John Yeo & Catherine Lee, Stan's great grandparents		John Yeo , son of John Yeo and Elizabeth Crout , was born in 1867 in Moretonhampstead, Devon and died in 1948 in Drumbridges, Newton Abbot, Devon at age 81. John married Catherine Lee , daughter of Anthony Lee and Mary Nichols , on 19 Sep 1891 in Christow . Catherine was born in 1870 in Christow, Devon and died in 1953 in Drumbridges, Newton Abbot, Devon at age 83. In 1901 John & Carrie were living at Dene Cottage in Stokeingteignhead. John was an agricultural labourer. Living with them were children, Daisy aged 8 born in Christow, William aged 7, born in Christow, Alice aged 5 born in Christow, John aged 5 born in Mortonhampstead, Bessie aged 2 born in Mortonhampstead, and Dorothy just 4 months old born in Stokeingteignhead. They then moved to Stretchford, near Buckfastleigh and later John became a gardener at the Stover estate and they lived in the cottage at Drumbridges which has now been demolished to make way for the A38 roundabout.

		Their daughter, Beatrice's children, Joe and Mary Spiers lived with them during the war years, having been evacuated from Kent, so their memories are very important. Joe remembers Carrie as being a lovely old lady with lovely long silver hair which she used to plait and then do up as a bun at the back of her head. She spent most of her day cleaning and cooking on the old black stove in the kitchen. She made all her own cakes and bottled fruit and vegetables for winter use. The house had no electricity or gas and the only lighting was kerosene gas lamps. The only toilet was the elson which had to be emptied by hand into a cess pit every week.		Drumbridges, now demolished

The family lived mainly in the kitchen, using the warmth from the stove. Although on Sundays they would use the parlour, keeping the fire going with wood that had been collected from the copse. Milk was delivered daily by an old boy who would arrive with the tank and this was then scooped out into a jug. During the summer months, the milk would have been boiled to keep it from going sour, and the cream at the top was scrapped off and was of course original Devonshire clotted cream. Joe would go down to the woods and gather wild strawberries and enjoy the treat of strawberries and cloated cream. They would also gather mushrooms from the Drumbridges roundabout which apparent had a good crop of them. Rabbits were a good source of meat and these would be

In later years, Carrie slept downstairs and would occasionally have her own fire to heat the bedroom and John and Joe slep upstairs. The feather mattresses and quilts were heavenly and probably home made from the feathers of the many chickens from the farm that they would kill and before sending to market, pluck all the feathers from the meat. Bedtime would have been early in the winter months with so very little light.

They had a wireless which was powered by an accumulator (battery), which was collected by a man in Newton Abbot once a fortnight to be recharged. John only turned it on for the 9 o'clock news in the evening.

The chicken farm was a good investment, especially during the war years. The eggs would be gathered from the hen house or garden, sorted and then sent to the packing station to be distributed. John & Carrie also kept ducks and feral cats and Arthur had his gun dog. Carrie seems to have had a good relationship with her sisters and cousins and there were plenty of visitors to Drumbridges, most would go home with eggs and vegetables, much welcome during the war years when there was such a scarcity of such commodities.

John died in 1948 and then Arthur & Carrie carried on with the family business. Catherine left a will when she died in 1953 and by this time had adopted the name Carrie Yeo. The will was proved on the 26th June, 1953 and her estate was worth £536. 6. 0 gross so her chicken farm had done well during and after the war years. Interesting as with many wills several of her children were left out.

Children from this marriage were :

• Daisy May Yeo was born in 1892 in Christowe, Devon. Lived at 155 Warbro Road, Babbacombe and married Maurice Holley in 1916 in Newton Abbot Area, Devon. The child from this marriage was Billy Holley who lives in Chelston, Torquay, Devon
• William Yeo was born in 1894 in Christowe.and married Edith Hammacott
• Alice M Yeo was born in 1896 in Christowe, Devon She married Joe Prowse in 1918 in Christow, Devon. Children from this marriage were Arthur Prowse who died in 1942 in World War 2 and was buried at sea and Lewis Prowse who had the Harwood Guest House in Kingskerswell for many years and now lives at 7, Caroline Close, Kingskerswell
• John Yeo was born on 5 Sep 1897 in Mortonhampstead, Devon and died in 1976 in Okehampton area, Devon at age 79. John married Nellie and was in the Navy and moved to London, however he must have returned to Devon as he died in the Okehampton area of Devon.
• Bessie Yeo was born in 1899 in Moretonhampstead, Devon. Bessie married Charles Nottingham in 1920 in Totnes area, Devon. Children from this marriage were Peggy Nottingham who married Joe Cox , the child from this marriage was Simon Cox , and Reggie Nottingham
• Dorothy Yeo was born on 1 Jun 1901 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon. Dorothy married Harry Endacott . Children from this marriage were Raymond Endacott who was in the RAF, Maurice Endacott who was a Squadron Leader in the RAF and Dennis Endacott a talent pianist.
• Beatrice Yeo was born on 14 Sep 1902 in Stokenteignhead, Devon. married Joseph Spiers on 1 Jan 1927 in Ashford, Kent. Joseph was born in Ashford, Kent.
• Frank Edward Yeo was born on 22 Oct 1903 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon and died in 1983 in Newton Abbot Area, Devon at age 80. Frank married Edith Brailey in 1921 in Newton Abbot Area, Devon. Edith was born on 21 Aug 1901 and died in 1983 in Newton Abbot Area, Devon at age 82. Children from this marriage were Alice , Philip, and Daisy. . Daisy married Bill Harris.
• Arthur J Yeo was born in 1906 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon. Arthur worked initially as a minor with Watts, Blake & Bearne and then during the war years as a driver for the ministry.
• Edward George Yeo was born on 30 Apr 1910 in Stokeinteignhead married Emily Annie Stoyle and died in 1999 in Torquay, Devon at age 89.
  

1....Robert Yeo  1691/92 - 1772 ....... +Johan Arscott    - 1741 ... 2    Robert Yeo  1732 - 1798 .......  +Jane Hurchill    1732 - ......... 3  Robert Yeo    1758 - 1834 .............+Susanna Webber  ..............  4  Robert Yeo    1802 - 1878 ..................  +Ann Syms    1807 - 1881 .................... 5  John Yeo    1843 - ........................ +Elizabeth Crout  .........................  6  John Yeo    1867 - .............................  +Catherine Lee    1870 - ............................... 7  William Yeo  1894 - ...................................  +Edith Hammacott              .................................... 8  Lawrence George Yeo    1919 - 1981 ........................................+Clara Keall         .......................................... 9   Stanley Michael Yeo  1943 - ..................................... .........married Sheila M Preece (me) On the left is a photograph of Stan's father, Lawrence George who sadly died in 1981 at the early aged of 62 years. He is greatly missed by everyone.   Lawrence (Laurie) George Yeo - 1919 -1981 Raymon Yeo     Of course we are very proud to have Ramon on our family page. See biography Ramon Yeo, (b. 1935) - Mayor of Exeter, 1994 - 1995 Direct Descendants of Robert Yeo 1 Robert Yeo b: 29 Jan 1758 in South Tawton d: 11 Sep 1834 in South Tawton . +Susanna Webber m: 11 Nov 1787 in South Tawton .. 2 Robert Yeo b: 09 May 1802 in South Tawton d: 24 Feb 1878 in Moretonhampstead ...... +Ann Syms b: 1807 in Spreyton m: 16 Dec 1827 in South Tawton d: 1881 in Lustleigh ...... 3 Robert Yeo b: 1831 in South Tawton .......... +Ruth Ponsford b: in Hittersleigh m: 25 Dec 1863 in Hittersleigh ........... 4 Edwin Yeo b: 1867 in Spreyton, Devon ............... +Mary Palmer m: 28 Aug 1895 in Exmouth ............... 5 Edwin Ernest Yeo b: 18 Apr 1905 in Withycombe Raleigh d: Mar 1969 in Exeter, ................... +Gladys Grant m: 09 May 1929 in Heavitree .................... 6 Ramon Yeo b: 1935 in Exeter