Charles Henry Coats (abt. 1840 - 1878)

Born about 30 Aug 1840 in Murrow, Cambridgeshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Betsey (Brown) Coats — married 12 Feb 1864 in Trinity Church, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1878 at about age 37 in Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Whilst the family initially settled at Bowden, in September 1852, John and Josiah set out for western Victoria with some others in bullock wagons. Most of the family followed them at various times in the next few years and they settled around Avoca and St Arnaud. The only one of the Coates to remain in Adelaide was Charles Henry, who spelled his name Coats.

CHARLES HENRY married BETSEY BROWN, daughter of Thomas and June Brown, gardeners, of Plympton, Adelaide, in Holy Trinity Church of England on the 12.2.1864.

Charles Henry was the only Coates child to remain in South Australia after all his brothers and sisters had moved over to Central Victoria. He and his elder brother John always spelt their surname Coats (without the e), and to this day, his descen­dants in South Australia spell it that way.

In 1864, Charles Henry was a labourer, living at Hindmarsh. It was here that their first child was born. In the next ten years, he and Betsey moved three times, firstly from Hindmarsh to Wallaroo in 1867, then they moved to Boors Plains in 1870. This actually was only a few miles from Wallaroo, where Charles now took up farming. It is very interesting to note that all the Coates boys at some stage of their life, were farmers.

In 1878, however, he was a carter at Port Pirrie, and after his working days, he and Betsey retired back at Brompton in Adelaide.

Their children were:

JOHN THOMAS born 9- 9-1865 at Hindmarsh SARAH JANE born 12- 3-1868 at Wallaroo ALFRED CHARLES born 29- 3-1874 at Boors Plains

Betsey had a child before she married Charles Henry, a daughter named, MARY FRANCES, and born on the 18-8-1862. The birth certificate states parent's address at Plympton, but does not give the name of the father (simply Unknown). Later in life Mary Frances married William Merritt of Rainbow, in Victoria and they had sixteen children.

JOHN THOMAS COATES was the only child of Charles Henry and Betsey to have children. ALFRED his brother did not marry, as at the age of 25, he died of pneumonia, in the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Prior to that he was a gardener and lived at Athelstone, not far from Brompton and Hindmarsh, he died on the 17-1-1900.

It is interesting to note that Charles Henry Coates lived himself at Brompton, and the old home still stands there today and as well as that, there are descendants of his still living in Brompton today (Steve Painter).

Additional information about his family:-

The article below provides some details about Charles' death and indicates he was killed by a horse and cart running over him. At that time they lived near Wallaroo, and after his death the children came to Adelaide and became dispersed among various relatives.

SA REGISTER Saturday 31 August 1895

THE RELATIVES OF THE DECEASED. Our Hindmarsh correspondent writes:- Some relatives of the late Mrs. Willie are living at Coglin-street, Bromptcn Park. The maiden name of the unfortunate woman was Sarah Jane Coates, and Mr. John Thomas Coates. brickmaker, of Coglin-street, is her brother, and for nearly three years he did not know where she was. He last saw her at the residence of Mrs. G. J. Griffin, who was a cousin of hers. Mrs. Griffin, wife of Mr. A. Griffin, of Frost-street, Brompton, states that the deceased with her brother, Mr. J. T. Coates, lived with her husband's mother, the late Mrs. Ann Griffin, at East-street, Brompton. until the death of her parents. When Mrs. Griffin's death took place, about thirteen years ago, they made their home chiefly at Mr. G. J. Griffins. John, the brother, following the brickmaking trade, and she going to service. The last time they saw her was at her brother's house, and Mrs. Coates, the sister-in-law of deceased, who was ill, could not accompany her to the station, although she wished to see her off. The deceased said she was going to Alma. Mrs. Griffin, wife of Mr. Frederick Griffin, also of Coglin-street, and another cousin to the deceased, when speaking of the affair said there were five in the Coates family, and they were unfortunate in being left orphans pre ious to coming to Adelaide. Their father was killed by a horse and cart running over him. At that time they lived near Wallaroo, and it was after their father's death that the children came to Adelaide and became dispersed among various relatives. The eldest married' soon after, and later on the second of tho family married a Mr. Marriott. John and Sarah Jane lived with Mrs. Ann Griffin until she died, when the former went to Mr. G. J. Griffin's and the latter to Norwood, where she entered service. The youngest of the family was a boy, and be lived for years with another relative named Mrs. King, who resided at Plympton. He was married, and lived in the North. Mrs. Griffin did not know the where abouts of any of them except John, who was new married and lived near her. She had not the least doubt that the deceased was Sarah Ann Coates, because she left to go in the direction of Hamley Bridge. Mrs. Griffin was not surprised at not hearing from Mrs. Willis, as she Could neither read nor write. The late Mrs. Willis was rather short and thick-built.:

Name

Name: Charles Henry /COATS/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 30 AUG 1840

Place: Murrow, Cambridgeshire, England

Note: #N721^{[9][10][11][12]}

Death

Death:

Date: 10 JUN 1878

Place: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia

Note: #N722^[13][14]

Cause: Died after an accident at Port Pirie

Emigration

Emigration:

Date: 17 NOV 1851

Place: Barque Amazon/Plymouth, Devon, England

Alias

Alias: /COATES/^[15][16][17]

Event

Event:

Type: Arrival

Date: 20 FEB 1852

Place: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia^[18]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1851

Place: Cambridgeshire, England^[19]

Residence:

Date: 1841

Place: Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, England^[20]

Residence:

Date: 1868

Place: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia^[21]

Residence:

Date: 1870

Place: Boors Plain, South Australia, Australia^[22]

Residence:

Date: 1878

Place: Carter/Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia^[23]

Occupation

Occupation:

Date: 1864

Place: Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia^[24]

Note

Note: #N114

Marriage

Husband: Charles Henry Coats

Wife: Betsy Brown

Child: John Thomas Coats

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Alfred Charles Coats

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Frances Brown

Relationship to Father: Step

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Jane Coats

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 12 FEB 1864

Place: Trinity Church/North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia^{[25][26][27][28]}

Husband: John Coates

Wife: Sarah Swift

Child: Alfred Thomas Coates

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Jane Coats

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Susannah Coates

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Josiah Coates

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Coates

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Coates

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ann Coats

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Coats

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Eliza Coates

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: George Coates

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Frances Coates

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Charles Henry Coats

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 27 JUN 1820

Place: Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire, England^{[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]}

Sources

• Source: S118 Title: Newspaper - Adelaide Observer Repository: #R34
• Repository: R34 Name: State Library of Adelaide Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S14 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S18 Title: Research conversations
• Source: S21 Title: BDM - SA Repository: #R8 Call Number: 10306
• Repository: R8 Name: Digger index Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S23 Title: Geneology reports Repository: #R9
• Repository: R9 Name: Various Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S288 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1841 England Census Publication: Name: Name: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT,USA;Date: 2006;;;; Repository: #R3 NOTECensus Returns of England and Wales, 1841, Kew, Surrey, England:TheNational Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841
• Repository: R3 Name: www.ancestry.com.au Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S36 Title: History of the COATES family, 1755-1987 Repository: #R16
• Repository: R16 Name: Graeme Coates
• Source: S4 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1851 England Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R3
• Source: S48 Author: Jill Stratton, Editor Title: Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885 Repository: #R18
• Repository: R18 Name: Hawkesbury Library Address: 300 George Street Windsor, NSW E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S55 Title: IGI Pedigree file
• Source: S57 Title: One World Tree Repository: #R19
• Repository: R19 Name: www.findmypast.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S64 Title: Newspaper - South Australian Register 1839-1900 Repository: #R26
• Repository: R26 Name: www.trove.nla.gov.au Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S72 Title: Shipping - The Ships List Repository: #R28
• Repository: R28 Name: www.theshipslist.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

Notes

Note N114

Note N721Wisbeach is an alternate place of birth to Murrow

Note N722

1. ↑ Source: #S64 Page: 1895 Saturday 31 August - COATES Sarah Jane
2. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: COATES Charles Henry. Database online.
3. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: WILLIS to Robbins marriage KAP 144/324
4. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: COATS Charles - Death - CLA 88/170
5. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: COATS - Descendants of Charles Henry
6. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: From the old country to the new
7. ↑ Source: #S48 Page: COATS, John Thomas, p289
8. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: COATS to Merritt - marriage 1878 ADE 114/684
9. ↑ Source: #S14 Page: Database online.
10. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: COATES Charles Henry. Database online.
11. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: COATS - Descendants of Charles Henry
12. ↑ Source: #S48 Page: COATS, John Thomas, p289
13. ↑ Source: #S118 Page: Alma Plains Tradgedy, Sat 7 Sep 1895, p31, Col C
14. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: COATS Charles - Death - CLA 88/170
15. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: COATES John Thomas - Birth - ADE 36/894
16. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: COATES Sarah Jane - Birth - DAL 62/221
17. ↑ Source: #S14 Page: Database online.
18. ↑ Source: #S72 Page: 1851/2 Amazon; Plymouth to Port Adelaide - The Ships List www.theshipslist.com
19. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: COATES Charles Henry. Database online.
20. ↑ Source: #S288 Page: COURTS Ann, parents and siblings. Database online.
21. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: COATS - Descendants of Charles Henry
22. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: COATS - Descendants of Charles Henry
23. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: COATS - Descendants of Charles Henry
24. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: COATS - Descendants of Charles Henry
25. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: From the old country to the new
26. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: COATS to Brown marriage ADE 57/334
27. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: COATS to Brown marriage ADE 57/334
28. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: From the old country to the new
29. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: From the old country to the new
30. ↑ Source: #S14 Page: Database online.
31. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: COATES John, 1800 - http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
32. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: COATES Graeme - Letter received 21st September 2012
33. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: COATES, John 1800 - Compact Disc #89, Pin #361915
34. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: COATES, John 1800 - Compact Disc #89, Pin #361915
35. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: COATES Graeme - Letter received 21st September 2012
36. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: COATES John, 1800 - http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
37. ↑ Source: #S14 Page: Database online.
38. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: From the old country to the new

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Anonymous Williams for creating WikiTree profile Coats-194 through the import of GRIFFIN_2013-08-12.ged on Aug 12, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Anonymous and others.

Also, Steve Painter and Graeme Coates.