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William John Gates 1870–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 MAR 1870

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 11 JUN 1934

Death Location: Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Gates

Mother: SARAH HARRIS

Spouse(s): Francis Genower

Children(s):

In 1870, William John Gates entered the world in England, born to William George Gates And Sarah Ann Harris. In 1911, William John Gates resided in Waterloo South, Ontario. William John Gates married Francis Mary Genower. William John Gates passed away in 1934 in Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1870, William John Gates entered the world in England, born to William George Gates And Sarah Ann Harris.
  • In 1911, William John Gates resided in Waterloo South, Ontario.
  • William John Gates married Francis Mary Genower.
  • William John Gates passed away in 1934 in Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gates's Ancestors

Self
William Gates
1870–1934
Birth Place: England
Parents
William George Gates
1843–1884
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
SARAH (ANN) HARRIS
1846–1887
St Luke Islington
Grandparents
JOHN HARRIS
1815–1857
Newington
Sarah Pritchard
1815–1894
Margate, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
James Pritchard
1791–1870
Sarah Pay
1789–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen 4GGF
1760–1843
Bethia 4GGM
1763–1824

William Gates's Timeline

3 Records

1870
30 MAR 1870
Birth of William John Gates in England
England
1911
1911
Age 41
William John Gates resided here in Waterloo South, Ontario
Waterloo South, Ontario
1934
11 JUN 1934
Age 64
Death of William John Gates in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1870
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P91ALL022
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 14 - Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario; Page: 28; Family No: 325

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1906
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 14 - Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario; Page: 28; Family No: 325

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Waterloo South, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 14 - Galt, Waterloo South, Ontario; Page: 28; Family No: 325

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1934
    Event Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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