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Trying to find Venner

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Warren

Warren Report 8 Dec 2002 19:42

Looking for Sussex "Venners" with roots in Beckley, Northiam, Hastings, St Leonards and surrounding. Also "Venners" in near Kent.

Wendy

Wendy Report 2 Jan 2008 17:44

Hi! We are the Folkestone Venners. My Husband Rowland's father was George William Venner of Bethersden, Kent. His grandfather was George Venner of Beckley and his grandmother was Susan Carter of Northiam. His great-grandparents were John Venner and Harriet Smith of Beckley.
Hope this is of interest to you.
Regards
Wendy Venner

Robert

Robert Report 11 May 2015 19:08

Hi
A certain George Venner of Bethersdon was an edge toolmaker (a blacksmith specialising in edged tools such as axes and billhooks) he was working approx 1878 to 1899. His tools were marked GV Bethersdon...
I have been informed of another makers who marked his tools HV - did George have a father, uncle or brother with these initials??? Often specialised trades like this ran in families - the trade largely died out after WW1, when mass produced tools flooded the market..
Any help will be greatly appreciated - contact via my website, www.billhooks.co.uk
Thanks
Bob Burgess

Rambling

Rambling Report 11 May 2015 19:25

Robert welcome to the board, as you may notice the previous posts were from quite a few years back, you can try sending a message by clicking on their names, if GR still has a current email for them they will receive notification.

In the meantime, if you want help tracing George back to see if the other initials can be found, here is a starting point with the 1881 census

Name: George Venner
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
[Abt 1848]
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Susan Venner
Gender: Male
Where born: Beckley, Sussex, England
Civil Parish: Bethersden
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: Forge Hill
Marital Status: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Blacksmith Employing 2 Men
Registration district: West Ashford
Sub registration district: Ashford
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 948
Folio: 29
Page Number: 20
Household Members:
Name Age
George Venner 43
Susan Venner 32
Emma Venner 11
Harriet Venner 6
George Venner 3
Alfred Venner 1
Otho Bassett 22

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Rambling

Rambling Report 11 May 2015 19:30

1871

Name: George Venner
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Susan Venner
Gender: Male
Where born: Beckley, Sussex, England
Civil Parish: Ticehurst
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England
Registration district: Ticehurst
Sub-registration district: Ticehurst
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household schedule number: 31
Piece: 1046
Folio: 72
Page Number: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
George Venner 24
Susan Venner 22
Emma Venner 2
James Farley 21

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 11 May 2015 21:18

George's son Roland HENRY was also a blacksmith:

Roland Henry Venner

in the 1911 England Census
Name: Roland Henry Venner
Age in 1911: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Relation to Head: Son (Child)
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Bethersden, Ashford, Kent
Civil Parish: Bethersden
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: Forge Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Blacksmith
Registration district: West Ashford
Registration District Number: 55
Sub-registration district: Ashford
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Household schedule number: 107
Piece: 4269
Household Members:
Name Age
George Venner 63
Susan Venner 63
Roland Henry Venner 22
Harry Lovell 17 - grandson
Thomas Edward Blackwood 23 - assistant



His father was John:

John France
in the 1851 England Census
Name: John France
[John Venner]
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Harriett France
Gender: Male
Where born: Beckley, Sussex, England
Civil Parish: Beckley
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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County/Island: Sussex
Country: England
Registration district: Romney Marsh
Sub-registration district: New Romney
ED, institution, or vessel: 1d
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 6
Piece: 1634
Folio: 491
Page Number: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
John France 45 - Venner, mistranscribed
Harriett France 41 - Venner, mistranscribed
Thomas France 25 - Venner, mistranscribed
Emaline France 15 - Venner
Miriam France 12 - Venner
Harriett Vonner 9
George Vonner 4
Edmund Vonner 1

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Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.