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About Me Who Am I? |
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I'm Al Yelland
I live in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, (A lake a day as long as you stay) about 350 KM north-east of Vancouver, BC's largest city. I am retired after thirty-five years with BC Tel, now called Telus, our province's telephone company. Interestingly, during my whole career with the telephone company, I never worked on telephones. I spent my time working on the switching equipment in the Central Office and Toll Department. During my last ten years with BC Tel, I worked on installing and maintaining computers and data equipment in the Special Services Department.
I AM addicted to Genealogy!
I have been digging into my past for over 20 years. I find Family History (Genealogy) to be a fun and rewarding hobby that connects us with our past. I have always enjoyed playing on the computer and now that there is so much genealogy information on the Internet I am in my glory. I spend hours surfing around the genealogy sites on the Net to find more information and I have even solved some real mysteries which have haunted me for years. This is when genealogy is really fun!
I am a member of the Kamloops Family History Society and was a member of the executive for several years, including two years as President. I was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Kamloops Museum Association for about fifteen years, including five years as President. I have been interested in history and old things for many years.
I decided to create this site when I realized that the Yelland family name is not as uncommon as I thought; and I wanted to share my family research with other Yellands. When you look at the number of Yellands in Devon and Cornwall, the name is quite common. I hope to add other Family Trees to this site as other people permit me to.
What I would like to do eventually on my site is to have as many Yelland trees as possible that originated in Devon, or elsewhere for that matter, and maybe someone will find a common ancestor that started the whole clan.
Where did we come from?
Spelling variations of the Yelland family name include: Yalan, Yaland, Yallan, Yalland, Yallen, Yallend, Yallon, Yallond, Yealand, Yealande, Yealland, Yeallande, Yealon, Yealond, Yeland, Yelaund, Yelland, Yellen, Yellend, Yellin, Yellind, Yellon, Yellond, Yelon, Yelond, Yeoland, Yeolland, Yoland, Yolande, Yollan, Yolland, Yollande, Yollond, Yollonde, and many more.
Recorded in the spellings of Yeoland and Yelland, this is a surname of English, and specifically Lancastrian origins. It derives from two places originally called Yealand Conyers and Yealand Redmayne in the parish of Warton, Lancashire; which translate as 'the land by the ea,' the latter word being Ancient British (pre Roman) and means the stream. The additive Conyers and Redmayne refer to the two families who were the lords of the manor in medieval times.
Topographical surnames form the largest single segment of surname types, since it was from natural forms in the landscape (hills, brooks, oaks, etc) that the original languages and the original surnames, took their form. In this case we have a medieval fusion of 'ea' and 'land', with a 'Y' prefix to aid pronunciation. In certain parts of the country particularly the South West 'yeo' is the normal spelling to indicate a river.
Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam de Yeland, the warden of the Honor of Lancaster, which was dated 1229, in the county of Lancashire pipe rolls, during the reign of King Henry III, known as 'The Frenchman', 1216-1272. John de Yaldelonde was recorded in the Hundred rolls of Devon in 1273. William de Yelaund of Northumberland is also recorded in the same year, whilst Wilemus de Yeland appears in the 1379 Poll Tax rolls for the sub county of Howden.
It appears to me that Devon could very well be the originating point of the proud name of Yelland. I know of at least four trees that appear to originate within 30 or 40 miles of South Tawton. Now; whether South Tawton, South Brent, South Molton, or Cheriton Bishop is the originating point; that remains to be seen. I'm sure we would all like to solve that mystery. I will keep working on it and I invite everyone researching the Yelland name to do the same. If anyone comes up with any additional information they would like to share, please contact me so I can add it to this site.
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