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Other Countries / Re: Yates family in Jamaica
« on: Thursday 23 December 10 08:20 GMT (UK)  »
And I do now have the baptismal record of Thomas Legall Yates (son of Edward Vernon and Mary Yates!), baptised in Kingston, Jamaica on 9 July 1753, and born there on 24 June (PR, Baptisms, I, 116). It's extremely likely that his mother was Mary Legall, daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (nee Wade) Legall, born and baptised Kingston, 10 February 1734.

Likewise, Edward Vernon Yates is probably the naval officer of that name, son of Charles and Catherine (nee Vernon) Yates, born in Redmile, Leicestershire in 1729. More to follow!

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Other Countries / Re: Yates family in Jamaica
« on: Monday 13 December 10 09:48 GMT (UK)  »
From the Port Royal baptismal register (p.10), it appears that Ambrose Nicholas (b. 23 August 1756) was the son of Ambrose Cramer and Mary Yates, and was baptised Ambrose Nicholas Cramer on 15 September.

This clearly turns the whole thing upside down: Yates was his and his (?half)-brother Thomas Legall's maternal surname. No baptismal record for Thomas Legall (Yates) as yet, but it's now quite a different search!

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Armed Forces / Rifle Brigade in Armagh 1821
« on: Monday 17 November 08 09:08 GMT (UK)  »
While looking for information about Robert Heppingstone (1st Battn, Rifle Brigade) recently, I came across the following entries in the Armagh CofI PR - all concern soldiers in that unit:
Marriages:
1821  11 May         James Williams and Jane McGregor, Armagh (L)
            4 June        Polwart Sutherland and Jane Stewart, Armagh (B)
                              William Harwood and Isabella Forbes (B)
          11 June        Joseph Mount and Jane McKinley (B)
          29 June        Thomas Jones, sergeant and Elizabeth Dorcart Robert, Armagh (B)
          16 July          Joseph Smart and Margaret Crawford, Armagh (B)
                               Richard Attwood and Margaret Ferguson, Armagh (B)
          8 October     George Wyatt and Elizabeth Colquhoun, Armagh (B)
          15 October   Peter Wright and Elizabeth Kelly, Armagh (B)

Baptisms:
          18 March       Edward, s. of Joseph and Susannah Bontly
                               Sarah, d. of William and Ann Morris
          15 July          Daniel, s. of Michael and Mary Mayres
          6 August       George, s. of Thomas and Margaret Hargrave
          27 August     John, s. of John and Ann Fleming
          9 September John, s. of John and Margaret Davy
          16 September  Elinor, d. of Thomas and Janet Atwood
          30 September  William, s. of George and Catherine Clarke

Hope there's something useful here for somebody!

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Other Countries / Yates family in Jamaica
« on: Monday 17 November 08 08:49 GMT (UK)  »
I'm trying to trace the background of two brothers, Thomas Legall Yates (1753-1832) and Ambrose Nicholas Yates (c. 1755-1844), both of whom became pursers in the Royal Navy, joining up in Jamaica, and eventually settling in England. Their father seems to have died early, and their mother Mary re-married, before 1765, one George Cookson. I suspect that her maiden name was Legall: Captain Julian Legge (d. 1762) married Elizabeth Legall in Kingston, Jamaica in 1744, and he was TL Yates's uncle.

A search of Jamaican parish registers has failed to locate either man, so it is likely that the family moved to the island after they were born. Any information about any aspect of this puzzle would be more than welcome!

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