Jeremiah Yates
Yates, Jeremiah (1808-1852), potter, chartist, surveyor, b.Fenton, lived Hanley.
NOTE: J.Y. birth is given variously as 1808 or 1810 so his age at death was 42 or 44.
Acknowledgement: All of the research and transcription was carried out by Alan Yates,
the great-grandson of Jeremiah Yates the Chartist.
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father: Samuel Yates father: William Smith Jeremiah Yates wife:
Ann Smith
son: Jeremiah
daughters: Sarah; Mary
| 2 April 1808 | Jeremiah Yates born at Lane End (now named Longton), in the North Staffordshire Potteries |
| 23 July 1837 | Married to
Ann Smith at the parish church of St. John, Hanley. At this time
Jeremiah was a potter. Ann(e)'s father was William Smith, a labourer, of Vine Street, Shelton. Jeremiah's father was Samuel Yates of Berry Street, Stoke. |
| 11 Aug 1838 | Meeting at the Sea Lion Inn, Hanley in support of the "People's Charter" which had been published in May 1838. |
| Nov 1838 | Demonstration of 20,000 people in Hanley. |
| 5 March 1839 | 1st Child - Sarah born. At this time Jeremiah was a potter and lived at "Upper Hanley". (Stafford Row, Crown Bank, Hanley) - also described as Miles Bank. |
| 1841 | 2nd Child - 'Mary Frost O'Connor Matthew Yates' was born (the unusual name included the named of leading chartists. |
| The Yate's house
at Miles Bank was large enough to be a centre of Chartist activity. Is
is described variously as a 'Coffee House' and 'Temperance Hotel'. Yates
was a very active Chartist. Jeremiah Yates was selling Chartist literature and also 'Chartist Beverage', a cheap coffee substitute, from his Miles Bank home. |
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| 13 Aug 1842 | Thomas Cooper (a leading Chartist from Leicester) visited Hanley to speak, he lodged at Yates home. |
| 15/16 Aug 1842 | The miner were already on strike and at a Chartist meeting there was rioting and violence. 100's were arrested - including Jeremiah Yates and Thomas Cooper. |
| 8 Oct 1842 | Jeremiah Yates tried at Stafford and found guilty of Riot & Intimidation. |
| Oct 1842 | Yates started the one year's imprisonment - (which was a light sentence.) - His wife Ann was already pregnant with their third child. |
| 4 Dec 1842 | Their daughter Mary died from Whooping Cough. |
| 17 Feb 1843 | 3rd Child - 'Jeremiah Hampden Fitzgerald Emmet Yates' was born. |
| Oct 1843 | Yates completed his sentence and was released from prison. |
| Jeremiah Yates was immediately involved in Chartist meetings and activities. | |
| 1845 | Jeremiah was elected to be a delegate to the Chartist Land Conference. |
| 1845 | Jeremiah Yates was appointed the position of Surveyor of Highways. |
| Oct 1848 | J.Y. elected as delegate to the National Land Company conference in Birmingham. |
| 11 Oct 1852 | Jeremiah Yates died at his home the "Temperance Hotel", Crown Bank, Hanley; apparently from a fit. |
| 17 Oct 1852 | Public funeral at St. Mark's church, Shelton. |
4 January 2003
