Henry Venn (1818 - 1886)

Born 4 May 1818 in Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Quick) Venn — married 11 May 1849 in Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 3 Sep 1886 at age 68 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Henry Venn (1818-1886)

Henry Venn was born in Devon, England.

Birth
Henry Venn was born 04 May 1818 at Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England. He was the son of William Venn and Mary Maunder.

Marriage
Henry Venn married Mary Quick 11 May 1849 at Pennymoor, Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England. ^[1]

Death
Henry Venn age 69, passed away 03 September 1886 at Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England. ^[2]

Obituary

10 September 1886 - Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Exeter, Devon, England

Death of an Old Inhabitant —On Wednesday the mortal remains of Mr. Henry Venn, one of the oldest tradesmen in the place, were interred in the Churchyard. The deceased had carried on a successful smithing . . . .

Census Records

England Census 1851
The England Census of 1851 records: Henry Venn age 33, born Cruwys Morchard, occupation: Smith & Farmer of 25 acres, and his wife, May Venn age 23, born Puddington, and their son: John Venn age 1, born Cruwys Morchard and his father, William Venn age 66, born Kings Nympton, Widower, are living at Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England.

England Census 1861
The England Census of 1861 records: Henry Venn age 43, occupation: Blacksmith, born Devon, and his wife, Mary Venn age 33, born, Devon, and their children: John Venn age 11, Elizabeth Venn age 6, Mary A Ven age 5, Emma Venn age 3, Ellen Venn age 1, Fanny Venn age under 12 months, all born at Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, and servant John Labbett age 21, born Crediton, Devon, are living at Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England.

England Census 1871
The England Census of 1871 records: Henry Venn age 52, born Cruwys Morchard, occupation: Blacksmith, and his wife, Mary Venn age 43, born Cruwys Morchard, and their children: Emma Jane Venn age 13, Alice Venn age 8, Fannie (sic) [Annie] Venn age 6, Eva Blanche Venn age 3, all born at Cheriton Fitzpaine, and tom Hannatus age 20, born Cadeligh, servant, are living at Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England.

England Census 1881
The England Census of 1881 records: Henry Venn age 62, born Cruwys Morchard, occupation: Blacksmith and Farmer, and his wife, Mary Venn age 57, born Cruwys Morchard, and their daughter, Blanche Venn age 31, (sic) [13] scholar, born Cheriton Fitzpaine, and grand-daughter, Hester M Venn age 4, born Cheriton Ftizpaine, are living at Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: Free BMD England & Wales BMD Registration Index 1837-2007 VENN Henry | married| QUICK Mary | June q. 1849| Tiverton district, Devon, England | Volume 10 Page 429
2. ↑ Death: GRO Online Service Name: VENN, HENRY|Age at Death (in years): 69|GRO Reference: 1886 September Quarter in CREDITON | Volume 05B Page 260

See also:

• Baptisms Devon. -
• England death Index -

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT2-L3R : 23 May 2019), Henry Venn in household of William Venn, Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJZ-PST : 9 November 2019), Henry Venn, Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England; citing Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England, p. 31, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71S-8QP : 3 March 2021), Henry Venn, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Name Henry Venn|Sex Male|Age 43|Event Date 1861|Event Place Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England, United Kingdom|Event Place (Original) Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devonshire, England|Registration District Crediton|Residence Note Cheriton Fitzpaine Village|Birth Year (Estimated) 1818|Birthplace ..., Devon|Marital Status Married|Occupation Blacksmith|Relationship to Head of Household Head|Event Type Census|Household Identifier 1824379|Line Number 13|Page Number 8|Piece/Folio 1474 / 26|Registration Number RG0

• "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJ9-C6J6 : 30 August 2018), Henry Venn in entry for William Venn, 24 Jul 1867; citing Probate, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Y3-Z89 : 12 July 2021), Henry Venn, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-HPMN : 13 December 2017), Henry Venn, Cheriton-Fitzpaine, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 2231/27, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,784. Name Henry Venn|Sex Male|Age 62|Event Date 1881|Event Place Cheriton-Fitzpaine, Devon, England|Registration District Crediton|Birth Year (Estimated) 1819|Birthplace Cruwys Morchard, Devon, England|Marital Status Married|Occupation Blacksmith & Farmer|Relationship to Head of Household Head|Event Type Census|Page Number 9|Piece/Folio 2231/27|Registration Number RG11

• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZQ-KSFS : 19 April 2019), Henry Venn in entry for Mary Ann Venn, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom, 5 Jun 1908, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .