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There
are many people researching the Yelland family that
originated in South Brent, Devon, about 10 miles
east of Plymouth. South Brent is located about 30
miles south of South Tawton, Devon.
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Liz
Williams and her husband, Stu have a great web site
on the Yelland
Family from South Brent, Devon. She has
done an extensive into the THE EARLY YELLAND
FAMILY, with a tree, Charting
the Tenancies of Farms passed down
through the generations, including a map of St.
Stephen-in-Brannel Parish, showing these tenancies.
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There
is a book written about the Yelland branch that
starts in South Brent, moves to Cornwall, and then
to Australia. This book is called, "Feudalism to
Freedom, 400 Years of Yelland Family History,"
published in 1996 by Geoffrey P. Yelland, from
Australia.
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This
branch of the Yelland family started with John
Yelland, alias Welbrooke [1540-1585] born in South
Brent, Devon; married to Margaret Cholwell, alias
Williams on abt 1574 in South Brent, Devon.
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John
Yelland used the alias Welbrooke, possibly to avoid
religious persecution.
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John's
three sons; William, Thomas, and John were all born
in South Brent, Devon.
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John's
son, Thomas married Mary Lyston 6 Aug 1599 in South
Brent and they moved to Cornwall about 1605 after
their first three children were born. The remainder
of their children were born in Cornwall.
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The
Yellands stayed in St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall
for over 200 years.
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Joseph
Yelland, born 1 Jun 1813, and his wife, Maria
Crocker, married 15 Feb 1840, emigrated to Australia
in 1847-48. They had 15 children (11 who lived; one
was even born during the long journey). Joseph and
Maria are probably the origin of the many Yellands
now in Australia.
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