Vincent 'Vin' Sidley GARDINER

1885 - 1972  (86 years)

• Name	Vincent 'Vin' Sidley GARDINER
  Birth	23 Oct 1885	Geelong , Victoria
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Carlton footballer & doorman
  Death	3 Oct 1972	Melbourne ; Victoria ; Australia
  Person ID	I500	FHC023 - Chapman Tree
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	John GARDINER,   b. 11 Mar 1848, Geelong; Victoria d. 28 Oct 1929, Melbourne ; Victoria ; Australia (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Anne SIDLEY,   b. 1852, Limerick, Ireland d. 12 Jul 1944, Melbourne ; Victoria ; Australia (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	1874	probably Melbourne ; Victoria ; Australia   [1]
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Vin Gardiner - VFL footballer

  
  

• Notes

  VFL FOOTBALLER Anna bore Gardiner two sons, John Carlton and Vincent Sidley later League footballers in their own rite . Gardiner family lore has it that Vin later inherited the unflattering nickname of “Potsy” due to a “pot” belly. He was great mates with Carltons half-forward flanker and dual premiership player Perc Daykin, so much so that the pair was often heckled by their own supporters because they tended to look for each other a lot. In the end though, Vin was a revered and popular Carlton identity who served the club in later years as its resident doorman.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Find My Past, John & Annie Gardiner marriage, 26 Oct 2022, Find My Past / Victoria Marriages 1836 -1942, Victoria Marriages 1836 -1942. (Reliability: 2).