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William Gates 1817 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1817

Birth Location: High Ongar, Essex, England

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Islington, London, England

Father: Francis Gates

Mother: Susannah Sparks

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William Gates was born in 1817 in High Ongar, Essex, England, the child of Francis Gates and Susannah Sparks. William Gates passed away in 1871 in Islington, London, England.

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Biography

  • William Gates was born in 1817 in High Ongar, Essex, England, the child of Francis Gates and Susannah Sparks.
  • William Gates passed away in 1871 in Islington, London, England.

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William Gates's Ancestors

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William Gates
1817 – 1871
Birth Place: High Ongar, Essex, England
Parents
Francis Gates
1786 – 1854
Woodford, Essex, England
Susannah Sparks
1789 – 1855
Hetchworth, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
William Sparkes
1755 – 1802
Cambridgeshire, England.
Elizabeth Norton
1760 – 1787
Stetchworth, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Leonard NORTON
1735 – 1793
Elizabeth NORTON
1735 – 1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Norton
1702 –
Elizabeth Long
1696 – 1748
John Norton
1708 – 1765
Elizabeth Marsh
1706 – 1769

William Gates's Timeline

2 Records

1817
23 Dec 1817
Birth of William Gates in High Ongar, Essex, England
High Ongar, Essex, England
1871
1871
Age 54
Death of William Gates in Islington, London, England
Islington, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1817
    Event Place: High Ongar, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Islington, London, England

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