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George Henry Yeo (1831–1889, son of John Yeo and Mary Ann Saunders) married Mary Ann Knowlson in Devon in 1861 [note 1]. George’s work as a coastguard involved at least two changes of location; he and Mary Ann had eleven children [note 2]. The first four were born on the Isle of Wight:
– George Henry Yeo (1862–1935, married Elizabeth Emma Taylor, five children including George Knowlson Yeo)
– John Edward Yeo
– Mary Ann Yeo (1865–1951, married John Saunders Yeo) [note 3]
– Susan Ann Yeo (born 1867, married Thomas Whitaker)
the next four after they moved to Littleham in south Devon:
– William Charles Yeo (1868–1957, married Maud Annie Gower, two children)
– James Thomas Yeo (1871–1960, married Eleanor Frances O’Brien, two daughters, died in New Zealand)
– Eliza Yeo
– Alfred Yeo (1874–1922)
and the final three after they moved to Liverpool:
– Emily Louisa Yeo (1876–1943, married John Highton)
– Charles Arthur Yeo (1878–1934, married Bertha Young, five children)
– Benjamin Edmund Yeo (1879–1924).
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Notes
1. Married at the parish church of St Mary, Devonport. Mary Ann was recorded as Mary Ann Jane in the baptism records of two of her children and when her death was registered.
2. As researched by their great x3 granddaughter Clare Bishop.
3. Marriage subject to confirmation.