John William Henry YELLAND

Abt 1877 - 1930  (~ 53 years)

• Name	John William Henry YELLAND
  Born	Abt 1877	St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England   [1, 2]
  Christened	1 Oct 1877	St. Stephens by Saltash Church, St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England   [3]
  	John William Henry YELLAND. Parents John William and Emma; father a marble mason. Abode: Furzeball. Privately baptized by H. Anthony Noel, Vicar.
  Gender	Male
  Witness	1907  [1]
  	He might have witnessed the marriage of his sister, Mabel to John Thomas HALL on 3 February 1907 which would meanthat either John did not leave for Canada until after this date, or that he came back to England at least once. The other possibility is that the witness was her father.
  Died	5 Nov 1930	Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	John Wm. Henry YELLAND, age 53 years, residing at 70 Pritchard Ave., Toronto, died 5 November 1930, at the Western Hospital, Toronto, York. Described as "Male, English, Married, born England, son of John Wm. YELLAND and Emma PACKARD, both born England. Informant: John W. H. YELLAND, residing at Pritchard Ave., Son". Buried 8 November 1930 at Park Lawn. Cause of death attributed to myocardial hypertrophy and degenerative coronary sclerosis.
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: Parklawn Cemetery Toronto, Ontario Canada
  Notes	Kay Ford writes, " I am told by my mother the oldest in the family of Yellands in Canada, Mary Harvey (Yelland) DUKE, that they came to Canada from Penzance Cornwall. As a young man, granddad was a baker journeyman and baked pasties for the royal family, King Edward the 7th, Duke of Cornwall. Grandad made pasties at the Mountby Hotel where the King was staying at that time. Granddad caught "Bakers consumption" and decided to come to Canada in June 1904 with his wife and daughter who was 2 and a half years old . They came across the ocean on the Mariposa and settled in the Toronto area (Scarlett Plains). Granddad went to work for Gurney Foundries where they made furnaces. He enjoyed family picnics and fishing and gardening very much. He raised his family of four girls and one boy, Mary Harvey, Mable, Nellie, Dora, John. Granddad died at an early age of 54 in Scarlett Plains, Toronto. Grama (Mathew) YELLAND lived with us on and off. Grama was a lovely enjoyable person. We had lots of good times together. Grama was loved by all in the family. Grama died at age 81". In a later letter from Kay Ford, Feb. 2003, she writes, " My mother corrects me, telling me that Mary Harvey (Mathews) YELLAND's sister, Bessie MATHEWS, [who married a McDonald] came to Canada first, and got a house; then John William Henry YELLAND came ahead of his family and stayed with Bessie until he got work and his own place. Then my mother, Mary Harvey (Yelland) DUKE and Grama, Mary Harvey (Mathews) YELLAND, along with her sister Catherine came to Canada". [1]
  Person ID	I35	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	John William Henry St. Keverne YELLAND,   b. 13 Oct 1855, Devonport, Devon, England ,   d. 27 Jan 1916, Cornwall, England  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	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   [5]
  	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]. [5]
  Address	1881	27, North St., Penzance, Cornwall, England   [6]
  	North Street is now named Causeway Head.
  Address	1891	1, Daniel Place, Penzance, Cornwall, England   [7]
  	A long street of row houses, even in 2004.
  Address	1896  [8]
  	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   [9]
  Address	1911  [10]
  	South Place Folly, Penzance, Cornwall
  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
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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   [11]
  	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. [11]
  Address	23 Nov 1902  [1]
  	3 Foley Place, Penzance, Cornwall
  	Address at the time of Mary's birth.
  Address	21 Jul 1907  [12]
  	50 Argyle St., Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time of John's birth.
  Address	1910  [12]
  	50 Dodd's Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  	Address at the time of the birth of Nellie Florence on 20 April 1910.
  Address	1911  [13]
  	50 Dods Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  Address	1921  [14]
  	64 Mould Ave., Toronto, Ontario
  Address	1930  [15]
  	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.
  Children	1. Mary Harvey YELLAND,   b. 23 Nov 1902, Penzance, Cornwall, England ,   d. 7 Jan 2006, Ontario, Canada  (Age 103 years)   2. Flossie YELLAND,   b. 1904, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mabel YELLAND,   b. 27 May 1906, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1983, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   4. John William Henry YELLAND,   b. 21 Jul 1907, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1980  (Age 73 years)   5. Nellie Florence YELLAND,   b. 20 Apr 1910, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Nov 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 58 years)   6. Dora Kathleen YELLAND,   b. 9 Mar 1914, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 2000, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Documents		Census 1911: Yelland family John and Mary Yelland and five children living at 50 Dodds Ave., Toronto, Ontario.
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2020
  Family ID	F131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Baptism record: John Yelland The first son of John and Emma Yelland was baptized privately at Furzeball, Emma's family home in St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall.

  
  

• Sources

  [S676] Personal communication. [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S247] Parish Register, St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall. [S77] Civil Death Registration. [S100] Parish Register, Stoke Damerel, Devon. [S71] Census of England, 1881. [S193] Census of England, 1891 (5 April 1891). [S217] Newspaper. [S120] Census of England, 1901. [S579] Census of England, 1911, (1 April 1911). [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.