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William Horatia Gay 1872–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1872

Birth Location: London Haggerston, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 17 FEB 1917

Death Location: Abney Park Cemetery, London, England

Father: John Gay

Mother: Elizabeth Gould

Spouse(s): Alice Gay

Children(s): Sarah Gay, George Gay, Ethel Brown, Rosina Crisford, Charles Gay, Frederick Gay, Beatrice Gay, Alice Gay, Jane Gay, William Gay

William Horatia Gay was born in 1872 in London Haggerston, Middlesex, England, the child of John Gay And Elizabeth Gould. William Horatia Gay married Alice Elizabeth Gay, and had children including Alice Maud Gay, Beatrice E Gay, Charles D Gay, Ethel May Brown, Frederick J Gay, George H Gay, Jane Gay, Rosina Crisford, Sarah Elizabeth Gay, William Arthur Gay. William Horatia Gay passed away in 1917 in Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.

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Biography

  • William Horatia Gay was born in 1872 in London Haggerston, Middlesex, England, the child of John Gay And Elizabeth Gould.
  • William Horatia Gay married Alice Elizabeth Gay, and had children including Alice Maud Gay, Beatrice E Gay, Charles D Gay, Ethel May Brown, Frederick J Gay, George H Gay, Jane Gay, Rosina Crisford, Sarah Elizabeth Gay, William Arthur Gay.
  • William Horatia Gay passed away in 1917 in Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gay's Ancestors

Self
William Gay
1872–1917
Birth Place: London Haggerston, Middlesex, England
Parents
John Gay
1831–1871
Bethnal Green, London, England
Elizabeth Gould
1832–1891
Bethnal Green, London, England
Grandparents
Charles Gay
1790–
Castle Acre, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Gay*
1795–
Middlesex, England
Joseph Gould
1795–1861
Bethnal Green, London, England
Elizabeth (Mary) Fuller
1791–1856
Bermondsey, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Fuller
1770–
Elizabeth Fuller*
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gay's Descendants

1.
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William (Horatia) Gay (ABT 1872–17 FEB 1917) m. Alice (Elizabeth) Gay (ABT 1874–DEC 1933)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Gay 1899–1984 m. Charles (H) Noel 1900–1919 m. Joseph (Ward) Dormer 1898–1975
    1. 1. Charles (W) Noel 1918– m. Maiy (E) Noel 1923–
    2. 2. Joey Gay 1920–
    3. 3. Doris (P) Dormer 1925– m. George (H) Bridger 1923–
    4. 4. Charles (William) Noel 1918–1990 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Stammers 1928–1988
    5. 5. Jane (E) Noel 1919–1989 m. Terence Bell 1920–1996
  2. 2. George (H) Gay 1897–1933 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Gay 1897–
    1. 1. George (W) Gay 1920–1992 m. Alice Tarbuck 1920–2000
    2. 2. Jane (Elizabeth) Gay 1924–1980 m. Henry Kidd 1923–2006
  3. 3. Ethel (May) Brown 1914–2001 m. Henry (Edward) Brown 1908–1959
  4. 4. Rosina Crisford 1912–1968 m. William (P-J) Crisford 1910–1998
    1. 1. Roy Crisford 1920–
  5. 5. Charles (D) Gay 1903–1959 m. Cecilia (Rosina) Cox 1906–1972
    1. 1. Kenneth (C J) Gay 1931–2001
  6. 6. Frederick (J) Gay 1905–1936 m. Rose Reese 1906–
  7. 7. Beatrice (E) Gay 1917–1918
  8. 8. Alice (Maud) Gay 1907–1989 m. Thomas (William) Davis 1901–1962
  9. 9. Jane Gay 1901–
  10. 10. William (Arthur) Gay 1911–1985 m. Olive (Grace) Gay 1910–1971 m. Eva (I) Dawson 1915–1971
    1. 1. William (B) Gay 1940–2007

William Gay's Timeline

16 Records

1872
23 Jan 1872
Birth of William Horatia Gay in 65 Margaret St, Haggerstone East, Shoreditch, London, England
65 Margaret St, Haggerstone East, Shoreditch, London, England
1872
1872
Birth of William Horatia Gay in Haggerston, London, England
Haggerston, London, England
1872
01 1872
Birth of William Horatia Gay in 65 Margaret Street, Haggerstone East, Shoreditch, England
65 Margaret Street, Haggerstone East, Shoreditch, England
1872
ABT 1872
Birth of William Horatia Gay in London Haggerston, Middlesex, England
London Haggerston, Middlesex, England
1876
17 Oct 1876
Age 4
William Horatia Gay was baptized in Haggerston St Stephen, England
Haggerston St Stephen, England
1891
1891
Age 19
William Horatia Gay was employed
None
1891
1891
Age 19
William Horatia Gay resided here in 51 Warburton St, Hackney
51 Warburton St, Hackney
1901
1901
Age 29
William Horatia Gay was employed
None
1901
1901
Age 29
William Horatia Gay resided here in Hackney, London, England
Hackney, London, England
1911
02 APR 1911
Age 39
William Horatia Gay resided here in St John-at-Hackney, London, England
St John-at-Hackney, London, England
1911
02 APR 1911
Age 39
William Horatia Gay resided here in St John-at-Hackney, London, England
St John-at-Hackney, London, England
1911
02 APR 1911
Age 39
William Horatia Gay resided here in St John-at-Hackney, London, England
St John-at-Hackney, London, England
1917
9 Feb 1917
Age 45
Death of William Horatia Gay in Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
1917
09 FEB 1917
Age 45
Death of William Horatia Gay in Abney Park Cemetery, London, England
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England
1917
09 FEB 1917
Age 45
Death of William Horatia Gay in buried Abney Park on 17 Feb. 1917
buried Abney Park on 17 Feb. 1917
1917
17 FEB 1917
Age 45
Burial of William Horatia Gay in Abney Park Cemetery, London, England
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1872
    Event Place: 65 Margaret St, Haggerstone East, Shoreditch, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England& Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
    [2] 1911 England Census, Database online.
    [3] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Haggerston, London, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Database online. Class: RG13; Piece: 231; Folio: 18; Page: 28.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 1872
    Event Place: 65 Margaret Street, Haggerstone East, Shoreditch, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1872
    Event Place: London Haggerston, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 1098

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Haggerston St Stephen, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P91STE001

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1891

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: 51 Warburton St, Hackney

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1901

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Hackney, London, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Database online. Class: RG13; Piece: 231; Folio: 18; Page: 28.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 APR 1911
    Event Place: St John-at-Hackney, London, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 APR 1911
    Event Place: St John-at-Hackney, London, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 1098

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 APR 1911
    Event Place: St John-at-Hackney, London, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 457001-458500; Reference: 257
    [2] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 FEB 1917
    Event Place: Abney Park Cemetery, London, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 FEB 1917
    Event Place: buried Abney Park on 17 Feb. 1917
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1917
    Event Place: Abney Park Cemetery, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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