Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush

In July 1897, the steamship, Portland, arrive in Seattle, Washington, with a load of gold from the Yukon. The cry went out around the world that gold had been found in the Klondike area of northwestern Canada. Thousands of people packed up their belongings and set off for the Yukon. The cheapest and quickest passage was from Skagway and Dyea in Alaska, up the Chilkoot Trail. At Sheep Camp the climb became a horror. It was a 45 degree half mile incline of snow covered stepsand impossible for packhorses. The prospectors had the choice of paying the Tlingit Natives to pack their goods over the pass or backpack their goods themselves. The Canadian Mounties had a station on the Border where each person had to have the equivalent of a year supplies of goods before they could enter Canada. Many just sold what goods they had and went homeas they still had a very long way to go. The Chilkoot Pass ended at Lake Bennet. Here they had to buy or make rough boats to sail the length of the lake to connect with the head waters of the Yukon River and sail on to Dawson City.

To mark the centennial of the Klondike Gold Rush, the Dawson City Museum has listed those in their records who participated in the gold rush. They have a database built from birth and death records, mining records, plus post office records and more. There were three people of interested to us.

In 1903, a Thomas Charles YOULE had room #107 at the Queen Waiter Louvre Cafe in Dawson City, Yukon. He applied for a mining grant 30 June 1907 at Dawson testifying that he had placed his marker on 14 July 1906 at 11:30 am for a claim of 500 feet and that he staked up two legal posts and one of the posts was a new upstream discovery. This was probably the same T. C. YOULE who died 17 October 1907 in a Seattle Hotel. (We will try and obtain a death record for Thomas to see if we can find out more about him).

Charles YULE was in Dawson City but left for Skagway, Alaska on 5 June 1905

John YULE never did file a claim. He is listed as a miner but left Dawson City for Fairbanks in 1905. (We will check the Alaska Archives for more information on these two YULES).

Marriages:

19 Feb. 1879, Monfeith, Angus.

David White YULE aged 47, Baker. F. William Yule (dec.) M. Elizabeth Markan (dec.)

Jane CRABB (widow) F. Peter GRAY, M. Isabella FYFE

both of Monfeith

On 1900 Census for Ohio, USA

10 April 1901, Craigie, Perth

Henry YUILLE aged 24, Insurance Company Cashier, F. David YUILLE, M. Elizabeth LECKIE

Robina MILLER aged 24 F. Robert MILLER, M. Jessie DICK

both of Craigie, Perth

Immigrated to the United States in 1906.

Probate Records:

James YULE died 23 May 1877, Cairntrodlie, Peterhead, Aberdeen, brick manufacturer

To: Ann JAFFRAY, widow

James HUTCHINSON, Sutter, New Zealand

James YULE, East India Merchant, Fenchurch, London

James YULE, merchant of Cairntrodolie, Peterhead, Aberdeen.

Died 24 December 1884, 40 Sydenham Park, Kent, England

To: Margaret YULE, 20 Ashley Road, Aberdeen

Anne Yule MILLER, wife of J. W. Miller of East India

Hilda YULE, died 6 February 1889, of Whitehill, Peterhead

daughter of late Alexander Hutchinson YULE, East India merchant.

To: William Alexander YULE next of kin.

Elizabeth Lang YUILLE, died 23 November 1891, of Kingsgate, Aberdeen

To: Margaret Skelton YUILL

Margaret Skelton YUILLE died 21 February 1898 at El Busalich, Edfan, Egypt.

To: James Henry SCOTT, brother-in-law, merchant, 22 Bulliter Street, London.

Hugh ANDERSON, cousin, Cambridge, England

Kenneth ANDERSON, cousin, London

John YUILLE, died 4 January 1878, Tarbet, Argyll, fisherman, Loch Fyne

To: Mary BLACK widow of Thomas LAING, next of kin.

Alexander YUILLE died 1 November 1875, Greenock

To: Jane SMITH widow of William BOWLER, Hansworth, Birmingham, next of Kin

Andrew Buchanan YULE died 9 June 1879, Bath, England

To: Andrew Buchanan of Auchlinforlie

George YULE STANGE of Watkins

Robert STRANG

Archibald Buchanan YULE, died 31 December 1881, Victoria, New South Wales, Aust.

To: George YULE STRANG, Watkins

Robert STRANG

James KEYDEN

Jane RETTIE YULE died 28 August 1921, of Methlick, Tarves, Aberdeen

To: George YULE, Little Ardo, Balingup, West Australia

Mary Ann YULE or MACKIE daughter

Janet YULE died 1920 Coatbridge, Lanark

To: John YULE, railway signalman, Adelaide, South Australia

Alexander YULE, died 18 July 1905, Mussleburgh, Mid Lothian

Boot and shoe merchant; Grayfield Sq. Edinburgh

To: James YULE, boot and shoe merchant, Edinburgh

William YULE

George YULE, medical officer of Health for Orange River Colony, Bloemfontein, S. A.

Jessie Lumsden YULE widow.

Angus to Massachusetts

Alexander YULE b.ca 1820 married 1 November 1846, Montrose, Angus, to Mary Ann Bruce.

Alexander was a master mariner.

Children were:

David b. 19 April 1848, Montrose, Angus.

Christopher Bruce b. 1853, Tynemouth, Northumberland.

Christopher Bruce YULE b. ca. 1853, Sydney Street, Tynemouth, Northumberland died Quincy, Massachusetts.

Christopher YULE is listed as a grocer in 1880, provision merchant, Bridge of Dee, in 1889 and an agent for the London Checque Bank at 71 Holburn Street, Aberdeen. He immigrated to the United States in 1892 and became naturalized in 1901.

Christopher married 23 February 1876, Whitehouse Street, Aberdeen, to Elizabeth Isabella Ray CAMPBELL daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (LOVIE) CAMPBELL. She was born 1844 and died 26 January 1880, Old Macher, Aberdeen. She was the widow of Henry COUTTES. They had one child Christopher b.ca. 1877.

Christopher married Barbara Cay, daughter of William and Barbara (BADENOCH) CAY who was born 1853 and died 26 February 1887, Old Macher, Aberdeen. Elizabeth YULE is listed as his aunt b. 1825 Dun. Forfar on 1881 census.

On 23 April 1889, Montrose, Angus, he married Mary Ann Stephen, daughter of John and Catherine Spence (Ritchie) Stephen. She was born 17 July 1861, Peterculter, Aberdeen and died 2 October 1962, Quincy, Massachusetts.

Children:

Charles B. B. January 1890, Scotland

Archibald b. August 1891, Scotland

Catherine Jeannette b. April 1893 Massachusetts

Douglas

Stephen b. September 1897 Massachusetts

Obituary from Quincy News, October 2, 1962

Mrs. C. B. YULE died in Quincy, aged 101

One of the oldest residents of Quincy, Mrs. Mary A. (Stephen) YULE, 101 years old, died this morning at Quincy City Hospital where she had been admitted Sept. 29.

Owned Boarding House

Mrs. YULE had formerly lived at 138 Franklin Street, Quincy, before an injury forced her to move to a Braintree Nursing Home last July.

Mrs. YULE was born in Coulter, Scotland, on July 17, 1861, where she lived the first 31 years of her life. She came to America in 1892 with her husband, the late Christopher B. YULE, and their first two children. The family settled in Charlestown where they opened a restaurant for railroad workers.

In 1904, Mr. YULE became the manager of the restaurant at the Fore River Shipyard and the family moved to Quincy. Mrs. YULE bought the old Fedderan homestead in Quincy Point for a boarding house, which was known as "Yule's Hotel".

In 1909, Mrs. YULE purchased an automobile and became, reportedly, the first woman in Quincy to own an automobile.

At the age of 74, she toured the world alone from Texas to New Orleans to California, Hawaii, Malta, Gibraltar, Australia, New Zealand, France, England and Scotland.

Mrs. Yule had lived in Quincy for more than 60 years, during these years she had never failed to vote. Her daughter, Mrs. Catherine (YULE) Woodbury, said that her greatest regret probably would be that she would not be able to vote in the coming election.

She was active in the Loyal Ladies of Clan McGregor of Quincy also at the Quincy Point Congregational Church in her younger years.

Other than her daughter, she is survived by four sons, Charles B. YULE of Maryland, Archie YULE of Buskin, Florida, Douglas YULE of Hull. And Stephen Yule of Hingham; a step-daughter, Mrs. Alice Mosher of Quincy, and a brother, John Spence of Brockton. Mrs. Yule is also survived by 10 grandchildren twelve great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Funeral arrangements are being made at the Deware Brothers Funeral Home, 576 Hancock Street, Wollaston.

New Zealand Herald anniversary and death notices 1934-1970

YULE - PATERSON

12 February 1913 in the home of Mr. And Mrs. BUXTON, New Brighton, by Rev. David L. LANYON. Mary youngest daughter of Mr. And Mrs. William PATTERSON to George, youngest son, of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas YULE. Both parties from Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

(P. A.) Rev. Geo. M. and Mrs. YULE 12 Trimmer Terr., Papatoetoe (September 3 1963)

YUILL - ALSTON

2 February 1923 at Larkhall, Scotland. James eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. YUILL, Larkhall to Agnes NAIRN, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. ALSTON, Larkhall. (P. A.) Tanners Road, Mangere (February 1 1948)

Mr. Arthur Leslie YULE of Clavdelands, aged 85 years, died 14 July 1964. He was born Invercargill and moved to Hamilton in 1910 where he lived until retirement in 1953. He was a dentist. He is survived by his wife and one daughter.

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From Civil Registration Marriages, Lanark:

James YUILL aged 25, a baker, of Union Street, Larkhall,; father Robert YUILL, mother Margaret ROSS. Married 2 February 1923 Larkhall to Agnes N. ALSTON, typist, of 11 Neil Street, Larkhall, Father John Alston, joiner and mother Agnes NAIRN.

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Extract from Uniting United Church in the Western Australia Synod, Australia.

YULE, David Maillar, 49, labourer, born Cathcart, Renfrew, married Thelma Ellen Mary RUDDAWAY. Father John Crawford YULE, mining engineer and mother, Isabella SCOTT. (March 6, 1949 Geraldton.)

John Crawford YUIL , son of David Mailler YULE and Mary CRAWFORD was born 5 January 1870, Lesmahagow, Lanark.

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