Edward Wilson GATES^{[1, 2]}

1834 - 1907  (73 years)

• Name	Edward Wilson GATES  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	18 Jan 1834	Dover, , Kent, England
  Christening	22 Jun 1834	Zion Chapel Last Lane-Countess Of Huntingdon, Dover, , Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	C13235DFC61F46BAAFC96CB7931D07407E1D
  Obituary	Daily News 14 June 07 Daily Telegraph 14 June 07 British Weekly 20 June 07 Christian World 20 June 07 British Congregationalist 20 June 07 Christian Age 21 June 07 Draper's Record 22 June 07
  Occupation	Silk Mercer & Master  [5, 8]
  	a partner in the family drapery business (Colson and Gates) in Exeter.
  Residence	1891	Hackney, , Kent, England
  Death	12 Jun 1907	Hornsey, , Middlesex, England   [8]
  	EWG was sick for a couple of years before he died at home (160 Stapleton Hall Road, Hornsey (then) London, Middlesex) 12 June 07. His son ECG took up his activities with the Congregational Union.
  Burial	15 Jun 1907  [8]
  	Highgate Cemetery (east) Highgate, London, UK
  		edward wilson gates grave highgate 39 11 14 7.jpg
  Person ID	I2189	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Charles GATES,   b. 1808, Dover, , Kent, England d. 1878, Dover, , Kent, England (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Hephzibah WALKER,   b. 1808, Dover, , Kent, England d. 9 Mar 1871, Dover, , Kent, England (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1831	St Mary The Virgin, Dover, , Kent, England   [1]
  Family ID	F600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Horn Flora CLASON,   b. 20 May 1833, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland d. 23 Aug 1912 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1859	Folkestone, , Kent, England   [8, 9]
  	His address at time of marriage is shown as 49 Newington Causeway, London. Her address as 5 Bouverie Square Folkestone. [8]
  Children	1. Edward Clason GATES,   b. 1861, Camberwell, Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Jane GATES,   b. 1863, Exeter, , Devonshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret Clason GATES,   b. 1864, Exeter, , Devonshire, England d. 1867, Exeter, , Devonshire, England (Age 3 years)   4. John Walker GATES,   b. 1866, Exeter, , Devonshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   5. Agnes GATES,   b. 1867, Exeter, , Devonshire, England d. 1867, Exeter, , Devonshire, England (Age 0 years)   6. Jessie Constance GATES,   b. 1868, Exeter, , Devonshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   7. James Clason GATES,   b. 7 Oct 1869, Exeter, , Devonshire, England d. 23 Feb 1956, Brighton, , Victoria, Australia (Age 86 years)   8. Harold Christian GATES,   b. 1871, Exeter, , Devonshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   9. Arthur Charles GATES,   b. 1873, Exeter, , Devonshire, England d. 1873, Exeter, , Devonshire, England (Age 0 years)   10. Horace Cecil GATES,   b. 1878, Exeter, , Devonshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jan 1834 - Dover, , Kent, England Christening - 22 Jun 1834 - Zion Chapel Last Lane-Countess Of Huntingdon, Dover, , Kent, England Marriage - 16 Aug 1859 - Folkestone, , Kent, England Residence - 1891 - Hackney, , Kent, England Death - 12 Jun 1907 - Hornsey, , Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1861 census the best match is a man in the Royal Navy, it is possible it is him as he may not have been married yet anyway. But it could also be Edward William Gates 1836 In 1862 they lived at Lamberwell Middlesex. In 1870 he was a deacon at Castle Street Congregationalist Church, Exeter. Edward Wilson Gates, draper, was one of the original trustees of Southernhay. In 1871 he was a silk mercer living at 9 Peamore Terrace, St. David Parish, Exeter, Devon. Two servants were living with them. He was more widely known for other activities. In 1883 he retired from the family business. He left to undertake philanthropic work with the London Congregational Union and later also with a group called the Self-Help Emigration Society (which helped poor families migrate to Canada). I have a number of obituaries published at the time of his death which outline these activities.

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0, (URL: http://www.familysearch.org). [S558] 1841 British Census. [S85] Janis Kirby Gates & Bubber Family Histories, Janis Kirby Gates & Bubber Family Histories. [S547] 1871 British Census. [S546] 1881 British Census, (Location: www.familysearch.org). [S529] 1891 British Census. [S32] 1901 British Census. [S93] Ann Forbes nee Gates. [S5] Free BMD.