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ID:2837 John Gatward 1798-
Gaz’s 5th Great Uncle & Gaz’s 5^th Great Aunts husband

Birth	1798	Therfield, Hertfordshire
Death	YOD	Place of Death
Mother	Elizabeth Hall (b.1764) /ID:307
Father	William Gatward (b.1761)/ID:262
Siblings	Catherine Gatward (b.1787)/ID:2833
	William Gatward 1789-1862 /ID:261
	James Gatward (1792-1792)/ID:2834
	Elizabeth Gatward (1794-1794)/ID:2835
	James Gatward (b.1795)/ID:2836
	John Gatward (b.1798)/ID:2837
	Elizabeth Gatward (1801-1803)/ID:2838
	Elizabeth Gatward (b.1804)/ID:2839
	Thomas Gatward (b.1807)/ID:2840
Spouse	Sarah Knights (b.1803)/ID:2810
Children	Sarah Gatward (b.1817)/ID:253
	Benjamin Knights/Gatward (b.1819)/ID:2842
	Henry Gatward (b.1824)/ID:2843
	Harriet Gatward (b.1829)/ID:2844
	Dennis Gatward (b.1831)/ID:2845
	Emma Gatward (b.1833)/ID:2846
	Jane Gatward (b.1834)/ID:2847
	Julia Gatward (b.1836)/ID:2848
	Lucy Gatward (b.1839)/ID:2849
	Susan Gatward (b.1841)/ID:2850
	William Gatward (b.1843)/ID:2851
	George Gatward (b.1845)/ID:2852
	John Gatward (b.1847)/ID:2853

1798
16 September 1798 - Baptism of John Gatward at Therfield, Hertfordshire.

1817
10 February 1817 – Baptism of daughter, Sarah Gatward at Therfield, Hertfordshire.
Note: John & Sarah were unmarried at this point.

1819
25 April 1819 – Baptism of son, Benjamin Knights at Therfield, Hertfordshire, baptised as illegitimate child of Sarah Knights – John & Sarah marry 2 weeks after his birth.

1819
8 May 1819 – Marriage of John Gatward & Sarah Knight, now 16 at Therfield, Hertfordshire.

1824
25 December 1824 - Baptism of son, Henry Gatward at Therfield, Herts

1829
19 July 1829 - Baptism of daughter, Harriet Gatward at Therfield, Herts

1831
24 July 1831- Baptism of son, Dennis Gatward (almost called Deborah!) at Therfield, Herts.

1841

1841 Census for ‘Beer Shop, Therfield, Hertfordshire’

Name	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
John Gatward	43	1798	Male	Hertfordshire	Beer Shop Keeper
Sarah Gatward	38	1803	Female	Hertfordshire
Benjamin Gatward	23	1818	Male	Hertfordshire	Agricultural Labourer
Henry Gatward	16	1825	Male	Hertfordshire
Harriet Gatward	12	1829	Female	Hertfordshire
Dennis Gatward	10	1831	Male	Hertfordshire
Emma Gatward	8	1833	Female	Hertfordshire
Jane Gatward	7	1834	Female	Hertfordshire
Julia Gatward	5	1836	Female	Hertfordshire
Lucy Gatward	2	1839	Female	Hertfordshire
Susan Gatward	3 mths	1841	Female	Hertfordshire

1851

1851 Census for ‘Church End, Therfield, Herts’

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
John Gatward	Head	Married	52	1799	Male	Therfield, Herts	Publican
Sarah Gatward	Wife	Married	47	1804	Female	Therfield, Herts
Julia Gatward	Daughter		14	1837	Female	Therfield, Herts
Lucy Gatward	Daughter		11	1840	Female	Therfield, Herts
Susan Gatward	Daughter		10	1841	Female	Therfield, Herts
William Gatward	Son		8	1843	Male	Therfield, Herts
George Gatward	Son		6	1845	Male	Therfield, Herts
John Gatward	Son		4	1847	Male	Therfield, Herts

1861

1861 Census for ‘Chequers Beer Shop, Church Lane,Therfield, Herts’

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
John Gatward	Head	Married	62	1799	Male	Therfield, Herts	Beer Shop Keeper & Farmer (2 acres)
Sarah Gatward	Wife	Married	58	1803	Female	Therfield, Herts
Benjamin Gatward	Son	Unmarried	42	1819	Male	Therfield, Herts	Shoemaker
George Gatward	Son	Unmarried	16	1845	Male	Therfield, Herts	Bricklayers Labourer
Henry Gatward	Grandson		5	1856	Male	Therfield, Herts	Scholar

1871

1871 Census for ‘The Chequers Beer Shop, Church Lane,Therfield, Herts’

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
John Gatward	Head	Married	72	1799	Male	Therfield, Herts	Publican
Sarah Gatward	Wife	Married	67	1804	Female	Therfield, Herts	Publicans wife
Henry Gatward	Grandson		15	1856	Male	Therfield, Herts	Dom Servant/Kitchen Boy
Henry Gatward	Grandson (Lodger)		10	1860	Male	Therfield, Herts	Scholar
Harriet Gatward	Granddaughter (Lodger)		8	1862	Female	Therfield, Herts	Scholar
Kate Gatward	Granddaughter (Lodger)		6	1864	Female	Therfield, Herts	Scholar

1872
9 December 1872 – Death of John Gatward at Therfield, Herts.

15 December 1872 – Burial of John Gatward at Therfield, Herts.

Johns probate entry is shown below.