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Francis Gates 1785 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1785

Birth Location: Woodford, Essex, England

Death Date: October 1854

Death Location: Ongar, Essex

Father: Francis Gates

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Susanna Sparks

Children(s): Mary Gates, Maria Gates, Susannah Gates, Francis Gates, Sarah Gates, Sarah Gates, William Gates, James Gates, Jeremiah Gates, John Gates, Sophia Gates, Alexander Gates, Frank Gates

Francis Gates was born in 1785 in Woodford, Essex, England, the child of Francis Gates and Mary. Francis Gates married Susanna Sparks, and had children including Mary Ann Gates, Maria Gates, Susannah Gates, Francis Gates, Sarah Gates, Sarah Gates, William Gates, James Gates, Jeremiah Gates, John Gates, Sophia Gates, Alexander Gates, Frank Wellesley Gates. Francis Gates passed away in 1854 in Ongar, Essex.

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Biography

  • Francis Gates was born in 1785 in Woodford, Essex, England, the child of Francis Gates and Mary.
  • Francis Gates married Susanna Sparks, and had children including Mary Ann Gates, Maria Gates, Susannah Gates, Francis Gates, Sarah Gates, Sarah Gates, William Gates, James Gates, Jeremiah Gates, John Gates, Sophia Gates, Alexander Gates, Frank Wellesley Gates.
  • Francis Gates passed away in 1854 in Ongar, Essex.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Gates
Birth Location: –
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Mary None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Sparks
1789 – 1855
Birth Location: Hetchworth, Cambridgeshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Gates
1808 – 1885
Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex, England
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Maria Gates
1809 – 1885
Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex, England
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Susannah Gates
1811 –
Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex, England
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Francis Gates
1813 – 1874
Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex, England
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Sarah Gates
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Gates
1815 – 1863
Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex
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William Gates
1817 – 1871
Birth Location: High Ongar Essex England
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James Gates
1820 – 1897
Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex, England
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Jeremiah Gates
1822 – 1886
Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex, England
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John Gates
1822 – 1869
Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex, England
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Sophia Gates
1825 – 1885
Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex, England
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Alexander Gates
1827 – 1895
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Frank Gates
1830 – 1901
Birth Location: High Ongar
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Francis Gates's Ancestors

Self
Francis Gates
1785 – 1854
Birth Place: Woodford, Essex, England
Parents
Francis Gates
Mary
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Gates's Descendants

1.
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Francis Gates (abt 1785 – October 1854) m. Susanna Sparks (abt 1789 – 22 Mar 1855)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Gates (11 Jan 1808 – 4 Dec 1885) m. James Webster (1808 – 20 Dec 1854)
    1. 1. Rachel (M A) Webster (abt 1833 – )
    2. 2. William (Hucks) Webster (1837 – 9 Nov 1907) m. Mahala Fuller (abt 1836 – 1872) m. Clara Munnings (1851 – )
      1. 1. James (J) Webster (1860 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Webster
      3. 3. Susannah (Alma Fuller) Webster (October 1863 – 19 Mar 1920) m. John (Scott) McLaren (9 Mar 1844 – 12 May 1919)
        1. 1. John (Webster) McLaren (19 Mar 1889 – 24 Mar 1918)
        2. 2. Charles (William) McLaren (Oct 1896 – 27 March 1957) m. Edna (Matilda) Hawke (1885 – 1944)
        3. 3. Edith (Fuller ("Maggie")) McLaren (20 Jul 1892 – 1960)
        4. 4. Jane (Charlotte Mary) McLaren (29 Mar 1895 – 19 Jun 1896)
        5. 5. Mahala (Dorothy) McLaren (1899 – 29 March 1962) m. Unknown Biljon m. Harry (Appleby) Evans (1887 – 23 December 1946)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Fuller) McLaren (14 Jun 1900 – 1968) m. Thomas Smith m. Herbert (William) Meyer (Abt. 1897 – 1973)
        7. 7. James (Fuller) McLaren (1904 – 8 Jul 1964) m. Ella (Sophie Ostman (nee) Cilliers) (7 Aug. 1908 – ) m. Unknown (First Wife) Unknown
      4. 4. Edwin Webster (1866 – )
      5. 5. Edwin Webster (1866 – )
      6. 6. Mabel Webster (7 Jan – )
      7. 7. Bruce Webster (abt 1874 – ) m. Jane Webster (23 Apr 1873 – )
      8. 8. Joseph Webster (1885 – )
      9. 9. Alice Webster
      10. 10. Florence Webster (1887 – )
    3. 3. Susannah Webster (abt 1836 – )
    4. 4. Edward (W) Webster (abt 1845 – )
    5. 5. Richard (B) Webster (abt 1848 – )
  2. 2. Maria Gates (29 Dec 1809 – 1885)
  3. 3. Susannah Gates (26 Nov 1811 – )
  4. 4. Francis Gates (12 Sep 1813 – Jun 1874)
  5. 5. Sarah Gates
  6. 6. Sarah Gates (17 Sep 1815 – 30 Dec 1863)
  7. 7. William Gates (23 Dec 1817 – 1871)
  8. 8. James Gates (abt 1820 – 25 Jul 1897)
  9. 9. Jeremiah Gates (15 Sep 1822 – Jun 1886)
  10. 10. John Gates (15 Sep 1822 – 25 Jul 1869)
  11. 11. Sophia Gates (2 Oct 1825 – 1885)
  12. 12. Alexander Gates (30 Dec 1827 – 1895)
  13. 13. Frank (Wellesley) Gates (7 November 1830 – 1901)

Francis Gates's Timeline

11 Records

1784
1784
Francis Gates was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1785
abt 1785
Birth of Francis Gates in Woodford, Essex, England
Woodford, Essex, England
1785
25 May 1785
Francis Gates was baptized in Woodford, St Mary The Virgin, Essex, England
Woodford, St Mary The Virgin, Essex, England
1798
1798
Age 13
Francis Gates resided here in Blackmore, Essex, England
Blackmore, Essex, England
1807
1807
Age 22
Francis Gates was married
None
1810
1810
Age 25
Francis Gates resided here in Blackmore, High Ongar, Essex, England
Blackmore, High Ongar, Essex, England
1830
1830
Age 45
Francis Gates resided here in High Ongar, Essex, England
High Ongar, Essex, England
1841
1841
Age 56
Francis Gates resided here in High Ongar, Essex, England
High Ongar, Essex, England
1851
1851
Age 66
Francis Gates resided here in Chipping Ongar, Essex, England
Chipping Ongar, Essex, England
1854
28 Nov 1854
Age 69
Death of Francis Gates in Chipping Ongar, Essex, England
Chipping Ongar, Essex, England
1854
October 1854
Age 69
Death of Francis Gates in Ongar, Essex
Ongar, Essex

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1785
    Event Place: Woodford, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1771; Folio: 280; Page: 32; GSU roll: 207417
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 336; Book: 16; Civil Parish: High Ongar; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 27; Page: 16; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241374
    [3] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 74/43

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 74/43
    [2] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: AT Norwich city parishes 1784

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 May 1785
    Event Place: Woodford, St Mary The Virgin, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1807

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Blackmore, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Land Tax Redemption, 1798, The National Archives; Kew, Richmond; Surrey, Land Tax Redemption Office: Quotas and Assessments, IR23; Piece: 27

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Blackmore, High Ongar, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: High Ongar, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: High Ongar, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 336; Book: 16; Civil Parish: High Ongar; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 27; Page: 16; Line: 22; GSU roll: 241374

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Chipping Ongar, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1771; Folio: 280; Page: 32; GSU roll: 207417

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1854
    Event Place: Chipping Ongar, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1854
    Event Place: Ongar, Essex
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
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