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Henry Yardley
Born Dec 22, 1855 in Ecclesfield,
Yorkshire, England
Died Jan 2, 1936 in Vancouver,
BC, Canada
Interesting enough, but I believe he was
born Henry Yeardley
Registered Oct-Dec 1855 in Wortley District, Yorkshire
Somewhere the e was dropped and became Yardley.
He was Estevan's First Overseer (1899)
and then the First Mayor (1906-1907)
Mr Henry Yardley was on
the board of the
Statute Labour District No. 140,
before the RM of Estevan was formed.
November 15, 1899 he was elected
Overseer of the Village of Estevan.
He sold Farm Implements in Estevan for a
living.
Yardley and Lee building on 4th st.
He married Fanny Kirk Robson, bet Oct-Dec
1878
marriage registered in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England
Vol. 9c, page 438
He came to Canada Oct 9, 1881
Ship Manifest, showing Henry Yardley,
entering Quebec City, Quebec, on his way to Winnipeg
arriving Oct 9, 1881, on SS Circassian
His wife, Fanny Kirk Yardley, nee Robson
and one daughter, Marian Francis Yardley,
must have come over a short time after in 1881.
Henry's wife Fanny Yardley, age 50, and son Harold, age
7,
shown as Returning Canadians, heading to Estevan,
arriving Halifax NS, Dec 11, 1909, on SS Hesperian.
Fanny shown living in Canada for 28 yrs, born in England
Harold shown born in Canada
28 years, makes the 1881 arrival date shown above, seem accurate.
Trip back to England to see relatives probably.
In 1896, his oldest daughter
Mary Robson Yardley came to Canada to join them.
He was living in England at the time of the 1881 census, (April 3)
at Oaks Fold, Eddlesfield, Yorkshire, England,
with his wife, and 2 oldest daughters, plus a female servant.
Shown as a Coal Agent, and farmer of 16 acres.
In 1901 Canadian Census he was 45 years
old,
born Dec 22, 1855 in England.
His religion was Church of England, Anglican,
and his occupation was miner and farmer.
Here is a picture of his mine
located in a coulee, south of the town.
Edited From the Westview School History Book written in
1957-
"Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Yardley lived on a farm north of Estevan
and moved into town in 1893.
and lived at
1010-3rd St.
just off
Souris
Ave.
He mined coal and ran a lumber yard
(Yardley and Lee)
just across from the present Town Hall
on Fourth St. and Eleventh Ave.
He was a talented Englishman.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Yardley were trained singers.
Mrs. Yardley also played the organ for
church services, concerts, dances, etc.
Mrs. Yardley was also an efficient, practical nurse"
At one point the Yardleys lived on 1st st.
As The Yardley's were neighbours
of
the Gesell family,
overlooking the valley on 1st St
Links below to Westview history book.
NOTE- THESE ARE NOT MY WEB PAGES
Picture of the younger
Yardleys in 1907 at a picnic
Photo
and info for Henry Yardley
With him in 1901, in Estevan, Assiniboia,
NWT,
was his wife Fanny Kirk Yardley
(born Mar 11, 1859 Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England) ,
4 daughters, and 3 sons.
Oldest daughters, Mary Robson
(born May 16, 1879, Ecclesfield, Registration district of Wortley,
Yorkshire, England)
and Marian Francis
(May 28, 1880, Ecclesfield, Registration district of Wortley, Yorkshire,
England)
were both born in Yorkshire, England.
Thomas (Tom) Kirk (born July 21, 1885 in 1901 census),
(MB registered date, July 25, 1885, in RM of Posen, MB),
Annie Eliza (Lila) (born Mar 16, 1889, RM of Springfield, MB),
William Henry (born Jan 21,1891, RM of Springfield, MB)
were all born in Manitoba.
Next came
Gerald Athelstan (born Feb 12, 1894 in Estevan)
and last in this 1901 census,
Olga Mary Victoria (May 19, 1897, in Estevan)
(May 18, 1897 in 1901 census) (May 19, 1897 in SK birth registry)
shown born in Assiniboia, NWT in census
Their last child
Harold Edward Yardley was born Nov 26, 1901
after the Census, in Estevan
Note- they are also in the 1911 census on
2 pages,
only changes Annie is now Lila.
Henry is now shown as an Implement dealer,
Thomas is 25, and a Store Keeper,
Lila is a Milliner, at a shop,
Marian is a dressmaker, at a shop,
Olga is at school,
William is an Office clerk,
Gerald is a Bank clerk
and Harold is at School.
Yardley Place in Estevan was named after
him
In 1908 and 1912 Henry Yardley ran
in the
Saskatchewan General Election
as a Conservative, and finished 2nd
to George Alexander Bell each time.
Now where did this family move
to?
No burial
record in Estevan area,
Big family to just disappear.
Well it turns out the family, ended up in BC
but some like Thomas Kirk Yardley,
ended up in Radville Saskatchewan.
In 1921 he was the owner of the Dance Hall in Estevan.
He lived at 419 Third St with his wife, 2 daughters and a son.
In 1925 Thomas Kirk Yardley moved there from Estevan,
married then, and with 4 children at that time.
He like his dad, sold Farm implements.
He bought a partnership in the
International Harvester dealership in Radville.
When crops failed, he bought a hardware business
in Ladner BC in 1934, and moved there.
He operated this until 1948 when he retired.
Him and his wife lived in Whitehorse Yukon for 5 years.
Returned to Langley where they both passed away.
His wife passed away in 1976.
5 children were still living in 1983.
Then I found most of the family in the BC Death Index
Henry Yardley
died Jan 2,
1936 in Vancouver BC, age 80
Buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver BC
Fanny Kirk
Yardley
- died Nov 5, 1950 in Vancouver BC, age 90
buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver BC
Thomas (Tom) Kirk
Yardley
- died Feb 5, 1971, age 85, in Langley City, BC
William
Henry Yardley
- died Aug 28, 1968, age 77, in Victoria BC
He was Customs and Excise staff member at North Portal ca 1919
Next he was in charge at Marienthal Port.
One book says
Thomas Kirk Yardley was a customs officer
in 1928 at Marienthal, 9 miles south of Torquay.
but now I think it was William at this time.
In 1957, William H. Yardley was
Chief
Customs and Excise Accountant
on his brother Gerald's staff at Victoria, B.C.
No sign of Gerald A. Yardley in BC death registry,
He could still be living,
or died after the cut off date for this record (1987).
In 1957 he was a Collector of Customs and Excise in Victoria BC.
I did find Harold Edward Yardley
buried in Mountain View Cemetery,
Vancouver BC,
He died Nov 16, 1989
But in the
BC marriage registry
Harold Edward Yardley married
Mildred Alice Ridal
- Apr 21, 1927 in Vancouver BC
He died Nov 16, 1989
Olga
Mary Yardley married Charles Casper Claman
- Nov 6, 1926 in Vancouver
BC
She died Sept 22, 1976, age 79, in Vancouver BC
Annie Eliza
(Lila) Yardley married Joseph Hunter Perry
- Feb 14, 1918 in Vancouver BC
She died May 9, 1982 in Delta BC
Now we know part of the family
resided in BC as early as 1918.
Henry Yardley on Aug
28, 1888
Obtained a homestead on
NE 1/4 Sec 30, Tsp 18, Rge 4, W1 in Manitoba.
Henry Yardley on Apr
26, 1892
Obtained a homestead on
SW 1/4 Sec 36, Tsp 2, Rge 8, W2nd
in Assiniboia NWT (Saskatchewan)
His son Thomas Kirk Yardley
on Aug 2, 1906,
Obtained a homestead on
SW 1/4 Sec 22, Tsp 2, Rge 8, W2nd
in
Assiniboia NWT (Saskatchewan)
LSD 3, 4 and 5
Over the
years I have been in email touch with
Mr Andrew Kilcoyne, In England,
His grandfather's Uncle, was Henry Yardley.
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