Mary Harvey YELLAND

1902 - 2006  (103 years)

• Name	Mary Harvey YELLAND
  Born	23 Nov 1902	Penzance, Cornwall, England   [1, 2]
  	Birth announcement: "At 3, Folly-place, Penzance, the wife of John William Henry YELLAND, Baker, a daughter." (Newspaper)
  Gender	Female
  Address	27 Apr 1922  [3]
  	70 Pritchard Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time of her marriage.
  Address	May 2004  [1]
  	Baker Centre, Toronto, Ontario
  	Mary lived with her daughter Vicki until she could no longer manage the stairs in her house, after which it was necessary to move her to appropriate facilities.
  Address	11 Oct 2005  [1]
  	Baker Center, Ontario, Ontario
  	In a phone conversation with a nurse in attendance at this nursing home, I was told Mary was doing well in spite of being legally blind. She still walks with the aid of a walker and is very much involved in what is going on around her.
  Died	7 Jan 2006	Ontario, Canada
  Buried	11 Jan 2006	Glendale Memorial Gardens, Etobicoke, York, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  	Address: 1810 Albion Rd Etobicoke, York, Ontario Canada
  	She is buried in the Gardens of the Good Shepherd, Lot 316 C1; her husband George is elsewhere in the same cemetery. DUKE, Mary - After a wonderful full life, at the age of 103, on Saturday, January 7th, 2006. Beloved wife of the late George DUKE. Mary was a special grandma, great-grandma and great-great-grandma and she will be deeply missed by all. Friends may call at the Ward Funeral Home, 2035 Weston Rd. (north of Lawrence Ave.), Weston on Wednesday from 12 noon until time of service in the chapel at 1 p.m. Interment Glendale Memorial Gardens. If desired, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. (Obit)
  Person ID	I500	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	John William Henry YELLAND,   b. Abt 1877, St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England ,   d. 5 Nov 1930, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Mother	Mary Harvey MATTHEWS,   b. 25 Mar 1879, Pendeen, Cornwall, England ,   d. 1960, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1902	St. Mary's Church, Penzance, Cornwall, England   [5]
  	Married 19 April 1902, John William Henry YELLAND, age 26, Bachelor, Confectioner, residing at 4 South Place Folly, Penzance, son of John William St. Keverne YELLAND, Stone-cutter; and Mary Harvey MATTHEWS, age 23, Spinster, residing at 14 Market Pl., daughter of John MATTHEWS, Deceased, Miner, married after Banns on 19 April 1902. Married at St. Mary's Parish Church by Edward C. Barnicrat ?, M.A. Both John and Mary signed their names, as did the witnesses, John William St. Keverne YELLAND and Emma YELLAND. [5]
  Address	23 Nov 1902  [1]
  	3 Foley Place, Penzance, Cornwall
  	Address at the time of Mary's birth.
  Address	21 Jul 1907  [6]
  	50 Argyle St., Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time of John's birth.
  Address	1910  [6]
  	50 Dodd's Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time of the birth of Nellie Florence on 20 April 1910.
  Address	1911  [7]
  	50 Dods Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  Address	1921  [8]
  	64 Mould Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  Address	1930  [9]
  	70 Pritchard Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  	This was the address given for a contact person in Canada "Grand Pa, John W. YELLAND" on the immigration document for Albert Edgar DUKE, age 5 weeks, when crossing the Detroit border.
  Documents		Census 1911: Yelland family John and Mary Yelland and five children living at 50 Dodds Ave., Toronto, Ontario.
  Family ID	F131	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	George Edgar DUKE,   b. 17 Dec 1899, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England ,   d. 8 Mar 1967, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1922	Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	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.] [3]
  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  [9]
  	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. Faith Delores DUKE,   b. 27 Nov 1933, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, U.S.A. ,   d. 7 Mar 2018, Stouffville, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   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	25 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Duke family L-R: Mary Harvey Duke, nee Yelland; George Edgar Duke, Mabel Plumley, nee Yelland.
  		Mother and daughter L-R: Mary Harvey Duke nee Yelland; Mary Harvey Yelland, nee Matthews.

  
  

  Documents

  Birth announcement: Mary Harvey Yelland Published in Cornishman on 11 December 1902.

  
  

• Sources

  [S676] Personal communication. [S217] Newspaper. [S109] Civil Marriage Registration. [S11] Obituary/Death or Funeral notice. [S244] Parish Register, St. Mary's, Penzance, Cornwall (original register). [S50] Civil Birth Registration. [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911). [S984] Census of Canada, 1921, (Enumerated 1 June 1921). [S391] Passenger List and/or Border Crossings.