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From the 1700's the family descendants of
John Bates on the most part settled in villages in the County of
Warwickshire these being mainly Newbold on Avon, Hillmorton, Offchurch, Harborough
Magna and Bilton.
From the evidence of the Census
and Parish records the major employment was mainly agricultural, as Labourer's,
Waggoner's, Blacksmiths and carriers.
Richard Jones Bates served his apprenticeship as a
blacksmith and from the Kelly's Directory we have evidence that Richard
Bates around the 1860's was in business.
The birthplaces of Newbold on Avon Warks and Harborough Magna, Warks, shown in
Census forms are only a mile apart being located just outside Rugby which is
about 3 miles from Harborough Magna. Bilton is also mentioned.
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Great grandfather
Richard
Jones Bates a
Blacksmith born 1846 at Newbold on Avon Warwickshire Harborough Magna
Parish. children according to the Census 1881 and 1901 are Alice Bates,
Arthur Bates, Caroline Lusia Bates, Daniel Ward Bates. Name of spouse
Elizabeth Gamble
Our grandfather was Daniel Ward Bates farrier/blacksmith of shire horses at Little Chesterton near Bicester
Oxon Born 1884.at Harborough Magna, Warwickshire, England. Served in
WW1 in France.
He was married
to Lily Elizabeth Jones.
they had eight children.
Please contact me if you have further information.
Horace Leslie
Bates (Jo) married to Gwendoline Bates nee’
Alice
Bates (Furzer nee’ Bates) living
in 25 The Green Chesterton: Alice has two boys David Furzer and Brian.
Brian is in France David lives in Texas.USA
Alice can be phoned on
01869 248314 she would love to hear from anyone in the family.
From the Dictionary of Surnames
Bate, Bates, Batesson,- Bapt.
The son of Bartholomew’ from the nick (nickname)
Bate.
The form Bathe below will mark the step by which Bate
was reached.
Bate de Butwick, cvo Linc., 1273.
A Bate le Tackman.co Linc, ibid.
Bathe fil Robert,co. Linc., ibid.
Thomas Bateson,1379: P.T. Yorks p 66.
Alicia Bate, wyf, 1379: ibid. p 19.
Johannes Bateson, 1379:ibid. p.19
Adam Bate, 1379: ibid p.4
Christopher Bateson, of Caton, co, Lanc., 1587
Lancs Wills at Richmond, p.23
1615. Humphrey Bates and Joanne Empson: marriage Lic.
(London)
ii.32. 1621. William Bate and Anna Hill: ibid.p.106.
London.8,53,4 : West Riding court Dir.,1, 15,7,
Philadelphia, 2, 116, 8.
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