18th Nov 1782 - 1863
Assumed to be the R. B. Yates who owned people in Port Royal, Jamaica, jointly with A. N. Yates from at least 1817 to 1826.
Robert Ballard, son of Nicholas and Francis Yates, born 18/11/1782 and baptised in Port Royal, 19/06/1783.
Robert Ballard Yates married Mary Jane Edwards Cookson in Eyam, Derbyshire in 1820. He was living at Regent Lodge, Alverstoke, in 1834.
In 1841 Ambrose Yates, aged 85 'Navy' was living at Ballard Cottage, Alverstoke Hampshire with Robert Yates (58, Navy), Mary Yates (40), Frances (40), Mary Ann (25), Francis Beckford Yates (20), Mary Jane (15), Frances Sophia (15), Margaret (13), Capel (female, 11), Isabella (8), Charlotte (7), Seymour (4) and George (2). Ambrose, Robert, Mary and Mary Ann were born outside the parish.
Robert Ballard Yates, age 68, Commander in the Royal Navy, born Jamaica, was living at St John Terrace, St Peter Port, Guernsey in 1851 with his wife Mary Jane and ten children.
Robert Ballard Yates, age 78, Retired Captain Royal Navy, born Port Royal, Jamaica, was living at 16 Peel Terrace, Alverstock, Hampshire, in 1861 with his wife Mary J. E. and six children.
Robert Ballard Yates was buried 26/11/1863 in Alverstoke.
See estate information.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
Ancestry.com, Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 [database online]; Ancestry.com, UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893 [database online].
1841 census online.
1851 census online.
1861 census online.
Ancestry.com, England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 [database online].
We are grateful to David Barker for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Spouse
Mary Jane Edwards Cookson
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Children
At least ten children
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Occupation
Sailor (Royal Navy)
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Joint owner
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
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Brother-in-laws
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Son → Father
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Brothers
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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16 Peel Terrace, Alverstoke, Hampshire, Wessex, England
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Ballard Cottage, Alverstoke, Hampshire, Wessex, England
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Regent Lodge, Alverstoke, Hampshire, Wessex, England
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St Johns Terrace, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, England
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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Robert Ballard Yates', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146664501 [accessed 21st December 2024].
