John William Henry St. Keverne YELLAND

1855 - 1916  (60 years)

• Name	John William Henry St. Keverne YELLAND  [1]
  Born	13 Oct 1855	Devonport, Devon, England   [1]
  Christened	1 May 1863	Devonport, Devon, England   [1]
  	John William St. Kevern, born 13 October 1855, baptised 1 May 1863, son of William Henry and Emma YELLAND; father a Sawyer, residing at 35 James Street.
  Gender	Male
  Witness	1902  [2]
  	He witnessed the marriage of his oldest son, John, to Mary Harvey MATTHEWS on 19 April 1902.
  Died	27 Jan 1916	Cornwall, England   [3, 4]
  	In loving memory of my Dear Husband John YELLAND, who died suddenly at Helston, Jan. 27, 1916. We never knew the pain he bore, We never saw him die, We only know he passed away, And never said good-bye. O, how oft my thoughts do wander, To the grave not far away, Where I laid my dearest husband, Just twelve months ago to-day. Inserted by his loving wife and children. E. YELLAND Cornishman 01 February 1917.
  Buried	30 Jan 1916	Penzance Cemetery, Penzance, Cornwall, England   [5]
  	Address: St. Clare Rd., Penzance, Cornwall England
  	He is buried in Penzance Cemetery, St. Clare Rd., Penzance; Plot no. 20S10; Consecrated section. [Ironically, even though his life's work had been devoted to cutting and carving stone, there is no headstone. His wife, Emma, was eventually buried beside him. They are the only YELLANDs in this cemetery, reportedly the oldest in Penzance.]
  Notes	John's birth registration has not been found. He came to have St. Keverne in his name because his father, William Henry, almost drowned while a passenger on the Barque John, which was wrecked on the Manacles off St. Keverne, in May 1855. His father was so thankful he had survived, that he placed "St. Keverne" within his soon to be born son's name. For the story about the shipwreck including the deposition of John's father, William Henry YELLAND, at the inquest see: WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP ON THE MANACLES [6]
  Person ID	I33	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	William Henry YELLAND,   b. Abt 1821, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. Aft 26 Jun 1886  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Emma CARLINE,   b. Abt 1816, Devonport, Devon, England ,   d. 15 Apr 1881, Devonport, Devon, England  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Address	1841  [7]
  	South Park St., St. Mary, Borough of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
  Married	29 Mar 1841	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [8]
  	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.] [8]
  Address	1843  [9]
  	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   [8]
  	Address at baptism of their son, William Henry, on 21 March 1845.
  Address	1851  [10]
  	128 Navy Row, Stoke Damerel, Devon
  	[Navy Row was renamed Albert Road about ten years after Prince Albert's death.]
  Address	1851  [9]
  	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  [11]
  	Tamar Quay, Devonport, Devon
  Address	1863  [1]
  	35 James St., Devonport, Devon
  	Address at the baptisms of their children, John and Louisa, on 1 May 1863.
  Address	1868  [12]
  	36 James St., Devonport, Devon
  	Address at the time of Louisa's marriage on 13 October 1868.
  Address	1871  [13]
  	75 James St., Devonport, Devon
  Address	1881  [8]
  	55 James St., Stoke Damerel, Devon
  	Address at Emma's burial on 22 April 1881.
  Address	1881  [14]
  	75 James St., Devonport, Devon
  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.
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Louise RICKARD,   b. Abt 1852, St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England ,   d. 4 Jul 1930, Penzance, Cornwall, England  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1876	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England   [8]
  	John William St. Kevern YELLAND, Bachelor, age 23, Stonemason, son of William Henry YELLAND, Stonemason; and Emma RICKARD, Spinster, age 24, daughter of John RICKARD, Carpenter, married 25 December 1876. Both were residing in Devonport at the time of marriage. Witnesses: William Henry YELLAND and W. SYMONS. All were able to write their names. Curate J. Hector Tourcelles. [If John was born in 1855 then he would have actually been only 21 at the time of his marriage. If Emma was born in 1849, she would have been 27. It appears there is some problem with their ages on the document, and possibly Emma's birth date; in the 1881 census they are four years apart, and in 1891 and 1901, they are two years apart. It also appears there might have been some confusion regarding the occupation of William Henry YELLAND as he had not previously been known as a stonemason]. [8]
  Address	1881	27, North St., Penzance, Cornwall, England   [14]
  	North Street is now named Causeway Head.
  Address	1891	1, Daniel Place, Penzance, Cornwall, England   [15]
  	A long street of row houses, even in 2004.
  Address	1896  [4]
  	1 Daniel Place, Penzance, Cornwall
  	Address at the birth of their son in December of 1896.
  Address	1901	4, South Place Folly, Penzance, Cornwall, England   [16]
  Address	1911  [17]
  	South Place Folly, Penzance, Cornwall
  Children	1. John William Henry YELLAND,   b. Abt 1877, St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England ,   d. 5 Nov 1930, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 53 years)   2. Emma Louisa YELLAND,   b. 16 Nov 1879, Penzance, Cornwall, England ,   d. 12 Sep 1962, Plymouth, Devon, England  (Age 82 years)   3. William Henry YELLAND,   b. Abt Mar 1881, Penzance, Cornwall, England ,   d. 30 Mar 1908, Liskeard, Cornwall, England  (Age ~ 27 years)   4. Annie YELLAND,   b. 1882, Penzance, Cornwall, England ,   d. 1886, Penzance, Cornwall, England  (Age 4 years)   5. Elizabeth Ann "Bessie" YELLAND,   b. 13 Jul 1885, Penzance, Cornwall, England ,   d. 1 Nov 1956, Wales  (Age 71 years)   6. Mabel YELLAND,   b. 15 Sep 1888, Penzance, Cornwall, England ,   d. Mar 1985, New Hampshire, U.S.A.  (Age 96 years)   7. Edith YELLAND,   b. 29 Nov 1890, Penzance, Cornwall, England ,   d. 30 Mar 1959, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales  (Age 68 years)   8. Richard Henry "Henry" YELLAND,   b. Bef 17 Dec 1896, Penzance, Cornwall, England ,   d. 15 Sep 1916, France  (Age ~ 19 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		27 North St., Penzance, Cornwall Home of John and Emma Yelland in 1881. The street is now named Causeway Head.
  		1 Daniel St., Penzance, Cornwall Home of John and Emma Yelland in 1891
  		4 South Place Folly, Penzance, Cornwall Home of John and Emma Yelland in 1901. Emma, on left, and her daughter, Edith, in the front garden.
  		4 South Place Folly, Penzance, Cornwall House in 2004; it continues to be visited by descendants. (c) Charles Winpenny; reproduced with permission. Cornwall Cam
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2021
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John William Henry St. Keverne Yelland
  		John William Henry St.Keverne Yelland
  		Longships Lighthouse, Lands End, Cornwall John W. H. St. Keverne Yelland worked for three years on the Longships Lighthouse during the time the second tower was being built.

  
  

  Headstones

  YELLAND John and Emma have no headstone. They lie beneath this lovely Maple tree in Penzance Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in the area. The custodian reported that they are the only Yellands in this cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1004] Parish Register, St. Mary Devonport, Devon. [S244] Parish Register, St. Mary's, Penzance, Cornwall (original register). [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S217] Newspaper. [S45] Personal knowledge/recollection, Anne Brooks. [S240] Mabel Yelland, (Word of mouth stories passed to family by Mabel Yelland, daughter of John William Henry St. Keverne YELLAND.). [S479] Census of Wales, 1841. [S100] Parish Register, Stoke Damerel, Devon. [S72] Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth, General Registrar Office. [S696] Census of England, 1851 (30 March 1851). [S36] Census of England, 1861. [S74] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, General Register Office. [S144] Census of England, 1871. [S71] Census of England, 1881. [S193] Census of England, 1891 (5 April 1891). [S120] Census of England, 1901. [S579] Census of England, 1911, (1 April 1911).