Richard COATES

1763 - 1822  (59 years)

• Name	Richard COATES
  Born	13 Feb 1763	Marske by Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9DF283BFC5964B268CE6B562B4449410C273
  Died	I2 April 1822	Springfield, Essex, England
  	Richard Coates born at Marske near Richmond in the County of York I4th J anuary 1763 Died in this parish I2th April 1822 Civil Engineer at the c ompletion of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation | afterwards Merchan t at Springfield and Heybridge in this County. A beloved Father a gener ous friend a good master a just and loyal man This Memorial is placed h ere in affectionate compliancy with the wishes of Sarah Coates last sur viving of his children who died 28th January 1867 aged 73 CLIFFORD W HO LGATE
  Person ID	I70	Longstaff Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 1970

  
  

  Father	Richard COATES,   b. 8 Apr 1722, Marske by Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England ,   d. 9 Nov 1776, Marske by Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Dorothy ELLERTON,   b. 1734,   d. 17 Nov 1804, Marske by Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England  (Age 70 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1760	Downholme, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah WRAKE,   b. 1768, Claydon, Suffolk, England ,   d. 10 Dec 1802, Springfield, Essex, England  (Age 34 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1793	Claydon, Suffolk, England
  Children	1. Sarah COATES,   b. 17 Sep 1794, Maldon, Essex, England ,   d. 28 Jan 1867, Springfield, Essex, England  (Age 72 years)   2. Richard COATES,   b. 1798, Springfield, Essex, England ,   d. 25 Jul 1807, Springfield, Essex, England  (Age 9 years)   3. Deborah Jane COATES,   b. 24 Sep 1795, Springfield, Essex, England
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  the resident engineer (of the Chelmer and Blackwater canal) was Richard C oates who came from Marske near Richmond in Yorkshire - after the compl etion of the canal Coates settled in Chelmsford and set up his own carr ier business on the canal - he became a very successful businessman and a mongst his profitable enterprises was the setting up of the Chelmsford G as Company - he died in 1822 aged 59 - his carrier business was taken o ver by his nephew James Brown