Researching Gerald Coates
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11165 people with the Coates surname? In that year Coates was ranked number 368 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Gerald means "Spear Warrior" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Gerald Coates on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gerald Coates and the Coates Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coates Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Coates family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 14846 people with the Coates surname in the UK? Coates is now ranked number 387 for popularity in the UK. |
Coates Family Tree Databases
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Coates Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Gerald Coates. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gerald Coates
Gerald Coates
Gerald Coates (born 1944) is the founder of Pioneer, a Christian network of churches and forums, established to "develop new churches across the UK and engage in mission globally." The Pioneer network is a charismatic group of evangelical churches. It is part of the British New Church Movement and can also be described as Restorationist. Coates himself was responsible for coining the term "New Church" to replace the more confusing former name "House Church Movement," of which he was also a founding member. Along with Roger T. Forster of Ichthus Christian Fellowship and Lynn Green of Youth with a Mission, he was one of the founders of March for Jesus.
Source: Gerald Coates, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Coates
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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