Thomas Yeo and Mary Willcock

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Thomas Yeo (baptised 1790 at Lansallos, son of John Yeo and Elizabeth Wallish) married Mary Willcock at Lansallos in 1819. They baptised two children at Polperro:
– Samuel Yeo (see below)
– Betsey Yeo (see below)
and six sons at Lansallos:
– Thomas Yeo (see below)
– Benjamin Yeo (see below)
– George Yeo (baptised 1833)
– John Yeo (baptised 1835)
– Richard Yeo (baptised 1838)
– William Yeo (baptised 1843).

Samuel Yeo (1820–1890, son of Thomas Yeo and Mary Willcock) was baptised at Polperro. He married Mary Grace Rendle née Langmaid [note 1] in 1845. Their two daughters were born at Polperro:
– Mary Yeo (1855–1876)
– Georgina Yeo (1859–1915 [note 2], married William Charles Jolliff).

Betsey Yeo (baptised 1827 at Polperro, daughter of Thomas Yeo and Mary Willcock) married Samuel Yeo. Their son was born at Talland:
– George Yeo (1855–1924, emigrated to Ontario, had a son and a daughter with his wife Susan).

Thomas Yeo (baptised 1822 at Lansallos, son of Thomas Yeo and Mary Willcock) married Sophia Gedge. Their daughter and son were born at Talland:
– Mary Yeo (born 1849)
– Thomas Yeo (see below).

Benjamin Yeo (baptised 1830 at Lansallos, son of Thomas Yeo and Mary Willcock) married Sarah Northcott. Their three children were born at Polperro:
– Mary Edith Yeo (born 1858)
– George Albert Yeo (born 1860)
– John Yeo (born 1864).

Thomas Yeo (1858–1937, son of Thomas Yeo and Sophia Gedge) married Mary Susanna Burt. They had three children:
– John Yeo (1883–1959, married Ethel Mary Fletcher)
– Beatrice Mary Yeo (1888–1967, married Ernest Tamblin)
– Richard Edwin Yeo (1891–1920).

This pedigree is based on unfinished research by Sheila Yeo – many of the details require confirmation. Please Contact Us if you can add to or correct the information shown.

Notes
1. Widow of John Rendle.
2. Birth registered as Georgiana Yeo.

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