water daily and a weekly ration of 2 1/2 pounds of bread, 1 poun d of wheat flour, 5 pounds oatmeal, 2 pounds rice, ½ pound sugar, 2 ou nces of tea, 2 ounces salt, and this ration was to be supplemented dur ing the voyage with 2 1/2 pounds of sugar, 3 pounds of butter, 2 pound s of cheese, and 1 quart of vinegar. Each passenger would be allowe d a bunk 6 feet long and 18 inches wide with storage space of 10 cubi c feet.
For 11 days the ship sailed in a south-south-westerly direction. Ten m inutes of exposure to the tropical rays gave one a good sunburn. In th e vicinity of the Cape Verde Islands, the ship started to gradually ch ange course toward the west....
They got their first glimpse of the United States as they sailed throu gh the Florida Straits. The ship sailed up Delaware Bay, took aboard t he pilot, and at the mouth of the Delaware River the steam tugboats ti ed on to the Juventa and towed it upriver to the port of Philadelphia . After 39 days, on May 8, Ann and her mother, Martha walked down th e gangplank into the promised land.
Within 24 hours after their arrival in Philadelphia, Ann and her mothe r found themselves traveling through the hills of Pennsylvania with ot her members of the Perpetual Immigration Company.
Elder Erastus Snow chartered a boat to take them up the Missouri River . Their landing was at Atchison about 20 miles above the Army Post a t Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas. But it wasn't until July 1, under the com mand of Richard Ballantyne, their wagon train made the long awaited st art to cross the plains for Utah. The company consisted of 404 people , 45 wagons, 220 head of oxen, 24 head of 'cows; 3 head of horses an d 1 mule, and-was organized into groups of 100's, 50's, and 10’s. Guar ds had been appointed for the entire trip. Elias was one of them. He w as appointed to help keep the train supplied with meat during the trip .
It was September 24, on Ann's 18th birthday when they reached the summ it and could see the Salt Lake Valley. The next morning they arrived i n Salt Lake City. Ann and Martha 'stayed the first night with Elias' d aughter and family, Mary and Thomas Cloward. The next morning they con tinued on a wagon train to Payson with Elias.
Everyone was glad to see them arrive in safety. Elias had been gon e 3 years. It was good to have him home. The children had grown unti l Elias hardly knew them. Ann and Martha were made welcome in their ho me.
Ann had grown to admire this tall dark man with the piercing black eye s and accepted his proposal of marriage. The marriage ceremony was per formed by President Brigham Young at 8 o'clock in the evening on Decem ber 4 at the home of James Pace in Payson.
They had twelve children. Ann died 22 February 1922, in Glenwood, Utah .
The 30 March 1851 Census shows Ann's mother Martha and her family at R esidence Brougham Street, Township Bishopwearmouth, Registration Distr ict Sunderland, Durham, England:
Martha English Head F age 47 widowed birthplace Tanfield, Durham occup ation Lodging Housekeeper;
John English Son M age 26, unmarried, birthplace South Shields, Durham , occupation Mariner;
Thomas English Son M 20 South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
William English Son M 16 South Shields, Durham, occupation Mariner;
Ann English Daughter F 13 South Shields, Durham;
John Myers Lodger M 35 Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, occupation Marine r ;
Hannah Dove Lodger F 17 Sunderland, Durham, occupation Dressmaker.
The history of Ann English Gardner is included in the life of Elias Ga rdner, His Life and His Family - too large to place here. See book "Tr iumphant Banners, Higgins, Lowry, Tuttle, Gardner" by Kay Lundell. Pag es 290-410. This book is on family
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