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     Florence Arliss was the daughter of Walter J. Arliss.¹ She married Henry Gardner on 24 May 1883.¹ She died on 5 September 1947.¹
     From 24 May 1883, her married name became Gardner.

     Sir Charles Bruce-Gardner, 1st Bt. was born on 6 November 1887.¹ He was the son of Henry Gardner and Florence Arliss. He married Gertrude Amy Shill, daughter of Charles Rivington Shill, on 1 February 1911.¹ He died on 1 October 1960 at age 72.¹
     He was given the name of Charles Bruce Gardner at birth.¹ He was educated at St. Dunstan's College, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at Battersea Technical College, Battersea, London, England^G.¹ He was registered as a Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (M.I.Mech.E.)¹ He was a director of John Summers & Sons between 1913 and 1920.¹ He was vice-chairman of Crompton Parkinson Ltd.¹ He was chairman of John Lysaght Group.¹ He was deputy-chairman of The Steel Company of Wales.¹ He was a director of Consett Iron Company and GKN.¹ He was chairman of British Iron and Steel Corporation.¹ On 21 December 1937 his name was legally changed to Charles Bruce-Gardner by deed poll.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1938.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Bruce-Gardner, of Frilford, Berkshire [U.K.] on 12 February 1945.¹ He was president of the Iron and Steel Institute.¹

     Gertrude Amy Shill was the daughter of Charles Rivington Shill.¹ She married Sir Charles Bruce-Gardner, 1st Bt., son of Henry Gardner and Florence Arliss, on 1 February 1911.¹ She died on 4 October 1978.¹
     From 1 February 1911, her married name became Gardner.

     Sir Douglas Bruce-Gardner, 2nd Bt. was born on 27 January 1917.¹ He was the son of Sir Charles Bruce-Gardner, 1st Bt. and Gertrude Amy Shill.¹ He married, firstly, Monica Flummerfelt Jefferson, daughter of Professor Sir Geoffrey Jefferson, on 27 July 1940.¹ He and Monica Flummerfelt Jefferson were divorced in 1964.¹ He married, secondly, Sheila Jane Stilliard, daughter of Roger Stilliard, on 18 March 1964.¹ He died on 25 November 1997 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was a director of Henry Gardner & Company between 1952 and 1968.¹ He was a director of GKN between 1960 and 1982.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Bruce-Gardner, of Frilford, Berkshire [U.K., 1945] on 1 October 1960.¹ He was president of the Iron and Steel Institute between 1966 and 1967.¹

     Professor Sir Geoffrey Jefferson lived at Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     Monica Flummerfelt Jefferson is the daughter of Professor Sir Geoffrey Jefferson.¹ She married Sir Douglas Bruce-Gardner, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Charles Bruce-Gardner, 1st Bt. and Gertrude Amy Shill, on 27 July 1940.¹ She and Sir Douglas Bruce-Gardner, 2nd Bt. were divorced in 1964.¹
     From 27 July 1940, her married name became Bruce-Gardner.¹

     Erica Judith Bruce-Gardner was born on 8 December 1941.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Douglas Bruce-Gardner, 2nd Bt. and Monica Flummerfelt Jefferson.¹ She married Paul Hamer Blackburn, son of William Blackburn, on 29 September 1962.¹
     Erica Judith Bruce-Gardner usually went by her middle name of Judith.¹ From 29 September 1962, her married name became Blackburn. She lived in 2003 at 4 Hilbrow Cottages, Old Horsham Road, Beare Green, Dorking, Surrey, England^G.¹

     William Blackburn lived at Hurst Dale, Devisdale Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, England^G.¹