William VYE

1811 -

• Name	William VYE
  Birth	6 Nov 1811	Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset   [1, 2]
  Baptism	29 Dec 1811	Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  1841 Census	Half Moon Coastguard Station, Minster, Kent   [4]
  	At 1841 Census, he is "29", occ "Coastguard" - on duty
  1851 Census	27, Exmouth Terrace, Gillingham, Kent   [5]
  	At 1851 Census, he is 39, occ "Pensioner Navy"
  Occupation	Coastguard, Sailor  [2, 4, 6]
  Individual Note	possible death Mar 1853 qtr, Medway, Vol 2a, p210
  Person ID	I1181	Webb
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	William VYE,   b. Abt 1785, West Lulworth, Dorset d. 1872, Weymouth, Dorset (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary MORES,   b. Abt 1790, West Lulworth, Dorset d. 1831, West Lulworth, Dorset (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Feb 1811	West Lulworth, Dorset
  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)  [3]
  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
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances HILL,   b. Abt 1814, Lymington, Hampshire d. 1877, Gillingham, Kent (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1834	Boldre, Hampshire   [7]
  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?
  Children	1. Mary Jane VEY,   b. Abt 1834, Crowlink, Sussex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jane VEY,   b. Abt 1836, Crowlink, Sussex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Sarah VEY,   b. 4 Aug 1839, Minster, Kent  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Rebecca VEY,   b. Abt 1842, Hoo, Kent  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Wiliam George VEY,   b. Abt 1845, Gillingham, Kent d. 1905, Oxton, Nottinghamshire (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Nov 1811 - Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset Baptism - 29 Dec 1811 - Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is "29", occ "Coastguard" - on duty - - Half Moon Coastguard Station, Minster, Kent 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 39, occ "Pensioner Navy" - - 27, Exmouth Terrace, Gillingham, Kent Marriage - 26 Jun 1834 - Boldre, Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  see notes about children Mary and Jane. His Merchant Navy register (registrant 249016) says that he first went to sea as a Boy in 1826. The register indicates he could write Height - 5ft 7.5in Hair - red Complexion - light Eyes - hazel living in Rochester (Kent) in 1845 as a coastguard boatman.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2371] Baptism register :- Winfrith (1811-2). [S3003] Merchant Navy register :- William Vey (1845). [S2047] Baptism register :- Winfrith. [S2372] 1841 Census :- Half Moon Coastguard Station, Minster, Kent. [S2265] 1851 Census :- 27, Exmouth Terrace, Gillingham, Kent. [S2373] Birth Certificate :- Elizabeth Sarah Vey (1839). [S2437] Marriage transcript :- William Vey - Frances Hill (1834).