Rebecca VEY

Rebecca VEY

Female Abt 1842 -

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  • Name Rebecca VEY 
    Birth Abt 1842  Hoo, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    1851 Census Bishopstone, Sussex Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    At 1851 Census, she is 8 (described at birth on board ship) 
    1861 Census St Marys Church Court Lodge, Gillingham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    At 1861 Census, she is 18, occ "House Maid" 
    1871 Census 59, Copenhagen Rd, Gillingham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    At 1871 Census, she is 28 
    1881 Census 5&7, Manor St., Gillingham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    At 1881 Census, she is 38, widowed, occ "Domerstic Serv" 
    Individual Note Best match on birth is Hoo vol 5, p273, Dec qtr 1842 
    Individual Note 2 best match on death is Jan qtr 1891, Medway, vol 2a, p404, aged 48 
    Person ID I1183  Webb
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

    Father William VYE,   b. 6 Nov 1811, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Frances HILL,   b. Abt 1814, Lymington, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1877, Gillingham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Jun 1834  Boldre, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    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 Joseph Green LONGHURST,   b. Abt 1841, Dartford, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1871, Gillingham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 2 Sep 1866  Parish Church, Plumstead, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane LONGHURST,   b. 1 Jun 1867, Gillingham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1950, Worcestershire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Elizabeth Sarah LONGHURST,   b. 1870, Gillingham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1871, Gillingham, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1842 - Hoo, Kent Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 8 (described at birth on board ship) - - Bishopstone, Sussex Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Sep 1866 - Parish Church, Plumstead, Kent Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1861 Census describes her as born in Sussex which is not quite correct, but this believed to be the most realistic Census record.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] 1851 Census :- Bishopstone, Sussex.

    2. [S2374] 1861 Census :- St Marys Church Court Lodge, Gillingham, Kent.

    3. [S1904] 1871 Census :- 59, Copenhagen Rd, Gillingham, Kent.

    4. [S1908] 1881 Census :- 5&7, Manor St., Gillingham, Kent.

    5. [S2437] Marriage transcript :- William Vey - Frances Hill (1834).

    6. [S2405] Marriage register entry :- Joseph Longhurst - Rebecca Vey (1866).