Guild of One-Name Studies
One-name studies, Genealogy
Study: Yearsdon
Variants: Earsdon
Category: 3 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way on a global basis.
Contact: Mrs Claire Travis
YEARSDON has a small numbers of occurrences with just around twenty people who were either born, married or died a YEARSDON. The earliest date recorded of YEARSDON in its true form is 1826 and is mainly from the north east of England.
These individuals can be found in a tree called 'Yearsdon Family Tree - just Yearsdon's' on Ancestry.
However there are occurrences that are likely to be variants that date back to 1660's.
YEARSDON is the main form but has been recorded as
Yearsden, Yeardon, Yearden Earsdon, Earsden
Whilst searching newspapers online, an entry from The Scotman 3rd August 1825, describes the route from Felton to Helm-Hill (Northumberland) and then on to Yearsdon Moor before continuing from Yearsdon to Morpeth.
On a modern map Earsdon Moor can be found just off the A1 south of Felton.
As a distinct place to Earsdon, a village in the borough of North Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It sits on the border of Northumberland,
Wishful thinking, if anyone finds any evidence that a YEARSDON did something other be a merchant seaman I would love to hear.
Using the name YEARSDON there were
13 Registered births (1837-1975) 4 People in 1841 census (but the name had been indexed EARLDON) 4 People in 1851 census 2 People in 1861 census (but two others gave/recorded name as DAVIDSON) 2 People in 1871 census (same as 1861 but now YARSDEN) (plus 2 DAVIDSONS now PEARSON) 3 People in 1881 census (1 of the YARSDENs is now YERSDON) 4 People in 1891 census 5 People in 1901 census (but indexed SEARSOTLER) 3 People in 1911 census (plus another 3 recorded as FEARSDON) 8 People in 1921 census
Have found 7 indexed as YEARSDON in 1921 Census. Most as 2 households, brothers John and Wilburn. The other brother Bob has returned from the 1914/18 war and as expected was in Greenwich Hospital (Died November 1921). This was indexed as GEANDOR. James YEARSDON (expect a typo) was in the Royal Artillery and New Zealand 1914-1916 and there is no evidence he came back to the UK.
People currently* (Apr 2021) using the name as a surname = 1
* to the best of my knowledge there is only one other use of the name as a given name.
North
Jarrow South Shields Hull
South
London Slough
Research is stored in a number of trees across various online platforms.
The main tree for supporting the One-Name study is Yearsdon Family Tree - just Yearsdon's on Ancestry.co.uk
Also in Ancestry is 'A Yearsdon Connection' which contains siblings and cousins plus branches of dna matches.
Direct ancestor trees are also maintained on MyHeritage and WikiTree.
Unfortunately there is no Y-chromosome left to do any analysis.
However, my first DNA profile gave an curious set of results. There is no marker from East Yorkshire, Durham or Northumberland. Subsequent test with other companies gives England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and 'Germanic Europe'
My DNA profile is on GedMatch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, LivingDNA and myFTDNA with the hope one day I might find some more answers.
YEARSDONs EARSDONs and other bits that are considered relevant can be found as a public tree on Ancestry
WikiTree: Yearsdon-1
GedMatch: AM9257339 JM3284090 AK6403378
Contact me at yearsdon@one-name.org
I am not researching TRAVIS or variant TRAVERS. There is a TRAVIS /TRAVERS study registered. Please search to get details
Guild Member since 1999