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MARY ANN YATES

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Burial register ID:	12903
Surname:	YATES
First name:	MARY
Middle names:	ANN
Gender:	Female
Age:	82 Years
Cause of death:	Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death:	13-Dec-1915
Date of burial:	14-Dec-1915

Block:	111
Plot:	2
Inscription:	Erected In loving memory of JOHN YATES Beloved husband of MARY YATES Who departed this life April 21st 1893. Aged 69 years. Also of ANN YATES Mother of the above Who died June 11th 1873. Aged 74 years. Also MARY YATES Wife of the above Died 13th Dec 1915. Aged 82 years. [The grave consists of a white marble stone slab (at present lying flat) with a concrete surround and earth cover.]

Block:

111

Plot:

Inscription:

Erected

In loving memory of

JOHN YATES

Beloved husband of

MARY YATES

Who departed this life

April 21st 1893.

Aged 69 years.

Also of

ANN YATES

Mother of the above

Who died June 11th 1873.

Aged 74 years.

Also MARY YATES

Wife of the above

Died 13th Dec 1915.

Aged 82 years.

[The grave consists of a white marble stone slab (at present lying flat) with a concrete surround and earth cover.]

Bio contributor: Deniece Gresham

Mary Ann Yates née Jones (1832/33 – 1915)

Mary Ann née Jones was born in Wales in August 1832/3. She married in England Edward Knowles and was widowed with two children, Mary Anne and John Knowles.
She married John Yates on the 2nd of February 1863 in Hobart. The marriage certificate of John Yates and Mary Knowles on the 2nd of February 1863 states that John was 32 years old and Mary 30. He was a Pavoir and she a Widow. The witnesses were F.W. Patson and Geo. Cooper and the ceremony took place at St David’s Cathedral in Hobart. Both John and Mary made their mark with an X. John and Mary Ann Knowles/Yates had three children, William, Esther and David.

Mary Ann Knowles/Yates died in Dunedin on December 13th 1915 aged 82 years and was buried on December 14th in the same plot as her husband. Her Death Certificate states that she died of senile decay of the heart, 6 months, and exhaustion. Mary Ann’s last known address was 14 Maybank Street, Opoho, Dunedin (her daughter’s residence).

There are 6 Interments in this grave:

Surname	First names	Age	Date of death	Date of burial
MOFFETT	MARGARET	59 Years	13-Jun-1968	17-Jun-1968
YATES	ANN	74 Years	09-Jun-1873	12-Jun-1873
YATES	ANNIE	81 Years	11-Jun-1948	12-Jun-1948
YATES	JOHN	69 Years	21-Apr-1893	23-Apr-1893
YATES	MARY ANN	82 Years	13-Dec-1915	14-Dec-1915
YATES	WILLIAM	86 Years	10-Aug-1950	12-Aug-1950