YATE, Robert (1643-1737), of Wine Street and The Red Lodge, Bristol; and Charlton House, Wraxall, Som.

Family and Education

b. 25 Apr. 1643, s. of Robert Yate, merchant, of Bristol, sheriff of Bristol 1648–9 by 1st w. Mary, da. of William Cann, merchant, mayor of Bristol 1648. m. (1) lic. 16 Sept. 1684, Joan (d. by 1696), da. of Sir William Merricke, merchant, of Bristol, sheriff of Bristol 1685–6, s.p.; (2) Sarah (d. by 1735), da. of Sir Walter Yonge, 2nd Bt.†, of Colyton, Devon, sis. of Sir Walter Yonge, 3rd Bt.*, s.p. suc. fa. 1682. IGI, Glos.; Merchants and Merchandise in 17th Cent. Bristol (Bristol Rec. Soc. xix), 29, 58; Bristol Mar. Lic. Bonds (Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. Publns. i), 157; Inhabs. Bristol 1696 (Bristol Rec. Soc. xxv), 233; Vis. Devon ed. Vivian, 840–1; PCC 25 Wake; W. Barrett, Hist. Bristol, 471.

Offices Held

Common councilman, Bristol 1684–d., sheriff 1685–6, mayor 1693–4, alderman 1700–d. A. B. Beaven, Bristol Lists, 315.

Member, Merchant Venturers Soc. of Bristol 1684, master 1692–4; hon. guardian Bristol corporation of the poor 1696, gov. 1702–3; dep.-master of the mint, Bristol by 1698. Merchant Venturers of Bristol (Bristol Rec. Soc. xvii), 32; Cal. Treas. Bks. xiii. 108; Bristol Corporation of the Poor (Bristol Rec. Soc. iii), 171; J. Latimer, Annals of Bristol 17th Cent. 482.

Bristol correspondent to commrs. of transport 1692; commr. taking subscriptions to Bank of England 1694. Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 1549; NLS, Advocates’ mss, Bank of Eng. pprs. 31.1.7, f. 146.

Parlimentarian

YATE, Robert (1643-1737), of Wine Street and The Red Lodge, Bristol; and Charlton House, Wraxall, Som.

Main residences: Wine Street and The Red Lodge, Bristol; Charlton House, Wraxall, Som.

Author

A.A.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

YATE, Robert (1643-1737)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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