Kathleen Lyford (b. 1884)
(Yetman)
Known As: Katie
Occupation: Gum Maker (1901)
Parents: William Lyford (b. 1850) & Mary Jane Gard (b. 1853)
Siblings (9): Robert Lyford (b. 1876), Elizabeth Lyford (b. 1879), Alice Lyford (b. 1881), Clara Lyford (b. 1886), Bertha Lyford (b. 1889), Albert Lyford (b. 1891), Burtrand Lyford (b. 1894), William Lyford (b. 1896), Edward Lyford (b. 1898)
Spouse: Alexander William Yetman (b. 1886)
Children (3): Florence May Yetman (b. 1910), Pearl Alexandra Yetman (b. 1913), Zena Kathleen Yetman (b. 1919)
Life Events:
| [Year] | [Date] | [Age] | [Event] | |||
| 1884 | Mar 13 | Born in Bridgewater, Somerset, England [1, 2] | ||||
| 1887 | Jul 28 | [3y, 4m, 15d] | Emigrated from England [3] | |||
| " | Aug 6 | [3y, 4m, 24d] | Immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada [3] aboard the ship Sardinian, from Liverpool, England, to Quebec City, Canada. Passenger records states that they Lyford family were heading to Toronto. |
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| 1891 | [6-7y] | Lived in St. Lawrence Ward, Toronto East, Ontario, Canada [7] | ||||
| 1901 | [16-17y] | Lived in Toronto East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [2] | ||||
| 1910 | Jan 5 | [25y, 9m, 23d] | Married Alexander William Yetman (b. 1886) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada [12, 13] | |||
| " | Nov 17 | [26y, 8m, 4d] | - birth of daughter Florence May Yetman (b. 1910) in Ontario, Canada [8, 14] | |||
| 1911 | [26-27y] | Lived at 35 Austin A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [8] | ||||
| 1913 | Jul 6 | [29y, 3m, 23d] | - birth of daughter Pearl Alexandra Yetman (b. 1913) at 37 Austin St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada [13] | |||
| ~ | 1918 | Dec | [~34y, 9m] | Emigrated from Toronto, Ontario, Canada [4] | ||
| " | Dec 11 | [34y, 8m, 28d] | Immigrated to Lancing, Sussex, England [4] aboard the ship Tunisian, from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, to Liverpool, England. |
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| ? | Immigrated to 23 Shudell Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [6] aboard S.S. Albertic, from Liverpool, England, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
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| 1919 | Nov 20 | [35y, 8m, 7d] | - birth of daughter Zena Kathleen Yetman (b. 1919) in Douglas House, Lancing, Sussex, England [6, 15, 16] | |||
| ? | Emigrated from England [5, 6] | |||||
| ? | Lived at 11 Bowdreys Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [5] | |||||
| ? | Mar 14 | Died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada [9, 10] | ||||
| Buried in Section 8 Lot 7592, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [9, 11] | ||||||
Witness to the marriage of Norman A Montgomery & Elizabeth Lyford
Census information:
| Census | Name | Age | Birth | Birth Date | Religion | Origin | Occ. | Father's Birth | Mother's Birth | Immigrated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Kate Lyford | 7 | England | Salvation Army | England | England | ||||
| 1901 | Katie Lyford | 17 | Engalnd | May 13 1884 | '' | English | Gum Maker | 1886 | ||
| 1911 | Katheline Yetman | 27 | England | Mar 1884 | Methodist | England | none | 1888 | ||
| 1921 | Kate Yetman | 36y 3m | Toronto Canada | |||||||
| 1931 | Kate Yetman | 47 | England | Church of England | English | Housemaker | England | 1886 |
Notes
- Kate immigrated to Canada in 1887 with her mother Jane and siblings Robert, Elizabeth, Alice & Clara.
- In 1929, when Kate returned to Canada with her youngest daughter Zena, she was reunited with her two other daughters, Flora and Pearl, who had arrived a year earlier and were staying with her sister Elizabeth and brother-in-law Norman Montgomery.
Sources:
[1] - English Birth Index for Kathleen Lyford (GRO 1884, v5c p381)
[2] - 1901 Census [Toronto East (1), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, row 35]
[3] - Passenger list from the ship Sardinian (6 Aug 1887, p2).
[4] - Passenger list from the ship Tunisian (11 Dec 1918, p23).
[5] - UK outward passenger list for the ship S.S. Albertic (9 Nov 1929, p4).
[6] - Passenger list from the ship Albertic (17 November 1929), p 188.
[7] - 1891 Census [Toronto East (1), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, row 18]
[8] - 1911 Census [Toronto West (1), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, row 3]
[9] - Cemetery Records
[10] - Andrew Philip Billyard
[11] - Robert Milo Billyard & Evelyn Kathleen (née Dawe) Billyard
[12] - Passenger list from the ship Lake Champlain, departure (28 June 1904, p4)
[13] - Ontario Birth Registry for Pearl Yetman (1913:09098)
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[14] - Ontario Birth Registry for Florence May Yetman (1910:09942)
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[15] - English Birth Registry for Zena Kathleen Yetman (GRO 1919, v2b, p494 c108, Steyning)
[16] - Obituary for Zena Kathleen (nee Yetman) Elson (https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/11596861/Zena-Elson)
Last updated 28 Feb 2024 by Andrew Billyard
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