Ralph Bate Headstone

[marrle]

Afternoon struggling to read the dates etc for the 2 Ralph Bates & Catherine Bate any help appreciated
Thanks Margie

[hanes teulu]

I think the 3rd one reads
Catherine Bate relict of the aforesaid Ralph Bate _______ departed this life March 13th 1730 aged 74

I can see an FindMyPast burial for a Catherine Bate, 15 Mar 1730, Fearnhead?

[marrle]

Thank you so much
Margie

[hanes teulu]

The second one could be August 26th - can't make out year or age. But there is a burial of a Ralph Bate, Fernhead, 27 August 1727

[hanes teulu]

Re. the 1st entry, I read 1705 - and possibly Jan. There is a burial of a Ralph Bate 15 Jan 1705, Fearnhed.

Note - I determined these dates before checking for the related burial record. 

[arthurk]

The second one could be August 26th - can't make out year or age. But there is a burial of a Ralph Bate, Fernhead, 27 August 1727

Aged 43, perhaps? What I can see of the second digit is rather like other 3's - otherwise 42?

Re. the 1st entry, I read 1705 - and possibly Jan. There is a burial of a Ralph Bate 15 Jan 1705, Fearnhed.

I'm seeing January the 13th.

[marrle]

Thank you so much that's really helpful just cant find a marriage of a Ralph Bate to Catherine

Kind Regards Margie

[hanes teulu]

FindMyPast -

Cheshire Marriage Licence Bonds (image/transcript)
The document is damaged but includes "Ralph Bates of Warrington and Cat_____ Whitbey of Dunham above sd spr." It is signed Jonathan Whitbey". The transcript includes the year 1682 and the transcriber has the given name as "Catherine".

Boyd's Marriage Index (transcript only)
Ralf Bates and Catherine Witby, year 1682, Cheshire.

[hanes teulu]

You can find a marriage of a Raph Battes and Cattrine Whitbey, 9 May 1682, Thornton-le-Moors on Familysearch.

Look for image 660.