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ID:245 Henry George Gatward 1886-1917
Gaz’s 2nd Great Uncle

Birth	24 February 1886	Therfield, Hertfordshire
Death	25 November 1917	Palestine
Mother	Julia Ann Hagger (b.1851)/ID:290
Father	Thomas Gatward (b.1848) /ID:255

Siblings	Thomas Charles Hagger (b.1871) /ID:305
	Frederick Gatward (b.1877) /ID:242
	Emily Gatward (b.1879) /ID:240
	(Rose) Elizabeth Jane Gatward (b.1881)/ID:252
	Winifred Gatward (b.1884) /ID:263
	Henry George Gatward (b.1886) /ID:245
	Walter Reginald Gatward (b.1889) /ID:259
	Charlie Gatward (b.1892) /ID:237
Spouse	Priscilla Pettit (b.1892)/ID:251
Children	Julia Ann Gatward (b.1913)/ID:2858
	Charlie Gatward (b.1915)/ID:2859
	Gwendoline Priscilla Gatward (b.1917)/ID:2860

1886

24^th February 1886 - Birth of Henry George Gatward at Therfield, Herts

1886
25^th July 1886 – Baptism of Henry George Gatward at Therfield, Hertfordshire.

1891
1891 Census for 'Boatmans Cottages, Therfield' 

Name	Relationship		Condition	Age	Est YOB		Gender		Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Gatward	Head	Married	43	1848		Male		Therfield		Agr. Labourer
Julia Ann Gatward	Wife	Married	40	1851		Female		Therfield
Emily Gatward	Daughter		11	1880		Female		Therfield
Elizabeth Gatward	Daughter		9	1882		Female		Therfield
Winfred Gatward	Daughter		6	1885		Female		Therfield
Henry G Gatward	Son		5	1886		Male		Therfield
Walter R Gatward	Son		2	1889		Male		Therfield

1901 - 1901 Census for 'Dane End, Therfield' 

Name	Relationship	Condition	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Gatward	Head	Married	55	1846	Male	Therfield	Agr. Labourer
Julia Ann Gatward	Wife	Married	49	1852	Female	Therfield
Henry Gatward	Son		15	1886	Male	Therfield
Walter Gatward	Son		11	1890	Male	Therfield
Charles Gatward	Son		9	1892	Male	Therfield
Winifred Gatward	Daughter		16	1885	Female	Therfield	Gen Dom Servant

1911 - 1911 Census for 'Dane End, Therfield' 

Name	Relationship		Condition	Age	Est YOB		Gender		Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Gatward	Head	Married	66	1845		Male		Therfield		Farm Labourer
Julia Ann Gatward	Wife	Married	59	1852		Female		Therfield
Henry George Gatward	Son		24	1887		Male		Therfield		Farm Labourer
Charles Gatward	Son		19	1892		Male		Therfield		Bricklayers Labourer

1912
15th Sep 1912 -Marriage of Henry Gatward and Priscilla Pettit in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire.

They settled in nearby Histon, where Henry worked for Chivers & Sons Ltd .

1913

1913 – Birth of daughter, Julia Ann Gatward at Chesterton, Cambs.

Death of daughter, Julia Ann Gatward at Chesterton, Cambs.

1915
9 December 1915 - Birth of son Harry Charles (known as Charlie) in Chesterton, Cambs

Henry Gatward with his wife, Priscilla nee Wheatley and their son Charlie

1917
3^rd January 1917 – Henry enlists into the army. He was in the Essex Regiment 4^th battalion. No. 35553.

1917

9th Nov 1917 – Birth if daughter, Gwendoline Priscilla. Henry was away fighting when Gwendoline was born.

1917

25^th November 1917 - Henry was said to be ‘killed in action’ on Sunday November 25th 1917 and is remembered on the Jerusalem Memorial in Israel, panels 33-39.