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Benjamin (Ben) Gates 1906–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1906

Birth Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: Jun 1968

Death Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Jack Gates

Mother: Harriet Pierson

Spouse(s): Edith Vass

Children(s):

Benjamin (Ben) Gates was born in 1906 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Jack Gates And Harriet Marona Pierson. In 1911, Benjamin (Ben) Gates resided in Hitchin Urban, Hertfordshire, England. In 1939, Benjamin (Ben) Gates resided in Hertfordshire, England. Benjamin (Ben) Gates married Edith M Vass, and had children including Barbara M Gates, Brian Gates, Doreen M Gates, Iris M Gates, Ronald Gates. Benjamin (Ben) Gates passed away in 1968 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Benjamin (Ben) Gates was born in 1906 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Jack Gates And Harriet Marona Pierson.
  • In 1911, Benjamin (Ben) Gates resided in Hitchin Urban, Hertfordshire, England.
  • In 1939, Benjamin (Ben) Gates resided in Hertfordshire, England.
  • Benjamin (Ben) Gates married Edith M Vass, and had children including Barbara M Gates, Brian Gates, Doreen M Gates, Iris M Gates, Ronald Gates.
  • Benjamin (Ben) Gates passed away in 1968 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

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Benjamin Gates's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gates
1906–1968
Birth Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Jack Gates
1877–1942
Hitchin Hertfordshire England
Harriet (Marona) Pierson
1879–1968
1666952, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
William (Henry) Gates
1842–1922
Shephall, Hertfordshire, England
Agnes Plum
1841–1927
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Charles (William) Pierson
1844–1911
1666952, Hertfordshire, England
Esther Pierson
1850–1930
Plumstead, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Westwood
1812–1894
Mary KNIGHT
1813–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Westwood
1788–1841
Sarah Peacock
1773–1849

Benjamin Gates's Timeline

4 Records

1906
abt 1906
Birth of Benjamin (Ben) Gates in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
1911
1911
Age 5
Benjamin (Ben) Gates resided here in Hitchin Urban, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin Urban, Hertfordshire, England
1939
1939
Age 33
Benjamin (Ben) Gates resided here in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England
1968
Jun 1968
Age 62
Death of Benjamin (Ben) Gates in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1906
    Event Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Hitchin Urban, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/1613a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1968
    Event Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

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