William Gathercole (1815 - 1889)

Born 4 May 1815 in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Susan (Palmer) Gathercole — married 30 Oct 1831 in Lakenheath, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Died 21 Dec 1889 at age 74 in Washington, Iowa, United States

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Biography

William Gathercole and Susan Palmer were married on 30 October 1831 in Lakenheath. ^[1]

Their children, who were christened in Lakenheath, included:

• George Gathercole, chr 25 Dec 1832 ^[2]
• Sally Gathercole, chr 25 Jun 1837 ^[3]
• Betsey Gathercole, chr 25 Nov 1838 ^[4]
• Joseph Gathercole, b c 1840
• Thomas Gathercole, b c 1842
• Sarah Ann Gathercole, b c 1845
• Palmer Gathercole, b c 1848
• Mary Gathercole, b c 1850

According to the first census of England and Wales, which was carried out in 1841, this family was living in Methwold Fenn, Methwold, Norfolk. ^[5] (Note that ages, especially of adults, are only approximate.)

- William Gathercole (age 30) and Susan Gathercole (30)

- George (6), Sally (4), Betsey (2) and Joseph (0) Gathercole

- Arthur Gathercole (14)

- Maria Hensby (25), Robert Kemp (55), Mathew Kemp (7)

The 1851 census of England and Wales shows that they were living in Lakenheath. The people in residence on the day were: ^[6]

- head William Gathercole, age 41, ag labourer, born in Lakenheath

- wife Susan Gathercole, age 41, born in Lakenheath

- daughter Betsey Gathercole, age 12, born in Lakenheath

- son Joseph Gathercole, age 10, born in Methwold, Norfolk

- son Thomas Gathercole, age 8, born in Lakenheath

- daughter Sarah Ann Gathercole, age 5, born in Lakenheath

- son Palmer Gathercole, age 2, born in Lakenheath

- daughter Mary Gathercole, age 0, born in Lakenheath

He passed away in 1889.

Research Notes

Care must be taken to distinguish between (a) this couple William and Susan Gathercole and (b) the family of William Gathercole (b c 1793) and Susan Horne, who married in Lakenheath in 1824.

Previously, this William and Susan were allocated as parents of William A Gathercole, but he has since been detached.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N21S-8MZ : 11 March 2020), William Gathercole, 1831.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5BY-6FZ : 4 February 2023), William Gathercole in entry for George Gathercole, 1832.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWNX-NGQ : 4 February 2023), William Gathercole in entry for Sally Gathercole, 1837.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMYK-JHT : 5 February 2023), William Gathercole in entry for Betsey Gathercole, 1838.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M792-PV7 : Tue Dec 05 20:14:36 UTC 2023), Entry for William Gathercole and Susan Gathercole, 1841.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGB2-Y3B : 12 September 2019), William Gathercole, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England; citing Lakenheath, Suffolk, England, p. 36, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999" database with images. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=4711&h=486833&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=61636 : Accessed 9 March 2021) William Gathercole, born 4 May 1815 in Norfolk, England, and died 21 December 1889 in Washington, Iowa; Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C