Susannah Yeo (1771–1819) was the younger of two children of William Yeo and Susannah Coates. She was baptised at Ilfracombe, and married John Edwards there in 1794 [notes 1, 2]. They had six children, including these two sons of the same name:
– William Yeo Edwards (1798–1801)
– William Yeo Edwards (see below).
William Yeo Edwards (1808–1880, youngest son of John Edwards and Susannah Yeo) married twice. With his first wife Maria Gilbert he had seven children, including:
– Frederick Edwards (see below).
With his second wife Clementia Barker he had son:
– William Yeo Edwards (1866–1890, did not marry).
Frederick Edwards (1847–1901, son of William Yeo Edwards and Maria Gilbert, had three children, including:
– Lionel Edwards (1876–1944, first wife Florence Howard) [note 3].
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Notes
1. John later married Ann Leworthy.
2. John and Susannah’s son John Edwards (1800–1860) was a ship broker and merchant ship owner in Bristol.
3. Their son Lionel Yeo Edwards (1903–1949) emigrated to Australia in 1939 on the SS Largs Bay.