Person:William Vessey (1)

William Vessey was baptised on 23rd October 1808 at South Kyme in Lincolnshire, son of a farmer called William Vessey and his wife Elizabeth.

On 17th June 1835, aged 26, William married Ann Pridgeon at South Kyme. They do not appear to have had any children. Ann died in 1839, when she was said to be only 25 years old.

The 1841 census finds William living at South Kyme and working as a farmer. He had two young people called Pridgeon living with him, who were presumably relatives of his late wife.

On 27th May 1847, aged 38, William married again. His second wife was Martha Ward from Great Hale, about six miles south of South Kyme. They married at Great Hale but then settled in South Kyme after their marriage.

They had one daughter, Mary Ann, in 1848. Sadly she died in 1852, aged four years old. They do not appear to have had any other children.

Each census from 1851 to 1881 finds William living at South Kyme with Martha (except in 1871 when she was visiting her sister Ann on census night) and at least one servant. William's farm grew from 41 acres in 1851 to 68 acres in 1861 and 80 acres in 1871, before reducing back to 68 acres by 1881.

William died on 9th October 1882, aged 73. Martha survived him by about nineteen years, and remarried a couple of years later.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of South Kyme (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1654-1964. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives).

   1808 Baptisms / Oct[obe]r 23. Will[ia]m Son of Will[ia]m & Eliz[abe]th Vessey

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 620; Book 9; Folio 8; Page 11, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   William Vessey, male, 30 [1806-11], Farmer, born in county
   Jane Pridgeon, female, 15 [1821-6], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   Isaac Pridgeon, male, 10 [1830/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], 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 2101; Folio 140; Page 16, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   William Vessey, head, married, male, 41 [1809/10], Farmer of 41 acres one Labourer, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Martha Vessey, wife, married, female, 30 [1820/1], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Mary Anne Vessey, daughter, female, 3 [1847/8], b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   William Wilson, visitor, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Labourer indoors, b. Frampton, Lincolnshire

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 2345; Folio 6; Page 6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Private House, South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   William Vessey, head, married, male, 52 [1808/9], Farmer of 68 Acres employing 1 labourer, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Martha Vessey, wife, married, female, 39 [1821/2], b. Hale Magna, Lincolnshire
   Isaac Watson, servant, unmarried, male, 20 [1840/1], Carter, b. Asgarby, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Clay, servant, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], House Servant, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire

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 3352; Folio 13; Page 20, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   William Vessey, head, married, male, 62 [1808/9], Farmer (of 80 acres Emp[loyin]g 1 man), b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Samuel Upton, servant, unmarried, male, 25 [1845/6], Farm serv[an]t indoor, b. Digby, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Pinion, servant, unmarried, female, 17 [1853/4], General serv[an]t (Domestic), b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Ann Wells, servant, unmarried, female, 32 [1838/9], Housekeeper, b. South Kyme, 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 3225; Folio 12; Page 18, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Cow Drove, South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   William Vessey, head, married, male, 72 [1808/9], Farmer 68 acres, b. South Kyme, Lincolnshire
   Martha Vessey, wife, married, female, 59 [1821/2], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Samuel Upton, servant, unmarried, male, 36 [1844/5], Farm Serv[ant] Indoor, b. Digby, Lincolnshire
   Martha Hodgeson, servant, unmarried, female, 25 [1855/6], General Serv[an]t {Domes[tic]), b. Sleaford, Lincolnshire

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

   d. William VESSEY, December Quarter 1882, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 275, aged 73 [1808/9]

8. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of South Kyme (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1654-1964. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives).

   BURIALS in the Parish of South Kyme in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1882
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   301	William Vessey	South Kyme	October 13th 1882	73 y[ea]rs	E. Garvey, Vicar

9. ↑ Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 1, 13 Oct 1882.

   Deaths.
   VESSEY.-At South Kyme, on the 9th October, Mr. Wm. Vessey, farmer, in his 74th year. Friends will kindly accept this intimation.

10. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

    1882
    VESSEY William.
    Personal Estate £3,546 7s.
    10 November. The Will of William Vessey late of South Kyme in the County of Lincoln Farmer who died 9 October 1882 at South Kyme was proved at Lincoln by Martha Vessey of South Kyme Widow the Relict the sole Executrix.