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- !SOURCE: 1. ARTICLE RE. HEADMASTER
2. 1881 Census england: 123 Tavistock St. Bedford
!EDUCATION: B.A.
1851 with parents
1861 census
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Name: George Bates Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Relation: Brother Gender: Male Where born: St Lukes, Middlesex, England Civil Parish: Clerkenwell Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Registration district: Clerkenwell Sub registration district: St James ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Ivory turner
Name: Edward Bates Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: Holborn, Middlesex, England Civil Parish: Clerkenwell Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Ivory turner
1871 Census - Bath House, Holbeck Twp; Municipal Borough of Leeds; ward of Holbeck;
Name: Geo M T Bates Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Relation: Boarder Gender: Male Where born: Islington, Middlesex, England Civil Parish: Holbeck Ecclesiastical parish: Little Holbeck County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Registration district: Holbeck Sub registration district: Holbeck ED, institution, or vessel: 10; Boarder; schoolmaster - other teachers in same home
1881 Census 123 Tavistock St. Bedford
!Census: 123 Tavistock St., Bedford; George M.T.Bates, Head, 34, School Master, b. London MID; Maria Bates, wife, 35, b. Bath, SOM; George N. Bates, son 8 scholar, b. Farnley, Leeds, YKS; William S. Bates, Son, 7, Scholar, b. Farnley, Leeds, YKS; Leonard M. Bates, Son 4, b. Farnley,Leeds, YKS(2)The family are in the parish of Bedfo rd St Paul in 1881 George M.T. Bates hd mar 34 schoolmaster b London Maria Bates wife mar 35 b Bath SOM George N. Bates 8, William S Bates 7, Leonard M Bates 4 all born at Farnley, Leeds YKS Martha Arnold unm 20 cousin b Gwehellog, Monmouth at 123 Tavistock St The actual entry may give more detail, like
National School', British School, or X's school, but there is no room in the field for this to appear in the index. A nice address in a good street - with the registr ar next door in case they want to register another child. -- Eve McLaughlin
Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society
1891 census
Piece: RG12/1248 Place: Bedford-Bedfordshire Enumeration District: 7 Civil Parish: St Peter Ecclesiastical Parish: St Peter Folio: 143 Page: 28 Schedule: 185 Address: 96 Foster Hill Road -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------
Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Whe re Born Remarks
BATES George M J Head M M 44 Schoolmaster Middlesex - L ondon
BATES Maria Wife M F 45 Somerset - Bath
BATES George H Son S M 18 Student West Riding of Yorksh ire - Farnley(Originally: Yorkshire - Farnley)
BATES William S Son S M 17 Student West Riding of Yorks hire - Farnley(Originally: Yorkshire - Farnley)
BATES Leonard M Son - M 14 Scholar Bedfordshire - Bedfo rd
BILLINGHAM Lizzie Servnt S F 17 General Servant Domest ic Bedfordshire - Bedford
1901 Census - 76 Chancer or Chaucer Rd; civil parish - Bedford St Paul; Ecclesiastical parish - Bedford Holy Trinity; Municipal Borough - Bedford; Ward - East
Name: George T Bates Age: 54 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Maria Gender: Male Where born: Middlesex, London, England Civil Parish: Bedford St Paul Ecclesiastical parish: Bedford Holy Trinity County/Island: Bedfordshire Country: England Registration district: Bedford Sub registration district: Bedford and Kempston ED, institution, or vessel: 17 School master elementery school
Name: Maria Bates Age: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: George T Gender: Female Where born: Bath, Somerset, England Civil Parish: Bedford St Paul Ecclesiastical parish: Bedford Holy Trinity County/Island: Bedfordshire Country: England
Name: William S Bates Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874 Relation: Son Father's Name: George T Mother's Name: Maria Gender: Male Where born: Farnley, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Bedford St Paul Ecclesiastical parish: Bedford Holy Trinity County/Island: Bedfordshire Country: England ; architect
Name: Mary S Bates Age: 54 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Relation: Sister-in-law Gender: Female Where born: Reading, Berkshire, England Civil Parish: Bedford St Paul Ecclesiastical parish: Bedford Holy Trinity County/Island: Bedfordshire Country: England
Name: Dora Sinfield Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885 Relation: Servant Gender: Female Where born: Maulden, Bedfordshire, England Civil Parish: Bedford St Paul Ecclesiastical parish: Bedford Holy Trinity County/Island: Bedfordshire Country: England
1911 Census
BATES, George Morrowe Thomas Head Married M 64 1847 Elementary School Teacher Head Middlesex London Islington
BATES, Maria Wife Married39 years F 65 1846 Somerset Bath
HARRIS, Maud Lydia Servant Single F 15 1896 General Servant Domestic Bedfordshire Cotton End
RG number: RG14
Piece: 8850
Reference: RG14PN8850 RG78PN466 RD174 SD4 ED13 SN158
Registration District: Bedford
Sub District: Bedford and Kempston
Enumeration District: 13
Parish: Bedford
Address: 76 Chaucer Road Bedford
County: Bedfordshire
!OCCUPATION: HEADMASTER OF BOYS' SCHOOL ON THE CENTRAL HARPUR SITE, 1875-1911 WAS CHOSEN FROM 94 APPLICANTS. 'NO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAD, OR NOW HAS,A MORE CAPABLE HEAD THAN OLD G.M.T.' A REDOUBTABLE CHARACTER, HE WAS IN APPEARANCE SHORT AND SOMEWHAT STOUT-'A LITTLE LIKE EDWARD VII' COMPACT OF ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM, AND A BRILLIANT TEACHER.SOMETHING OF HIS AURA COMES THROUGH EVEN IN OFFICIAL MINUTES. HE WAS VERY STRICT AND VERY FAIR. CHARACTERISTICALLY HE BROUGHT ON HIS DEATH BY CYCLING UP A HILL. G.M.T.Bates and his school here. He was headmaster of Harpur Trust Boys Elementary Scho and so strong was his association with it that it was frequently referred to as "Bates' School". The school had begun life as Harpur Trust General Perparatory School in Shire Hall in 1815, moving to its Horne Lane premise s in 1818 and becoming Harpur Trust Boys Elementary in 1874. In 1903 Bedfordshire County Council took over management of the school, as with most others in the county as Local Education Authority (following the Educati on Act of 1902). We have the following records which may be of interest:
- Z 50/13/251 - a photograph of the school c.1864-1869; - X 737/3/1-4 - School admission registers of pupils 1869-1879; - MIC 198 - report of a legal case regarding building costs of the scho ol 1879; - X 71/205-206 - conditions of service for staff - 1881 - Z 160/361 - photograph of pupils - c.1890; - Z 50/142/212 - photograph of G.M.T.Bates with pupils c.1890; - Z 164/1 - memo from G.M.T.Bates to parent regarding removal of his s from the school - 1898 - Beds Times - notice of intended presentation to G.M.T.Bates on his retirement - 19 May 1911; - CRT 180/237 - obituary of G.M.T.Bates - 7 Jun 1912; - ST uncat 469/8 - will of G.M.T.Bates - 1912.
Bedfordshire & Luton Archives & Record Service (email: archive@csd.bedfordshire.gov.uk) website is at http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk
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1846 - 1912 (65 years)
