GANDELL, Rev. Robert (6 son of Thomas Gandell of City of London). b. London; matric. from St. John’s coll. Ox. 5 Dec. 1839 aged 21; Michel scholar Queen’s coll. 1843–5, fellow 1845–50; B.A. 1843, M.A. 1846; Kennicott scholar 1844, Pusey and Ellerton scholar 1845; tutor of Magdalen hall 1848–72; Laudian professor of Arabic 1861 to death; chaplain at C.C. coll. 1852–77; fellow of Hertford coll. 1874 to death; preb. of Wells 1874, canon of Wells 1880 to death; edited Lightfoot’s Horæ Hebraicæ et Talmudicæ 4 vols. 1859; contributed commentaries on Amos, Nahum and Zephaniah to the Speaker’s Commentary 1876. d. The Liberty, Wells 24 Oct. 1887. bur. Holywell cemetery, Oxford.
GAPE, Joseph. Entered navy 2 Aug. 1803; inspecting commander coast guard 1837 to 1841; captain 1841; admiral on h.p. 30 July 1875. d. 1 Upper Phillimore place, Kensington, London 12 March 1876 in 83 year.
GARBETT, Rev. Edward (6 son of Rev. James Garbett 1775–1857, preb. of Hereford). b. Hereford 10 Dec. 1817; ed. at Hereford coll. and Brasenose coll. Ox., B.A. 1841, M.A. 1847; V. of St. Stephen’s, Birmingham 1847–49; P.C. of St. Bartholomew’s, Grays Inn road, London 1850–63; V. of Ch. Ch. Surbiton 1863–77; hon. canon of Winchester 1875; R. of Barcombe near Lewes 1877 to death; edited The Record 1854–67 and The Christian Advocate 1867–74; author of The Soul’s Life 1863 and 30 other books. d. Barcombe rectory 11 Oct. 1887. The Record 14 and 21 Oct. 1887.
GARBETT, Ven. James (brother of the preceding). b. Hereford 1802; ed. at Brasenose coll. Ox., scholar 1819, fellow 1825–36, tutor 1827, junior dean 1832; B.A. 1822, M.A. 1825; Michel fellow of Queen’s coll. 1824–5; Bampton lecturer 1842; professor of poetry in Univ. of Ox. 1842–52; R. of Clayton near Brighton 1835 to death; preb. of Chichester 1844; archdeacon of Chichester 28 April 1851 to death; author of De Rei poeticæ idea 1843; Parochial Sermons 2 vols. 1843–4 and 30 other books. d. 7 Belgrave place, Brighton 26 March 1879 in 78 year. I.L.N. lxxiv, 373 (1879), portrait.
GARD, Richard Sommers. b. North Tawton near Barnstaple 1797; sheriff of Devon 1854; contested Honiton, Devon 1852; M.P. for Exeter 1857–65. d. Court hall, Monkton near Honiton 16 Dec. 1868 in 72 year.
GARDEN, Rev. Francis (son of Alexander Garden of Glasgow, merchant). b. 1810; ed. at Glasgow and Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836; P.C. of Holy Trinity, Blackheath 1840–44; Inc. of St. Paul’s, Edin. 1845–49; C. of St. Stephen’s, Westminster 1854–59; teacher of theology Queen’s coll. London 1858–81; sub-dean of chapels royal St. James’s and Whitehall, Nov. 1859 to death; edited The Christian Remembrancer from 1841; author of Discourses on heavenly knowledge and love 1848; An outline of Logic 1867, 2 ed. 1871 and 14 other books. d. 67 Victoria st. Westminster 11 May 1884.
GARDINER, Allen Francis (5 son of Samuel Gardiner of Coombe lodge, Oxfordshire 1755–1827). b. Basildon parsonage, Berkshire 28 June 1794; entered navy 23 June 1810; commander 13 Sep. 1826; went to the Zulu country, South Africa 1834; laboured among the Indians of Chili 1838–43; founded Patagonian Missionary Soc. 1844; author of Outlines of a plan for exploring the interior of Australia 1833; A voice from South America 1847 and other books. d. Picton island, South America, probably 6 Sep. 1851, his remains were found 21 Jany. 1852. Memoir of A. F. Gardiner, By J. W. Marsh 1857, portrait; The story of A. Gardiner, By J. W. Marsh 1867, portrait; C. M. Yonge’s Pioneers and Founders (1871) 255–84.
GARDINER, Sir John (son of John Gardiner, captain 3 foot). b. 1777; ensign 3 foot 1791; commanded a brigade at battles of Nivelle 1813 and Orthes 1814; A.G. in Ireland 1823–1830; D.A.G. at the Horse Guards 1830–1841; col. of 61 foot 1840, of 50 foot 1844, of 6 foot 1849 to death; L.G. 23 Nov. 1841; K.C.B. 19 July 1838. d. 23 Eaton place, London 6 June 1851.
GARDINER, Robert (son of Robert Hallowell of Bristol). b. Bristol about 1782; went to the U.S. 1792; graduated at Harvard 1801; took surname of Gardiner 1802; lived at town of Gardiner, Maine 1803 to death, gave a church, a lyceum and a public library to Gardiner; pres. of Maine Historical Soc. 1846–55. d. Gardiner 22 March 1864.
GARDINER, Sir Robert William (brother of Sir John Gardiner 1777–1851). b. 2 May 1781; 2 lieut. R.A. 7 April 1797, col. 24 Nov. 1839; A.D.C. to the Sovereign 22 July 1830 to 23 Nov. 1841; governor and commander in chief at Gibraltar 21 Nov. 1848 to July 1855; col. commandant R.A. 22 March 1853 to death; general 28 Nov. 1854; K.C.B. 2 Jany. 1815, G.C.B. 21 June 1859; K.C.H. 1820; author of Memoir of admiral Sir Graham Moore 1844 and of 12 pamphlets on military organisation 1848–60. d. Melbourne lodge, Claremont, Esher, Surrey 26 June 1864.