Alexander William Yetman (b. 1886)
Occupation: Printer (1905); Clerk (1911, 1913); Photographer (1918); Musician (1929)
Parents: Levi Yetman (1847-1925) & Anne Flora Macdonald Stewart (b. 1856)
Sibling: Mabel Rosamond Augusta Yetman (b. 1880)
Spouse: Kathleen Lyford (b. 1884)
Children (3): Florence May Yetman (b. 1910), Pearl Alexandra Yetman (b. 1913), Zena Kathleen Yetman (b. 1919)
Life Events:
| [Year] | [Date] | [Age] | [Event] | |||
| 1886 | Sep 3 | Born in London, England [1] | ||||
| 1891 | [4-5y] | Lived at 17 Albermarle St, St. George Southwark registration district, Surrey, England [7] | ||||
| 1901 | [14-15y] | Lived in (Chichester House), Brighton, Brighton, England [8] | ||||
| 1905 | Oct 19 | [19y, 1m, 16d] | Emigrated from Middlesex, England [2] | |||
| " | Oct 27 | [19y, 1m, 24d] | Immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada [2] aboard the ship Bavarian, from Liverpool, England, to Montreal, Canada. Passenger list states that Alexander was heading for Toronto. |
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| 1910 | Jan 5 | [23y, 4m, 2d] | Married Kathleen Lyford (b. 1884) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada [14, 15] | |||
| " | Nov 17 | [24y, 2m, 14d] | - birth of daughter Florence May Yetman (b. 1910) in Ontario, Canada [9, 16] | |||
| 1911 | [24-25y] | Lived at 35 Austin A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [9] | ||||
| 1913 | Jul 6 | [26y, 10m, 3d] | - birth of daughter Pearl Alexandra Yetman (b. 1913) at 37 Austin St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada [15] | |||
| ~ | 1918 | Dec | [~32y, 3m] | Emigrated from Toronto, Ontario, Canada [3] | ||
| " | Dec 11 | [32y, 3m, 8d] | Immigrated to Lancing, Sussex, England [3] aboard the ship Tunisian, from St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, to Liverpool, England. |
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| ? | Immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada [5, 6] alexander arrived by sea from England to New York, arriving on 18 Dec 1929, and then took an L.V.R. Train from New York to Toronto. |
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| 1919 | Nov 20 | [33y, 2m, 17d] | - birth of daughter Zena Kathleen Yetman (b. 1919) in Douglas House, Lancing, Sussex, England [10, 17, 18] | |||
| ? | Emigrated from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [4, 5] | |||||
| ? | Lived at 11 Bowen Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [10] | |||||
| ? | Lived at 79 Oxford Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [4, 10] | |||||
| ? | Aug 25 | Died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada [11, 12] | ||||
| Buried in Section 8 Lot 7592, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [11, 13] | ||||||
Census information:
| Census | Name | Age | Birth | Birth Date | Religion | Origin | Occ. | Father's Birth | Immigrated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Alexander W Yetman | 4 | London | ||||||
| 1901 | Alec W. Yetman | 14 | '' | Pupil | |||||
| 1911 | Alexander Yetman | 24 | England | Sept 1886 | Methodist | England | Clerk | 1905 | |
| 1921 | Alexander W. Yetman | 34y 10m | London | ||||||
| 1931 | Alex William Yetman | 44 | England | Church of England | English | Band Musician | England | 1905 |
Notes
- The following information was obtained from the Canadian National
Archives, RG 150 box 10637 file 44, and gives pertinent information
about Alexander during his service in World War I in the 15th Battalion
of the Canadian army (regiment #27557)
Date Place Event 5 Aug 1914 Toronto, Canada Joined the 15th Battalion 18 Sep 1914 Valcartier, Canada Attestation papers signed 14 Apr 1915 Canada Discharged to duty 15 Apr 1915 Canada Embarked to France 21 Jun 1915 France During a gas attack, taken as prisoner of war to a Kriegsgefangenenlager (POW camp) in Gottigen 27 Jul 1916 Unofficially reported to be at Mannheim, Baden 23 Aug 1916 Murren, Switzerland Officially reported to be interned at hospital in Murren, Switzerland with "nervous prostration" 14 Sep 1917 London, England Repatriated and admitted to 1st London General Hospital in Camberwell 17 Sep 1917 London, England Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Bearwood Park, Wokingham. Diagnosed with phthisis and bronchitis, the latter from constant exposure to cold and damp atmosphere. 30 Sep 1917 London, England Termination of service from the 15th battalion. 17 Oct 1917 Liverpool, England Set sail back to Canada aboard H.S. Araquay 28 Oct 1917 Halifax, Canada Arrived in Canada 3 Nov 1917 Toronto, Canada Admitted to Spadina hospital for further treatment. - In 1918,Alex left Canada with his family and father to go to England to “to take over estate left for him” and returned to his family in Toronto (23 Shudell Ave) in 1929 [source: [5]]. His wife's ship passenger list record states that he was living at “11 Bowdery's Lane” in “High Wickham”. The closest street name in present day High Wycombe would be either Bowers Lane or Bowden Lane.
Sources:
[1] - World War I Attestation Paper (27557)
[2] - Passenger list from the ship Bavarian (27 October 1905, p15).
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[3] - Passenger list from the ship Tunisian (11 Dec 1918, p23).
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[4] - UK outward passenger list for the ship S.S. Olympic (11 Dec 1929, p1).
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[5] - Canadian Immigration Service, 19 December 1929.
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[6] - Canadian Border Crossings, 19 December 1929.
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[7] - 1891 Census [St George (1), London, England, row 24]
[8] - 1901 Census [Brighton (1), Brighton, England, row 9]
[9] - 1911 Census [Toronto West (1), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, row 2]
[10] - Passenger list from the ship Albertic (17 November 1929), p 188.
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[11] - Cemetery Records
[12] - Andrew Philip Billyard
[13] - Robert Milo Billyard & Evelyn Kathleen (née Dawe) Billyard
[14] - Passenger list from the ship Lake Champlain, departure (28 June 1904, p4)
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[15] - Ontario Birth Registry for Pearl Yetman (1913:09098)
[16] - Ontario Birth Registry for Florence May Yetman (1910:09942)
[17] - English Birth Registry for Zena Kathleen Yetman (GRO 1919, v2b, p494 c108, Steyning)
[18] - Obituary for Zena Kathleen (nee Yetman) Elson (https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/11596861/Zena-Elson)
Last updated 12 Oct 2025 by Andrew Billyard
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