Ephraim Steen Bates Sr (bef. 1824 - 1908)

Born before 26 Dec 1824 in Netherseal, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Martha (Braysher) Bates — married 1844 (to 27 Sep 1893) in Steyning, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1908 after age 83 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Ephraim Bates Sr came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Christening

Ephraim Steen Bates was christened at Seal, Leicester, England on 26 Dec 1824 ^[1]

Father's Name - Joseph Bates

Mother's Name - Sarah

Marriage

Martha Braysher wed Ephraim Bates 1st qtr of 1844 in Steyning, Sussex, England

Volume 7 - Page 537 - Line Number 132 ^[2]

1841 England Census

Age 15 residing Barrack Turnpike, Preston, Sussex, England with parents Joseph (40) Sarah (40) and siblings William (10), Emma (8), John (2) ^[3]

1851 England Census

Age 26 residing Lewis Road, Preston, Sussex, England with spouse Martha (30) and children George James (6), Joseph H (4), Sarah M (3), Emma S (1) ^[4]

Immigration

The ship Melbourne, 1,170 tons, Captain W. Brodie, from Liverpool 4th September 1858, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 6th December 1858 ^[5]

The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) Tue 7 Dec 1858 Page 2 SHIPPING NEWS ^[6]

Death

Date: JUN 19 1908

Place: Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia^[7]

Burial

Place: Penneshaw Cemetery^[8]

Note

Mr. E. S. Bates, sen.

The death of Mr. E. S.. Bates, sen., on Friday week, removed one ofthe oldest and best known of Kangaroo Island pioneers. Deceased was bom in Derbyshire. England, on November 20, 1819, so that at the time of his death he was in his eighty-ninth year. Before coming to Australia Mr. Bates carried on farmingnear Brighton, Sussex.. Here it was that he first heard of the possibilities ofsuccess as a farmer in Australia, so with his wife and family of seven childrenhe took a passage in the ship Melbourne which arrived at Port Ade laide, after a three months' voyage, in 1858. He first obtained employment in the sawmills atCygnet River, Kangaroo Island, which were carried on by Messrs. Gouger & Boxall, for the purpose of supply ing some of the sleepers for the Adelaide to Gowler Railway. A sojourn of 18 months on Kangaroo Island preceded a removal to Victoria to try his luck, but his expectations not being fulfilled, he returned to South Australia, and purchased for cash a section of land at Hog Bay from tlie Government without havfag even seen it. The trip from Port Adelaide was done in the cutter Breezes, and on his arrival deceased found the section he had bought to bea very good one. Hard work and energy made his farm profit able, and his holdings gradually in creased, till at the time of his death he was one of the largestowners of freehold land on the island. There being no clergyman on the islandwhen Mr. Bates arrived he at once set to work to rectify this, and to that end he wrote to the late Baroness Burdett-Coutts, in England (with whom he had attended school). The Baroness thereupon endowed the church at Hog Bay with an annuity of ¹40, and from that time the spiritual wants of Kangaroo Islanders have beenwell at tended to. Deceased was a regular atten dant at the Methodist Church upto within a few weeks of his death. He has left three sonsXMr. G. J. Bates (of Kings cote), and Messrs. E. S. Bates, jun., and H. F. Bates (of Hog Bay)Xand onedaughter, Mrs. Bainbridge, also of Hog Bay, 30 grandchildren, and 30-great grand children. His wife predeceased him 15 years ago. - Mr. E. S. Bates, sen. (1908, June 27). Observer (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia : 1905 - 1931), p. 38. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164110419

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7G8-PYV
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DHV-L6W
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SK-X1D
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG83-Q5C
5. ↑ http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/melbourne1858.shtml
6. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/786260
7. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: Yan 334 390 Data: Text: Given Name(s): Ephriam Steen Last Name: BATES Death Date: 19 Jun 1908 Gender: M Age: 88y Approx. Birth Year: 1820 Marital Status: M Relative 1: E C BATES (GS) Relative 2: Residence: Penneshaw Death Place: Penneshaw District: Yankalilla Symbol: Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
8. ↑ Source: #S51 Data: Text: Given Name(s): Ephraim Steen Surname: Snr Death Date: BATES Age: 19 Jun 1908 Relations: 84y Cemetery: Parent of James, Henry, South Australia, Australiarah, Emma, John, Ephraim & Louisa Notes: Penneshaw Quality or Certainty of Data: 2

• Source: S4 Title: SA BDM Abbreviation: courtesy Genealogical and Heraldry Society of SA Publication: SA Genealogical Association Text: South Australia Births Deaths and Marriages (Digger Index) Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S51 Title: Genealogy SA - SA Cemeteries Abbreviation: Genealogy SA - SA Cemeteries Italicized: Y

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7G8-PYV : 30 December 2014, Ephraim Steen Bates, ); citing Seal, Leicester, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,752,218.

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SK-X1D : 4 August 2016), Ephraim Bates in household of Joseph Bates, Preston, Sussex, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG83-Q5C : 29 July 2017), Ephraim S Bates, Preston, Sussex, England; citing Preston, Sussex, England, p. 24, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.