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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Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
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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.
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