Eliza Bates

Not to be confused with Eliza Helsted.

Eliza Bates
Characteristics
Full name	Eliza Mary Bates
Also known as	Monkeyshines (by Hugo)
Born	December 15, 1904
Nationality	Canadian
Gender	Female
Personal information
Family	"Grandmother" Annabelle Bates (mother) Sam Bates (father) Hugo Bates (older brother) † Jack Bates (older brother) Verity Bates (older sister) Charlie Bates (younger brother) Susannah Bates (younger sister) Belle Bates (younger sister) Martha (aunt) Rosemary Bates (sister-in-law) Rufus Hugh Bates (nephew) John Bates (nephew) Eliza Winifred Bates (niece) Two nieces Stepson
Romances	Husband
Occupations	Tutor
Religion	Presbyterianism
Book information
Appears in	Brothers Far from Home A Christmas to Remember
Locations	Uxbridge, Ontario
Timeline	December 1916 – December 1918 December 1919 – January 1920

"There was nothing I could say after that so I nodded and managed not to burst into tears until I got to my own room. I've always wanted her to say words like those: "Father and I are counting on you." But hearing her say them in reality was not one bit the way I imagined. I wanted to feel important, but I just feel shut out and sent away. We go on the Monday train."

—Eliza Bates

Eliza Mary Bates (born December 15, 1904)

Behind the scenes

• Eliza is the heroine of Jean Little's Brothers Far from Home.
• The short story, "Like a Stack of Spoons," from A Christmas to Remember revisits Eliza's story.

Appearances

• Brothers Far from Home
• A Christmas to Remember