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Matilda Gates 1823–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Woolpit, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1889

Death Location: Carngham, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia

Father: Samuel Gates

Mother: Eliza Browne

Spouse(s): John Simper

Children(s): Sarah Simper

The story of Matilda Gates began in 1823 in Woolpit, England, United Kingdom. Matilda Gates married John Simper, and had children including Sarah Jane Simper. Matilda Gates passed away in 1889 in Carngham, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Gates began in 1823 in Woolpit, England, United Kingdom.
  • Matilda Gates married John Simper, and had children including Sarah Jane Simper.
  • Matilda Gates passed away in 1889 in Carngham, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Gates's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Gates
1823–1889
Birth Place: Woolpit, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Samuel Gates
1797–1877
Rougham, Suffolk, England
Eliza Browne
1802–1871
Elmswell, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Benjamin Gates
1773–1804
1677234, Rougham, Suffolk, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Craske
1770–1860
Rougham, Suffolk, England
James Browne
1760–1827
Woolpit, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Gates
1728–1806
Mary Horrex
1735–1808
William Craske
1732–1769
Mary Manfield
1744–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gates
1695–1774
Joshua Horrex
1704–

Matilda Gates's Descendants

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Matilda Gates (1823–1889) m. John Simper (18 Nov 1827–13 February 1911)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Simper 1858–1946 m. George (Edward) Walker 1851–1912
    1. 1. Henry (Lock Walker) Senior 1886–1954 m. Mabel (Maud) Thornton 1888–1948
      1. 1. Henry (Lock Walker) Junior 1912–1996 m. Margaret (Louisa Ann Agnes) McDonald 1919–1963 m. Thelma (Josephine) Bentley 1915–1996
        1. 1. Barry (Lock) Walker 1943–2011 m. Marlene (Mary Theresa) Broadbent 1945–2020
        2. 2. Keith Walker 1946–2024
        3. 3. Graham (Austin) Walker 1934–2017

Matilda Gates's Timeline

8 Records

1823
1823
Birth of Matilda Gates in Woolpit, England, United Kingdom
Woolpit, England, United Kingdom
1824
1824
Age 1
Birth of Matilda Gates in Rougham, Suffolk, England
Rougham, Suffolk, England
1848
07 Jul 1848
Age 25
Matilda Gates was married in Rushbrooke Rougham, Suffolk, England
Rushbrooke Rougham, Suffolk, England
1848
07 Jul 1848
Age 25
Matilda Gates was married in Rushbrooke,Suffolk,England
Rushbrooke,Suffolk,England
1848
07 Jul 1848
Age 25
Matilda Gates was married
None
1851
1851
Age 28
Matilda Gates resided here in Great Whelnetham, Suffolk, England
Great Whelnetham, Suffolk, England
1889
12 May 1889
Age 66
Death of Matilda Gates in Drouin, Victoria
Drouin, Victoria
1889
1889
Age 66
Death of Matilda Gates in Carngham, Victoria, Australia
Carngham, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Rougham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Woolpit, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1848
    Event Place: Rushbrooke Rougham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1848
    Event Place: Rushbrooke,Suffolk,England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1848

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Suffolk: Rushbrook - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages, Burials), 1567-1850

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Great Whelnetham, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1889
    Event Place: Drouin, Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Carngham, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carngham, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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