William Yaw (1754–1829) married Betty Galsworthy at Tiverton in 1786. They were both previously unmarried and appear to have been resident in the parish, as banns of marriage had been read there. They baptised four children at the same church:
– Elizabeth Yaw (1789–1875, married George Melhuish)
– John Yaw (1792–1843, served in the Grenadier Guards)
– Mary Yaw (baptised 1794, died as a child)
– William Yaw (1797–1832)
and then moved to Cheriton Fitzpaine, where three further children were baptised, with their surname recorded as Yaw or Yawe:
– Mary Yaw (baptised 1799, appears to have died as an infant)
– Mary Yawe (baptised 1802)
– Joseph Yawe (see below).
Betty was buried at Cheriton Fitzpaine in 1851.
Joseph Yaw (1804–1876, son of William Yaw and Betty Galsworthy) married Sarah Lavercombe at Poughill, near Crediton in 1833. They lived at Cheriton Fitzpaine, where they had five children. Their surname was recorded as Yeo in their baptism records:
– Mary Anne Yeo (1833–1897)
– William Yeo (1839–1890, married Harriet Fouracres, nine children)
– John Yeo (see John Yeo and Alice Jane Bull)
– Emily Yeo (1847–1869, married Charles Royal)
– George Yeo (see below).
George Yeo (1850–1918, son of Joseph Yaw and Sarah Lavercombe) married Maria Warren. They had nine children, including:
– George Yeo (1870–1962, married Emma Collacott, six children) [note 1]
– John Yeo (1871–1915, died in France see John Yeo of the Devonshire Regiment)
– William Yeo (1874–1948, married Florence Annie Symonds, three children)
– Frank Yeo (see Frank Yeo and Emily Mary Ann Davey)
– Walter Yeo (1879–1957)
– James Yeo
– Albert Yeo (1885–1964, married Elizabeth Ellen Way).
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For further information on this family see Descendants of Thomas Yea of Yea, Wiveliscombe.
Note
1. David Yaw has found an attestation paper signed by George when he joined the Devonshire Regiment at Exeter in 1888. George agreed to serve in this militia regiment for six years, giving his age as 18, his marital status as single, and his trade as labourer.