Back to main Yeo pageThe Yeos of St Cleer
* John YEO (18-JUN-1813) - (BTWN1846-1851) m. (ABT 1843) Martha BENNETT (1819) - .
* Harold YOULL (191?) - . . . .
* Angus YOULL (191?) - . . . .
* Marie YOULL (192?) - . . .
* Arthur YEO (15-Sep-1889) - (28-Sep-1953) m. (191?) Lilley DUGMORE (30-Jul-189?) - . . . .
* Percy YEO (9-Mar-1891) - (13-Sep-1947) m. (191?) Violet COOK (ABT 1893) - (ABT 1918) . . . . m. (192?) Phoebe UNKNOWN (189?) - . . . .
* Muriel YEO(192?) - . . .
* Ettie YEO (4-Nov-1892) - (1991) m. (18-Aug-1916) Frederick Arnold MATTHEWS (24-Mar-1890) - (14-Jul-1980) . .
* William John YEO (1-Mar-1904) - (9-Jun-1963) m. (192?) Marion UNKNOWN . .
* William YEO (14-Mar-1867) - (23-Feb-1904) m. (17-Sep-1894) Mary SMITH (6-Oct-1872) - (11-Feb-1962) Information from Death Certificate. Lived at Summer Hill for many years. Businessman and later a Miner. 1881 Cornwall census states that William aged 14 years was living at St Cleer and working as a copper miner. He was born in Warleggon. Was on an errand at Brilliant Extended Mine when a rock fell and hit him on the head. His brother Richards' father in law, John Pick was mine manager. . . .
* David BARRETT (4-Jan-1923) - m. (194?) Norma WARNE (28-May-192?) - Retired to Byron Bay NSW . . .
* Olive Muriel YEO (30-Jun-1896) - (30-Sep-1992) m. (20-Apr-1918) William Francis EATHER (2-Nov-1889) - (4-Aug-1952) . . . .
* James Joseph EATHER (23-Jun-1920) - (29-Jan-1925) . . . .
* Margaret Mary EATHER (7-Mar-1924) - m. (28-Apr-1953) John Castle WHITE (28-Aug-1917) - (26-Nov-1970) . . . . * Phyllis Jessie EATHER (22-Mar-1926) - . . .
* Jessie Vera YEO (5-Apr-1901) - (16-Mar-1986) m. (16-Oct-1926) Arthur Charles BOWMAN (19-May-1902) - (6-Aug-1950) Jessie Vera Yeo's Confirmation Day was 11th December 1914.
* Patricia Shirley BOWMAN (17-Jul-1933) - Patricia Bowman was Confirmed at Anglican Church of Transfiguration Norman Park by Bishop Dixon on November 16th 1947. G L Peters was the Rector. . .
* Richard YEO (4-May-1869) - (1-Apr-1949) m. (11-APR-1895) Martha Ann PICK (1867) - (10-Sep-1948) Born in family home "Mennabroom" St Neot. Cornwall 1881 census states that Richard Yeo aged 11 years was a scholar living at St Cleer, but born St Neot. Emmigrated after 1885 to join brother John in Sydney but moved to Charters Tws for gold mining work. Met and married Martha Pick. All their children were bor n in the family home at 47 Anne Street, Charters Towers (the home being passed to them by Martha's father, John Pick.) The Yeo family left Charters Towers in 1915 when mines closed. They sailed to Sydney on "SS Canberra". . . .
* Miriam Naomi YEO (30-Dec-1898) - (28-SEP-1960) m. Jesse Christopher HOWSE ( ) - (BFR 1960) Born in the family home in Anne Street, Charters Towers and attended Richmond Hill State School in Charters Towers. Lived with her family at 37 Beresford Ave, Croydon-Sydney. . . . .
* Miriam HOWSE
* Robin HOWSE
. * Benjamin Reuben YEO (9-Jan-1902) - (02-DEC-1949) m. (22-APR-1933) Millicent Maud MITCHELL (09-OCT-1900) - (07-AUG-1947) Born in the family home at Anne Street Charters Towers and later attended Richmond Hill State School. Ben and his brothers had a billy goat called "Diamond" and a cart with shafts, which they used for fun and collecting wood for the stove etc. The nanny goats were kept for domestic milk. Was living 39 Goodlet St, Ashfield in 1948 at the time of his mothers' and fathers' death. . . . .
* Valerie Millicent YEO (10-JUN-1939) - m. (11-MAR-1972) Cyril DICK (ABT 1936) - Valerie lived with Stan and Lillian Mitchell after her parents died. . . .
* Martha Ruth Dorcus YEO (21-JUN-1906) - (25-JUN-1960) Born in the family home at Anne Street, Charters Towers and later attended Richmond Hill State School with brothers and sisters. Outside the back gate of the home in Anne Street was a mine mullock heap and lots of fun was had by the young girls in the family sliding down the mullock heap on a sheat of corrugated iron. Was living at 20 Melville St, Ashbury -her family home until her death. Ruth never married. . . .
* Esther Elizabeth Wilton YEO (15-FEB-1909) - (04-AUG-1996) m. (06-DEC-1932) Roy Robert BRIEN (31-JUL-1905) - (03-MAY-1966) Born in the family home at Anne Street Charters Towers and later attended Richmond Hill State School with other members of the family. Esther recalls how she used to walk with her sister Ruth (Martha Ruth) all the way up Boundary Street, over a creek bridge then further up to the school. They had no books in those days so used a slate and slate pencil. Esther remembered sharpening the slate pencil on a concrete storm water drain which bordered the school. They would sit in the classroom on forms at long benches with ink well . . . .
* Patricia Florence BRIEN (10-OCT-1941) - . . . .
* Beverley Gwendoline BRIEN (10-JAN-1946) -
* Robert Wilton BRIEN (06-DEC-1947) - . . .
* Annie Rebekah Abagail YEO (07-DEC-1911) - m. (ABT 1935) Henry BELL (ABT 1910) - Born in the family home at Anne Street, Charters Towers. Was only four years o old when the family sailed on the "Canberra" to Sydney in 1915. . . . .
* Jeanette BELL (ABT 1940) - . .
* Theodora YEO (21-May-1871) - (27-JAN-1874) . .
* Moses YEO (6-Sep-1873) - (5-Oct-1957) m. (12-Aug-1896) Florence Ethel LAKE (22-Jan-1873) - (26-Apr-1953) 1881 Cornwall Census shows Moses aged 7 living at St Cleer, occupation-scholar Also states he was born in St Cleer. Moses and Ethel had no children. . .
* Martha Ellen YEO (7-Nov-1875) - (27-DEC-1875) . .
* Aaron YEO (14-Nov-1877) - (08-JUN-1886) 1881 Census Cornwall states Aaron was a boy aged 3 years, living at St Cleer, Also born at St Cleer. Died as a boy aged 10/12 years old. . .
* Alonzo YEO (28-Oct-1879) - (6-Nov-1907) m. (04-NOV-1903) Gertrude BERGHOPHER (188?) - 1881 Census Cornwall states that Alonza Yeo was aged one, living at St Cleer, Also Born at St Cleer. No Children. .
* John YEO (1846) - St Neot 1851 census states that John Yeo is aged 5 years, living with his widowed mother at Dranes, CORNWALL.
* John YEO (18-JUN-1813) - (BTWN1846-1851) m. (ABT 1843) Martha BENNETT (1819) - .
* Harold YOULL (191?) - . . . .
* Angus YOULL (191?) - . . . .
* Marie YOULL (192?) - . . .
* Arthur YEO (15-Sep-1889) - (28-Sep-1953) m. (191?) Lilley DUGMORE (30-Jul-189?) - . . . .
* Edna YEO (192?) - . . .
* Percy YEO (9-Mar-1891) - (13-Sep-1947) m. (191?) Violet COOK (ABT 1893) - (ABT 1918) . . . . m. (192?) Phoebe UNKNOWN (189?) - . . . .
* Muriel YEO (192?) - . . .
* Ettie YEO (4-Nov-1892) - (1991) m. (18-Aug-1916) Frederick Arnold MATTHEWS (24-Mar-1890) - (14-Jul-1980) . . . .
* William John YEO (1-Mar-1904) - (9-Jun-1963) m. (192?) Marion UNKNOWN . .
* William YEO (14-Mar-1867) - (23-Feb-1904) m. (17-Sep-1894) Mary SMITH (6-Oct-1872) - (11-Feb-1962) Information from Death Certificate. Lived at Summer Hill for many years. Businessman and later a Miner. 1881 Cornwall census states that William aged 14 years was living at St Cleer and working as a copper miner. He was born in Warleggon. Was on an errand at Brilliant Extended Mine when a rock fell and hit him on the head. His brother Richards' father in law, John Pick was mine manager. . . .
* Olive Muriel YEO (30-Jun-1896) - (30-Sep-1992) m. (20-Apr-1918) William Francis EATHER (2-Nov-1889) - (4-Aug-1952) . . . .
* James Joseph EATHER (23-Jun-1920) - (29-Jan-1925) . . . .
* Margaret Mary EATHER (7-Mar-1924) - m. (28-Apr-1953) John Castle WHITE (28-Aug-1917) - (26-Nov-1970) . . . .
* Phyllis Jessie EATHER (22-Mar-1926) - . . .
* Jessie Vera YEO (5-Apr-1901) - (16-Mar-1986) m. (16-Oct-1926) Arthur Charles BOWMAN (19-May-1902) - (6-Aug-1950) Jessie Vera Yeo's Confirmation Day was 11th December 1914.
* Patricia Shirley BOWMAN (17-Jul-1933) - Patricia Bowman was Confirmed at Anglican Church of Transfiguration Norman Park by Bishop Dixon on November 16th 1947. G L Peters was the Rector. . .
* Richard YEO (4-May-1869) - (1-Apr-1949) m. (11-APR-1895) Martha Ann PICK (1867) - (10-Sep-1948) Born in family home "Mennabroom" St Neot. Cornwall 1881 census states that Richard Yeo aged 11 years was a scholar living at St Cleer, but born St Neot. Emmigrated after 1885 to join brother John in Sydney but moved to Charters Tws for gold mining work. Met and married Martha Pick. All their children were bor n in the family home at 47 Anne Street, Charters Towers (the home being passed to them by Martha's father, John Pick.) The Yeo family left Charters Towers in 1915 when mines closed. They sailed to Sydney on "SS Canberra". . . .
* Miriam Naomi YEO (30-Dec-1898) - (28-SEP-1960) m. Jesse Christopher HOWSE ( ) - (BFR 1960) Born in the family home in Anne Street, Charters Towers and attended Richmond Hill State School in Charters Towers. Lived with her family at 37 Beresford Ave, Croydon-Sydney. . . . .
* Miriam HOWSE
* Robin HOWSE
* Benjamin Reuben YEO (9-Jan-1902) - (02-DEC-1949) m. (22-APR-1933) Millicent Maud MITCHELL (09-OCT-1900) - (07-AUG-1947) Born in the family home at Anne Street Charters Towers and later attended Richmond Hill State School. Ben and his brothers had a billy goat called "Diamond" and a cart with shafts, which they used for fun and collecting wood for the stove etc. The nanny goats were kept for domestic milk. Was living 39 Goodlet St, Ashfield in 1948 at the time of his mothers' and fathers' death. . . . .
* Valerie Millicent YEO - m. Cyril DICK (ABT 1936) - Valerie lived with Stan and Lillian Mitchell after her parents died. . . .
* Martha Ruth Dorcus YEO(21-JUN-1906) - (25-JUN-1960) Born in the family home at Anne Street, Charters Towers and later attended Richmond Hill State School with brothers and sisters. Outside the back gate of the home in Anne Street was a mine mullock heap and lots of fun was had by the young girls in the family sliding down the mullock heap on a sheat of corrugated iron. Was living at 20 Melville St, Ashbury -her family home until her death. Ruth never married. . . .
* Esther Elizabeth Wilton YEO (15-FEB-1909) - (04-AUG-1996) m. (06-DEC-1932) Roy Robert BRIEN (31-JUL-1905) - (03-MAY-1966) Born in the family home at Anne Street Charters Towers and later attended Richmond Hill State School with other members of the family. Esther recalls how she used to walk with her sister Ruth (Martha Ruth) all the way up Boundary Street, over a creek bridge then further up to the school. They had no books in those days so used a slate and slate pencil. Esther remembered sharpening the slate pencil on a concrete storm water drain which bordered the school. They would sit in the classroom on forms at long benches with ink well . . . .
* Beverley Gwendoline BRIEN
* Robert Wilton BRIEN
* Annie Rebekah Abagail YEO (07-DEC-1911) - m. (ABT 1935) Henry BELL (ABT 1910) - Born in the family home at Anne Street, Charters Towers. Was only four years o old when the family sailed on the "Canberra" to Sydney in 1915. . . . .
* Jeanette BELL .
* A. Charles H YEO was born circa 1856. He married Susan STANAWAY circa 1877. He and Susan STANAWAY immigrated on 11 Sep 1878 to Brisbane, QLD. They arrived in Australia aboard the 'DUNBAR CASTLE'. At the time Charles was 22 and Susan 20. He and Susan STANAWAY lived circa 1905 at 4 Hercules Street, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, NSW. The house was named "TREMARCOOMBE" which was the name of the village in Cornwall that Susan and Charles came from. He died in 1920 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.
2. Evelina YEO was born in 1882 at Hartley, NSW. She died in 1883 at Waterloo, Sydney, NSW.
3. Susan YEO was born in 1883 at Waterloo, Sydney, NSW. She died in 1883 at Waterloo, Sydney, NSW.
4. Edith Maud YEO. Her married name was BOYT. Her married name was HATFIELD. She was born on 3 Aug 1884. She married George R BOYT, son of John J BOYT and Elizabeth Mary UNKNOWN, in 1908 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW. She and Henry HATFIELD lived circa 1920 at Alma Road, Maroubra, Sydney, NSW. She married Henry HATFIELD in 1936 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW; Henry Hatfield was a friend of long aquaintance, Edith knew him before her marriage to George BOYT.
b) Eric James BOYT was born on 1 Aug 1911 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW. He married Margaret Elizabeth Ellen TYLER on 27 Jun 1931 at Methodist Parsonage, Kensington, Sydney, NSW. He and Margaret Elizabeth Ellen TYLER lived in 1985 at Brentwood Village, Kincumber, NSW. moved into a retirement village in Kincumber (02)4368 1445. He died in 1986 at Brentwood Village, Kincumber, NSW.
(1) James Leslie BOYT married (1) Dawn ROGERS (2) Betty ROBSON No children of this union.
(b) Gregory BOYT was a Plumber. He was born on 5 Apr 1959. He died in 1986
(2) Helen BOYT. Her married name was BUCKET.
(b) Lisa BUCKET
5. Florence B YEO. She was born in 1885 at Petersham, Sydney, NSW.She married David R GRIFFITHS in 1904 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW. She and David R GRIFFITHS lived after 1904 at 452 Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, NSW. Florence (Aunty Foll) lived in a small house at the back of what was once a stable complex in Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill, just around the corner from her mother, Susan Yeo, who lived at 4 Hercules Street, Dulwich Hill. She died circa 1966.
b) Gordon P GRIFFITHS was born in 1911 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.
c) Doris E GRIFFITHS. . She was born in 1914 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW. She married Walter C FOSTER in 1933 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.
(2) Carl FOSTER
(3) Marion FOSTER
d) Florence L GRIFFITHS married Arthur SC SMITH in 1932 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.
6. Lillian YEO was born in 1887 at St Peters, Sydney, NSW. She died in 1888 at St Peters, Sydney, NSW.
7. Charles L YEO also went by the name of Les. He was born in 1890 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW. He married Lillie P G GREEN, daughter of Ernest GREEN and Mary E UNKNOWN, in 1916 at Petersham, Sydney, NSW.<67>
b) Alan YEO was born after 1916.
8. Albert YEO also went by the name of Bert. He was born in 1891 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW. He married Ida F FRIEND in 1914 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.
9. Elsie YEO was born in 1895 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.She died in 1895 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.<74>
Bryan Smith, 5 Illawong Drive, DONVALE, VIC (03)9842 1753, , 10 Dec 1997
