Publications
Great-Great-Grandma Bates's Laundry, by J. R. Thomas, published December 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 8, article, pp.354-355) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:William Bates (1826-1891) married Harriet Martin (1824-1904) in 1853 at St. Peter's Church, South Chailey. They had seven children and settled at Newick where Harriet opened her laundry at The Laurels serving the local gentry for over forty years. Article covers the years 1824 - 1904.
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.
Coming to America in 1830, by Susan Ciminelli, published December 2016 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 22 no. 4, article, pp.159-165) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/509472]
Preview:In 1830 Samuel Bates, his wife Sarah Maria, and their two young sons boarded the Columbia …