Posted on: Harrison Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Harrison?read=625 Surname: HARRISON, MASON, YATES, KING, BUNBURY, GORMON ------------------------- I would like to hear from anyone researching the following family: William Henry YATES born about 1808 in Pembroke, Island of Bermuda married on February 28, 1839 at St. George's Anglican Church in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia to Eleanor HARRISON (I believe she may have had a brother named William HARRISON and a nephew named Edgar HARRISON) William Henry YATES died at age 54 and was buried Oct 17, 1862 at Halfway River, Cumberland County Eleanor HARRISON died at age 38 and was buried on Jan. 5, 1853 at Moore Brook, Nova Scotia Their children were: 1. William Henry YATES born Nov 5, 1841 in Parrsboro, died 12/1880 in Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. There is no record of a marriage and no mention of an heir in the probate records. 2. Robert S. YATES. I can find no birth record on Robert. A letter from a cousin (Edgar HARRISON) in the 1890's to a brother (James Erie YATES) states that he may have moved to British Columbia. 3. John T. YATES born about 1846, married on Dec 1, 1881 to Catherine L. MASON of Greenhill, Nova Scotia (daughter of John W. MASON and Sarah ________). According to the probate records, John T. YATES died leaving behind a minor son, Gordon YATES. There is no mention of Catherine in the probate record and it is assumed she died before John died, since there was something of a disagreement among the in-laws about who would have guardianship of Gordon. 4. James Erie YATES born about 1848, baptized in 1864 at St. George's Anglican Church in Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Moved to Boston where on Aug 16, 1870 at Trinity Church, he married Elizabeth Alice BUNBURY of Miramichi, New Brunswick (dau of Thomas BUNBURY and Mary GORMON). (my husband descends from this line) 5. Mary Eliner YATES born about 1850, baptized 1864 at St. George's Anglican Church in Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Married Sept 12, 1872 to Winfield Y. KING (son of Will B. KING and Alexda______) I would be very glad to hear from anyone related to or researching any line, auxiliary or direct, of this family. I have typewritten copies of some old letters exchanged between some of the family members that might be of interest to relatives or researchers and would be glad to share the contents. If anyone has any ideas about how to proceed researching the YATES Bermuda connection, I would appreciate it very much. If anyone might have a connection for the parents of Eleanor HARRISON, I would be pleased to share descendant information.