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
  Died	7 Jan 2006	Ontario, Canada
  Buried	11 Jan 2006	Glendale Memorial Gardens, Etobicoke, York, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	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	22 Apr 2015

  
  

  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   [4]
  	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. [4]
  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   [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]
  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.
  		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. [S11] Obituary/Death or Funeral notice. [S244] Parish Register, St. Mary's, Penzance, Cornwall (original register). [S109] Civil Marriage Registration.