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William VYE

William VYE

Male Abt 1785 - 1872  (87 years)

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  • Name William VYE 
    Birth Abt 1785  West Lulworth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Baptism 24 Jun 1785  West Lulworth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Initally Sailor, then Customs Officer, also Innkeeper  [1, 4, 5] 
    1841 Census Cannot find in 1841 Census, but Jane and Mary are both in Alverstoke, Gosport  [6] 
    1851 Census At 1851 Census, he is 65, occ "Customs Officer"  [1] 
    1861 Census At 1861 Census, he is 75, occ "Retired Customs Officer"  [2] 
    1871 Census At 1871 Census, he is 83, occ "Superannuated Sailor and a widower"  [7] 
    Individual Note He was a pensioner when daughter Mary married  [8] 
    Individual Note 2 Death Dec 1872 qtr, aged 87, Weymouth Vol 5a, page, p194. 
    Death 1872  Weymouth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Burial 26 Oct 1872  Preston cum Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Age given as 87, abode given as Weymouth
    Person ID I1032  Webb
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2025 

    Father Henry VEY,   b. 1749, West Lulworth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1822, West Lulworth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Virtue VEY,   b. Abt 1758, West Lulworth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1822, West Lulworth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 31 Oct 1780  Corfe Castle, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F351  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary MORES,   b. Abt 1790, West Lulworth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1831, West Lulworth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 9 Feb 1811  West Lulworth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family Note 2 Other possible children are (with baptism dates) William (29/12/11), John (22/8/17), Alfred (23/4/20), Annah (27/10/22), Henry (14/11/30)  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Given that the 1841 Census - best fit - has the ages a little wrong, occupations incorrect and being born out of county, it is possible that the family found is wrong. There is a record of Mary Vey (mother of the other possible children) is different to Martha. Mary Vey plus infant died 4/9/1831, buried Winfrith. All info from Winrith OPC. Also William Vey m Martha Moon Weymouith Jun 1842 qtr vol 8 page 229.

      Also note Hannah Vie GIBBS b 29/3/1808, Winfrith
    Children 
     1. William VYE,   b. 6 Nov 1811, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Jane VYE,   b. 1814, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Charles VEY,   b. 9 Jul 1826, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Mary VEY,   b. Abt 1828, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1887, Fratton Road, Fratton, Portsmouth Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2025 

    Family 2 Martha MOON,   b. 1787, Hamworthy, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1861, Weymouth, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jun 1842  Parish Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1785 - West Lulworth, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 24 Jun 1785 - West Lulworth, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Feb 1811 - West Lulworth, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jun 1842 - Parish Church, Melcombe Regis, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1872 - Weymouth, Dorset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 26 Oct 1872 - Preston cum Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth, Dorset Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Much of what is here for William and his ancestry is definitely speculative. But key is that his marriage to Martha states his father is Henry. So this is based on the only Henry that I can find - who married Virtue (slightly strangely, she is in Corfe Castle, though the IGI info has her baptised in Lulworth; so maybe she was working in Corfe, albeit it is a long way away). One site on the internet says they were cousins.

      There is also another William VEY who married Maria COCHRAN in 1811 and clearly some of the possible children come from that marriage. I have taken the approach that those who have Mary rather than Maria as a mother are those of this William and Mary marriage.

      Note also that although I cannot find William in the 1841 Census, there is Jane and Mary at Alverstoke (near Gosport), so it is likely that William was at sea?

      Merchant Seamans ticket for a William VEY of Winfrith, tkt no 249,016

      Also see the following typical data from the internet, some of which is definitely incorrect.

      http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/24138740/family?fpid=1499481927
      and
      http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/3396898/person/-628306944

  • Sources 
    1. [S2043] 1851 Census :- 2, Herbert Place Weymouth.

    2. [S2044] 1861 Census :- 2, Herbert Place, Weymouth.

    3. [S2045] Baptism transcript :- William Vye (1785).

    4. [S2047] Baptism register :- Winfrith.

    5. [S2048] Baptism register :- Winfrith Newburgh (1814).

    6. [S2051] 1841 Census :- Spencer Yard, Alverstoke, Gosport.

    7. [S2050] 1871 Census :- 2, Herbert Place, Weymouth.

    8. [S2049] Marriage Certificate :- JW Juniper - M Vey (1857).

    9. [S2046] Burial register :- Preston with Sutton Ponyz (1872-3).

    10. [S2410] Marriage register :- Corfe Castle (1780-1).

    11. [S2122] Marriage register entry :- William Vey - Martha Moon (1842).


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