Brief Life History of James
When James Bate was born in 1548, in Norton, Derbyshire, England, his father, Philip Bate, was 8 and his mother, Jane More, was 24. He had at least 6 sons and 9 daughters with Dorothy Harrison. He died on 23 March 1608, in his hometown, at the age of 60, and was buried in Norton, Derbyshire, England.
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- Legacy NFS Source: James Bate - Family genealogies: birth: about 1544; Norton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
- Jacobi, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Bate - Church record: Marriage record or certificate: birth-name: James Bate
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1549 · Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.
1558 · Act of Uniformity
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
1569 · State Lottery
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
Name Meaning
from the Middle English personal name Bate. It could represent an unrecorded Old English name Bata, or a form of Batte, a short form of Anglo-Norman French names beginning with Bart-, such as Bartelmeu (see Bartholomew ) or Bartram (see Bertram ).
perhaps a topographic name from an unrecorded Middle English antecedent of the modern English dialect bate ‘river island or land liable to flooding’.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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