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Yelland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Yelland family

The surname Yelland was first found in Lancashire at Yealand. 1 2 "Yealand Conyers and Yealand Redmayne are two townships in the parish of Warton, Lancashire Yealand Hall still remains." 3

While the name originates in Lancashire, we must look to Devon and Northumberland to find the first entries in early rolls. There we found John de la Yaldelonde in Devon and William de Yelaund in Northumberland in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 3 Back in Lancashire, Adam de Yelland was warden of the Honor of Lancaster, 13 Henry III (during the thirteenth year of the reign of Henry III.) 4

Later the Howdenshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included an entry for Willelmus de Yeland. 3

Early History of the Yelland family

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Yelland Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Yeland, Yelland, Yeoland, Yalland, Yolland, Yealand, Yelaund, Yellen and many more.

Early Notables of the Yelland family

Distinguished members of the family include Thomas Yalden (Youlding) (1670-1736), English poet, son of John Yalden, 'a page of the presence and groom of the chamber to Prince Charles, afterwards a sufferer for his cause, and an exciseman in Oxford after the restoration of King Charles II'. He was born in the parish of St. John Baptist, Oxford, on 2 Jan. 1669, and educated at Magdalen College school while he was a chorister of that house. He matriculated on 20 May...
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Yelland migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Yelland Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. William Henry Yelland, (b. 1820), aged 35, English servant, from Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK departing from Falmouth destined for Quebec, Canada aboard the ship "Barque John" on 3rd May 1855 which sank after striking the reef, he survived the sinking 5

Yelland migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Yelland Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Yelland, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Aboukir" in 1847 6
Joseph Yelland, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Success" in 1848 7
Mr. Charles Yelland, (b. 1821), aged 28, Cornish farm labourer from St. Agnes, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Lysander" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 13th January 1849 8
Mrs. Ann Yelland, (b. 1826), aged 23, Cornish settler from St. Agnes, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Lysander" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 13th January 1849 8
Miss Salina Jane Yelland, (b. 1848), aged Infant, Cornish settler from St. Agnes, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Lysander" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 13th January 1849 8
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Yelland migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Yelland Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

F. Yelland, aged 22, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "City of Auckland" in 1872
Miss Elizabeth J. Yelland, Cornish settler departing on 19th July 1879 aboard the ship "Rangitiki" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 14th October 1879 9
Mrs. Jane Yelland, (b. 1853), aged 26, Cornish settler departing on 19th July 1879 aboard the ship "Rangitiki" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 14th October 1879 9
Mr. John Hy Yelland, (b. 1851), aged 28, Cornish agricultural labourer departing on 19th July 1879 aboard the ship "Rangitiki" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 14th October 1879 9
Miss Mary E. Yelland, Cornish settler departing on 19th July 1879 aboard the ship "Rangitiki" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 14th October 1879 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Yelland (post 1700) +

Judd Yelland, American Republican politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912 10
Harlan J. Yelland, American politician, Mayor of Escanaba, Michigan, 1955-56 10
David Yelland (b. 1963), British newspaper editor, and partner at Brunsick Group LLP
Herbert Yelland (1878-1962), Australian Legislative Council member (1924-36)

Historic Events for the Yelland family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Richard E Yelland, British Leading Cook, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 11

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Baines Thomas & William Fairbairn, Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present History of Counties London: William MacKenzie, 1867, Digital, 4 vols
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/wreck_of_emigrant_ship_john_1855.pdf
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ABOUKIR 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Aboukir.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SUCCESS 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Success.htm
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html