Person:William Yelland (11)

FROM THE ST.STEPHEN IN BRANNEL LAND TAX REDEMPTIONS - 1799:
     The Land Tax was introduced in 1692 and was a tax on the land which people owned.
Land Tax assessments are a record of all taxpayers in each parish or township, and give
the names of the owner and occupiers of the land, a description of the property and the
tax levied. From 1780 to 1832 the assessments were the only means of listing voters,
with those who owned property worth two pounds or more annually qualifying to vote.
     From 1798 landowners were able to redeem the tax with a payment equal to 15 years
tax, and the Land Tax Redemption Certificates describe the property, the occupiers and
the sum redeemed. However, the names of these owners remained in the assessments for
voting purposes.
PROPERTY              OCCUPIER        FEE (£.s.d.) OWNER
Part of Carpella      Wm YELLAND      7s           Lord Camelford
Part of Carpella      Wm YELLAND      5s.10d       Lord Camelford
Foxhole & Miners      Wm YELLAND      £2.0s.9d     Lord Camelford

1805 Beneficiary in will of brother Thomas, received one shilling.

!FROM THE ST.STEPHEN IN BRANNEL PARISH REGISTER OF BURIALS:
Date          Name              Abode        Age
17 MAR 1826   WILLIAM YELLAND   ST.STEPHEN   85

!FROM THE WILL OF WILLIAM YELLAND DATED 10 FEB 1826. PROVED 24 JUN 1826:
This is the last will and testament of me
William Yelland of the parish of St Stephens
in Brannell in the county of Cornwall yeoman
being at this time of sound mind and memory
thanks be to God for the same
First I give unto my beloved wife Elizabeth
Yelland during her natural life all that
tenement called Miners Lower Goveseth
situate in the parish of St Stephens
Allso I give unto my wife so long as she remain
a widow and no longer two pounds per year
to be paid her during her life to be paid her
by my executor John Yelland out of my
tenement called Foxhole allso I give her
one pound per year during her natural
life to be paid her by my son Thomas Yelland
out of my tenement called Carpella with full
power to distain as in case of rent allso I
give her the best bed in my house at the time
of my demise and other necessary household
goods suitable for a single woman and allso
my parler or higher part of the house I
now occupy for her to live in during
her life
allso I give unto my son Thomas Yelland
all that tenement called Carpella situate
in the parish of St Stephens excepted only
the two dwelling houses gardens and town
place now in the possession of of John Yelland
and William Crowl which said dwelling
houses and primises will be hereafter given
subject to the payment of one pound year
to my wife so long as she remain a widdow
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                  still continued
I give unto my son Richard Yelland all
them two dwelling houses gardens and primises
being part of Carpella now in the posession
of John Yelland and William Crowl also
I give him all that tenement called
Lovedays tenement and fifty pounds to
be paid him in one year after my decease
by my executor hereafter named
I give unto my four daughters Mary
Yelland Honour Bullock Elizabeth
Common and Hannah Yelland fifteen
pounds each to be paid to each of them
in one year after my decease by my
executor hereafter named
all the rest residue and remainder of my
goods chattles and effects moveable or in
moveable of what sort or nature whatsoever
I may die posessed of I give and bequeath
unto my son John Yelland whome I make
and ordain my hole and sole executor of
this my last will and testament revoking
all former wills by me made in witness
hereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this tenth day of February one thousand
eight hundred and twenty six

signed sealed and         }
declared in the presence  }
of us and of each other   }
the day above written     }   the
witness                   }   sign   x   of
John Varcoe               }    William Yelland
the sign  x  of           }
John Yelland elder        )
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