Jane VEY

Abt 1836 -

• Name	Jane VEY
  Birth	Abt 1836	Crowlink, Sussex   [1]
  Baptism	26 Mar 1837	East Dean, Sussex   [2]
  Gender	Female
  1841 Census	East Lane, Minster, Kent   [3]
  	At 1841 Census, she is 4
  1851 Census	2, Herbert Place, Weymouth, Dorset   [4]
  	At 1851 Census, she is 14 or 16, staying with grandparents
  1861 Census	33, Exmouth Terrace, Gillingham, Kent   [1]
  	At 1861 Census, she is 24, occ "Dress maker"
  1871 Census	Britton St., Gillingham, Kent   [5]
  	At 1871 Census, she is 33, occ "Dressmaker"
  1881 Census	45, Upper High St., Taunton, Somerset   [6]
  	At 1881 Census, she is 43, occ "Dressmaker"
  1891 Census	Exeter Town Barracks, Howell Road, Exeter   [7]
  	At 1891 Census, she is 53, occ "Dressmaker"
  1901 Census	4, Margueritte Villas, Ellacombe Church Road, Tormohan, Torquay, Devon   [8]
  	At 1901 Census, she is 64, occ "Living on her own means"
  1911 Census	8, Coronation St., Barnstable, Devon   [9]
  	At 1911 Census, she is 74
  Individual Note 2	Best match on death is Jan qtr 1916, Barnstable, vol 5b, p640, aged 78
  Person ID	I1173	Webb
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	William VYE,   b. 6 Nov 1811, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frances HILL,   b. Abt 1814, Lymington, Hampshire d. 1877, Gillingham, Kent (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Jun 1834	Boldre, Hampshire   [10]
  Notes	At their marriage, William is noted as living in Friston, Sussex, Frances in Lymington. How did they meet? It seems that William was a coastguard at Lymington and on 10/10/1833 he was relocated to Crowlink in Sussex. It is not clear why they waited till Mary Jane was 3ish before baptising her, when her sister Jane was likely less than 1. Was William away or was it on religious grounds?
  Family ID	F393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abraham Ambrose DENNIS,   b. 14 Nov 1829, Boxley Abbey, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent d. 1899, Chudleigh, Devon (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1862	St. Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent   [11]
  Children	1. Lucy Jane DENNIS,   b. 23 Mar 1870, New Brompton, Kent d. 16 Nov 1942, 56, Newport Road, Barnstable, Devon (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Katherine Agnes DENNIS,   b. 19 Apr 1873, Gillingham, Kent  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Frances Rebecca DENNIS,   b. 10 Dec 1863, New Brompton, Kent d. 4 Feb 1940, 5, Kew Cottages, Buckingham Road, Newbury, Berkshire (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Abraham Vey DENNIS,   b. 1868, New Brompton, Kent d. 10 Apr 1929, 32, Brunner Road, Ealing, Middlesex (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1836 - Crowlink, Sussex Baptism - 26 Mar 1837 - East Dean, Sussex 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, she is 4 - - East Lane, Minster, Kent 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 14 or 16, staying with grandparents - - 2, Herbert Place, Weymouth, Dorset 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, she is 24, occ "Dress maker" - - 33, Exmouth Terrace, Gillingham, Kent 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, she is 33, occ "Dressmaker" - - Britton St., Gillingham, Kent 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, she is 43, occ "Dressmaker" - - 45, Upper High St., Taunton, Somerset 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, she is 53, occ "Dressmaker" - - Exeter Town Barracks, Howell Road, Exeter 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, she is 64, occ "Living on her own means" - - 4, Margueritte Villas, Ellacombe Church Road, Tormohan, Torquay, Devon 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, she is 74 - - 8, Coronation St., Barnstable, Devon Marriage - 27 Dec 1862 - St. Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  It is not clear exactly where Jane was born, but Crowlink House was known in the early 1800s as a place to store and sell smuggled gin, which came in from a nearby cove. There are also some cottages nearby, which it is assumed date from the same period. Father William's job as a coast guard perhaps related to the treacherous seas near Beachy Head?

  
  

• Sources

  [S2260] 1861 Census :- 33, Exmouth Terrace, Gillingham, Kent. [S3020] Baptism register :- East Dean, Sussex (1836-7). [S2264] 1841 Census :- East Lane, Minster, Kent. [S2043] 1851 Census :- 2, Herbert Place, Weymouth, Dorset. [S2331] 1871 Census :- Britton St., Gillingham, Kent. [S2336] 1881 Census :- 45, Upper High St., Taunton, Somerset. [S2337] 1891 Census :- Exeter Town Barracks, Howell Road, Exeter. [S2335] 1901 Census :- 4, Margueritte Villas, Ellacombe Church Road, Tormohan, Torquay, Devon. [S2338] 1911 Census :- 8, Coronation St., Barnstable, Devon. [S2437] Marriage transcript :- William Vey - Frances Hill (1834). [S2438] Marriage transcript :- Abraham Dennis - Jane Vey (1862).