RootsChat.Com
Independent Islands => Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark => Topic started by: egaten on Sunday 06 June 10 21:33 BST (UK)
-
My first post. I'm looking for the parents of my grandfather, John William Gaten, who was the subject of a post earlier this year which is now marked completed. He was born in St Helier, Jersey in 1871 but he does not appear the census for that year, nor are there any potential parents named Gaten. Does anybody know who the parents of John William Gaten are?
-
Hi
You're in luck!
John William Gaten was born 2nd Dec 1870 and baptised St Helier Church, 15th Jan 1871. Father was John Gaten, a Bandsman in 17th Reg. and mother Elizabeth Holmes. Godparents were John Gaten and Laura Griffin.
Stewart
-
1871 census for 3 Patriotic St St Helier - all children b St Helier
William Holmes 53 Sawyer b England
Jane 51 b England
Elizabeth 18 daughter - married but shown as Holmes
Thomas 15
Jane 10
John W Gaton 4 months grandson - spelling as per image
RG10 Piece 5755 Folio 60 Page 6
-
Thanks to Stewart for the information - I suspected he was a soldier.
Thanks also to CaroleW. I'm sure it must be the same person, just a change in spelling. As he was living with his grandparents at the age of olny 4 months, do you think he has been orphaned? Or perhaps his father has been posted abroad?
-
Hi
Please see my reply above
Elizabeth 18 daughter - married but shown as Holmes
Elizabeth was his mother
-
Yes, I see that now. Would the fact that she appeared under her own name be of any significance do you think? Perhaps her husband had died or left her?
-
I think it was just an enumerators error recording her under her parents surname instead of her married name
-
Thanks to all those who posted and to HistoryFan for the very informative PM
-
I just discovered my connection to John Gaten and Eliza Holmes today.
My great-Grandfather was Edward Hugh Gaten - son of John Gaten and Eliza Holmes. Ed Gaten married Julia Herlihy of Kerry but disappeared out of our family story c 1901/1902 and we never found out what happened.
Julia moved to Holyoke M.A in 1904 with her daughter Mary and told everyone that her husband died of Malaria in Egypt in 1902 while serving in the French Foreign Legion. My grand-mother, Hannah, was raised by Julia's sister in Cork and told her family that her father had died in the Boer War in 1902. My father is named Edward after him.
Today I learned he died in Jersey in 1904 and had two brothers - this is all news to us.
I would be very grateful for any information anyone can give me. Especially about Edward Gaten - my long-lost and very mysterious great-grandfather.
-
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I knew that a branch of the family moved to the USA but I had few details. I now have a reasonably complete story of Edward Hugh Gaten, his brothers and sisters, parents and grandparents, and most of their descendents in England. There is too much to put in a post here but I would be happy to forward all of this to you by PM.
Best wishes,
Edward Gaten (undoubtedly named after MY great-grandfather)
-
That would be great.
I could fill in the blanks on the Irish branch and 'we' have an other member of the extended family in the US, descended from Mary Gaten, who has done sterling work on that side.
My Dad (the 'other' Edward) will be amazed. He's 79 now and has been desperate for information or to make some connection.
-
In order to use the Personal Messaging system, you need to have made 3 posts so if you reply to this post as usual, I will then send you a PM with full details.
-
Excellent! ;D