Henry Yates

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Yates was born on 4 March 1827, in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Yates, was 26 and his mother, Lucy Hollick, was 21. He married Ann Bromwich on 3 September 1848, in St Martin in the Bull Ring Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Newton, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 14 November 1915, in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Yates
1827–1915
Maria Holton
1846–1922
Marriage: 20 October 1887
Henry Bromwich Yates
1890–1950

Sources (21)

  • Henry Yates in household of John Yates, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Henry Yates, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mr. Henry Yeates, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

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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Henry Yates, Early Mormon Missionary Database

Henry Yates from Early Mormon Missionaries Database Gender Male Birth date, place: 4 March 1827, Colesville, Warwickshire, England Baptism date 6 December 1847 Baptism by Wm Bramall Father's na …

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