William Gates (buried 1914)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Gates
First name: 
William
Other Christian names: 
Stanford
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
759
Born: 
0/0/1845
Died: 
12/10/1914
Buried: 
17/10/1914
Occupation: 
Spice and Baking Powder Agent; Furniture Agent
Distinction: 
Baking Powder Agent
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Image of the headstone for William Gates
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
32
what3words location: 
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
Sacred to the memory of William Stanford Gates who passed away 12th October 1914 aged 69 years "In life respected, In death lamented"
Grave location map

Life story

Life story

Grocer, Baking Powder Agent; Spice Traveller and Furniture Agent, William Stanford Gates, died on 12th October, 1914 in Worthing.

He was born in Uxbridge to grocer, William Stanford Gates and Emma Woolley. William Stanford Gates married Eliza Anna Pearce in Hillingdon, on July 27, 1867, when he was 22 years old. After widowhood married Maria Josepha Boardman in Hackney, London in August 1872. By 1891 William had moved from London to Worthing and worked as an agent in the spice trade.

Burial researcher: 
Pat Brownbill

Further information

Birth
Gender: 
Male
Date born: 
00/00/1845
Address at birth: 
Uxbridge, Middlesex
Parents
Mother
Mother's name: 
Emma
Mother's maiden name: 
Woolley
Mother's year of birth: 
1815
Mother's year of death: 
1891
Father
Father's name: 
William Stanford
Father's year of birth: 
1814
Father's year of death: 
1846
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Eliza Anne
Spouse one last name: 
Pearce
Marriage one date: 
27/07/1867
Marriage one address: 
Hillingdon, England
Marriage 2
Spouse two first names: 
Mary Josepha
Spouse two last name: 
Boardman
Marriage two date: 
00/08/1872
Marriage two address: 
Hackney, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
12/10/1914
Age (at time of death): 
69
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Penshurst, Belsize Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Living in High Street, Uxbridge with the Fowler family (relatives)

Charles Fowler 26 Grocer Head
Emma Fowler 34 Wife
Emma Fowler 2 Daughter
Charlotte Fowler 23 Daughter
William Gates 5 Son-in-law
James Harris 19 Grocer's Apprentice
Sarah Weatherly 45 Servant
Ann E Birch 16 Servant