Person:Lucy Vessey (2)

Lucy Vessey was born on 7th April 1788 and baptised six days later at Barnby in the Willows in Nottinghamshire, daughter of Gervase Vessey and his wife Lucy.

On 13th January 1812, aged 23, Lucy married Thomas Fernihough at Barnby. Later that year they had a son, Vessey Fernihough, baptised at Norwell, about ten miles north-west of Barnby. By 1814 they had settled at North Collingham, about nine miles north of Barnby. At North Collingham they lived at the Jolly Bargeman Inn at Collingham Wharf on the River Trent, a little way out of the village itself. As well as running the inn, Thomas worked as a miller.

Lucy and Thomas had another eight children baptised at North Collingham between 1814 and 1831. Also in 1831 their eldest son, Vessey, was convicted of sheep stealing. He was originally sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to transportation to Australia for fourteen years.

Lucy and Thomas's eldest daughter died aged seventeen in 1832.

Thomas died in 1854, aged about seventy. After his death, Lucy lived with her daughter Maria and her husband in North Collingham, although in the 1871 census Lucy was visiting her son William at Arnold near Nottingham. One of Lucy's daughters emigrated to America.

Lucy died on 17th May 1881 at her daughter and son-in-law's house in North Collingham. She was 93 years old. Her death was reported in Ohio where her daughter lived, with the obituary focussing on Lucy's Christian faith.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Nottinghamshire Family History Society. Nottinghamshire Baptisms Database.

   ch. 13 Apr 1788, Barnby in the Willows: Lucy daughter of Gervass [Bishop's Transcript: Gervase] & Lucey Vessey, born 7 Apr 1788

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 862; Book 5; Folio 4; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Wharf, North Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Thomas Ferniough, male, 55 [1781-6], Victualer, not born in county
   Lusey Ferniough, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   Jane Ferniough, female, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Mariah Ferniough, female, 16 [1824/5], born in county
   William Ferniough, male, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   Ellen Ferniough, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Ann Ferniough, female, 8 [1832/3], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2136; Folio 53; Page 21, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: North Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Thomas Ferneough, head, married, male, 66 [1784/5], Miller, b. Bottesford, Leicestershire
   Lucy Ferneough, wife, married, female, 62 [1788/9], Miller Wife, b. Barnby in Willows, Nottinghamshire
   William Ferneough, son, unmarried, male, 26 [1824/5], Miller Son, b. Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Hellen Ferneough, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1828/9], Miller Daughter, b. Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Ann Ferneough, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1831/2], Miller Daughter, b. Collingham, Nottinghamshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2476; Folio 38; Page 3, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Wood Hill, North Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Thomas Millns, head, married, male, 38 [1822/3], Brick Layer, b. Martin, Lincolnshire
   Maria Millns, wife, married, female, 38 [1822/3], b. Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Maria J. Millns, daughter, female, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Lucy Ferniough, visitor, widow, female, 73 [1787/8], b. Barnby, Nottinghamshire
   Helen Ferniough, visitor, unmarried, female, 30 [1830/1], Dress Maker, b. Collingham, Nottinghamshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3493; Folio 11; Page 15, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Blankley's Yard, Trent Street, Arnold, Nottinghamshire
   William Ferniough, head, widower, male, 42 [1828/9], Druggists Assistant, b. North Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Herbert Ferniough, son, unmarried, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Hulme, Manchester
   Walter W. Ferniough, son, unmarried, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Hulme, Manchester
   Lucy Ferniough, mother, widow, female, 82 [1788/9], Visitor, b. Barnby in the Willows, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 3373; Folio 49; Page 27, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: High Street, North Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Thomas Millns, head, married, male, 58 [1822/3], Master Bricklayer employ 1 Man, b. Marton, Lincolnshire
   Maria Millns, wife, married, female, 58 [1822/3], b. North Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Lucy Ferniough, mother in law, widow, female, 92 [1788/9], b. Barnby in the Willows, Nottinghamshire

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Lucy FERNIOUGH, June Quarter 1881, Newark Registration District, Volume 7b, page 219, aged 93 [1787/8]

8. ↑ Clyde Enterprise (Clyde, Ohio, USA)
   Page 3, 16 Jun 1881.

   DIED.
   FERNIOUGH.-At Holly House, the home of her son-in-law, Nottinghamshire, England, on Tuesday,May 17th, 1881, Mrs. LUCY FERNIOUGH, aged ninety-three years, one month and ten days.
   Mrs. Ferniough was the mother of Mrs. Joseph Whitehead, of Clyde. She died in the belief of a glorious resurrection; the fact of salvation was settled in her mind, and the prospect of meeting Jesus robbed death of its terror. She was brought to her grave at full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in its season. "Blessed are they that do is will, that they have a right to the tree of life,and enter in through the gate into the city above."