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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	22 Aug 2012 16:35
	Hi Irene Thats why I questioned the marriage, it looks like John Bates married Mary Miles? This is the other marriage Warwickshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1910 Name: Ann Miles Spouse Name: Francis Bates Marriage or Bann Date: 21 Aug 1834 Event Type: Marriage Parish: Polesworth Cant see any children from the above marriage
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Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 49 Send Message	Irene	Report	22 Aug 2012 16:30
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 49 Send Message	Hi Gins, I have been following 2 family tree's on the Bates family and i found that someone or both have it wrong. It is FRANCIS Bates bn 1806 mrd Ann Miles bn 1810 Polesworth,wks I have found 3 children for them Mary bn 1834 George bn 1837 Sarah bn 1833 Is there any more plz Regards Irene
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	22 Aug 2012 16:23
	Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Name: Charles Bates Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 24 May 1802 Parish: Newton Regis Father's Name: John Bates Mother's Name: Mary Bates Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Name: Joseph Bates Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 24 Oct 1803 Parish: Newton Regis Father's Name: John Bates Mother's Name: Mary Bates Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Name: Elizabeth Bates Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 8 Apr 1805 Parish: Newton Regis Father's Name: John Bates Mother's Name: Mary Bates Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Name: Francis Bates Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 25 Nov 1806 Parish: Newton Regis Father's Name: John Bates Mother's Name: Mary Bates Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Name: Mary Bates Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 18 Dec 1808 Parish: Newton Regis Father's Name: John Bates Mother's Name: Mary Bates Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Name: Sarah Bates Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 12 Nov 1810 Parish: Newton Regis Father's Name: John Bates Mother's Name: Mary Bates Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812 Name: Jane Bates Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 24 Jul 1812 Parish: Newton Regis Father's Name: John Bates Mother's Name: Mary Bates Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1910 Name: Thomas Bates Parish: Newton Regis Baptism Date: 5 Feb 1816 Father's Name: John Bates Mother's Name: Mary Bates
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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	22 Aug 2012 16:21
	Did he marry Mary and not Ann? Warwickshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1910 Name: John Bates Spouse Name: Mary Miles Marriage or Bann Date: 25 Oct 1795 Event Type: Marriage Parish: Grendon Wit: Thomas Bates & John Fairfield
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Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 49 Send Message	Irene	Report	22 Aug 2012 16:11
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 49 Send Message	I have John Bates bn 1768 Polesworth, Wks He married Ann Miles bn 1768." " I have been told they had 11 children, but i can find 4 of them William Bates bn 1796 John Bates bn 1797 James Bates bn 1799 Joseph Bates bn 1803 Can someone help please? Kind Regards Irene Cooper.

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