Seventh Generation (Continued)
Family of James YEO III (122) & Ann OSBORN
228. James YEO IV (James6, James5, Honor CORNISH4, Thomas3, William2, John1) 
. Born in 1790 in England. Christened on 13 Feb 1790 in St James, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. James died in Port Hill, PEI, Canada, on 25 Aug 1868; he was 78. Buried abt 1868 in St James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, PEI, Canada. Occupation: Honourable.
- 1790 Cornwall OPC - 1790 Cornwall OPC record 2365042 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 13-Feb
Year 1790
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename James
Surname YEO
Sex son
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- married twice
- had 3 children by Mary (all born in England (William-1813, James-1815 and Ann-1817)
- had 7 children by Damaris (all born Port Hill, PEI) between 1825 and 1838
- became one of the wealthiest and most powerful man in PEI, making his fortune in the ship building and merchant businesses.
- buried in the Yeo family tomb, Port Hill, Lot 13, Prince, PEI - photo courtesy of http://rootsofeoghann.com
- text excerpts and photo from http://www.yeosociety.com/biographies/James%20&%20Honour%20Cornish.htm):
“… James Yeo, saw a business opportunity and acquired a horse and a carrier's van and set up once-weekly service from Kilkhampton and nearby Stratton over the awful roads to Bideford and back enabling him to sell on what he had found. It was a way of life which made him well known over a wide stretch of countryside. Early in 1818 his wife died. James took to drinking heavily and soon the horse died and the van had to be sold. He slipped back into poverty, but his carrier business had brought him into contact with men in Bideford. He appealed to Thomas Burnard, and the great merchant, who was a good judge of men, performed one of his acts of far-sighted charity and paid James Yeo's debts and took him on a contract to go to Prince Edward Island as a progresser and go-getter in collecting lumber. James Yeo had been married again to Damaris Sargent, a supposedly cross-eyed girl from Kilkhampton. She was a born shopkeeper and housekeeper.
Just when they emigrated to P.E.Island is not certain, but it was certainly before 1820. James was clever, tirelessly energetic, and a very able business man, what he himself called `an active man`. He soon became a leading figure in Prince County and in 1835 set up his own stores and business headquarters at Port Hill crossroads.”
“Dictionary of Canadian Biography
“YEO, JAMES, shipbuilder and owner, merchant, landowner, and farmer; b. 1789 (baptized 13 Feb. 1790) at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, eldest son of James Yeo and Ann Orsborn; m. first in 1812 Mary Francis, by whom he had three children, and secondly in 1819, Damaris Sargent of Kilkhampton, by whom he had five daughters and two sons; d. 25 Aug. 1868 at Port Hill, P.E.I. James Yeo, the son of a shoemaker, was a labourer until 1814 or 1815 when he set up as a carter between Kilkhampton and Bideford, Devon.
“After his first wife's death in 1818 this business failed, partly as a result of Yeo's drunkenness. In May 1819 he married again and the couple probably immigrated the same year to Port Hill, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. There Yeo worked as superintendent of the lumbering gangs and helped with the management of the stores in the lumbering, shipbuilding, and mercantile business established by Thomas Burnard in 1818 and at that time managed by Thomas Burnard Chanter*. In 1826, after Burnard's death, Chanter disposed of the business at Port Hill to William Ellis*, a master shipbuilder who had also emigrated from the Bideford district. The business had a large number of outstanding accounts, many of which Yeo collected in the name of the Burnard family, with whom he was known to be associated; he then retained the proceeds, though they were in fact the legal property of Ellis. In this way Yeo acquired capital to set up on a small scale as a lumber dealer, storekeeper, and owner and master of the 35-foot merchant schooner Mary Ann, which he sailed from 1829 to 1832. Possessed of enormous physical and mental energy and business acumen, Yeo greatly prospered.
“By the mid 1830s he already exercised considerable influence in Prince County, having bought the original business at Port Hill from Ellis in circumstances which generated legends of an Esau-like misappropriation of Ellis' inheritance persisting on the Island to this day. In 1840 Yeo began shipbuilding on a large scale and soon became the greatest of the Island's shipbuilders. As such he played a vital part in the colony's economic development in the middle years of the century, when new ships built for sale in Britain were by far the most important Prince Edward Island export. He was responsible for the construction of at least 155 ships, from the Marina (1833) to the Magdala (completed three days before his death in 1868). Of these, several, especially James Yeo, Palmyra, and William Yeo, were among the largest ships ever built in Prince Edward Island. Yeo's youngest sons, James and John*, and his sons-in-law and their associates built at least another 200 vessels. Many of these ships, launched from sites all around the shores of the Island, were sailed unfinished to Britain for completion at a shipyard established in Appledore near Bideford by James Yeo's eldest son, William, who returned to Britain in 1843 to act as his father's principal agent. William Yeo's position in England was of great importance to his father's success in shipbuilding; both were also at any one time usually the owners of up to 20 ships sailing with cargoes bound for ports all over the world.
“James Yeo had many other business interests, through which his wife and children and brothers and sisters were incorporated into the management of his affairs. He took advantage of the uncertainty of many of the settlers' titles to send his men to cut timber as long as it lasted; in this way he built up a sizeable export business. Moreover, his stores at Port Hill, ably managed by his wife Damaris, were the largest in the western part of the Island and were operated on a credit basis. Many settlers became indebted to him and through the resulting "power of the Ledger" he was able to exploit their labour and timber. He was also de facto land agent for Sir George Seymour's holdings in Lot 13, a position that was formalized in 1846, and in 1857 he purchased Seymour's 16,000 acres, which together with extensive properties already acquired elsewhere in the Island he held for many years. Yeo also became a large-scale exporter of agricultural products, including oats, potatoes, and livestock, and by the late 1840s was loading ten ships a year for Britain as well as 40 schooners for the neighbouring provinces. A decade later, 11 of his ships, laden with cargoes of lumber and agricultural produce, arrived in British ports within one month. In the 1830s and 1840s relatively little money was in circulation in the colony and it was said that in this period Yeo was the only man in Prince County from whom settlers could obtain cash. He built up a role as financier until by the 1860s he was making large loans to the government. At that time the Islander claimed that his wage bill to his numerous employees alone exceeded the total government revenue.
“For the last ten years of his life he was frequently referred to in the Island newspapers as the richest man in the colony. Yeo's great success was achieved by unflagging energy and ability. He could total figures quickly, and was able to make rapid assessments of the value of timber stands, crops, ships and their cargoes, and business enterprises. He personally supervised his operations, riding on horseback all over the Island and often sleeping in the saddle. A contemporary American visitor once said that "for six months he's never go to bed." He was spoken of, even by his admirers, however, as a hard man who retained the rough manners of his youth to the end of his life.
“Yeo was first elected to the Island assembly in 1839 as a Conservative member for the first electoral district of Prince County. He remained a member until 1846 when he stood aside to allow the election of James Warburton*, later one of his bitterest opponents. About this time he was appointed a justice of the peace. In 1848 he was elected again and sat until he was defeated by 50 votes in 1863. After the election of 1859, when the Conservatives held power by a majority of four, Yeo held a position of particular advantage in the assembly, with control over the votes of his son John and of David Ramsay, a close associate. He undoubtedly used his position to his direct advantage in such matters as the appointment of relatives and associates to offices of influence in local administration. A month after his defeat he was elected to the Legislative Council on which he served until 1867. He was also a member of the Executive Council from 1859 to 1867. During much of his time as a member of the assembly Yeo wielded great influence in Island politics because of his wealth and the power this brought him with his numerous debtors. Contemporaries consequently nicknamed him the "Ledger Baron of Port Hill" and the "Driver of the Government." Throughout his long political career, Yeo was concerned principally with practical issues of local administration. In the 1830s he confined himself to such questions as road-building, the issuing of treasury warrants, ferry service, and a custom house at Cascumpec. Lieutenant Governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy* noted that Yeo tended to follow Joseph Pope*'s lead in politics. He could operate his business best under the existing proprietorial system of land ownership, and it is no surprise that his politics were conservative; he was bitterly opposed to the land reforms espoused by William Cooper and the Escheat party, whom Yeo branded "Malignants," and to the granting of responsible government, as advocated by George Coles* and the Liberals. James Yeo's part in the development of shipbuilding, shipping, and the export business in Prince Edward Island in the mid 19th century was unique both in scale and in the breadth and complexity of his operations. For all his ruthlessness he made a material contribution to the economic development of the province and indeed to the merchant shipping industry both in British North America and in Britain at the same period.
“After his death in 1868 Yeo's fortune was split between a number of descendants. His eldest son, William, probably the largest single beneficiary, died four years later without a male heir, and his assets passed into other hands. John Yeo continued his father's business in P.E.I. with considerable success and enjoyed a long career in the provincial and federal governments, dying a senator in 1924. Basil Greenhill [Kilkhampton, Cornwall, Eng., Parish registers, 1790-1819, contain unusually complete records of the births, marriages, and deaths in James Yeo's complex family. His early career in Prince Edward Island is traceable through PAPEI, P.E.I., Supreme Court records, 1770-1900, and to a small extent through PAPEI, Port Hill papers. His career as shipbuilder and shipowner can be followed in great detail through PAC, RG 42, I, 150-69, 391-93, and National Maritime Museum (London), Reports of Lloyds surveyors of the port of Bideford (mfm. at PAC). His career as a landed proprietor can be followed in PAPEI, P.E.I., Land Registry Office, Land conveyance registers, and there are a number of references to him in Warwick County Record Office (Warwick, Eng.), CR 114A (Seymour of Ragley papers).
“The activities of his son and agent in Britain, William Yeo, are the subject of numerous references in the North Devon press, notably the North Devon Journal (Barnstable, Eng.), 1840-72. There are also some useful references in Devon County Record Office (Exeter, Eng.), Northam parish registers, 1792-1820. James Yeo's political life was reported in the Prince Edward Island press, notably the Islander, 1830-68, especially September 1868. Greenhill and Giffard, Westcountrymen in P.E.I., gives a detailed account of Yeo's career. b.g.] © 2000 University of Toronto/Université Laval”
From another researcher:
“James and Damaris lie together under a massive rough stone sarcophagus in the grassy cemetery surrounding the little church at Port Hill”
. Born in 1790 in England. Christened on 13 Feb 1790 in St James, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. James died in Port Hill, PEI, Canada, on 25 Aug 1868; he was 78. Buried abt 1868 in St James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, PEI, Canada. Occupation: Honourable.- 1790 Cornwall OPC - 1790 Cornwall OPC record 2365042 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 13-Feb
Year 1790
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename James
Surname YEO
Sex son
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- married twice
- had 3 children by Mary (all born in England (William-1813, James-1815 and Ann-1817)
- had 7 children by Damaris (all born Port Hill, PEI) between 1825 and 1838
- became one of the wealthiest and most powerful man in PEI, making his fortune in the ship building and merchant businesses.
- buried in the Yeo family tomb, Port Hill, Lot 13, Prince, PEI - photo courtesy of http://rootsofeoghann.com
- text excerpts and photo from http://www.yeosociety.com/biographies/James%20&%20Honour%20Cornish.htm):
“… James Yeo, saw a business opportunity and acquired a horse and a carrier's van and set up once-weekly service from Kilkhampton and nearby Stratton over the awful roads to Bideford and back enabling him to sell on what he had found. It was a way of life which made him well known over a wide stretch of countryside. Early in 1818 his wife died. James took to drinking heavily and soon the horse died and the van had to be sold. He slipped back into poverty, but his carrier business had brought him into contact with men in Bideford. He appealed to Thomas Burnard, and the great merchant, who was a good judge of men, performed one of his acts of far-sighted charity and paid James Yeo's debts and took him on a contract to go to Prince Edward Island as a progresser and go-getter in collecting lumber. James Yeo had been married again to Damaris Sargent, a supposedly cross-eyed girl from Kilkhampton. She was a born shopkeeper and housekeeper.
Just when they emigrated to P.E.Island is not certain, but it was certainly before 1820. James was clever, tirelessly energetic, and a very able business man, what he himself called `an active man`. He soon became a leading figure in Prince County and in 1835 set up his own stores and business headquarters at Port Hill crossroads.”
“Dictionary of Canadian Biography
“YEO, JAMES, shipbuilder and owner, merchant, landowner, and farmer; b. 1789 (baptized 13 Feb. 1790) at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, eldest son of James Yeo and Ann Orsborn; m. first in 1812 Mary Francis, by whom he had three children, and secondly in 1819, Damaris Sargent of Kilkhampton, by whom he had five daughters and two sons; d. 25 Aug. 1868 at Port Hill, P.E.I. James Yeo, the son of a shoemaker, was a labourer until 1814 or 1815 when he set up as a carter between Kilkhampton and Bideford, Devon.
“After his first wife's death in 1818 this business failed, partly as a result of Yeo's drunkenness. In May 1819 he married again and the couple probably immigrated the same year to Port Hill, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. There Yeo worked as superintendent of the lumbering gangs and helped with the management of the stores in the lumbering, shipbuilding, and mercantile business established by Thomas Burnard in 1818 and at that time managed by Thomas Burnard Chanter*. In 1826, after Burnard's death, Chanter disposed of the business at Port Hill to William Ellis*, a master shipbuilder who had also emigrated from the Bideford district. The business had a large number of outstanding accounts, many of which Yeo collected in the name of the Burnard family, with whom he was known to be associated; he then retained the proceeds, though they were in fact the legal property of Ellis. In this way Yeo acquired capital to set up on a small scale as a lumber dealer, storekeeper, and owner and master of the 35-foot merchant schooner Mary Ann, which he sailed from 1829 to 1832. Possessed of enormous physical and mental energy and business acumen, Yeo greatly prospered.
“By the mid 1830s he already exercised considerable influence in Prince County, having bought the original business at Port Hill from Ellis in circumstances which generated legends of an Esau-like misappropriation of Ellis' inheritance persisting on the Island to this day. In 1840 Yeo began shipbuilding on a large scale and soon became the greatest of the Island's shipbuilders. As such he played a vital part in the colony's economic development in the middle years of the century, when new ships built for sale in Britain were by far the most important Prince Edward Island export. He was responsible for the construction of at least 155 ships, from the Marina (1833) to the Magdala (completed three days before his death in 1868). Of these, several, especially James Yeo, Palmyra, and William Yeo, were among the largest ships ever built in Prince Edward Island. Yeo's youngest sons, James and John*, and his sons-in-law and their associates built at least another 200 vessels. Many of these ships, launched from sites all around the shores of the Island, were sailed unfinished to Britain for completion at a shipyard established in Appledore near Bideford by James Yeo's eldest son, William, who returned to Britain in 1843 to act as his father's principal agent. William Yeo's position in England was of great importance to his father's success in shipbuilding; both were also at any one time usually the owners of up to 20 ships sailing with cargoes bound for ports all over the world.
“James Yeo had many other business interests, through which his wife and children and brothers and sisters were incorporated into the management of his affairs. He took advantage of the uncertainty of many of the settlers' titles to send his men to cut timber as long as it lasted; in this way he built up a sizeable export business. Moreover, his stores at Port Hill, ably managed by his wife Damaris, were the largest in the western part of the Island and were operated on a credit basis. Many settlers became indebted to him and through the resulting "power of the Ledger" he was able to exploit their labour and timber. He was also de facto land agent for Sir George Seymour's holdings in Lot 13, a position that was formalized in 1846, and in 1857 he purchased Seymour's 16,000 acres, which together with extensive properties already acquired elsewhere in the Island he held for many years. Yeo also became a large-scale exporter of agricultural products, including oats, potatoes, and livestock, and by the late 1840s was loading ten ships a year for Britain as well as 40 schooners for the neighbouring provinces. A decade later, 11 of his ships, laden with cargoes of lumber and agricultural produce, arrived in British ports within one month. In the 1830s and 1840s relatively little money was in circulation in the colony and it was said that in this period Yeo was the only man in Prince County from whom settlers could obtain cash. He built up a role as financier until by the 1860s he was making large loans to the government. At that time the Islander claimed that his wage bill to his numerous employees alone exceeded the total government revenue.
“For the last ten years of his life he was frequently referred to in the Island newspapers as the richest man in the colony. Yeo's great success was achieved by unflagging energy and ability. He could total figures quickly, and was able to make rapid assessments of the value of timber stands, crops, ships and their cargoes, and business enterprises. He personally supervised his operations, riding on horseback all over the Island and often sleeping in the saddle. A contemporary American visitor once said that "for six months he's never go to bed." He was spoken of, even by his admirers, however, as a hard man who retained the rough manners of his youth to the end of his life.
“Yeo was first elected to the Island assembly in 1839 as a Conservative member for the first electoral district of Prince County. He remained a member until 1846 when he stood aside to allow the election of James Warburton*, later one of his bitterest opponents. About this time he was appointed a justice of the peace. In 1848 he was elected again and sat until he was defeated by 50 votes in 1863. After the election of 1859, when the Conservatives held power by a majority of four, Yeo held a position of particular advantage in the assembly, with control over the votes of his son John and of David Ramsay, a close associate. He undoubtedly used his position to his direct advantage in such matters as the appointment of relatives and associates to offices of influence in local administration. A month after his defeat he was elected to the Legislative Council on which he served until 1867. He was also a member of the Executive Council from 1859 to 1867. During much of his time as a member of the assembly Yeo wielded great influence in Island politics because of his wealth and the power this brought him with his numerous debtors. Contemporaries consequently nicknamed him the "Ledger Baron of Port Hill" and the "Driver of the Government." Throughout his long political career, Yeo was concerned principally with practical issues of local administration. In the 1830s he confined himself to such questions as road-building, the issuing of treasury warrants, ferry service, and a custom house at Cascumpec. Lieutenant Governor Charles Augustus FitzRoy* noted that Yeo tended to follow Joseph Pope*'s lead in politics. He could operate his business best under the existing proprietorial system of land ownership, and it is no surprise that his politics were conservative; he was bitterly opposed to the land reforms espoused by William Cooper and the Escheat party, whom Yeo branded "Malignants," and to the granting of responsible government, as advocated by George Coles* and the Liberals. James Yeo's part in the development of shipbuilding, shipping, and the export business in Prince Edward Island in the mid 19th century was unique both in scale and in the breadth and complexity of his operations. For all his ruthlessness he made a material contribution to the economic development of the province and indeed to the merchant shipping industry both in British North America and in Britain at the same period.
“After his death in 1868 Yeo's fortune was split between a number of descendants. His eldest son, William, probably the largest single beneficiary, died four years later without a male heir, and his assets passed into other hands. John Yeo continued his father's business in P.E.I. with considerable success and enjoyed a long career in the provincial and federal governments, dying a senator in 1924. Basil Greenhill [Kilkhampton, Cornwall, Eng., Parish registers, 1790-1819, contain unusually complete records of the births, marriages, and deaths in James Yeo's complex family. His early career in Prince Edward Island is traceable through PAPEI, P.E.I., Supreme Court records, 1770-1900, and to a small extent through PAPEI, Port Hill papers. His career as shipbuilder and shipowner can be followed in great detail through PAC, RG 42, I, 150-69, 391-93, and National Maritime Museum (London), Reports of Lloyds surveyors of the port of Bideford (mfm. at PAC). His career as a landed proprietor can be followed in PAPEI, P.E.I., Land Registry Office, Land conveyance registers, and there are a number of references to him in Warwick County Record Office (Warwick, Eng.), CR 114A (Seymour of Ragley papers).
“The activities of his son and agent in Britain, William Yeo, are the subject of numerous references in the North Devon press, notably the North Devon Journal (Barnstable, Eng.), 1840-72. There are also some useful references in Devon County Record Office (Exeter, Eng.), Northam parish registers, 1792-1820. James Yeo's political life was reported in the Prince Edward Island press, notably the Islander, 1830-68, especially September 1868. Greenhill and Giffard, Westcountrymen in P.E.I., gives a detailed account of Yeo's career. b.g.] © 2000 University of Toronto/Université Laval”
From another researcher:
“James and Damaris lie together under a massive rough stone sarcophagus in the grassy cemetery surrounding the little church at Port Hill”
On 2 Jul 1812 when James was 22, he first married Mary FRANCIS in Kilkhampton Church, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Born in 1795. Christened on 6 Sep 1795 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Mary died in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, on 19 May 1818; she was 23.
- sister of Grace Francis who married James Yeo, her father-in-law
- Mary Francis, married 2-Jul-1812 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England (daughter of John Francis and Joan Braddon), baptized 6-Sep-1795 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, died 19-May-1818 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.
- sister of Grace Francis who married James Yeo, her father-in-law
- Mary Francis, married 2-Jul-1812 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England (daughter of John Francis and Joan Braddon), baptized 6-Sep-1795 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, died 19-May-1818 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.
They had the following children:
398i.
William YEO (1813-1872)
399ii.
James YEO V (1815-1817)
400iii.
Ann YEO (1817-1866)
On 26 May 1819 when James was 29, he second married Damaris SARGEANT . Born in 1796. Christened on 12 May 1797 in Okehampton, Devon, England. Damaris died in PEI, Canada, on 27 May 1868; she was 72. Buried abt 1868 in St James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, PEI, Canada.
- Daughter of Richard and Susannah Sargeant
- Damaris Sargeant, married 26-May-1819 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, born __-___-1796 (daughter of Richard Sargeant and Susannah), baptized 12-May-1797 in Okehampton, Devon, England, died 27-May-1868 in PE, buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, PE
- gravestone of Damaris Sergeant - courtesay of http://rootsofeoghann.com:
Sacred to
the memory of
Damaris
the beloved wife of
Hon. James Yeo
who departed this life
May 27, 1868
AEt. 72
. Born in 1796. Christened on 12 May 1797 in Okehampton, Devon, England. Damaris died in PEI, Canada, on 27 May 1868; she was 72. Buried abt 1868 in St James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, PEI, Canada.- Daughter of Richard and Susannah Sargeant
- Damaris Sargeant, married 26-May-1819 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, born __-___-1796 (daughter of Richard Sargeant and Susannah), baptized 12-May-1797 in Okehampton, Devon, England, died 27-May-1868 in PE, buried in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, PE
- gravestone of Damaris Sergeant - courtesay of http://rootsofeoghann.com:
Sacred to
the memory of
Damaris
the beloved wife of
Hon. James Yeo
who departed this life
May 27, 1868
AEt. 72
They had the following children:
401i.
Mary Jane YEO (1825-1898)
402ii.
Susannah Sargeant YEO (1825-)
403iii.
James YEO VI (1827-1903)
404iv.
Isabella YEO (1830-1901)
405v.
Caroline YEO (Died as Child) (1832-1834)
406vi.
John YEO (1834-1924)
407vii.
Caroline Alice YEO (1838-1897)
229. Ann Elizabeth YEO (James6, James5, Honor CORNISH4, Thomas3, William2, John1). Born in 1792 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Christened on 12 Feb 1792 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Ann Elizabeth died in 1881; she was 89.
- 1792 Cornwall OPC record 2365079 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 12-Feb
Year 1792
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename Ann
Surname YEO
Sex dau
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- married William Haywood
- 3. Ann Elizabeth Yeo, census name Elizabeth, born 15-Feb-1792 in England, baptized 15-Feb-1792 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. She married William Haywood, died pre 1881. Ann died after 1881.
Children:
18. i. William James Haywood born __-___-1836.
- 1792 Cornwall OPC record 2365079 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 12-Feb
Year 1792
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename Ann
Surname YEO
Sex dau
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- married William Haywood
- 3. Ann Elizabeth Yeo, census name Elizabeth, born 15-Feb-1792 in England, baptized 15-Feb-1792 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. She married William Haywood, died pre 1881. Ann died after 1881.
Children:
18. i. William James Haywood born __-___-1836.
Ann Elizabeth married William HAYWOOD. William died bef 1881.
They had one child:
408i.
William James HAYWOOD (1836-)
230. William YEO (James6, James5, Honor CORNISH4, Thomas3, William2, John1). Born in 1793 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Christened on 15 Sep 1793 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. William died in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, on 19 Mar 1818; he was 25. Buried on 19 Mar 1818 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.
- 1793 Cornwall OPC record 2365112 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 15-Sep
Year 1793
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename Wm.
Surname YEO
Sex son
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- iii. William Yeo, born 15-Sep-1793 in England, baptized 15-Sep-1793 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, died 19-Mar-1818 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, buried 19-Mar-1818 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.
- 1793 Cornwall OPC record 2365112 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 15-Sep
Year 1793
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename Wm.
Surname YEO
Sex son
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- iii. William Yeo, born 15-Sep-1793 in England, baptized 15-Sep-1793 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, died 19-Mar-1818 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, buried 19-Mar-1818 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.
231. Mary YEO (James6, James5, Honor CORNISH4, Thomas3, William2, John1) . Born on 16 Feb 1796 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Christened on 17 May 1796 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Mary died in Port Hill, PEI, Canada, on 31 Dec 1882; she was 86. Buried abt 1883 in St James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, Prince, PEI Canada.
- 1796 Cornwall OPC record 2365173 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 17-May
Year 1796
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename Mary
Surname YEO
Sex dau
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
- 1821 marriage:
Day Month 29-Oct
Year 1821
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Groom Fn Thomas
Groom Sn HOPGOOD
Groom Residence Week St Pancrass
Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) S
Bride Fn Mary
Bride Sn YEO
Bride Residence Kilkhampton
Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) S
Banns / Licence (B/L) B
Witness Fn1 James
Witness Sn1 Yeo, Junior
Witness Fn2 Thomas
Witness Sn2 Oxley
- 1881 Canada census, living in Lot 13, PEI, living with son William’s family:
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Mary HOPGOOD M Female English 88 England Methodist
- 1882 memorial for Mary Yeo Hopgood
Birth: Feb. 16, 1796 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
Death: Dec. 31, 1882, Prince Edward Island, Canada
baptized May 28, 1796, England
Parents:
James Yeo (1765 - 1840)
Ann Osborn Yeo (____ - 1806)
Spouse:
John Thomas Hopgood (1799 - 1882)
Children:
William H. Hopgood (1822 - 1905)*
Ann Yeo Hopgood Stewart (1830 - 1877)*
Thomas Hopgood (1834 - 1914)*
Siblings:
James Yeo (1788 - 1868)*
William Yeo (1793 - 1818)*
Mary Yeo Hopgood (1796 - 1882)
John Yeo (1803 - 1804)*
John Yeo (1806 - 1889)*
Ann Maria Yeo Rodd (1808 - 1861)**
Samuel Yeo (1811 - 1874)**
Thomas Yeo (1813 - 1862)**
Jane Yeo (1815 - 1817)**
Lawrence Yeo (1815 - 1907)**
Barbara Yeo Maynard (1817 - 1867)**
Grace Yeo Adams (1818 - 1880)**
Mary Yeo (1820 - 1820)**
Joseph Yeo (1820 - 1820)**
William Yeo (1824 - 1824)**
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial: Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Created by: Deb Bernard
Record added: Jan 14, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 103574799
RESEARCH NOTES
- there were 3 Mary Yeo’s baptised close together, all in Kilkhampton:
Mary, 1799, d/o Wm and Elizabeth - see elsewhere in this tree.
This Mary, 1796, d/o James and Ann (Osborn)
Mary, 1808, d/o Thomas and Mary
There was a marriage of Mary Yeo to Thomas Hopgood of Week St Pancrass on 29 Oct 1821 in Kilkhampton, no ages listed. Witnesses are James Yeo Jr and Thomas Oxley. The concensus seems to be that this Mary Yeo (d/o James) was the one who married the Hopgood.
- the only baptism for children of Thomas and Mary Hopgood in Cornwall in the right timeframe is for a Thomas Hopgood, bapt. 30 Nov 1835 in Kikhampton - father a labourer, residence: sojourner - late of Bodmin, so likely not the right family.
- There was another Mary Yeo married 1826 in Launceston to a Richard Dawe etc.
- when did they emigrate to PEI Canada? Perhaps in the mid 1840s?
From another researcher:
- 109. Mary7 YEO was born on 16 Feb 1796 at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. She married John Thomas HOPGOOD, son of Richard J. HOPGOOD and Elizabeth (--?--), on 29 Oct 1821 at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. As of 29 Oct 1821, her married name was HOPGOOD. She died on 31 Dec 1882 at Lot 6, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, at age 86. Another source has Mary Yeo, daughter of James Yeo and Ann Osborn.
- who married Rachel Gordon????
. Born on 16 Feb 1796 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Christened on 17 May 1796 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Mary died in Port Hill, PEI, Canada, on 31 Dec 1882; she was 86. Buried abt 1883 in St James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, Prince, PEI Canada.- 1796 Cornwall OPC record 2365173 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 17-May
Year 1796
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename Mary
Surname YEO
Sex dau
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
- 1821 marriage:
Day Month 29-Oct
Year 1821
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Groom Fn Thomas
Groom Sn HOPGOOD
Groom Residence Week St Pancrass
Groom Signed / Marked (S/M) S
Bride Fn Mary
Bride Sn YEO
Bride Residence Kilkhampton
Bride Signed / Marked (S/M) S
Banns / Licence (B/L) B
Witness Fn1 James
Witness Sn1 Yeo, Junior
Witness Fn2 Thomas
Witness Sn2 Oxley
- 1881 Canada census, living in Lot 13, PEI, living with son William’s family:
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Mary HOPGOOD M Female English 88 England Methodist
- 1882 memorial for Mary Yeo Hopgood
Birth: Feb. 16, 1796 Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
Death: Dec. 31, 1882, Prince Edward Island, Canada
baptized May 28, 1796, England
Parents:
James Yeo (1765 - 1840)
Ann Osborn Yeo (____ - 1806)
Spouse:
John Thomas Hopgood (1799 - 1882)
Children:
William H. Hopgood (1822 - 1905)*
Ann Yeo Hopgood Stewart (1830 - 1877)*
Thomas Hopgood (1834 - 1914)*
Siblings:
James Yeo (1788 - 1868)*
William Yeo (1793 - 1818)*
Mary Yeo Hopgood (1796 - 1882)
John Yeo (1803 - 1804)*
John Yeo (1806 - 1889)*
Ann Maria Yeo Rodd (1808 - 1861)**
Samuel Yeo (1811 - 1874)**
Thomas Yeo (1813 - 1862)**
Jane Yeo (1815 - 1817)**
Lawrence Yeo (1815 - 1907)**
Barbara Yeo Maynard (1817 - 1867)**
Grace Yeo Adams (1818 - 1880)**
Mary Yeo (1820 - 1820)**
Joseph Yeo (1820 - 1820)**
William Yeo (1824 - 1824)**
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial: Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Port Hill, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Created by: Deb Bernard
Record added: Jan 14, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 103574799
RESEARCH NOTES
- there were 3 Mary Yeo’s baptised close together, all in Kilkhampton:
Mary, 1799, d/o Wm and Elizabeth - see elsewhere in this tree.
This Mary, 1796, d/o James and Ann (Osborn)
Mary, 1808, d/o Thomas and Mary
There was a marriage of Mary Yeo to Thomas Hopgood of Week St Pancrass on 29 Oct 1821 in Kilkhampton, no ages listed. Witnesses are James Yeo Jr and Thomas Oxley. The concensus seems to be that this Mary Yeo (d/o James) was the one who married the Hopgood.
- the only baptism for children of Thomas and Mary Hopgood in Cornwall in the right timeframe is for a Thomas Hopgood, bapt. 30 Nov 1835 in Kikhampton - father a labourer, residence: sojourner - late of Bodmin, so likely not the right family.
- There was another Mary Yeo married 1826 in Launceston to a Richard Dawe etc.
- when did they emigrate to PEI Canada? Perhaps in the mid 1840s?
From another researcher:
- 109. Mary7 YEO was born on 16 Feb 1796 at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. She married John Thomas HOPGOOD, son of Richard J. HOPGOOD and Elizabeth (--?--), on 29 Oct 1821 at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. As of 29 Oct 1821, her married name was HOPGOOD. She died on 31 Dec 1882 at Lot 6, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, at age 86. Another source has Mary Yeo, daughter of James Yeo and Ann Osborn.
- who married Rachel Gordon????
On 29 Oct 1821 when Mary was 25, she married John Thomas* HOPGOOD, son of Richard J HOPGOOD (ca1770-) & Elizabeth, in Kilkhampton Parish Church, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Born in 1799 in Cornwall, England. John Thomas* died in Cascumpec, PEI, Canada, on 29 Oct 1882; he was 83. Buried in 1882 in Cascumpeque United Methodist Cemetery, Cascumpec, PEI, Canada.
- 1881 Canada census, living with son Thomas in Lot 6, Prince, PEI
Household Gender Age
Thomas Hopgood M 47y, 1834, England
Eliza Hopgood F 47y, 1834, PEI, Scottish
Mary Ann Hopgood F 23y, 1858, PEI
Edith Hopgood F 17y, 1864, PEI
Martha Hopgood F 14y, 1867, PEI
Rose Hopgood F 12y, 1869, PEI
Margret Hopgood F 10y, 1871, PEI
Isabell Hopgood F 6y, 1875, PEI
Mennie Hopgood F 2y, 1879, PEI
Thomas Hopgood M 82y, 1799, England, Methodist, married, blind
- 1882 Web: International, Find A Grave Index about John Thomas "thomas" Hopgood
Name: John Thomas "thomas" Hopgood
Birth Date: 1799
Age at Death: 83
Death Date: 29 Oct 1882
Burial Place: Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- 1882 memorial for John Thomas "Thomas" Hopgood
Birth: 1799 Cornwall, England
Death: Oct. 29, 1882 Prince Edward Island, Canada
Son of Richard J. & Elizabeth Hopgood
Spouse:
Mary Yeo Hopgood (1796 - 1882)*
Children:
Ann Yeo Hopgood Stewart (1830 - 1877)*
Thomas Hopgood (1834 - 1914)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Cascumpeque United Methodist Cemetery, Cascumpec, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Created by: Deb Bernard
Record added: Jan 14, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 103574714
From other researchers:
- Son of Richard J Hopgood & Elizabeth
- John Thomas Hopgood, also known as Thomas, married 29-Oct-1821 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, born __-___-1799 in Cornwall, England (son of Richard J. Hopgood and Elizabeth), died 29-Oct-1882 in Cascumpec, Prince, PE, buried in United Cemetery, Cascumpec, PE.
- 108. John Thomas7 HOPGOOD was born in 1799 at Cornwall, England. He married Mary YEO, daughter of James YEO and Ann OSBORN, on 29 Oct 1821 at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. He died in Feb 1879 at Lot 6, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.... ... John Thomas HOPGOOD, son of Richard J. HOPGOOD and Elizabeth (--?--)
- Listed as Thomas [Sr] on the 1881 census with son Thomas and family in PEI.
RESEARCH NOTES
- can’t find this baptism. There was a John Hopgood, son of Thomas and Catherine, bapt. 10 Jul 1800, KIlkhampton (not the right one - see elsewhere in this tree). Could he have been born in Devon?
- Port Hill Cemetery [PEI] records list a John Hopgood d. 10-Apr-1875 @ 81
also his wife Sarah d. 8-Feb-1879 @ 84 Natives of Barnstaple, Devonshire,England.
- from his son Richard’s death registration in 1925 in BC Canada, Richard came to Canada when he was a young boy of about 8, about 1845, presumably with his parents.
- 1881 Canada census, living with son Thomas in Lot 6, Prince, PEI
Household Gender Age
Thomas Hopgood M 47y, 1834, England
Eliza Hopgood F 47y, 1834, PEI, Scottish
Mary Ann Hopgood F 23y, 1858, PEI
Edith Hopgood F 17y, 1864, PEI
Martha Hopgood F 14y, 1867, PEI
Rose Hopgood F 12y, 1869, PEI
Margret Hopgood F 10y, 1871, PEI
Isabell Hopgood F 6y, 1875, PEI
Mennie Hopgood F 2y, 1879, PEI
Thomas Hopgood M 82y, 1799, England, Methodist, married, blind
- 1882 Web: International, Find A Grave Index about John Thomas "thomas" Hopgood
Name: John Thomas "thomas" Hopgood
Birth Date: 1799
Age at Death: 83
Death Date: 29 Oct 1882
Burial Place: Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- 1882 memorial for John Thomas "Thomas" Hopgood
Birth: 1799 Cornwall, England
Death: Oct. 29, 1882 Prince Edward Island, Canada
Son of Richard J. & Elizabeth Hopgood
Spouse:
Mary Yeo Hopgood (1796 - 1882)*
Children:
Ann Yeo Hopgood Stewart (1830 - 1877)*
Thomas Hopgood (1834 - 1914)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Cascumpeque United Methodist Cemetery, Cascumpec, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Created by: Deb Bernard
Record added: Jan 14, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 103574714
From other researchers:
- Son of Richard J Hopgood & Elizabeth
- John Thomas Hopgood, also known as Thomas, married 29-Oct-1821 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, born __-___-1799 in Cornwall, England (son of Richard J. Hopgood and Elizabeth), died 29-Oct-1882 in Cascumpec, Prince, PE, buried in United Cemetery, Cascumpec, PE.
- 108. John Thomas7 HOPGOOD was born in 1799 at Cornwall, England. He married Mary YEO, daughter of James YEO and Ann OSBORN, on 29 Oct 1821 at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. He died in Feb 1879 at Lot 6, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.... ... John Thomas HOPGOOD, son of Richard J. HOPGOOD and Elizabeth (--?--)
- Listed as Thomas [Sr] on the 1881 census with son Thomas and family in PEI.
RESEARCH NOTES
- can’t find this baptism. There was a John Hopgood, son of Thomas and Catherine, bapt. 10 Jul 1800, KIlkhampton (not the right one - see elsewhere in this tree). Could he have been born in Devon?
- Port Hill Cemetery [PEI] records list a John Hopgood d. 10-Apr-1875 @ 81
also his wife Sarah d. 8-Feb-1879 @ 84 Natives of Barnstaple, Devonshire,England.
- from his son Richard’s death registration in 1925 in BC Canada, Richard came to Canada when he was a young boy of about 8, about 1845, presumably with his parents.
They had the following children:
409i.
William H HOPGOOD (1822-1905)
410ii.
Susan Catherine* HOPGOOD (1824-1862)
411iii.
Ann Yeo HOPGOOD (1830-1877)
412iv.
Thomas HOPGOOD (1834-1914)
413v.
Richard James HOPGOOD (1837-1925)
414vi.
John Yeo HOPGOOD (1839-1914)
232. John YEO (James6, James5, Honor CORNISH4, Thomas3, William2, John1). Born in 1803 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Christened on 3 Jul 1803 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. John died in England in 1804; he was 1. Buried on 2 Aug 1804 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.
- 1803 Cornwall OPC record 2365378 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 03-Jul
Year 1803
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename John
Surname YEO
Sex son
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- v. John Yeo, born in England, baptized 3-Jul-1803 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, died __-___-1804 in England, buried 2-Aug-1804 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.
- 1803 Cornwall OPC record 2365378 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 03-Jul
Year 1803
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename John
Surname YEO
Sex son
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- v. John Yeo, born in England, baptized 3-Jul-1803 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, died __-___-1804 in England, buried 2-Aug-1804 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England.
233. John YEO (James6, James5, Honor CORNISH4, Thomas3, William2, John1). Born in 1806 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Christened on 3 Mar 1806 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. John died in Charlottetown, Lot 33, Queens,, on 23 May 1889; he was 83.
- 1806 Cornwall OPC record 2365447 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 03-Mar
Year 1806
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename John
Surname YEO
Sex son
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- married Caroline Taylor
- had 13 children, all born in Charlottetown between 1834 and 1862
- 1806 Cornwall OPC record 2365447 in the Baptisms database
Day Month 03-Mar
Year 1806
Parish Or Reg District Kilkhampton
Forename John
Surname YEO
Sex son
Father Forename James
Mother Forename Ann
Residence
Father Rank Profession
From other researchers:
- married Caroline Taylor
- had 13 children, all born in Charlottetown between 1834 and 1862