Amelia Yates

Amelia Ann Yates 

Born: 1842, Hereford

Baptised: 20 March 1842, Holmer – no father is mentioned 

Mother: Harriet Yates (b. 1825) 

In 1851 – 

She is at School House, Road Side, Herefordshire. Her mother is listed as ‘School Teacher’. Amelia is unlisted. Robert Maisey (b. 1825) is listed as ‘Labourer’. 

In 1861 – 

She is at National School, Conall Farm Cottage as an apprentice. George Nelson James (b. 1828) is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. His wife, Louisa James (b. 1828), is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. His children, Howard (b. 1846) and Lilla (b. 1855), are unlisted. Amelia and Ann Mitchell [LDTC 1864] are listed as apprentices and ‘Pupil Teacher’. 

In 1881 –

She is at School House, Amersham. Amelia is listed as ‘Teacher School’. Her uncle, John McDonald (b. 1801) is listed as ‘Pensioner’. Her cousin, Flora McDonald (b. 1873), is unlisted. 

In 1891 –

She is at School House, Hall Place, Seer Green, Amersham. Amelia is listed as ‘Certificated School Mistress’. Her cousin, Flora L MacDonald (b. 1872), is unlisted. 

In 10/95 – 

Address is Hereford.

In 1901 –

She is at School House, Seer Green, Amersham. Amelia is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher (Church)’.  

In 1911 – 

She is at Dean Way, Chalfont. Her cousin’s husband, William Campion Clark (b. 1872), is listed as ‘Thrashing Machine Proprietor’. Her cousin, Flora, is listed as ‘Head Teacher’. Her cousin’s nephew, Ronald William Macdonald Clark (b. 1905), is unlisted. Amelia is listed as ‘Head Teacher Superannuated’. There is a servant, Olive Esther Mary Chilton (b. 1889). 

In 1921 – 

She is at Dean Way, Chalfont. Her cousin’s husband, William Campion Clark (b. 1872), is listed as ‘Thrashing Machine Owner’. Her cousin, Flora, is listed as ‘Head Teacher Chalpet St Giles Elementary School (Infants)’. Her cousin’s nephew, Ronald William Macdonald Clark (b. 1905), is unlisted. Amelia is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher’. There is a servant, Annie Gibbard (b. 1905).  

In 00/27 – 

Death recorded as 19.12.26 at Chalfont St. Giles.

d.         19 December 1926, Amersham