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Hi, I found a relative of ours in your records, Ninian Bates. Would this be Joshua Bates' Brother? 

Info from The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880, released 02 September 2005, and copied from http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0031770.
Bates, Ezra A.
Released 02 September 2005
The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880
Ezra Albert Bates, lawyer, and postmaster at Arnprior, is, like his parents, Joshua J and Tamson (Bigelow) Bates, a native of Canada, he being born at Farmersville, county of Leeds, April 14, 1839. His branch of the Bates family is of Scotch lineage, and its progenitor in this Province came from the United States nearly a century ago. When Ezra was eight years old the family moved to Brockville, where he was educated in the grammar school. Subsequently the family lived near Smith's Falls, where Joshua Bates had a flouring mill and a custom carding mill, the son having for a time charge of both.
In 1859 Mr. Bates commenced the study of law with William H. Tremayne, of Whitby, county of Ontario; finished with John Deacon, then of Perth, now Judge of the county of Renfrew, and was admitted to practice at Easter term, in 1867. He settled in Arnprior; became postmaster in June, 1870, and has a great variety of labors on his hand, being a conveyencer, notary public, solicitor in chancery, &c.
Mr. Bates has a fine taste for music, a good deal of talent in that line, and leads the choir in Emanuel church, of which he is senior warden. Outside the church, on public occasions, when music is in demand, he is a sort of "reserve force," and can always be relied upon. In many ways he makes himself useful as a citizen, and is quite popular.
Mr. Bates takes an interest in educational matters, as well as public enterprises generally, serving for a period of four years as a member of the school board, and he was one of the first directors and earnest promoters of the Arnprior Agricultural and Horticultural Society. He is chaplain of Madawaska Lodge, No. 196 of Free Masons.
In September, 1864, he married Miss Matilda H. Sache, of Perth, daughter of Charles H. Sache, a half pay officer in the army, and they have two children, Florence Julia aged fourteen, and Harry Walter, aged ten years.
OCCUPATION: Postmaster, Arnprior, ON.
See http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/...
Post Offices and Postmasters
Name of office: Arnprior
Federal Electoral District: Renfrew South (Ontario)
Dates: Establishment re-openings 1841-07-06
Name of postmaster ...
Ezra A. Bates
Date of appointment 1870-05-01
Date of vacancy 1891-11-07
Cause of vacancy Resignation.
CENSUS: 1881 Canada Census, Arnprior, Renfrew South, Ontario, copied from familysearch.org.
Household:
Name Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
Ezra A. BATES M Male 42 Ontario Postmaster
Matilda H. BATES M Female 45 Ontario
Florence J W BATES Female 15 Ontario
Harry W. BATES Male 12 Ontario
Robt.M.A, BATES Male 5 England
John J. ALDRED Male 8 England
Elizabeth DELL Female 24 Quebec Asst.P.M.
Murphy MURPHY Female 23 Quebec Servant
Source Information:
Census Place Arnprior, Renfrew South, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375870
District 113
Sub-district M
Page Number 36
Household Number 169
     I do not know about Robt M. A. Bates, aged 5, born England, and how he fits in.

Query: CENSUS: 1901 Canada Census, Hagarty, Sherwood & Jones, Renfrew (South), Ontario, District No. 111, subdistrict i-2, Library and Archives Canada, Microfilm T-6494, copied from www.automatedgenealogy.com.
P a g e #4 L i n e #49 & 50 Numbered in order of visitation Household # 40
Name of each person in family or household on 31st March, 1901. Sex.  Relationship to head of family or household. Single, married, widowed or divorced. Month and date of birth. Year of birth. Age at last birthday.
4 49 40 Bates Ezra M Head M Apr 14 1840 59
4 50 40 Bates Mary F Wife M Jun 5 1865 36

Source Information:
1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict: Hagarty, Sherwood & Jones, RENFREW (South/Sud), ONTARIO
District Number: 111
Subdistrict Number: i-2
Archives Microfilm: T-6494
Query: Is this the same Ezra, and did he marry again?
  Regarding Sarah Bates:
Info from pg. 36 of "Joshua Bates: The Hidden Tragedy of the Smiths Falls Heritage House", by Glenn Lockwood, published 1985, lists the name of Joshua Bates' children.
The above book states that there is no record that Sarah ever married. He speculates that as was customary for unmarried children, Sarah and her brother William may have cared for their aging mother, after the death of Joshua Bates.
QUERY: Did Sarah Bates marry? See http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/wsmart.htm, copied 8 Mar 2006.
This information was originally published by:
ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Papers and Records
Volume 5, Published in Toronto in 1904
Pages 187-236.
A RECORD OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY WILLIAM SMART, MINISTER OF
THE PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION, BROCKVILLE, Elizabethtown, UPPER CANADA.
1818
Feb. 3rd.-Samuel Shipman and Sarah Bates, both of Yonge, banns, witnesses Ninian Bates, Joshua Bates.
Regarding Hannah Bates:
Info from pg. 36 of "Joshua Bates: The Hidden Tragedy of the Smiths Falls Heritage House", by Glenn Lockwood, published 1985.
Less than two months after Joshua Bates died (1 Jan 1864), his daughter Hannah was married "at the residence of the bride's mother" to the Rev. S. L. Williams of Lanark, ON.
MARRIAGE: Info from http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/NewspaperClippings/Spencer/BirthMarriagesDeaths1.htm.
Births & Marriages - Perth Courier & Others
supplied by Christine M. Spencer of Northwestern University, Evanston, Il., USA.
Perth Courier, February 26, 1864
Married on the 23rd inst., by the Rev. J.B. Worrell of Smith’s Falls, at the residence of the bride’s mother, Rev. S. L. Williams of Lanark to Miss Hannah Bates, youngest daughter of the late Joshua Bates, Esq.
DEATH: Info from http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/NewspaperClippings/Spencer/PerthComingAndGoing22.htm, copied 8 Mar 2006.
Perth Courier - Comings and Goings
supplied by Christine M. Spencer of Northwestern University, Evanston, Il., USA.
c-spencer3@northwestern.edu <mailto:c-spencer3@northwestern.edu>
Perth Courier, Feb. 6, 1891
Mrs. Williams, widow of Rev. S. L. Williams, at one time Church of England missionary at Lanark and Balderson, and sister of Mrs. E.A. Bates of Arnprior, died a week ago Saturday after a brief illness.
[I think it should read sis-in-law of Mrs. E. A. Bates, or else sister of Mr. E. A. Bates].
CENSUS: 1881 Canada Census, Smiths Falls, Lanark South, Ontario, copied from familysearch.org, 8 Mar 2006. Is this the same Hannah Bates Williams? I should try to verify soon, and if so, add the children to my tree.
Household:
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Hannah WILLIAMS W Female Scottish 39 O <Ontario> School Teacher Church of England
Joshua WILLIAMS S Male Scottish 16 O <Ontario> Church of England
Agnes WILLIAMS S Female Scottish 14 O <Ontario> Church of England
Arthur WILLIAMS S Male Scottish 11 O <Ontario> Church of England
Source Information:
Census Place Smith's Falls, Lanark South, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375869
NA Film Number C-13233
District 111
Sub-district G
Page Number 53
Household Number 251+

Regarding William Bates:

Info from pg. 36 of "Joshua Bates: The Hidden Tragedy of the Smiths Falls
Heritage House", by Glenn Lockwood, published 1985, lists the name of Joshua Bates' children.
The above book states that there is no record that William ever married. He speculates that as was customary for unmarried children, they may have cared for their aging mother, after the death of Joshua Bates. He states both William, and his brother Ezra, were dead within ten years of their father's demise. The father died 1 Jan 1864.
I don't believe that statement is accurate, as Ezra Bates was postmaster in Arnprior abt 1880.  I still haven't found the death date for Ezra Bates and his wife.
If you have any further information that you could provide to me, or if you know the answers to any of my questions, I would be pleased to hear from you.
Thank you for any assistance you can give me in this matter.
Linda Tannis
email: Linda Tannis     llmmtannis@yahoo.ca
P.S.  Joshua Bates and I are 1st cousins 5 times removed. Our common ancestors are Israel Churchill and Hannah.