COATES, Richard

1763 - 1822  (59 years)

• Name	COATES, Richard
  Birth	13 Feb 1763	Marske By Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
  Gender	Male
  Death	I2 April 1822	Springfield, Essex, England   [1]
  Person ID	I7248	Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	COATES, Richard,   b. 8 Apr 1722, Marske By Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England d. 9 Nov 1776, Marske By Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England (Age 54 years)
  Mother	ELLERTON, Dorothy,   b. 1734   d. 17 Nov 1804, Marske By Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1760	Downholme, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
  Family ID	F2176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WRAKE, Sarah,   b. 1768, Claydon, Suffolk, England d. 10 Dec 1802, Springfield, Essex, England (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1793	Claydon, Suffolk, England
  Children	1. COATES, Sarah,   b. 17 Sep 1794, Maldon, Essex, England d. 28 Jan 1867, Springfield, Essex, England (Age 72 years)   2. COATES, Deborah Jane,   b. 24 Sep 1795, Springfield, Essex, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. COATES, Richard,   b. 1798, Springfield, Essex, England d. 25 Jul 1807, Springfield, Essex, England (Age 9 years)
  Family ID	F2180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  the resident engineer (of the Chelmer and Blackwater canal) was Richard Coates who came from Marske near Richmond in Yorkshire - after the completion of the canal Coates settled in Chelmsford and set up his own carrier business on the canal - he became a very successful businessman and amongst his profitable enterprises was the setting up of the Chelmsford Gas Company - he died in 1822 aged 59 - his carrier business was taken over by his nephew James Brown

  
  

• Sources

  [S923] Source #923.