Alexander Yeats
Marriage of
Alexander Yeats and Elizabeth Leslie, 20 June 1748.
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full size.
Alexander Yeats,
or Yates.
Listed as "merchant" at marriage.
He
mar 20 June 1748
to
Elizabeth Leslie
[bapt 1723,
descendant of
Robert III, King of Scotland
and of
Henry I].
Alexander was a merchant in
Rotterdam, Holland.
Many Scottish merchants traded through Rotterdam at this time,
and often went to live there.
His children were bapt in Aberdeen in 1750 to 1756.
Moves to Holland before 1765:
He went to live in Holland. Took his family.
He was active in the
Scots Church, Rotterdam.
"Alexander Yeats" and his (unnamed) wife
were added on
20 Oct 1765 to the
List of Members
of the Scots Church, Rotterdam.
He is listed as a "deacon".
He was a Deacon of the Scots Church, Rotterdam, from 1765 to 1773.
He is listed as merchant in
Rotterdam
at his dau Barbara's mar 1769.
He was an Elder of the Scots Church, Rotterdam, from 1773 to 1776.
He may have died or gone back to Scotland in 1776.
Alexander and Elizabeth had issue:
- Barbara Yeats,
born 16 July 1749.
She would be named after her grandmother
Barbara Ædie.
She was apparently born in Scotland, moved with father to Holland before 1765,
and then came back to Scotland with marriage 1769.
"Barbara Yates" was
added to list of
Members of Scots Church, Rotterdam
on
2 Apr 1767.
She
mar
16 Aug 1769
to Capt. Robert Gibbon
[born 23 Aug 1738]
and had issue.
They mar at the
Scots Church, Rotterdam.
She was age 20, he was age 30.
See marriage entry under G.
They were married by Rev. William Walker
(father of Rev. Robert Walker,
"The Skating Minister").
- Elizabeth Yeats.
"Elizabeth Yates" was
bapt 14 Aug 1750 [St.Nicholas', Aberdeen],
dau of "Alexander Yates", merchant, and Elizabeth Leslie.
See entry.
"Elizabeth Yates" was
added to list of
Members of Scots Church, Rotterdam
on
2 Apr 1767.
She might be
"Miss Yeats" who witnessed the baptism of Elizabeth Gibbon 1770.
She
mar Alexander Martin and had issue.
- William Yeats.
"William Yates" was bapt 19 July 1755 [St.Nicholas', Aberdeen],
son of "Alexander Yates", merchant. No mother's name given.
See entry.
The baptism entry refers to the date (written slightly wrongly) of the baptism of Anne below, indicating this is the same family.
- Anna Yeats.
Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae
has her as "Anna".
[Steven, 1833]
has her as "Anne".
"Anne Yates" was bapt 7 Nov 1756 [St.Nicholas', Aberdeen],
dau of "Alexander Yates", merchant, and his wife
--- Ross.
See
entry.
The baptism entry refers to the date of the baptism of William above, indicating this is the same family.
The wife's name is unexplained.
No 2nd marriage of Alexander with Ross is found.
Barbara Yates Gibbon
has Elizabeth Leslie as mother of the four children.
The most likely explanation is the parish register is wrong.
"Anna Yeats"
was added to list of
Members of Scots Church, Rotterdam
on
29 Sept 1772.
She mar 1780 to Rev. James Somerville [born Oct 1747]
and had issue.
He was Minister of the Scots Church, Rotterdam.
The Scots Church, Rotterdam.
Print of 1757.
From
Rotterdam City Archives.
Alexander Yeats and family moved to Rotterdam before 1765.
They were active in the Scots Church
and probably lived nearby.
Deacons of the Scots Church, Rotterdam.
From p.370 of
[Steven, 1833].
Alexander Yeats was a Deacon of the church from 1765 to 1773.
Elders of the Scots Church, Rotterdam.
From p.369 of
[Steven, 1833].
Alexander Yeats was an Elder of the church from 1773 to 1776.
Children
Barbara Yeats.
Portrait perhaps c.1790.
(She died 1791.)
See
larger
and
full size.
See
other scan.
See
label at back
and second
label at back.
Baptism of "Elizabeth Yates",
14 Aug 1750.
Baptism of "William Yates", 19 July 1755.
Baptism of "Anne Yates", 7 Nov 1756.
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