Biography
Thomas Bates was born 12 May 1847 in Petersham, New South Wales, Australia to James Joseph Bates (1821-1899) and Sarah Fitzpatrick (1820-1867) and died 24 July 1926 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Ellen Drady (1850-1895) 28 January 1867 in Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Bates (1868-1921) | |||
| Florence Bates (1869-1961) | |||
| Alfred E. Bates (1871-1895) | 19 August 1871 Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia | 12 June 1895 Mount McDonald, New South Wales, Australia | |
| James Ernest Bates (1873-1967) | |||
| Lucy Jane Bates (1876-1964) | |||
| Anna Laurie Bates (1877-1959) | 11 October 1877 Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia | 20 July 1959 Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia | Mark Henry Sanders (1881-1938) Thomas Pollard (1875-1970) |
| Sarah Ellen Bates (1880-1966) | |||
| Thomas Henry Bates (1883-1951) | |||
| Elizabeth Maud Bates (1887-1975) | |||
| Eliza Bates (1893-1893) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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