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Isaac Coates
Isaac Coates (1840–1932) was Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand, mayor of Hamilton from 1888 to 1892, a farmer, flax-miller, and a drainage and railway contractor. He was born on 7 April 1840, to Samuel Coates. a tenant farmer at Gayles, North Yorkshire, Gayles, near Richmond, North Yorkshire, Richmond, who died in 1863. His younger brother took on their farm, when Isaac chose to emigrate to New Zealand in 1867. His sister and brother-in-law, Thomas Dinsdale, after whom Dinsdale, New Zealand, Dinsdale is named, came to work for Isaac in 1869, working on Flax in New Zealand, flax cutting at one stage. Isaac Coates was a relatively common name. Thus a 1942 Waikato Times obituary for Jane Meadway asserted that she was a daughter of Isaac Coates, "one of the best-known of the early settlers in the Waikato", though she was born at Akaroa in 1862, 5 years before the future mayor emigrated. Possibly she was related to Isaac Coates, an artist, who was living in Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, and the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is from the county town of Northallerton and situated on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is one of the park's tourist centres. The population of Richmond at the 2011 census was 8,413. The Rough Guide describes the town as 'an absolute gem'. Betty James wrote that "without any doubt Richmond is the most romantic place in the whole of the North East f England. Richmond was the winner of the Academy of Urbanism's "Great Town" award in 2009. History The town of Richemont, in Normandy (now in the Seine-Maritime département of the Upper Normandy region), was the origin of the place name Richmond. It is the most duplicated UK place name, with 56 occurrences worldwide. Richmond in North Yorkshire was the Honour of Richmond of the Earls of Richmond (or ''comtes de Richemon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
