George Edgar DUKE

1899 - 1967  (67 years)

• Name	George Edgar DUKE  [1]
  Born	17 Dec 1899	Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England   [2, 3]
  Christened	28 Jan 1900	St. Paul, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England   [3]
  	George Edgar DUKE, born 17 ? December 1899, baptised 28 January 1900; son of John William and Faith; residing at 68 Lr. Paul's Buildings, Rocking Horse Maker.
  Gender	Male
  Address	1921  [4]
  	118 Lappin Ave., Parkdale, Ontario
  Address	27 Apr 1922  [5]
  	118 Lappin Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time of his marriage; this was also the address of the witnesses, Ernest Arthur and Lena DUKE. [Might Ernest Arthur DUKE be a brother ? ]
  Died	8 Mar 1967	Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Glendale Memorial Gardens, Etobicoke, York, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	He is buried in the Gardens of the Good Shepherd, lot 315 D3; his wife, Mary, is buried elsewhere in the same cemetery.
  Notes	"Mary Harvey YELLAND met George Edgar DUKE, who was from London, England and whose family came to Canada to live when he was 14. They met at a Guerney Foundry picnic where he also worked with Grandad. When there was no work in Toronto, George went to Detroit to work. His brother was there and wrote him to come, because there was lots of work. That is how my family got to Detroit. Mary came home each time to have her children but did not get back to Canada for two of them, Faith and Kathleen. They did return to Canada some time later to stay and bring up the family. George delivered milk here as he did in the states, in the big milk trucks. In Toronto he delivered by horse (his name was Barney) and buggy, then later by truck. George then quit the milk route and went back to work at Guerney Foundry which had changed its name to American Standard. For a while Dad worked in the factory and then transferred to the office. While married at one time they lived at 45 Hook Ave, Toronto West. This was the house I remember the most. We had such happy times in this house. " Written by his daughter, Kay Ford, 2000. [1]
  Person ID	I475	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	John William DUKE,   b. 1866, Middlesex, England ,   d. Aft 23 Jun 1925  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Faith TARRY,   b. Abt 1864, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 14 Jun 1937, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1892	St. Luke, Old Street, Islington, London, England   [2, 6]
  	John William DUKE, age 26, Bachelor, Rocking Horse Maker, residing at 21 Rahin St., son of John William DUKE, Crockery warehouseman; married Faith TARRY, age 25, Spinster, French Polisher, residing at 21 Ironmonger St., daughter of John TARRY, Bootmaker. Married 17 April 1892 St. Luke, Old Street. Marriage by banns; both signed. Witnesses Harry PAYNE and Maria DUKE. [Maria would have been John's twin sister. John states his father's name was the same as his own; this may be significant when there is some cause to believe he and his siblings might be illegitimate. He might have done this for propriety's sake. No DUKE / SIMMONS marriage has been found in the indexes.] (Anne Brooks) [6]
  Address	1893  [6]
  	51 Mindon ? St., Islington, Middlesex
  	Address at the time of Marie's baptism on 2 April 1893. [ Record states Islington was a borough in the Parish of Finsbury St. Luke where she was baptised.]
  Address	1894  [7]
  	38 Hyde Rd., London.
  	Address at the baptism of John William on 20 July 1894.
  Address	1896  [8]
  	9 Huntingdon St., Shoreditch, London
  	Address at the baptism of their son, William John, on 18 October 1896.
  Address	1900  [3]
  	68 Lr. Paul's Buildings, Clerkenwell, London
  	Address at the baptism of their son George Edgar on 28 January 1900.
  Address	1901  [9]
  	No. 68, Clerkenwell, London
  Address	1902  [3]
  	72 St. Paul's Buildings, Clerkenwell St. Paul, London
  	Address at the baptism of Helena Faith on 7 September 1902.
  Address	1905  [3]
  	70 St. Paul's Building, Clerkenwell, London
  	Address at the baptism of Ernest Arthur on 19 January 1905.
  Address	1911  [10]
  	31 Kingsbury Rd., Balls Pond Rd N., Islington, London
  Address	24 Jul 1915  [11]
  	1237 King St. W. Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time William enlisted.
  Address	1921  [4]
  	118 Lappin Ave., Parkdale, Ontario
  Documents		Marriage: Duke and Tarry John William Duke married Faith Tarry on 17 April 1892 at the Parish Church of St. Luke, Old Street, in Islington.
  Family ID	F966	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Harvey YELLAND,   b. 23 Nov 1902, Penzance, Cornwall, England ,   d. 7 Jan 2006, Ontario, Canada  (Age 103 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1922	Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	The affidavit required before a license or certificate is granted stated George DUKE, Machinist, residing 118 Lappin Ave., Toronto; Mary YELLAND, Inspector, residing at 70 Pritchard Ave., Toronto. Their intention was to marry in Toronto and this document was signed on 4 April 1922. George Edgar DUKE, age 22, Bachelor, son of John William DUKE, born England, and Faith TARRY, born England; and Mary Harvey YELLAND, age 19, Spinster, daughter of John William Henry YELLAND, born England, and Mary Harvey MATTHEWS, married 27 April 1922, at St. John's Church, West Toronto, York. Religion of both: Anglican. Witnesses: Ernest Arthur DUKE and Lena DUKE, both of 118 Lappin Ave., Toronto. [Lena DUKE could have been his sister, Helena.] [5]
  Address	1923  [1]
  	Indian Rd., Toronto, Ontario
  Address	1924-1930  [1]
  	70 Pritchard Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  Address	1933-1934  [1]
  	2015 Andover St., Detroit, Michigan
  Address	1935  [1]
  	214 A Caledonia Rd., Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time of Charles' birth.
  Address	1951  [12]
  	Toronto, Ontario.
  	This was the address given by Ernest DUKE when he crossed the Detroit border to visit "cousin Andy" in Michigan.
  Children	1. Living   2. George Edgar DUKE,   b. 19 May 1924, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 2012, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   3. Living   4. Ernest Albert DUKE,   b. 16 Jun 1930, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 2003, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   5. Living   6. Kathleen Patricia DUKE,   b. 10 Nov 1934, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, U.S.A. ,   d. 1 Jan 2004, Mississauga, Peel, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   7. Living
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Duke family L-R: Mary Harvey Duke, nee Yelland; George Edgar Duke, Mabel Plumley, nee Yelland.

  
  

  Documents		Baptism: George Edgar Duke George was born on 17? December 1899 and baptised 28 January 1900.
  		Immigration: Faith Duke Faith Duke travelled with 3 children on the S. S. Teutonic which arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick on 6 February 1914. Her children were identified as George Edgar, age 14; Helena Faith, age 11, and Grant Arthur, age 9. [Grant may be incorrect for Ernest]. Her husband, son William, and Joseph Warwick had arrived earlier on 14 September 1913.

  
  

• Sources

  [S676] Personal communication. [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S792] Parish Register, Saint Paul, Clerkenwell, London. [S984] Census of Canada, 1921, (Enumerated 1 June 1921). [S109] Civil Marriage Registration. [S788] Parish Register, St. Luke's, Old Street, Islington, London. [S847] Parish Register, Hoxton St. Saviour, London. [S794] Parish Register, St. Leonard Shoreditch, London. [S120] Census of England, 1901. [S579] Census of England, 1911, (1 April 1911). [S121] Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, (original images online at Canadian Archives.). [S391] Passenger List and/or Border Crossings.