GATEHOUSE & related families, Mere & Bower Chalke

[joy_w]

My GATEHOUSE family came originally from Mere but pre-1901, moved across the border to Dorset where many of the children married and settled with their own families.

Frederick GATEHOUSE m Elizabeth Ann PARFITT in 1866

Eight children from this marriage:

Sarah Jane m Sidney Lanning ALDRIDGE in 1890

Frederick m Emma Jane BURT in 1891

William m Sarah Kate ALFORD in 1895

Lucy m Charles GATCUM in 1900 (my ggparents)

Rosa m Charles Robert LOPEZ in 1898

Albert m Florence Martha GOODFELLOW 1906

Florence Mary m (possibly William HERRIDGE or Charles LOVELL) 1903

Arthur Ernest m (possibly Katherine Mabel REID) 1911

Any connections out there?

I would especially like to confirm the marriages of the last two siblings, Florence and Arthur.

Joy

[davierj]

Hi Joy,

I take it that you wish to confirm the marriages of Florence and Arthur which took place after 1901, after the family had moved to Dorset.

I'd be pleased to help if either of these 2 married in Wiltshire  .   If they did, do you know where?

If they married in Dorset, you may wish to post the request on the Dorset board.

Cheeres Dave

[joy_w]

Hello Dave and thanks for your kind offer.

Florence's marriage was registered in Shaftesbury, Dorset (I've also posted on the Dorset board).

Arthur's marriage was registered in Mere, Wiltshire:

Arthur Ernest GATEHOUSE Q2 1911 (5a.461) and an entry the same quarter for Katherine Mabel READ (5a.462a) ...  a good candidate for Arthur's wife.

If you have access to the registers, could you confirm Arthur's father for me please. I'm hoping it's Frederick GATEHOUSE, blacksmith. Any other information (occupation/residence/witnesses etc) would be gratefully received.

With kind regards,
Joy

[davierj]

Hi Joy,

I'll get back to you in the next few days after looking at the Parish Records.

Cheers Dave

[joy_w]

Thanks Dave ... That's kind of you :-)

Regards
Joy

[davierj]

Hi Joy,

I thought this would be easy, with the date of marriage, however the only Gatehouse (G) marriages I could find in Mere between 1908 and 1913 were........

12 Dec 1910 William G 23 bach father John G (deceased) to Gladys Mabel Morgan 23 sp father Eli Morgan (deceased)

17 Apr 1911 George G 23 bach father John G to Kate Ing 42 wid father Tom Ing

13 Nov 1912 Ernest Edward G 28 bach father James Henry G to Laura Mary Brown 21 sp father William James Brown

Can you think where else he may have married?   He may have had a registry wedding, or Nonconformist, or RC.

Let me know and I'll have another look

Cheers Dave

[joy_w]

Hi Dave

His sister, my great grandmother, Lucy Gatehouse, married in a baptist chapel (in Gillingham). I had thought this was because she'd adopted my ggf's religion, but maybe the Gatehouses were Baptist also. Is/was there a baptist chapel in Mere? If so, I'd be grateful if you could check their records for me.

Kind regards
Joy

[davierj]

Hi Joy

I'll have a look after the weekend

Kind regards Dave

[joy_w]

Thanks so much, Dave. I'll wait to hear from you.

Kind Regards,
Joy