Samwise

Sam.

Samwise Gamgee.

Samwise Gardener.

Son of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild.

Born in Third age Sr.1380. Died in 1482.

Brother to Hamson, Halfred, Daisy, May and Marigold.

Weddet to Rose Cotton.

Father to Elanor, Frodo, Rose, Merry, Pippin, Goldilocks, Hamfast, Daisy, Primrose, Bilbo, Ruby, Robin and Tolman Gardener.

Samwise were the fifth born child of Hamfast and Bell and thus the younger brother to Hamson, Halfred, Daisy and May but older to Marigold.

Sam was out of an family of ropers from Gamwich and gardeners from Hobbiton, his grand-dad Hobson Gamgee had a robe-walk in Tighfield. Samwise and his father lived in Bagshot Row 3 in The Hill at Hobbiton. After his return to Hobbiton after the War of the Ring he became ancestor of the familytree Gardeners of the Hill.

3 Age.

T.A.3018. ( 20/10 ) Sam arrived from the Ford of Bruinen, to Imladris in the night.

T.A.3019. ( 14/03 ) Sam picked up Sting and the One Ring as he thought Frodo was dead in the tunnels of Shelob. He carries it with him to the Tower of Cirith Ungol and passed the Two Watchers by using Galadriel`s phial where he finds Frodo again alive, and he returns the Ring to Frodo but carries Sting into Mordor where Frodo gives it to him.

T.A.3019. ( 25/03 ) In the last battle when Mount Doom cracked Frodo and Sam was rescued by Gwaihir, Landroval and Meneldor comming from the Eagles Eyrie in Hithaeglir.

T.A.Sr.1420. ( Third age 3020-01/05 ) Sam marries Rose Cotton.

T.A.Sr.1421. ( Third age 3021 ) Birth of Elanor.

4 Age.

T.A.Sr.1423. ( Fourth age 02.)Birth of Frodo.

T.A.Sr.1425. ( Fourth age 04.)Birth of Rose.

T.A.Sr.1427. ( Fourth age 06.) Birth of Merry. Will Whitfoot resign as Mayor of the Shire and Samwise is elected as new.

T.A.Sr.1429. ( Fourth age 08.) Birth of Pippin.

T.A.Sr.1431. ( Fourth age 10.) Birth of Goldilocks.

T.A.Sr.1432. ( Fourth age 11.) Birth of Hamfast.

T.A.Sr.1433. ( Fourth age 12.) Birth of Daisy.

T.A.Sr.1434. ( Fourth age 13.) Sam is elected Mayor for the second time.

T.A.Sr.1435. ( Fourth age 14.) Birth of Primrose.

T.A.Sr.1436. ( Fourth age 15.) Birth of Bilbo.

T.A.Sr.1438. ( Fourth age 17.) Birth of Ruby.

T.A.Sr.1440. ( Fourth age 19.) Birth of Robin.

T.A.Sr.1441. ( Fourth age 20.) Sam becomes Mayor for the third time.

T.A.Sr.1442. ( Fourth age 21.) Birth of Tolman.

T.A.Sr.1448. ( Fourth age 27.) Sam is elected as Mayor for the fourth time.

T.A.Sr.1455. ( Fourth age 34.) Sam is selected as Mayor for the fifth time and he request that the Thain makes Fastred, husband of Elanor, Warden of Westmarch.

T.A.Sr.1462. ( Fourth age 41.) Sam becomes Mayor for the sixth time.

T.A.Sr.1469. ( Fourth age 48.) Sam becomes Mayor for the seventh time.

T.A.Sr.1482. ( Fourth age 61.) Rose, Samwise`s wife dies Midyears Day ( Between June and July )

( 22/09) Samwise rides from Bag End to the Tower Hills and hands over the Red Book to Elanor. He continues to the Grey Havens and passes over the sea as the last of the Ringbeares.

No further records.

Additional information.

In the first draft of the genealogy of the family of the Gardeners of the Hill Samwis`s mother is named Pearl Goodchild. They were only five children, Halfred, Daisy, May, Samwise and Marygold. Samwise`s birth year are shown as in the final genealogy 1380.

There is no changes in the second draft.

In the third draft a sixth child is added as the second born, Holman.

In the fourth draft Holman is removed ( or changed name ) Hir mother and father ( now Bell Goodchild ) still have six children but the sixth child becomes the firstborn and is named Hamson.

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