William Yeo and Mary Ann Hobbs

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William Yeo (1806–1893, son of William Yeo and Elizabeth Allin) married Mary Ann Hobbs [note 1] at Bradworthy in 1831. According to research by Sheila Yeo, they baptised four children at Kilkhampton before emigrating to Ontario:
– Charlotte Yeo (1832–1899, married Robert Bonetta [note 2] at Kilkhampton in 1858, died in Ontario)
– William Thomas Yeo (see below)
– Elizabeth Sarah Yeo (1835–1918, married William Snow, John Lobb and Richard Gilbert Westaway, died in Ontario)
– John Yeo (see below).

William Thomas Yeo (1833–1923, son of William Yeo and Mary Ann Hobbs [note 3] ) married Charlotte Bailey at Morwenstow in 1857 and emigrated to Ontario, where their nine children were born:
– William Thomas Yeo (1858–1935)
– Elizabeth Sarah Yeo (1859–1931, married William Wickett)
– Mary Ann Yeo (1861–1945, married William Newton)
– Norah Jane Yeo (1864–1946)
– John Albra Yeo (see below)
– Emily Kate Yeo (1867–1939, married William Thomas Wickett)
– Charles Timothy Yeo (see below)
– Charlotte Helena Yeo (1871–1948, married Thomas James Wooldridge)
– Alfred E. Yeo (1874–1875).

John Yeo (1838–1913, son of William Yeo and Mary Ann Hobbs) married Mary Ann Tucker at Morwenstow in 1863. According to research by Sheila Yeo, they emigrated to Ontario and had five children there:
– Florence Maria Yeo (1858–1947)
– Emily Elizabeth Yeo (1864–1941, married Ezra Curtis Haskill)
– Richard Henry Yeo (born 1868)
– William John Yeo (1869–1948, married Evylena Culbert, son Harold Yeo born 1899)
– Ada Matilda Yeo [note 4] (1873–1971, married George Henry Wickett).

John Albra Yeo (1865–1950, son of William Thomas Yeo and Charlotte Bailey) married Meta Jane Metherell. They had two children:
– Charles Yeo (born c1898)
– Helena Maud Yeo (1900–1975).

Charles Timothy Yeo (1870–1918, son of William Thomas Yeo and Charlotte Bailey) married Janet Hamilton Paterson in 1908 at Agincourt, near Toronto. They had two children:
– Margaret Isabelle Yeo (1910–1984, married George A. Slocombe)
William James Yeo.

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Notes
1. For Mary Hobbs, who married William’s brother Philip Yeo, see under Robert Yeo and Elizabeth Elliot.
2.Was Robert related to Selina Bonetto, who married William Henry Yeo of Kilkhampton in 1899?
3. Baptised at Kilkhampton as William Yeo.
4. Also recorded as Ada Melinda Yeo.

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