William
Bates
Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Bates
and Rebekah (Walker) Bates
Brother of
Ellen Bates, Sarah (Bates) Goodall, Joseph Bates, Elizabeth (Bates) Hopkinson, Caroline Bates, Edward Bates 1st Bt DL, Frances (Bates) Cooper, Benjamin Hopkinson Bates, Margaret (Bates) Ledgard and Rebecca Jane (Bates) Coates
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 63
in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jan 2024
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Biography
William Bates was born in Yorkshire, England.
Birth and Parentage
William was born in Halifax, on 19 August 1804, the oldest child of Joseph Bates and his wfe Rebekah née Walker.
Marriage and Family
Life
Like his father Joseph, William was a textile merchant. He was living in Manningham, near Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1848, when he went to court against his younger brother Joseph.[1]
Death
Towards the end of his life, he lived at Greystone Cottage, Dumfries, Scotland. He died in Dumfries in 1867 and was buried in the church of St Michael's, Dumfries, where there was (at least in 1876) a memorial to him.[2]
Sources
- ↑ William Bates vs Joseph Bates Jr Retrieved from newspapers (Here;) Accessed 18 Jan 2024.
- ↑ William M'Dowall · 1876. Memorials of St. Michael's; The Old Parish Churchyard of Dumfries. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. Retrieved from Google Books (Here;) Accessed 18 Jan 2024.
- Special Collections and Archives. University of Liverpool. D641/1/5/3 - Letter - 20 Dec 1836. John Elliot to Joseph Bates explaining that he is sending presents on board the vessel Diana. Also that William Bates is on his way to Calcutta from Singapore and discusses the character of Edward Bates and Benjamin Hopkinson Bates. sca liverpool archives (Here;) Accessed 17 Jan 2024.
- D641/4/4/4 - Letter - n.d.
Copy of a letter sent by Edward Bates to James Standfield on 24th July 1868. He explains that he cannot afford to continue paying the widowed Mrs. William Bates any upkeep. Retrieved from sca liverpool archives (Here;) Accessed 17 Jan 2024.
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