Bates family

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The Bates family were a family that lived in the village from 1984 to 2001.
==Storylines==
===1980s===
Caroline Bates arrived in the village in February 1984, taking a job as Alan Turner's secretary at Home Farm. She was joined the following year by her teenage children, Kathy and Nick, and the family later moved into Victoria Cottage. Caroline and Alan planned to marry, however, Caroline left the village in November 1989 to care for her mother in Scarborough.
Kathy took a job at Emmerdale Farm and in 1988, married Jackie Merrick. Kathy discovered she was pregnant early the following year, however, she suffered a miscarriage due to the sheep-related disease Chiamydia psittaci. Kathy was then dealt another blow later that year when Jackie was killed after he accidentally shot himself.
===1990s===
Kathy met newcomer Chris Tate and the pair married in November 1991. However, Kathy soon grew tired of Chris and began an affair with wine rep, Josh Lewis. Kathy had planned to leave the village with Josh, however, she decided to stay with Chris after he was paralysed by debris as a result of the plane crash. Despite standing by Chris, Kathy struggled on occasion and was left devastated when she discovered that Chris had been cheating on her with Rachel Hughes.
In 1990, Nick began dating Elsa Feldmann. The relationship moved quickly once Elsa found out that she was pregnant and the pair planned to marry. However, Elsa went into labour on the morning of the wedding and vet Zoe Tate was forced to deliver baby Alice at Mill Cottage. Elsa struggled to adapt to life as a Mother and walked out on Nick and Alice. Nick took in lodger, Archie Brooks, who looked after Alice whilst Nick went out to work. Archie was killed in the plane crash in December 1993, at which point Elsa returned to the village and began plotting to get Alice back. A custody battle resulted but the judge decided that Alice should remain with Nick, with Elsa being granted visitation rights. During these years, Nick had relationships with both Julie Bramhope and Paula, but neither relationship lasted.
In April 1996, Nick was sent to prison for accidentally shooting poacher, Jed Connell. Alice went to stay with Kathy, who tried to contact Elsa, but soon discovered she'd moved to Australia and no longer wanted any contact with Alice. Nick was sentenced to ten years in prison and Kathy took custody of Alice permanently.
Kathy began dating David Glover and the pair married in secret in November 1996. However, just weeks later, Dave was killed whilst saving Kim Tate's son James from a fire at Home Farm. As if losing her husband wasn't bad enough, Kathy also had to contend with the fact that Dave had been having an affair with Kim in the months before his death.
In September 1998, Kathy was seriously injured after being hit by Steve Marchant's car. It was touch and go as to whether she'd survive, but there was relief all round when she pulled through. Kathy's blossoming relationship with Biff Fowler helped her recovery and the pair were due to marry in August 1999. However, Kathy was devastated when Biff called off the wedding and left the village.
With all the drama occurring in her life, Kathy was glad to have Alice, and loved her as if she were her own daughter. With this in mind, Kathy was dealt a blow in September 1999 when Elsa returned to the village, looking to get to know Alice now that she could provide a stable family life. Alice enjoyed spending time with her mother and was delighted to meet her step-father and step-brother, but was also left upset by the frequent rows that erupted between Kathy and Elsa. After much debate, Kathy realised that she had to put Alice's happiness first, and agreed that she should live with Elsa in Australia.
===2000s===
In February 2000, Kathy was subject to an attempted murder by Graham Clark, who had previously killed Kathy's best friend, Rachel. Just weeks later, Kathy was also involved in the accident which killed Butch Dingle when the community bus was hit by the Tate Haulage lorry. Later in the year, Kathy briefly moved into the Sugden home to take care of Robert, Andy and Victoria when Jack was wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his wife, Sarah.
In November 2001, Kathy went to Australia to visit Alice but didn't like what she found and brought her back to England without Elsa's knowledge. Elsa soon followed and Alice was once again caught up in a row over where she should live, with Kathy wanting Alice to remain with her in Emmerdale, and Elsa believing that she belonged in Australia with her. Kathy eventually backed down when she realised how much Alice was missing Australia. However, having missed her aunt, Alice suggested that Kathy move to Sydney in order to be nearer to her. Despite initially insisting that the idea was impractical, Kathy soon realised that there was nothing keeping her in the village and left to join Alice in Sydney on 20th December 2001.
Whilst in Australia, Kathy re-married and word reached the village in December 2002 that she had given birth to a baby girl.
Kathy returned in October 2005, accompanying Seth Armstrong back to living with his long-term companion, Betty Eagleton. However, Seth died on the flight back to the UK so Kathy stayed for the funeral before returning to Australia.
==Family Members==
*Malcolm Bates, married Caroline Bates (until 1987) and Sonia (1987).
**Kathy Bates, daughter of Malcolm and Caroline Bates, married Jackie Merrick (1988-1989), Chris Tate (1991-1995), Dave Glover (1996 and Mr Brookman (???-).
***Unknown woman, daughter of Kathy and Mr Brookman.
**Nick Bates, son of Malcolm and Caroline Bates.
***Alice Bates, daughter of Nick Bates and Elsa Feldmann.
**William Bates, son of Malcolm Bates and Sonia.
==Key Dates==
===Births===
*11th December 1963 - Chris Tate
*2nd November 1964 - Jackie Merrick
*29th September 1967 - Kathy Bates
*3rd September 1969 - Nick Bates
*29th October 1987 - William Bates
*14th February 1991 - Alice Bates
*2002 - Kathy and Mr Brookman's daughter
===Marriages===
*29th September 1987 - Malcolm Bates and Sonia
*3rd February 1988 - Kathy Bates and Jackie Merrick
*5th November 1991 - Kathy Merrick and Chris Tate
*28th November 1996 - Kathy Tate and Dave Glover
===Deaths===
*16th August 1989 - Jackie Merrick
*13th December 1994 - Alice Wood
*25th December 1996 - Dave Glover
*17th September 2003 - Chris Tate
Category:Families