Biography

He married Esther Susanna Elizabeth Henegan. Esther Susanna Elizabeth was the daughter of Lukas William Henegan and Elizabeth Dawson. She died on 1 Dec 1952 at Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa.

They had 5 children: Iris Verdun Gates, Kenneth Henry Mitchell Gates, Edna Clara Dawson Gates, Vivian Clive Gates and Enid Gladys Gates.