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William John Yelland 1825–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 APR 1825

Birth Location: Higher Hooe, Devon, England

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Mount Prospect, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Yelland

Mother: Susan Holman

Spouse(s): Mary-Ann May

Children(s): Charles Yelland, Susan Yelland, John Yelland, William Yelland, John Yelland, Mary Yelland, William Yelland, Emma Yelland, Selena Yelland

In 1825, William John Yelland entered the world in Higher Hooe, Devon, England, born to William Yelland And Susan Holman. William John Yelland married Mary Ann May, and had children including Charles May Yelland, Emma Jane Yelland, John May Yelland, Mary Ann Yelland, Selena Yelland, Susan Yelland, William Henry Yelland, William Yelland. William John Yelland passed away in 1901 in Mount Prospect, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1825, William John Yelland entered the world in Higher Hooe, Devon, England, born to William Yelland And Susan Holman.
  • William John Yelland married Mary Ann May, and had children including Charles May Yelland, Emma Jane Yelland, John May Yelland, Mary Ann Yelland, Selena Yelland, Susan Yelland, William Henry Yelland, William Yelland.
  • William John Yelland passed away in 1901 in Mount Prospect, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Yelland
1793–1862
Birth Location: St Stephens, Cornwall, England
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Susan Holman
1798–
Birth Location: Bideford, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary-Ann May
1820–1900
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
MM

Children(s)

Charles Yelland
1848–1891
Birth Location: South Australia, Australia
CY
Susan Yelland
1851–1927
Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
SY
John Yelland
1853–1856
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
JY
William Yelland
1853–1853
Birth Location: –
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John Yelland
1856–1929
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
JY
Mary Yelland
1858–1917
Birth Location: Newlyn, Victoria, Australia
MY
William Yelland
1861–1924
Birth Location: Kingston, Victoria, Australia
WY
Emma Yelland
1863–1919
Birth Location: Spring Hill, Newlyn, Victoria, Australia
EY
Selena Yelland
1866–1930
Birth Location: Kingston, Victoria, Australia
SY

William Yelland's Ancestors

Self
William Yelland
1825–1901
Birth Place: Higher Hooe, Devon, England
Parents
William Yelland
1793–1862
St Stephens, Cornwall, England
Susan Holman
1798–
Bideford, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Yelland
1743–
Cornwall, England
Catherine Carhart
Great-Grandparents
Richard Yelland
1715–
Rebecca Thomas
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Yelland's Descendants

1.
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William (John) Yelland (29 APR 1825–1901) m. Mary-Ann May (20 DEC 1820–19 DEC 1900)
  1. 1. Charles (May) Yelland 1848–1891 m. Mary (Susan) Newman 1850–1936
    1. 1. Alfred (Charles W) Yelland 1870–1926 m. Maybelle (Elsie) Lyons 1879–1969
      1. 1. Lena (May) Yelland 1904–
      2. 2. Jean (Valmai) Yelland 1907–
    2. 2. Charles (Henry Francis) Yelland 1871–1949
    3. 3. Mary (Mabel) Yelland 1872–
    4. 4. Edgar (Arthur) Yelland 1875–1883
    5. 5. Florence (May) Yelland 1877–1963
    6. 6. Ada (Blanche) Yelland 1879–1936
    7. 7. Bertie (May) Yelland 1881– m. Alice (Annie) Margrett –1956
      1. 1. Beryl (Margaret) Yelland 1911–
    8. 8. Arthur (May) Yelland 1883–1953
      1. 1. Mary (Mabel) Yelland 1909–
      2. 2. Dorothy (May) Yelland 1910–
    9. 9. Frank (Edgar) Yelland 1885–1980
    10. 10. Mary (Annie) Yelland 1888–
  2. 2. Susan Yelland 1851–1927
    1. 1. Elsie (May) Crabb 1874–
    2. 2. Marion (Elizabeth) Crabb 1875–1875
    3. 3. Amy (Selina) Crabb 1876–
    4. 4. Marina ((Rene) Jane) Crabb 1878–
    5. 5. James (Halls) Crabb 1879–
    6. 6. Nellie (Frances) Crabb 1881–
    7. 7. Ada (Lillie) Crabb 1883–
    8. 8. Mary (Halls (Minnie)) Crabbs 1885–
  3. 3. John (May) Yelland 1853–1856
  4. 4. William Yelland 1853–1853
  5. 5. John (May) Yelland 1856–1929 m. Kate Shiress 1857–1935
    1. 1. Kate (Gladys) Yelland 1885–
    2. 2. William (Shiress) Yelland 1887–
    3. 3. Clarabelle (Jean) Yelland 1889–1949
    4. 4. Evelyn (May) Yelland 1892–
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Yelland 1858–1917
  7. 7. William (Henry) Yelland 1861–1924 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Pearse –1950
    1. 1. Victor (Henry) Yelland 1890–1966 m. Blanche Carter –1960
    2. 2. Ruby (Jane) Yelland 1891–1973
    3. 3. Harry (Charles Geddie) Yelland 1893–1905
    4. 4. Ivy (Elizabeth) Yelland 1895–1977 m. Calvin (Ellis) Briant 1896–1973
      1. 1. Calvin (Alfred William) Briant 1923–
      2. 2. Laurence (Cecil) Briant 1924–
    5. 5. Marion (May) Yelland 1897–1992
    6. 6. Nellie (Olive) Yelland 1900–1980
    7. 7. William (John Harold) Yelland 1901–1919
    8. 8. Howard (Walter) Yelland 1904–1990
    9. 9. Cecil (Robert Pearse) Yelland 1907–
  8. 8. Emma (Jane) Yelland 1863–1919
    1. 1. Annie (May (Tuppie)) Norman 1884–
  9. 9. Selena Yelland 1866–1930

William Yelland's Timeline

2 Records

1825
29 APR 1825
Birth of William John Yelland in Higher Hooe, Devon, England
Higher Hooe, Devon, England
1901
1901
Age 76
Death of William John Yelland in Mount Prospect, Victoria, Australia
Mount Prospect, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 APR 1825
    Event Place: Higher Hooe, Devon, England
    Record Source: Judy.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Newlyn, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Judy.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Mount Prospect, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Judy.FTW
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