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Looking for any help in finding any information on the following.Emily Haddon born Hastings 1878 died Jan 15th 1960 Hastings. married to a Charles Gates.
Nora Drury married to Reg Gates had a daughter named Norma.
Dora Button married to Leslie Gates had three daughters

Could this be Emily in the 1911 census working as a housekeeper with a son called Charles?:-

30 West St Prittlewell Essex, Prittlewell, Essex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

George Bright Head Single Male 29 1882 Tent Maker Essex Laindon
Emily Gates Servant Married Female 32 1879 Housekeeper Kent Settingbourne<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Charles Gates Son - Male 4 1907 - Essex Rochford
Mary Ann Waters Boarder Widow Female 66 1845 Laundress Newport Mon

Kath. x

Was Dora's name Doris? There is this marriage:-

First name(s) DORIS E
Last name BUTTON
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1940
Registration month -
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DORIS E BUTTON married one of these people

Leslie Gates

Spouse's last name Gates
District Hastings
District number -
County Sussex
Country England
Volume 2B
Volume as transcribed 2B
Page number 13
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Kath. x

Could this be Doris's death:-

First name(s) DORIS E
Last name BUTTON
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1940
Registration month -
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DORIS E BUTTON married one of these people

Leslie Gates

Spouse's last name Gates
District Hastings
District number -
County Sussex
Country England
Volume 2B
Volume as transcribed 2B
Page number 13
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Kath. x

Nora and Reginald with Nora's parents in the 1939 register:-

13 Pilot Road, Hastings C.B., Sussex, England

Drury household
(4 people)

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number

George B P Drury 23 Oct 1877 Male Gardener Married 206 1
Elizabeth J Drury 25 May 1877 Female Washer Laundry Married 206 2
Reginald Gates 06 Nov 1906 Male Shop Porter Married 206 3
Nora E Gates 25 Sep 1911 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 206 4

Kath. x

Has the OP been edited?

I looked this up to find Herbert who married Grace.

1911
Name: Herbert James Gates
Age in 1911: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1905
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Hastings, Sussex
Civil Parish: Hastings
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County/Island: Sussex
Country: England
Street address: 45 Lennox Street Halton Hastings Sussex
Registration district: Hastings
Registration District Number: 69
Sub-registration district: All Saints
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 358
Piece: 4738
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Gates 36
Eliza Jane Gates 28
Herbert James Gates 6
Reginald Gates 4
Norman Charles Gates 1

All the family born Hastings.

I think there were two accidental postings.

Kath. x

Was Emily married previously?

1911 Census For England & Wales

93 St Georges Road Hastings, Hastings, Sussex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William James Haddon Head Married Male 43 1868 Printer Labourer Sussex Hastings
Emily Rose Haddon Wife Married Female 34 1877 - Sussex Hastings
William Henry Haddon Son - Male 11 1900 - Sussex Hastings
Ellen Ann Haddon Daughter - Female 0 1911 - Sussex Hastings



1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census

2, Swains Passage, Hastings All Saints, Hastings, Sussex, England

Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Gallop Head Married Male 49 1852 Fisherman Hastings, Sussex, England
Mary A Gallop Wife Married Female 54 1847 - Hastings, Sussex, England
William J Haddon Step Son Married Male 35 1866 Printer's Labourer Hastings, Sussex, England
Emily R Haddon Wife Of Step Son Married Female 24 1877 - Hastings, Sussex, England
William H Haddon Step Grandson - Male 2 1899 - Hastings, Sussex, England



WILLIAM JAMES
Last name HADDON
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1897
Registration month -

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WILLIAM JAMES HADDON married one of these people

Emily Rose Carr, Alice White
District Hastings

William dies in 1920.

Emily Rose
Last name Carr
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1877
Baptism date 1877
Residence Hastings, Sussex, England
Place Hastings, All Saints
County Sussex
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas Edwin
Father's last name Carr
Mother's first name(s) Ann Ellen



1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census

7, All Saints Place, Hastings All Saints, Hastings, Sussex, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Carr Head Widower Male 32 1849 Bricklayer Lindfield, Sussex, England
Emily R Carr Daughter Single Female 3 1878 Scholar Hastings, Sussex, England




England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007


First name(s) THOMAS
Last name CARR
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1849
Age 34
Death quarter 3
Death year 1883
District Hastings
County Sussex
Volume 2B
Page 27

England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932

St Mary in the Castle,Hastings,Sussex,England

First name(s) Emily Rose
Last name Gates
Year 1931
Season -
Polling district or place St Mary in the Castle
Constituency P B of Hastings
Constituency in full Parliamentary Borough of Hastings
County Sussex
Country England
Register type Parliamentary Borough


With Charles Edwin Stephen Gates, Norman Charles Gates and William Henry Haddon.

This will be the possible death Kathleen meant to post for Dora/Doris:

Ms Dora Ellen Gates
in the England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2018
Name: Ms Dora Ellen Gates
Gender: Female
Age: 96
Birth Date: 1918
Last Residence: Saint Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex, England
Postal Code District: TN38
Death Date: 14 Jun 2014


Possible birth?

BUTTON, DORA ELLEN -
GRO Reference: 1918 J Quarter in CHELSEA Volume 01A Page 447

Family in 1939. Have submitted a correction.

William H Haddon's life in 1939
61 Emmanuel Road, Hastings C.B., Sussex, England

(6 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Charles Yates 11 Dec 1874 Male Lavatory Attendant Married 149 1
Emily R Yates 14 Nov 1877 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 149 2
William H Haddon 05 Apr 1899 Male Newsvendor Single 149 3
Norman C Yates 22 May 1909 Male General Labourer Married 149 4
Margaret S Yates 23 Apr 1917 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 149 5
The record for this person is officially closed. Can I get around this?

Leslie's birth:

Leslie Gates
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Leslie Gates
Mother's Maiden Name: Mathis
Registration Year: 1913
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Hastings
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume: 2b
Page: 39


GATES, REGINALD mms MATHIS
GRO Reference: 1906 D Quarter in HASTINGS Volume 02B Page 25

Charles and his first family.

1911 Census For England & Wales

45 Lennox St Hastings, Hastings, Sussex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Charles Gates Head Married Male 36 1875 Outside Luggage Porter Sussex Hastings
Eliza Jane Gates Wife Married Female 28 1883 - Sussex Hastings
Herbert James Gates Son - Male 6 1905 - Sussex Hastings
Reginald Gates Son Married Male 4 1907 - Sussex Hastings
Norman Charles Gates Son - Male 1 1910 - Sussex Hastings



CHARLES EDWIN S
Last name GATES
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1904
Registration month -

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CHARLES EDWIN S GATES married one of these people

Marianne Alice Lee,>> Eliza Jane Mathis<<
District Hastings




1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census

15, Plynlimmon Road, Hastings St Mary in the Castle, Hastings, Sussex, England

James Gates Head Married Male 45 1836 Butchers Journeyman Hastings, Sussex, England
Sarah A Gates Wife Married Female 40 1841 - Ninfield, Sussex, England
Flora Gates Daughter Single Female 16 1865 - Hastings, Sussex, England
Frederick Gates Son Single Male 8 1873 Scholar Hastings, Sussex, England
Charles Gates Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Hastings, Sussex, England
Ann M Gates Daughter Single Female 4 1877 Scholar Hastings, Sussex, England
Blanche Gates Daughter Single Female 3 1878 Scholar Hastings, Sussex, England
Henry Gates Son Single Male 2 1879 Scholar Hastings, Sussex, England
Mabel Gates Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Hastings, Sussex, England

Leslie's death?

Leslie Gates
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Leslie Gates
Death Age: 60
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1913
Registration Date: Apr 1974
[May 1974]
[Jun 1974]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Chelsea
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 11
Page: 1551

CARR, EMILY ROSE MARTIN
GRO Reference: 1877 D Quarter in HASTINGS Volume 02B Page 27



Marriages Sep 1875 (>99%)

CARR Thomas Edwin B Hastings 2b 56
MARTIN Ann Ellen Hastings 2b 56