Rebecca VEY

Abt 1842 -

• Name	Rebecca VEY
  Birth	Abt 1842	Hoo, Kent
  Gender	Female
  1851 Census	Bishopstone, Sussex   [1]
  	At 1851 Census, she is 8 (described at birth on board ship)
  1861 Census	St. Marys Church Court Lodge, Gillingham, Kent   [2]
  	At 1861 Census, she is 18, occ "House Maid"
  1871 Census	59, Copenhagen Road, Gillingham, Kent   [3]
  	At 1871 Census, she is 28
  1881 Census	5&7, Manor St., Gillingham, Kent   [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	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   [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 d. 1871, Gillingham, Kent (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1866	Parish Church, Plumstead, Kent   [6]
  Children	1. Mary Jane LONGHURST,   b. 1 Jun 1867, Gillingham, Kent d. 26 Nov 1950, Worcestershire (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth Sarah LONGHURST,   b. 1870, Gillingham, Kent d. 1871, Gillingham, Kent (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1842 - Hoo, Kent 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 8 (described at birth on board ship) - - Bishopstone, Sussex 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, she is 18, occ "House Maid" - - St. Marys Church Court Lodge, Gillingham, Kent 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, she is 28 - - 59, Copenhagen Road, Gillingham, Kent 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, she is 38, widowed, occ "Domerstic Serv" - - 5&7, Manor St., Gillingham, Kent Marriage - 2 Sep 1866 - Parish Church, Plumstead, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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

  [S1864] 1851 Census :- Bishopstone, Sussex. [S2374] 1861 Census :- St. Marys Church Court Lodge, Gillingham, Kent. [S1904] 1871 Census :- 59, Copenhagen Road, Gillingham, Kent. [S1908] 1881 Census :- 5&7, Manor St., Gillingham, Kent. [S2437] Marriage transcript :- William Vey - Frances Hill (1834). [S2405] Marriage register entry :- Joseph Longhurst - Rebecca Vey (1866).