The Church of St George is located in St George's Road, Dover, Kent. This British Listed Building was built between 1706 and 1716 by Samuel Simmons, with advice from architect John James. The church is built from red brick with round headed windows and a lead roof with wooden cupola containing a bell which is surmounted by a weather vane. According to information on British Listed Buildings, the church has a Grade II rating, which means that the building is a 'particularly important building of more than special interest'.
This church came to my attention through the East Kent History website, while researching my YATES ancestors from Deal, Kent. On this website is a list of monumental inscriptions for St George's Church dating from the early 1700s. The author of the list is unknown, however, it is believed the list was compiled sometime in the 1950s. The following is the description of the transcription list from East Kent History:
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| St Georges Church, Deal (Courtesy Judith Bennett, http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1227560) |
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| North Side of St Georges Church (Courstesy John Salmon, http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/957712) |
This church came to my attention through the East Kent History website, while researching my YATES ancestors from Deal, Kent. On this website is a list of monumental inscriptions for St George's Church dating from the early 1700s. The author of the list is unknown, however, it is believed the list was compiled sometime in the 1950s. The following is the description of the transcription list from East Kent History:
'This is a transcript of a list believed to have been made some time in the 1950s, before the gravestones in the central area of the churchyard west of the church were moved to the walls when it became a Garden of Rest in 1957. It does not appear to include the gravestones in the churchyard to the north, east and south sides of the church.
It is not known who compiled the original listing, nor how accurate it is, and we are still actively trying to confirm its date.
The earliest tombstone — unfortunately already partly illegible at the time the list was made — appears to date from 1702; however this is probably an error in the original list as the church itself was not dedicated until 1715.
Apart from a few cases where spaces existed in family vaults, burials ceased in the churchyard in 1856, the year Deal municipal cemetery opened.
The list is divided into several sections corresponding to the layout of the gravestones in the Garden of Rest.'
The following table shows the inscription information for my YATES family:
No.
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Description
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Inscription
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215
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Tombstone
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In memory of Mr. WILLIAM YATES who died the 11th June 1848
in the 57th year of his age.
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217
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Tombstone
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In memory of … WILLIAM and MARY ANN YATES. MARY ANN who
died … HARRY HARFORD … EDWARD ALLEN …
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232
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Tombstone
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In memory of MARY wife of WILLIAM YATES who died the 9th
April, 1808. Aged 35 years. Also of MARY ANN their daughter who died the 15th
February 18— in the 6th year of her age. And of RICHARD their son who died
the 29th May 18-7 in the 8th year of his age. Also of RICHARD LLOYD YATES
Grandson of the above who died in his infancy.
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Information I have on these family members is as follows:
Tombstone No 232
Mary (CARROWAY) YATES (No 232) was born in 1773 to William CARROWAY and Alice (EPPS) CARROWAY and christened on 30 May 17731 . She married William YATES in 1789 in Deal, Kent2. Mary died 9 Apr 1808 in Deal, Kent, England; she was 35 years old3 .
Mary Ann YATES (No 232) was born Abt 1794 to William YATES and Mary (CARROWAY) YATES3 . She was died on 15 Feb 18004 and was buried on 20 Feb 1800 in Deal, Kent, England; she was 6 years old3.
Richard YATES (No 232) was born Abt 1800 to William YATES and Mary (CARROWAY) YATES and he was christened on 14 Mar 18005 . He died on 29 May 18073 and was buried on 11 June 1807 in Deal, Kent, England6 ; he was 7 years old.
Richard Lloyd YATES (No 232) was born Abt 1814 to William YATES and Mary Ann (DUNBAR) YATES and he was christened 9 Feb 18147 . He was buried on 9 May 1814 in Deal, Kent, England3 .
Tombstone No 215
William YATES (No 215) Born on Abt 1792 in Deal, Kent, England to William YATES and Mary Ann (CARROWAY) YATES and christened on 11 May 17928 . He married Mary Ann DUNBAR on 23 Nov 18099 . William died in 11 Jun 1848 in Deal, Kent, England; he was 56 years old3 .
Tombstone No 217
Mary Ann (DUNBAR) YATES (No 217) Born in 1789 in Deal, Kent, England to Alexander and Anne DUNBAR and christened on 18 Nov 178910. She married William YATES on 23 Nov 18099. Mary died on 20 Apr 1856 in Deal, Kent, England; she was 67 years old3.
Harry Harford YATES (No 217) Birth unknown. He was buried 22 Dec 1842 in Deal, Kent, England11.
Edward Allen (217) At this stage, I am unsure who this person is.
If you have any of these people in your family history, feel free to contact me.
1. ["England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NJ39-JL6 : accessed 30 Jan 2013), Mary Carroway, 30 May 1773; citing Sandwich, Kent, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1850184.]
2. ["England, Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NN47-W2R : accessed 30 Jan 2013), William Yates and Mary Carroway, ; citing Parish Church Of Deal, Kent, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1736691.]
3. [http://www.eastkenthistory.org.uk/source:inscriptions-st-georges]
4. ["England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JZYK-QJM : accessed 30 Jan 2013), Mary Ann Yates, 20 Feb 1800; citing [REFERENCE-ERROR], reference item 2; FHL microfilm 1736691.]
5. ["England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JQ7J-KPJ : accessed 30 Jan 2013), Richard Yates, 14 Mar 1800; citing Deal, Kent, England, reference item 2; FHL microfilm 1736691. ]
6. ["England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JZLB-3J9 : accessed 30 Jan 2013), Richard Yates, 11 Jun 1807; citing [REFERENCE-ERROR], reference item 1 p 488; FHL microfilm 1736692.]
7. ["England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JS71-G6R : accessed 30 Jan 2013), Mary Ann Yates in entry for Richard Lloyd Yates, 09 Feb 1814; citing Deal, Kent, England, reference item 1 p 48; FHL microfilm 1786327.]
8. ["England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NNJW-PHW : accessed 30 Jan 2013), William Yates, 11 May 1792; citing Deal, Kent, England, reference item 2; FHL microfilm 1736691. ]
9. ["England, Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NN4W-TJ8 : accessed 30 Jan 2013), William Yates and Mary Ann Dunbar, ; citing Deal, Kent, England, reference it1; FHL microfilm 1736692. ]
10. ["England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NNJH-4YK : accessed 30 Jan 2013), Mary Anne Dunbar, 18 Nov 1789; citing Parish Church of Deal, Kent, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1736691. ]
11. ["England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JZGN-543 : accessed 30 Jan 2013), Harry Harford Yates, 22 Dec 1842; citing [REFERENCE-ERROR], reference item 1 p 52; FHL microfilm 1786328. ]
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