Grave of Samuel Bates

Lister Lane Cemetery

In Memory of     HANNAH, THE WIFE OF SAMUEL BATES, OF HALIFAX, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 17TH 1852, AGED 49 YEARS.     ALSO OF THE ABOVE SAMUEL BATES, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 8TH 1864, AGED 61 YEARS.     ALSO MARGARET, WIFE OF WILLIAM MACKAY MD OF MALTON, & DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED OCTR 1ST 1875, AGED 42 YEARS.     ALSO OF ANN, WIFE OF JOHN BATES, WHO DIED MAY 26TH 1878, AGED 49 YEARS.     "Not lost but gone before."     ALSO OF EDWARD, THEIR SON, WHO DIED MARCH 24TH 1869, AGED 2 YEARS & 6 MONTHS.     ALSO OF THE ABOVE JOHN BATES, WHO DIED AUGUST 27TH 1882, AGED 56 YEARS.