hi lorraine thanks for answering my post its really appreciated.
im so confused because there cant be that many robert yates who married an elizabeth on the i.o.m.
its the yates family im trying to find out about as im a yates, dad was born there as was his father george yates. but i cant get no further till my dads birth certificate but the bmd cant find his birth.
is your robert yates father of john joseph yates?

kind regards debbie