▁in ▁the ▁public ▁life ▁the ▁town , ▁helping ▁to ▁organ ise ▁the ▁Al n wick ▁Mechan ics ' ▁Scient ific ▁Institution , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁secretary ▁for ▁thirty ▁years , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Ber wick shire ▁Natural ists ' ▁Club ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁T ate ▁died ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁in ▁Al n wick ▁church yard , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Society , ▁and ▁hon oured ▁by ▁other ▁learned ▁soci eties . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁T ate ' s ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ough , ▁Castle , ▁and ▁Bar ony ▁of ▁Al n wick , ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁parts ▁between ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁was ▁his ▁major ▁publication . ▁It ▁included ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Al n wick ▁Castle ▁and ▁the ▁Per cy ▁family , ▁with ▁accounts ▁of ▁old ▁custom s , ▁sports , ▁public ▁movements , ▁local ▁nom en cl ature , ▁the ▁bot any , ▁zo ology , ▁and ▁ge ology ▁of ▁the ▁district , ▁and ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁the ▁not abilities ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁On ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁its ▁publication ▁a ▁ban quet ▁was ▁given ▁in ▁T ate ' s ▁honour ▁in ▁the ▁town - hall , ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁T ate ▁also ▁published