William Henry YELLAND

Abt 1821 - Aft 1886  (~ 65 years)

• Name	William Henry YELLAND  [1]
  Born	Abt 1821	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [2]
  Christened	28 Jan 1821	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [1, 3]
  	William Henry, son of John and Mary YELLAND; father a Labourer, residing at Dock.
  Gender	Male
  Address	1841  [1]
  	33 Gloucester St., Stoke Damerel, Devon
  	Address at the time of his marriage on 29 March 1841.
  Witness	1855  [4]
  	He witnessed the sinking of the Barque John, on Thursday, 3 May 1855. William Henry YELLAND, age 35, a Sawyer from Devonport, was a passenger onboard the brig, John, which sailed from Plymouth en route to Quebec, Canada. The ship capsized off the cornish town of St. Keverne and William Henry was a survivor; 194 other passengers drowned, and all crew survived. At the inquest passengers stated that the captain and some of the crew smelled of liquor, and a verdict of manslaughter was returned against Captain Rawle, but at the Assizes he was acquitted. William Henry testified at that inquest. For more information see The Sinking of the Barque "John". Click the back button on your browser to return to this page.
  Witness	1868	Devonport, Devon, England   [5]
  	He was most likely one of the witnesses to the marriage of Mary YELLAND and Henry DAVEY on 25 December 1868. He signed, Wm. H. YELLAND.
  Address	1886  [6]
  	71 Charlotte St., Devonport, Devon
  	Address prior to his marriage on 26 June 1886.
  Name	William Henry Yalland  [1]
  Died	Aft 26 Jun 1886  [6]
  Person ID	I85	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	John YELLAND,   b. Abt 1782, Devon, England ,   d. 4 Dec 1857, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Mary HEWETT,   b. Abt 1782, St. Dominick, Cornwall, England ,   d. 14 Mar 1862, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1808	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [1]
  	John YEALLAND, of this parish, Labourer, and Mary HEWETT, of this parish, Spinster, were married in this Church by Banns, this 22cd day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, by me John Hawker, Curate. John YEALLAND made his mark; Mary signed. Witnesses: Ann HEWETT and Wm. ROBERTS. [Ann HEWETT was most likely Mary's sister. Wm. ROBERTS signed three others on this page.] [1]
  Address	1841  [7]
  	Gloucester St., Stoke Damerel, Devon
  Address	1851  [8]
  	30 Gloucester St., Morice Town, Devon
  Address	1852  [9]
  	30 Gloucester St., Moricetown, Devon
  Address	1857  [1]
  	30 Gloucester St., Stoke Damerel, Devon
  	Address at the time of John's burial on 10 December 1857.
  Family ID	F983	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Emma CARLINE,   b. Abt 1816, Devonport, Devon, England ,   d. 15 Apr 1881, Devonport, Devon, England  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Address	1841  [10]
  	South Park St., St. Mary, Borough of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
  Married	29 Mar 1841	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [1]
  	Married, on 29 March 1841, William Henry YALLAND, of full age, Bachelor, Sawyer, residing at 33 Gloucester St., son of John YEALLAND, Labourer; and Emma CARLINE, of full age, Spinster, residing at 120? Navy Row, daughter of Edward CARLINE, Shipwright. Married in the Parish Church at Stoke Damerel, after Banns, by W. I. McAubyn? William signed "Wm. Henry YEALLAND"; Emma signed, as did the witnesses, Mary MOULE ? and Geo. NETTLE. [Mary MOULE "might" have been the sister in law of her uncle, George Prowse TRIGGS.] [1]
  Address	1843  [11]
  	Cross Park, Saint Mary, Pembroke, Wales
  	Address at the time of Emma Jane's birth on 7 September 1843.
  Address	1845	Morice Town, Devon, England   [1]
  	Address at baptism of their son, William Henry, on 21 March 1845.
  Address	1851  [8]
  	128 Navy Row, Stoke Damerel, Devon
  	[Navy Row was renamed Albert Road about ten years after Prince Albert's death.]
  Address	1851  [11]
  	128 Navy Row, Stoke Damerel, Devon
  	Address at the time of Louisa's birth on 9 July 1851. They were living only one door away from Emma's parents.
  Address	1861  [12]
  	Tamar Quay, Devonport, Devon
  Address	1863  [13]
  	35 James St., Devonport, Devon
  	Address at the baptisms of their children, John and Louisa, on 1 May 1863.
  Address	1868  [14]
  	36 James St., Devonport, Devon
  	Address at the time of Louisa's marriage on 13 October 1868.
  Address	1871  [2]
  	75 James St., Devonport, Devon
  Address	1881  [15]
  	75 James St., Devonport, Devon
  Children	1. Elizabeth Anne YELLAND,   b. Abt 1842, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Emma Jane YELLAND,   b. 7 Sep 1843, Pembroke St. Mary, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. 7 Sep 1910, Denver City, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years)   3. William Henry YELLAND,   b. 10 Jan 1845, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. 28 Feb 1880, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England  (Age 35 years)   4. Louisa Elizabeth YELLAND,   b. 9 Jul 1851, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. Aft 1911  (Age 60 years)   5. John William Henry St. Keverne YELLAND,   b. 13 Oct 1855, Devonport, Devon, England ,   d. 27 Jan 1916, Cornwall, England  (Age 60 years)
  Documents		Census 1841: Pembroke, Wales William Yealand and Emma living at South Park St., St. Mary, Pembroke, Wales; place of birth "no" meaning not born in Wales.
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Grace COUGHLAN,   b. 1844, Ipplepen, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Jun 1886	Compton Gifford, Devon, England   [6, 16]
  	William Henry YELLAND, age 65, Widower, Foreman of Saw Mills, residing 71 Charlotte St., Devonport, son of John YELLAND, Gentleman; married Mary Grace COGHLAN, age 42, Spinster, residing 1 Hyde Park Road, Compton Gifford, daughter of John COGHLAN, Farmer. Married on 26 June 1886 at Emmanuel Church in the Parish of Compton Gifford, Devon, after Banns by Rev? Brian Weeks, Curate of St. Judes, Plymouth. Witnesses: W. ARTHUR and Jaria? LEY. [According to oral family history, William did marry a second time, and died shortly after. I have some reservations about the statement that William's father, John, was a "Gentleman", given his occupation as a "Labourer" at William's first marriage in 1841, in the 1851 census, and his early death in 1856 which would not allow much time to accumulate either monies or gentleman status. Nevertheless, the presence of the witness, W. ARTHUR was most likely his son in law, husband of Louisa Elizabeth YELLAND. The second witness had the same surname as the head of the house where Mary Grace was employed in 1861 and 1871.] Anne Brooks [6]
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2017
  Family ID	F3100	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		William Henry Yelland
  		William Henry Yelland

  
  

  Documents

  Baptism: William Henry Yelland Baptised in Stoke Damerel on 28 January 1821.

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] Parish Register, Stoke Damerel, Devon. [S144] Census of England, 1871. [S242] Devon Family History Society. [S162] Website. [S1003] Parish Register, St. Pauls Church, Devonport, Devon. [S964] Parish Register, Compton Gifford, Devon. [S137] Census of England, 1841. [S696] Census of England, 1851. [S192] Digital Library of Historical Directories, University of Leicester, (www.historicaldirectories.org). [S479] Census of Wales, 1841. [S72] Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth, General Registrar Office. [S36] Census of England, 1861. [S1004] Parish Register, St. Mary Devonport, Devon. [S74] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, General Register Office. [S71] Census of England, 1881. [S168] England and Wales Registration Index.