Family
Yeats married Susan Pollexfen (1841- 1900) September 10, 1863 at St.John's Church, Sligo: they had six children:
- William Butler Yeats (June 13, 1865 - January 28, 1939)
- Susan Mary "Lily" Yeats (August 25, 1866 - January 5, 1949)
- Elizabeth Corbett "Lolly" Yeats (March 11, 1868– January 16, 1940)
- Robert Corbet Yeats (March 27, 1870- March 3, 1873)
- John "Jack" Butler Yeats (August 29, 1871 - March 28, 1957)
- Jane Grace Yeats (August 29, 1875 - June 6, 1876)
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