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Donegal / Re: Bates Family
« on: Friday 10 November 17 21:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi Bryan & everyone. Some of you may know I am also descended from Joseph & Elizabeth BATES.
Joseph & Elizabeth BATES' offspring carried the middle names HEYES, ARMSRONG and GUSTAVUS.
I think that some of these are maiden surnames of female ancestors.
HEYES is an unusual surname but I have noted it seems to be relatively common in St Helens.
named.publicprofiler.org maps places in the UK where 'surnames have a historically unusually high local population.' (maps attached to this post)
'named' does not state the data sources used, 'historical' date range, or whether or not data is weighted to allow for population density, etc.
The search results are therefore qualitative, but informative nonetheless.
The surname maps of ARMSTRONG and HEYES suggest a strong ancestral connection with Lancashire.
I therefore think that the BATES had family connections with Lancashire/ St Helens prior to the 1840s, and this is why they returned there when they left Ireland.
For the same reasons I am sceptical about the BATES & ARMSTRONG families being descended from Scottish planters.
If GUSTAVUS is a surname, it is rare in the UK.
Joseph & Elizabeth BATES' offspring carried the middle names HEYES, ARMSRONG and GUSTAVUS.
I think that some of these are maiden surnames of female ancestors.
HEYES is an unusual surname but I have noted it seems to be relatively common in St Helens.
named.publicprofiler.org maps places in the UK where 'surnames have a historically unusually high local population.' (maps attached to this post)
'named' does not state the data sources used, 'historical' date range, or whether or not data is weighted to allow for population density, etc.
The search results are therefore qualitative, but informative nonetheless.
The surname maps of ARMSTRONG and HEYES suggest a strong ancestral connection with Lancashire.
I therefore think that the BATES had family connections with Lancashire/ St Helens prior to the 1840s, and this is why they returned there when they left Ireland.
For the same reasons I am sceptical about the BATES & ARMSTRONG families being descended from Scottish planters.
If GUSTAVUS is a surname, it is rare in the UK.