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The Bates Bulletin SERIES ELEVEN VOLUME FOUR SUMMER 2017 NUMBER TWO ELECTION OF OFFICERS We now have the votes we need, to keep us as an Officer Run Association. Keep in mind that your vote is very Important to keep us in this Standing. DAVID JOHN BATE By Sandy Bates I would like to Introduce Member David John Bate. Born in Victoria British Columbia, Canada and lives in South Africa. He is an investment banker and a wine maker. David introduced the Association to the One Name Guild of England. He has also set up a web site that he is allowing us to add our info to of whatever I choose. We owe him a big Thanks. ARE YOU ENTITLED TO A COAT OF ARMS? By David Bate The Bates Association has used a coat of arms on its masthead for many years. But are any Bates Association Members entitled to use this coat of arms? A coat of arms belongs to an individual and not a surname. Armorial bearings are hereditary. A coat of arms was tradi- tionally granted to a male individual and passes to his descendants in the male line. It can be borne and used by all de- scendants in the legitimate male line of the original armiger. No coat of arms may be claimed by any individual based solely on a surname. To establish a right to arms by inher- itance, it is necessary to prove descent from an ancestor who is already recorded as entitled to such arms in the regis- ters of the College of Arms. The presentation of a family pedigree is a key step in this process. As such, the number of individuals with the Bate or Bates surname who may legitimately claim the right to bear arms is much smaller than pre- sented in popular culture, particularly by commercial coat of arms services that populate the Internet (commonly known as ‘bucket shop’ heraldry). Any establishment that sells a coat of arms to a person not entitled to such arms or any per- son who uses of a coat of arms without entitlement commits ‘heraldic fraud’. The College of Arms is the official heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and much of the Common- wealth, including Australia and New Zealand. It is the official record keeper of all coats of arms and other heraldic infor- mation in those realms. IN THIS ISSUE Dr. David Bate, a lifetime member of The Bates Association, com- missioned the College of Arms in England to prepare a report Election of Officers….....………………….Front Cover which lists all the coats of arms associated with the Bate and Bates surnames from its sources. This report includes the names of the David Bate Intro………...….....…………...Front Cover original armigers and the names of the last known descendant en- Coat of Arms……...….............……………Front Cover titled to bear such arms. The College of Arms searched its records plus Founder’s Kin rec- David Bate Family Line…...………………....Page 146 ords (entry records for prestigious and some less prestigious col- The Year without a Summer--1816……….….Page 159 leges in England), Benefactor’s Pedigrees, the Bath Books, Funer- al Certificates, Grants of Arms, Royal Licenses, Irish Records, Volunteers and Trustees……....…………...…Page 160 THE BATES ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN 1907 THE BATES BULLETIN PAGE 146 College Collections and the Matriculation of Arms (Scotland). Two non-authoritative references were also consulted, namely Burke’s General Armory and Fairbairn’s Book of Crests. As it turns out, there are 104 entries for coats of arms for people with the Bate or Bates surname. Dr. Bate’s branch does not immediately appear entitled to bear a coat of arms. However, there may be other members of The Bates As- sociation who are entitled to bear a coat of arms if they can identify an ancestor in the records. If any Member identifies an ancestor in the report and believes that they are entitled to bear a specific coat of arms, the next step would be for them to contact the College of Arms and submit a family pedigree which shows the relationship between the armiger and the Member. Once the relationship is confirmed by the College of Arms, there is a process and procedures to fol- low to become entitled to bear those arms. The report cost $1,200. Dr. Bate is making a copy of this report available to any fellow Member of The Bates Associa- tion for $200 on the condition (on their honor) that they limit distribution of the report to their family members or any fol- low up with the College of Arms and do not publish it on the Internet. Also, all proceeds will flow to The Bates Associa- tion after Dr. Bate has recovered his cost. Please contact Sandy if you are interested in purchasing a copy of this re- port. A NEW BATE(S) LINE, HENRY BATE OF ENGLAND This is a nine generation line submitted by Dr. David Bate. He hopes that his family might link up with another Bate(s) line, partic- ularly if there is any missing information from England in the other lines that might tie up with his English records. Any infor- mation about related secondary lines (brother and sister lines) would also be appreciated. As “The Bates Bulletin”, April 1911 (reprinted in “The Bates Bulletin”, Spring 2002) notes, the ‘Bates’ surname often finds its ori- gins in the ‘Bate’ surname: but Bate it was uniformly in the old English record and usually so in the New England records until about the time of the Revolution, when it comes to be quite uniformly Bates. This change from Bate to Bates follows a tendency which we see today to attach a final “s” to many names . 1st GENERATION HENRY BATE was born about 1702 and baptised on 12 November 1725 in Winwick, Lancashire, England. He died about 1778 and buried on 21 February 1778 at Winwick St Oswald, Lancashire, England (of Golborne, aged 76 years). He was a weaver. He married Elizabeth Dowson on 4 January 1732 in Winwick St Oswald, Lancashire, England (by license). She was from Croft and he was from Lowton when married. The Dowson surname has been confirmed at parish records. It is often misspelt or mistranscribed as Dawson. They had seven children. 2nd GENERATION Until 1732 there was no church in Lowton or Golborne. Worshippers had to travel miles to Winwick St Oswald, one of the oldest parishes in England, for services and ceremonies. The building of a chapel was recommended to serve the townships of Lowton, Golborne and Kenyon in 1650. However, it took until 1731 for a ‘Chapel of Ease’ with an attaching school house to be erected with the consent of Peter Leigh, Lord of the Manor of Lowton. Built on land donated by Hugh Stirrup, yeoman of Lowton, the Chapel was consecrated on St Luke’s Day, 18 October 1733. Margaret Bate was the first child of this family baptised at Lowton St Luke in 1735. These are the known descendants of Henry Bate (1.1) and Elizabeth Dowson: THE BATES ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN 1907 THE BATES BULLETIN PAGE 147 2.1 WILLIAM BATE was born on 5 March 1732/33 and baptised on 16 March 1732/33 at Winwick St Oswald, Lancashire, Eng- land (of Lowton). He died about 1809 and buried on 5 October 1809 at Winwick St Oswald, England (of Goldborn, aged 76 years). He married Elizabeth Taylor on 12 August 1756 in Winwick St Oswald, Lancashire, England, by banns. They had four children. 2.2 MARGARET BATE was born on 26 March 1735 and baptised on 6 April 1735 at Lowton St Luke, Lancashire, England (of Goleborne). 2.3 JOHN BATE was born on 21 March 1736/37 and baptised on 3 April 1737 at Lowton St Luke, Lancashire, England (of Gole- borne). 2.4 JAMES BATE was born on 16 June 1739 and baptised on 1 July 1739 at Lowton St Luke, Lancashire, England (of Golborn). He died about 1828 and buried on 13 April 1828 at Winwick St Oswald, Lancashire, England (of Golborne, aged 88 years). The identity of his wife is not known. He sired seven children. 2.5 HENRY BATE was born on 1 November 1742 and baptised on 12 November 1742 at Lowton St Luke, Lancashire, England (of Golborn). He died about 1810 and buried on 16 July 1810 at Winwick St Oswald, Lancashire, England (of Lowton, aged 68 years). He married Ann who was born about 1730. She died about 1802 and buried on 14 May 1802 at Winwick St Oswald, Lan- cashire, England (of Lowton, aged 72 years). They had four children. 2.6 A SON [record torn] BATE was born on 28 January 1744/45 and baptised on 10 February 1744/45 at Lowton St Luke, Lan- cashire, England (of Golborn). 2.7 GEORGE BATE was born about 1750 and baptised on 18 November 1750 at Lowton St Luke, Lancashire, England (of Gol- borne). He was a labourer. He married Ellen Jenkins on 30 April 1772 in Winwick, Lancashire, England (by banns) They had nine children. 3rd GENERATION 3.1 These are the known descendants of William Bate (2.1) and Elizabeth Taylor: 3.1.1 JOHN BATE was born on 9 June 1757 and baptised on 24 June 1757 at Lowton St Luke, Lancashire, England (of Golborne). He married Ann Davies on 22 April 1779 in Winwick St Oswald, Lancashire, England.They had five children. 3.1.2 GEORGE BATE was born on 10 January 1760 and baptised on 1 February 1760 at Lowton St Luke, Lancashire, England (of Golborne).

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