Publications
Bates, Beats, Bettes . . . it's all in the name, by Linda James, published December 2011 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 8, article, pp.388-389) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508849] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:My grandfather William BATES was in his 70s when I was born, but as my father had died when I was two years old he played a significant part in my early years. I remember shucking peas and preparing both runner and broad beans with him from his garden as he taught me about plants and told me something of his family.