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Alexander Cardno

Male 1857 - 1937  (79 years)

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  • Name Alexander Cardno  [1] 
    Birth 30 Jun 1857  Old Machar, Aberdeen Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military service 25 Nov 1876 
    Tinsmith in Royal Navy 
    • Signed on for 10 years. Invalided out on 30 August 1877.
      Served on HMS Aurora (25 November 1876-29 November 1876), HMS Indus (30 November 1876-16 April 1877) and HMS Revenge (17 April 1877-13 August 1877).
    Emigration 18 Sep 1908  London Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Departure for Wellington, New Zealand 
    Occupation 2 Mar 1919  [4] 
    Tinsmith 
    Death 1937  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I282  All
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2026 

    Father William Cardno,   b. 29 Oct 1826, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1920, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Catherine Swanson   d. 18 May 1918, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1854  Wick Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabella Findlayson,   b. Abt 1858, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1879  Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Isabella Cardno,   b. 26 Aug 1883, Aberdeen Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Alexander William Cardno,   b. 5 Mar 1886, Aberdeen Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. John Finlayson Cardno,   b. 20 Aug 1888, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1966, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +4. George Edmund Cardno,   b. 9 Feb 1891, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1954, Greenwich, London Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F1103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Jun 1857 - Old Machar, Aberdeen Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1879 - Aberdeen, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - Departure for Wellington, New Zealand - 18 Sep 1908 - London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1937 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • m. with issue, New Z.

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] Cardno Manuscripts, (unpublished notebooks, c.1920-30), p. 91.

    2. [S17] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (Copyright (c) 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997).

    3. [S102] Board of Trade Passenger Lists., London. Corinthic. 18 September 1908. CARDNO, Alex. BT27-115296. National Archives. Ancestry collection 'UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960.' https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 25 August 2026.
      Alex Cardno. Tinsmith. Destination Wellington, New Zealand.

    4. [S99] ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Luke, Millwall, Register of marriages, P88/LUK, Item 012.

    5. [S103] Deaths index (CR) New Zealand, 1937. CARDNO, Alexander. 1937/16215. https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz: accessed 25 August 2026.
      Aged 80 years.

    6. [S2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.

    7. [S16] Marriage Certificate, 168/010010.