Person:Thomas Yearling (1)

Thomas Gilbert Yearling was born on 19th August 1876 at Waterville, a small village on the coast in the parish of Dromod in County Kerry, Ireland. He was the son of Eliza Yearling, formerly Lawrence, and her husband John Yearling, a bricklayer. Both Thomas's parents had been born in England at Plymouth; they had married there and had their first couple of children there before moving to Ireland for a few years in the 1870s. Thomas appears to have been one of three children born whilst they were living in Ireland. They returned to Plymouth by 1880, when Thomas's younger sister was born. Thomas appears in the 1881 census living with his parents and siblings in Plymouth. In the late 1880s they moved to the neighbouring town of East Stonehosue, where they appear in the 1891 census, at which time Thomas was working as an errand boy.

In 1895, aged eighteen, Thomas married Annie May in Plymouth. They had eleven children together between 1895 and 1915, although four died young. In the 1901 census Thomas was working as a plasterer. In 1904 Thomas joined the Royal Navy, signing up for a twelve year period of service. In the event he was discharged after three years due to kidney troubles. After that, for a couple of years between 1908 and 1910, Thomas worked as a crew member on ships belonging to the Great Western Railway. By 1911 he was working as a riveter.

In the early 1920s Thomas's children started to marry; he became a grandfather in 1922.

Thomas died in 1929 in the Totnes area of Devon. He was 53 years old. Annie survived him by about 24 years.

1. ↑ Births register, in General Register Office of Ireland. Civil Registration.

   BIRTHS Registered in the District of Derrynane in Union of Caherciveen in the County of Kerry
   No. 141
   Date and Place of Birth: Nineteenth August 1876, Waterville
   Name (if any): Thomas Gilbert
   Sex: M
   Name and Surname and Dwelling-place of Father: John Yearling, Waterville
   Name and Surname and Maiden Surname of Mother: Eliza Anne Yearling formerly Lawrance
   Rank or Profession of Father: Coast Guard
   Signature, Qualification, and Residence of Informant: John Yearling, Father, Waterville
   When Registered: Twenty third September 1876

2. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 2195; Folio 131; Page 38, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 52 Wolsdon Street, Plymouth (St Andrew), Devon
   John Yearling, head, married, male, 41 [1839/40], Bricklayer's Laborer, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Eliza A. Yearling, wife, married, female, 30 [1850/1], b. Plymouth, Devon
   John Yearling, son, male, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   James Yearling, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   George Yearling, son, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Ireland
   Elizabeth Yearling, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Ireland
   Thomas Yearling, son, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Ireland
   Alice M. Yearling, daughter, female, 7mo [1880], b. Plymouth, Devon

3. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1739; Folio 59; Page 45, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 2 Adelaide Mews, East Stonehouse, Devon
   4 rooms occupied
   John Yearling, head, married, male, 52 [1838/9], General Labourer, employed, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Eliza Yearling, wife, married, female, 40 [1850/1], b. Plymouth, Devon
   Walter W. Yearling, son, single, male, 24 [1866/7], General Labourer, worker, b. Plymouth, Devon
   John C. Yearling, son, single, male, 22 [1868/9], General Labourer, worker, b. Plymouth, Devon
   George Yearling, son, single, male, 16 [1874/5], General Labourer, worker, b. Ireland
   Eliza Yearling, daughter, single, female, 16 [1876/7], b. Ireland
   Thomas Yearling, son, male, 15 [1875/6], Errand boy, b. Ireland
   Alice Yearling, daughter, female, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Charles Yearling, son, male, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Samuel Yearling, son, male, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Frederick Yearling, son, male, 2 [1888/9], b. East Stonehouse, Devon

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2012; Folio 70; Page 34, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 25 Cambridge Street, Plymouth, Devon
   2 rooms occupied
   Thomas G. Yearling, head, married, male, 24 [1876/7], Plasterer, worker, b. Ireland
   Annie Yearling, wife, married, female, 27 [1873/4], b. Plymouth, Devon
   Florence M. Yearling, daughter, female, 5 [1895/6], b. Plymouth, Devon
   William J. Yearling, son, male, 3 [1897/8], b. Plymouth, Devon
   George H. Yearling, son, male, 1 [1899/1900], b. Plymouth, Devon

5. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 12941; Schedule 322, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 24 Hampton Street, Plymouth, Devon
   3 rooms occupied
   Thomas Yearling, head, male, 34 [1876/7], married 16 years, 9 children born alive, 6 children still living, Labourer (Rivetter) - Government Dockyard, worker, b. Co. Kerry
   Annie Yearling, wife, female, 37 [1873/4], married, b. Plymouth
   Florence M. Yearling, daughter, female, 15 [1895/6], single, b. Plymouth
   William J.T. Yearling, son, male, 13 [1897/8], single, b. Plymouth
   George H. Yearling, son, male, 11 [1899/1900], single, b. Plymouth
   Harold G. Yearling, son, male, 9 [1901/2], single, b. Plymouth
   Ivy W. Yearling, daughter, female, 4 [1906/7], single, b. Plymouth
   Irene M. Yearling, daughter, female, 1 [1909/10], single, b. Plymouth

6.   UK, Railway Employment Records.

   Registers of crews on ships belonging to the Great Western Railway:
   Yearling, Thomas / age 32 / born Co. Kerry / started 29 Feb 1908 / Fireman / left Jul 1910

7.   United Kingdom. UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1853-1928.

   Summary:
   Name: Thomas Yearling
   Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1880
   Place of Birth: Watervale [sic], Kerry
   Occupation: Plasterer
   Enlisted: 8 Sep 1904 for 12 years
   Height: 5'7½"
   Hair: light brown
   Eyes: brown
   Complexion: fresh
   Discharged: 4 Jul 1907 - "Invalided dis[ease] of Kidneys"

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Thomas Gilbert YEARLING, December 1929, Totnes Registration District, Volume 5b, page 232, age 54 [1874/5]