Mary Jane VEY

Abt 1834 -

• Name	Mary Jane VEY
  Birth	Abt 1834	Crowlink, Sussex   [1]
  Baptism	12 Feb 1837	East Dean, Sussex   [2]
  Gender	Female
  1841 Census	East Lane, Minster, Kent   [1]
  	At 1841 Census, she is 6
  1851 Census	10, Brunswick Road, Milton, Gravesend, Kent   [3]
  	At 1851 Census, she is 15, occ "House Servant"
  1861 Census	33, Brunswick Rd, Brighton   [4]
  	At 1861 Census, she is 25, occ "Domestic Cook"
  1891 Census	1, Argyle Road, Preston, Brighton   [5]
  	At 1891 Census, she is 54, no occ given
  Individual Note	Possible death Wandsworth Oct qtr 1907
  Person ID	I1185	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   [6]
  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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1834 - Crowlink, Sussex Baptism - 12 Feb 1837 - East Dean, Sussex 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, she is 6 - - East Lane, Minster, Kent 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 15, occ "House Servant" - - 10, Brunswick Road, Milton, Gravesend, Kent 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, she is 25, occ "Domestic Cook" - - 33, Brunswick Rd, Brighton 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, she is 54, no occ given - - 1, Argyle Road, Preston, Brighton  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  It is not clear exactly where Mary 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

  [S2264] 1841 Census :- East Lane, Minster, Kent. [S3020] Baptism register :- East Dean, Sussex (1836-7). [S2376] 1851 Census :- 10, Brunswick Road, Milton, Gravesend, Kent. [S2375] 1861 Census :- 33, Brunswick Rd, Brighton. [S1861] 1891 Census :- 1, Argyle Road, Preston, Brighton. [S2437] Marriage transcript :- William Vey - Frances Hill (1834).