1. Charles GATRELL (bef. 1886 - )
Family may have come from Walberton area near Arundel, West Sussex
Spouse: Miss X (Gatrell) ( - )
Married.
Children:
2. Alfred John GATRELL (ca. 1886 - 1953)
Father: 1. Charles GATRELL (bef. 1886 - )
Mother: Miss X (Gatrell) ( - )
At time of marriage was a carter and father Charles a foremen.
Had a brother William in the navy.
Believe family came from Walberton, Sussex
Alfred gave up work at 62 due to heart trouble, and died five years later.
Spouse: Kathleen (Catherine)May BOXALL (1888 - 1990)
Father: James BOXALL (1853 - aft. 1936)
Mother: Caroline Emily TARGETT (1858 - )
Kathleen or Kitty as she was called grew up in West Dean near Chichester, Sussex.
Her father was employed on the West Dean Estate, as many of her family were.
She worked in service at West Dean House at the time the James family owned the estate.
She married Alfred Gatrell at West Dean Church and moved around the farming communities following his trade of carter.
They had seven children.
Married 9 November 1907 in West Dean, West Sussex.
Children:
3. Kathleen Bessie GATRELL (1908 - 1998)
Father: 2. Alfred John GATRELL (ca. 1886 - 1953)
Mother: Kathleen (Catherine)May BOXALL (1888 - 1990)
Kath was born and brought up a country girl.
Her father was a carter working on farms in and around Sussex and Surrey and she grew up amongst country people working on the land.
School life was difficult; the family moved frequently, following her fathers trade. She attended eleven schools before she left school at the age of fourteen and attributed this to her lack of scholarly skills.
When she left school she went into service. During this time she was a member of the Petworth House household for a few months.
Five years later she met and married Arthur Oakley in Hambledon, Surrey in 1927.
They lived in Portslade, Lancing and Shoreham and had seven children.
Spouse: Arthur Charles OAKLEY (1903 - 1969)
Father: Henry Lawrence OAKLEY ( - )
Arthur and Kathleen had 7 children, 5 daughters and 2 sons.
Married 12 August 1927 in Hambledon, Registry Office, Hampshire.
Spouse: Dennis SMITH (ca. 1914 - )
Father: George Arthur SMITH (bef. 1914 - )
Mother: Annie OAKLEY ( - )
Dennis married twice.
He had three children with his first wife, 2 daughters and a son.
Married 26 May 1962 in Chichester registry office, Sussex.
Father: 2. Alfred John GATRELL (ca. 1886 - 1953)
Mother: Kathleen (Catherine)May BOXALL (1888 - 1990)
Moved up to the Midlands, married and had 2 daughters. Lost touch with family
5. Charles James GATRELL (1917 - 2003)
Father: 2. Alfred John GATRELL (ca. 1886 - 1953)
Mother: Kathleen (Catherine)May BOXALL (1888 - 1990)
As a young man Charlie worked as a gardener for the council and lived with his sister Kathleen at a bungalow in Lancing. He worked in the park close to Lancing Manor.
He then became a commercial motor lorry driver and lodged at 17 Vale Road, Portslade, Sussex until his marriage to Joyce Langrish.
Joyce was a laundry assistant working at the Star Laundry, Portslade and lived at 55 Church Road, Portslade, Sussex.
Joyce and son Roger were killed while Charlie was away on national service. They were killed when a bomb fell on their home in Richardson Road Portslade.
He remarried and he and his second wife Ivy and had 3 children.
He died in Worthing hospital shortly before celebrating sixty years marriage.
He was cremated 19th February 2003 at Worthing crematorium, the last of his generation.
Spouse: Joyce Phyllis May LANGRISH (1919 - 1942)
Father: Alfred Walter Noel LANGRISH (1886 - 1962)
Mother: Florence May HORSLEY (1886 - 1959)
Worked at Star Laundry on the seafront in Portslade.
Lodged with married sister Ivy when both husbands were in the services.
Joyce and her 22 month old son Roger were killed when a bomb dropped on their home in Richardson Road, Portslade when sister Ivy was at work.
Mentioned on war memorial in Southwick Garden of Rememberence next to the Barn Theatre.
Married 6 January 1940 in Hove Registry Office, West Sussex.
Children:
Spouse: Ivy ? ( - )
Charles and Ivy had 3 children.
Married June 1943.
6. Roger Michael GATRELL (1940 - 1942)
Father: 5. Charles James GATRELL (1917 - 2003)
Mother: Joyce Phyllis May LANGRISH (1919 - 1942)
Roger was killed in a bombing raid with his mother Joyce.
7. Violet Ada GATRELL (1920 - 1992)
Father: 2. Alfred John GATRELL (ca. 1886 - 1953)
Mother: Kathleen (Catherine)May BOXALL (1888 - 1990)
Spouse: Derek Charles PERRY ( - )
Derek and Vi had 2 children.
Married.
8. Leonard Walter GATRELL (1924 - 1954)
Father: 2. Alfred John GATRELL (ca. 1886 - 1953)
Mother: Kathleen (Catherine)May BOXALL (1888 - 1990)
Leonard was killed in a tractor accident at Rustington. Leaving a widow and new born daughter.
9. Dorothy May GATRELL (1926 - 1998)
Father: 2. Alfred John GATRELL (ca. 1886 - 1953)
Mother: Kathleen (Catherine)May BOXALL (1888 - 1990)
Dorothy and Ivor had three sons.
They fostered many children and young people through out their lives.
Spouse: Ivor BERRY ( - 1999)
Married January 1947 in Wimbourne, Dorset.
10. William GATRELL (ca. 1890 - )
Father: 1. Charles GATRELL (bef. 1886 - )
Mother: Miss X (Gatrell) ( - )
Served in the Navy
11. Kelvin Curtis GATRELL (1894 - )
Father: 1. Charles GATRELL (bef. 1886 - )
Mother: Miss X (Gatrell) ( - )
The following information comes from St Dunstans (home for the blind) records it was written in March 1961.
Private Kelvin Curtis Gatrell, 9th Royal Sussex Regiment
With deep regret we record the death of K.C. Gatrell, of Rottingdean. He was 67.
He was a regular soldier when 1914-18 war broke out - he enlisted in 1913 - and he was discharged from the Army in August 1917, coming to St Dunstans almost at once. He trained first in boot repairing and centre cane-work, then for a time had a confectionery business. In 1940 he re-trained as a telephonist and in a year became St Dunstan's telephonist at Longmynd, Church Stretton.
He returned with us to Ovingdean, staying there until his retirement in January of last year (1960). His health during 1959 had not been good and he underwent a serious operatrion, but his condition worsened and he passed away on March 17th.
He leaves a widow and two daughters to whom our sympathy is sent.
12. Bessie GATRELL (ca. 1895 - )
Father: 1. Charles GATRELL (bef. 1886 - )
Mother: Miss X (Gatrell) ( - )
Married a Mr Claydon/Clayton? a farmer and had 16 children.
Descendant families report created by Gene 4.3.4, Fri, Mar 7, 2003