Alfred Gatty (1813 - 1903)

Born 18 Apr 1813 in London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Margaret (Scott) Gatty — married 8 Jul 1839 in St Giles-in the-Fields, Holborn, West London, England

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1903 at age 89 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Alfred Gatty was born on 18 April 1813 in London to Robert Gatty, a solicitor, and Margaret (Jones) Gatty. He was baptised on 23 February 1814 in St Bartholomew By the Exchange, City of London, England.^[1]

In 1831, Alfred entered Exeter College, Oxford, graduating in 1836. He was ordained a Deacon in 1837 and was appointed as Curate of Bellerby in the North Riding of Yorkshire. He was ordained a priest in 1838, and was appointed Vicar of Ecclesfield on 23 September 1839, a position he held for 63 years, until his death. In 1861 he was appointed as Rural Dean and in 1862 as Sub Dean of York Minster.

On 8 July 1839 ^[2] he married Margaret Scott, with whom he had ten children (though two died in infancy), including Judge Stephen Herbert Gatty, the author Juliana Horatia Ewing, antiquary, author and lecturer Charles Tindal Gatty and the officer of arms and composer Alfred Scott-Gatty. Margaret died in 1873, and in 1884 Alfred Gatty married Mary Newman.

Censuses

In the 1841 census Alfred (age 29) was in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England at the Vicarage with his wife Margaret (Scott) Gatty and daughter, Margaret (1 year old).^[3]

In the 1851 census Alfred (age 37) was the head of a large household at the vicarage in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.^[4]

In the 1861 census Alfred (age 47) was the vicar and head of household in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.^[5]

In the 1871 census Alfred (age 57) was the head of household in Upper Ecclesfield, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.^[6]

In the 1881 census Alfred (age 67), Vicar Of Ecclesfield D.D.& Sub Dean Of York Cathedral, was the widowed head of household at Vicarage House, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.^[7]

In the 1891 census Alfred (age 77) was the head of household in Ecclesfield, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Bat1/A/01/Ms 4378
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1558 #873409 (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Alfred Gatty baptism on 23 Feb 1814, son of Robert Gatty & Mary Gatty, in St Bartholomew By the Exchange, City of London, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P82/Gis/A/03
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1623 #14261987 (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Alfred Gatty (full age) marriage to Margaret Scott on 8 Jul 1839 in St Giles in the Fields, Holborn, Camden, England.
3. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1327; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Ecclesfield; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 23; Page: 6; Line: 18; GSU roll: 464276
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #12648721 (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Alfred Getty (29) in Ecclesfield in Wortley registration district in Yorkshire, England.
4. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 2335; Folio: 51; Page: 50; GSU roll: 87581-87582; ED, institution, or vessel: 02; Household schedule number: 183
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #14081359 (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Alfred Getty (37) head of household in Ecclesfield in Wortley registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in London, England.
5. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3457; Folio: 25; Page: 5; GSU roll: 543135; ED, institution, or vessel: 2; Household schedule number: 23
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #11413987 (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Alfred Gatty (47) head of household in Ecclesfield in Wortley registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in London, England.
6. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4656; Folio: 41; Page: 31; GSU roll: 847219; ED, institution, or vessel: 2; Household schedule number: 151
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #28257002 (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Alfred Gathy D D (57) head of household in Upper Ecclesfield, Ecclesfield in Wortley registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in London England.
7. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 4616; Folio: 37; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1342114; ED, institution, or vessel: 2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #25376881 (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Alfred Gatty (67), widowed, Vicar Of Ecclesfield D.D.& Sub Dean Of York Cathedral, head of household at Vicarage House, Ecclesfield in Wortley registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in London, London, Middlesex, England.
8. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3787; Folio: 33; Page: 3; GSU roll: 6098897
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #5963092 (accessed 7 April 2023)
   Alfred Gatty (77) head of household in Ecclesfield, Ecclesfield in Wortley registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in London, England.

• Wikipedia: Alfred Gatty
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223011228/alfred-gatty : accessed 25 May 2022), memorial page for Rev. Dr. Alfred Gatty (18 Apr 1813–20 Jan 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223011228, citing St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Ecclesfield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England ; Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654) (no grave photo as of 2022)