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Thank you everyone for the help.

I thought Lilian had married Mr. Knight but there was no prove. She was born Feb 2 1884, which it close enough

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Births Mar 1916
Gater Marjorie B.......... Parnell.... Newton A 5b 171

William J Gater married Beatrice Jeanette Parnell 1915 in Newton Abbot. Died 1948. Probate Exeter £527 8/- 4d to Beatrice Jeanette Gater widow. Haven’t found any children yet.

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Death
Gater William J 1880 1948 Newton Abbot, Devon

for ref
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Mmn Ball St. Thomas, Devon
William John 1880 Exeter Devon
Lilian Maud 1884 Devon

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Deaths Mar 1975
Knight Lilian Maud 1FE1884 Exeter 21 1012

Not the same birth year as 1939 information, but birthDAY is the same and would fit with this birth.............

Births Mar 1884
Gater Lilian Maud St. Thomas 5b 70

If the above Lilian is the correct one then this is her and her husband in 1939:-

2 Ene View Terrace Haven Banks, Exeter C.B., Devon, England

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

Alfred S Knight 21 Apr 1888 Male Mattress Maker Married 91 1
Lilian M Knight 01 Feb 1888 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 91 2

Kath. x

Is there a chance that this could be your Lilian, Shy? :-

First name(s) LILIAN M
Last name GATER
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1929
Registration month -
MarriageFinder ™

LILIAN M GATER married one of these people

Alfred S Knight

Spouse's last name Knight
District Exeter
District number -
County Devon
Country England
Volume 5B
Volume as transcribed 5B
Page number 225
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Kath. x

Hi Shy

The GRO (General Records Office) has produced an Index that has the mother's maiden name showing. It's all taken from their records.

Go to

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/login.asp

You have to register with them, but it is free and safe. Scroll down to Register (and later to Log In)

Click On Search GRO Indexes

Select Birth or Death

You can search a total of 5 years at a time.


Good luck!


Hope you are keeping well. Take care.

Hi Sharron. Good to be here. It keeps me sane, looking for died people :-D

If you ever get tired of bugging your neighbours, you can always find my William John Gater, or his sister Lilian Maud. They both fell off the face of the earth after 1911.

Hello Shy. Good to see you posting.

One thought is that, if they have had ten children then the oldest child will probably e old enough to live somewhere else. Possibly with a spouse and children of their own.

I have a few families that said on the 1911 census that they had 10 children but I only have 9.
The question is how do I find that extra child?? :-S