Royal Naval Biography/Yates, Robert Ballard
ROBERT BALLARD YATES, Esq.
[Commander.]
Son of A. Nicholas Yates, Esq. formerly naval officer at Jamaica. He was made a lieutenant in Sept. 1800; and commander on the 15th Nov. 1814. He married, Oct. 16th, 1820, Mary Jane, youngest daughter of Major-General Charles N. Cookson.