Rootsweb/Ancestry Update on The Gatenby Family of Bridlington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. The surname Gatenby is from a Place Name in the North Riding of Yorkshire, going back to the era of Norse settlement. Tracing the genealogy of the charismatic Canadian actor, Jeffrey Peyton Gatenby 1978-2007, his ascending male line goes back to a great-grandfather born at the town of Bridlington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Ronald James Gatenby 1893-1978 and his brother Harold Gatenby sailed from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Halifax, NS, Canada on the ship Megantic in 1911. The brothers purchased a ranch on the Red Deer River at Binloss, Alberta. Harold Gatenby returned to England in 1924. Ronald James Gatenby who married JM Galloway, moved to Disley, SK, 1924, and on to Regina Beach, SK, 1947. Ronald James Gatenby was the great-grandfather of Jeffrey Peyton Gatenby. Ronald James Gatenby has descendants living in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.

Ronald James Gatenby's life is summarized at http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=1020972
Ronald James Gatenby's immediate ancestry is summarized on http://bakerchild.tribalpages.com
Jeffrey Peyton Gatenby's memorial website is www.road-worthy.net