The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameThomas Yeo
Birthca 1838, Luffincott, Devon, England
Death6 May 1908, Boyton Mills, Devon, England
BurialBoyton, Cornwall, England
FatherJohn Yeo (ca1793-<1881)
MotherMaria (ca1798-)
Misc. Notes
Name, date of death, estimated year of birth of “circa 1838”, from headstone in the "Church of the Holy Name Boyton" churchyard and found when Brian of nzolivers visited Devon and Cornwall in April 2008.

Thomas Yeo believed to have married Ann Oliver in 1870, according to Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver, in an email dated 20 January 2023:
Name: Thomas Yeo
Marriage quarter: 1
Marriage year: 1870
Spouse: Ann Oliver
District: Holsworthy
County: Devon
Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver (1907-1989).

Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver, in an email dated 14 January 2023 sought answers about the Oliver family ownership of Boyton Mill in Devon, England.
(Tim Oliver is a x3 great grandson of James and Ruth Oliver, his grandfather being Ivor James Clark Oliver 1907-1989).
It has been determined that this Thomas Yeo, along with his wife, Ann Yeo (nee Oliver), did indeed inherit Boyton Mill.
For further details please see Personal Page of wife Ann Oliver, daughter of Francis Oliver 1822-1897.

1871 England Census:
Thomas, his wife Ann, and 1-year old son Francis, living with parents, living with parents in Luffincott, estimated year of birth being circa 1839, place of birth of “Luffincott, Devon”, names of parents, from entry found in March 2023, in the 1871 England Census for Civil Parish of Luffincott, Holsworthy, Devon, England:
House: Warden [?]
John Yeo, Head, Married, age 78, Farmer of 130 acres employing 2 labourers & boys, born Werrington, Devon, England [Born circa 1793]
Maria Yeo, Wife, Married, age 73, Farmers Wife, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1798]
Thomas Yeo, Son, Married, age 32, Farmers Son, born Luffincott, Devon [Born circa 1839]
Ann Yeo, Daughter, Married, age 23, Daughter-in-law, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1848]
John Yeo, Grandson, Unmarried, age 17, Grandson, [Born circa 1854]
Francis Oliver Yeo, Grandson, Unmarried, age 1, Grandson, born North Cott Hamlet, Devon [Born circa 1870]
Mary Jane Morrish, Servant, Unmarried, age 16, Domestic Servant, born Tetcott Devon
Charles Lashbrook, Servant, Unmarried, age 13, Farm & Servant Tutor, born Ashwater Devon

1881 England Census:
Thomas is now head of household, his mother Maria is now a widow, from the 1881 England Census for Civil Parish of Luffincott, Holsworthy, Devon, England found in March 2023:
House: Hendon, Devon, England
Thomas Yeo, Head, Married, age 40, Farmer of 180 acres employing one labourer & two Farm Servants, born Luffincott, Devon, England [Born circa 1841]
Ann Yeo, Wife, Married, age 35, Farmers Wife, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1846]
Francis Oliver Yeo, Son, Unmarried, age 11, Scholar, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1870]
Alfred John Yeo, Son, Unmarried, age 9, Scholar, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1872]
William Thomas Yeo, Son, Unmarried, age 6, born Luffincott, Devon [Born circa 1875]
Maria Yeo, Mother, Widow, age 80, Annuitant, born Boyton Cornwall [Born circa 1801]
William Heard, Servant, Unmarried, age 17, Farm Servant, born Luffincott, Devon
Benjamin Burchell, Servant, age 45, Farm Servant, born Boyton Cornwall
Spouses
Birthbef 24 Sep 1843, Boyton, Cornwall, England
Baptism24 Sep 1843, Boyton, Cornwall, England.
Death19 Apr 1913, Boyton Mills, Devon, England
BurialBoyton, Cornwall, England
FatherFrancis Oliver (<1822-1897)
MotherMary Deborah Parsons (1823-1856)
Marriage1870, Holsworthy, Devon, England
ChildrenFrancis Oliver (Frank) (1870-1936)
 Alfred John (ca1872-1894)
 William Thomas (ca1875-1896)
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