Thomas YEATS of Kerwinning Cairn
(Abt 1788-1837)
Jenefer (Jane) VIVIAN
(1792-1848)
Richard PRIDEAUX of Cairn Leggan
(1771-1824)
Mary PASCOE
(Abt 1776-After 1851)
Benjamin YEATS of Copper Hill
(1816-1869)
Jenifer (Jane) PRIDEAUX
(1815-1900)
Thomas Henry YATES
(1845-1918)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Elizabeth Jane PASCOE

Thomas Henry YATES

  • Born: 31 Mar 1845, Camborne, Cornwall 2 3
  • Married: 14 Aug 1871, St. Gluvias, Cornwall 1
  • Died: 13 Aug 1918, Laurium, Houghton, MI, USA 4

   Another name for Thomas was Thomas Henry YEATS.

   Research Notes:

1880 U.S. Federal Census:

Age given: 34 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Miner

Present were wife Elizabeth Jane (33) of England, children (born in Michigan): Elizabeth Jane (6), William (5)

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1900 U.S. Federal Census:

Age given: 53 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA
Years married: 29
How many children: 3 (all living)
Immigration Year: 1865*

Present were wife Elizabeth J. Yates (53) of England, son Thomas J. (19) of Michigan, mother Jane Yates (80) of England.

* As Thomas and Elizabeth Jane were married in Cornwall in 1871, Thomas must have returned to England to marry, noting wife Elizabeth immigrated in 1872.

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1910 U.S. Federal Census (called Thomas H.):

Age given: 67 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA
Immigration Year: 1866

Present was wife Elizabeth Jane (60) of England.

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Thomas Yates, widowed, born in Cornwall England, son of Benjamin Yates and Elizabeth Jane Pascoe*, died aged 76 years (closer to 73).

* Mother's name is incorrect; this is his wife's name, as shown in the marriage record and birth records of their children.

   Marriage Information:

Thomas married Elizabeth Jane PASCOE, daughter of James PASCOE and Unknown, on 14 Aug 1871 in St. Gluvias, Cornwall 1. (Elizabeth Jane PASCOE was born in Jul 1847 in Cornwall 5 and died before 1918.)

   Marriage Notes:

Thomas Henry Yates, full age, of Wendron, bachelor, mason, son of Benjamin, miner, and
Elizabeth Jane Pascoe, full age, of St. Gluvias, spinster, daughter of James, miner

Married by Licence

Witnesses: Elizabeth Hayes, Eliza Ellen Trengrove

Sources


1 St. Gluvias Parish Registers, marriages, p. 26, no. 52.

2 England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, Redruth district, 1st Quarter, vol. 9, p. 263 (surname spelled YEATS).

3 Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, birth year is 1842 which is incorrect.

4 Ibid.

5 Compiler, 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Jul 1847).


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