Elizabeth Yates

Elizabeth Yates ( Brunton; 21 January 1799 – 30 August 1860) was an English actress. She appeared on the stage under the names Miss Brunton, Elizabeth Brunton, Elizabeth Yates, Mrs. Yates, and Mrs. Yates late Miss Brunton. Early life and family Elizabeth Brunton was born at Norwich on 21 January 1799 to a theatrical family. Her grandfather, John Brunton, acted at Covent Garden Theatre in 1774 and was later a theatre manager; her father, also John Brunton (1775–1849), went on the stage in 1795, and later appeared at Covent Garden in 1800 as Frederick in Louisa's Vows. He also managed theatres, including those in Brighton, Birmingham, Exeter and King's Lynn. Her mother was the actress Anna Ross, sister to Fanny Robertson, and Yates had at least three siblings. Elizabeth's aunt, Anne Brunton, was an actress who also appeared at Covent Garden. Another aunt, Louisa Brunton, also an actress, later married Major-General William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven. Brunton married Frederick Henry Yates, a fellow actor with whom she had worked at Drury Lane, on 30 November 1823. A son Edmond Hodgson Yates (1831-1894) was born on 3 July 1831 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Early stage career