Bates, George 6.jul.1802-24.jan.1881 England Yorkshire, Halifax - Ripon
organist, 1829-1873 of Ripon Cathedral, 1841-1850 as widower with 5 children aged 0 to 17 and a servant residing at Park Street, 1860 as professor of music residing with daughters Fanny and Ann at 13 Park Street, he was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard ; 1823 in Halifax he married Ann (died 1841 Ripon on giving birth to a twin) ; daughter Mary (Halifax 25.jan.1824-), daughter Frances Elizabeth 'Fanny' (Ripon 17.feb.1834-), son George Frederick (Ripon 1837-), twin William Henry and Ann (Ripon 1841-) ; by 1870 he had married the 32 year younger schoolmistress Louisa E (Leamington Spa 1834-)

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[] Veni Creator. Hymn tune. Organ there is a brass to Bates in the north nave aisle of Ripon Cathedral on which is engraved his Veni Creator
[] Hymn, Veni Creator Spiritus, together with an arrangement of the Sanctus and Miserere, also twelve double Chants for four voices, with an accompaniment for the organ or pianoforte. London 1851
[] Sacred music, consisting of a Te Deum and Jubilate, with three arrangements of the Sanctus and Miserere, 30 double chants, and the hymn Veni creator spiritus, the whole in full score for voices, with an accompaniment for the organ or pianoforte. London 1857

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