Thomas Yates

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Yates was born on 17 May 1840, in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Yates, was 39 and his mother, Lucy Hollick, was 34. He married Jane Baty on 22 March 1866, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 23 April 1910, in Harper Twp, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Yates
1840–1910
Jane Baty
1844–1909
Marriage: 22 March 1866
Thomas Jack Yates
1867–1868
Ann Yates
1868–1869
Esther Harriet Yates
1870–1935
Lucy Clara Yates
1872–1942
William Yates
1874–1878
Joseph Henry Yates
1876–1963
Elizabeth Maria Yates
1878–1900
Kate Yates
1880–1947
Jane Baty Yates
1882–1958
Alice Violet Yates
1886–1987

Sources (40)

  • Thomas Yates in household of John Yates, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Thomas Yates, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Jane Batey Yates, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English yates ‘gates’, plural of yate, Old English geat ‘gate’, hence a topographic or occupational name for someone who lived by the gates of a town or castle and who probably acted as the gatekeeper or porter. Compare Gates . Alternatively, a variant of the singular form Yate, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Kate Yates Johnson Life History

Written by Kate J. Lowe, Daughter—March 1958 It seems the devoted lives of loving wonderful mothers are very often appreciated more and written about after they have departed. To a most gracious, …

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