Descendants of William Varney

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William Varney, born in 1776, Oxfordshire, died in 1825 (age at death: 49 years old).
Married on 26 December 1797, Upper Heyford, Oxforshire, to Martha Allen, born in 1777, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, died

... with

William, born on 22 April 1798, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, died in December 1886, buried on 3 January 1887, Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire (age at death: 88 years old). [Note 2]
Married on 27 November 1820, Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire, to Sophia Scudds, born in 1796, Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire, baptized on 2 October 1796, Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire, died on 15 January 1831, Summerstown, Oxfordshire, buried on 23 January 1831, St. Giles, Oxford (age at death: 35 years old) [Note 2-1]
... with
- Marianne, born, Somerstown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, baptized on 4 May 1821, Oxford, Oxfordshire - St. Giles, died. [Note 3]
- George, born in 1822, Somerstown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, baptized on 25 August 1822, Oxford, Oxfordshire - St. Giles, died in September 1822, Somerstown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, buried on 6 September 1822, Oxford, Oxfordshire - St. Giles . [Note 4]
- Thomas, born about December 1824, Somerstown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, baptized on 9 January 1825, Oxford, Oxfordshire - St. Giles, died about June 1825, Somerstown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, buried in 1825, Oxford, Oxfordshire - St. Giles (age at death: possibly 6 months old). [Note 5]
- John, born in 1826, Somerstown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, baptized on 26 March 1826, Oxford, Oxfordshire - St. Giles, died on 19 January 1893, St. Helier, Jersey, buried, Mont a l'Abbe Cemetery, Jersey (age at death: 67 years old). [Note 6]
  Married on 4 August 1861, Preston, Lancashire - St. John's, to Dinah Aggett, born in 1839, Chagford, Devon, died [Note 6-1].
- James, born in 1830, Somerstown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, baptized on 17 January 1830, Oxford, Oxfordshire - St. Giles, died on 27 July 1830, Somerstown, Oxford, Oxfordshire, buried on 31 July 1830, Oxford, Oxfordshire - St. Giles . [Note 7]

Total: 6 individuals (spouses not included).

Notes

2 (William Varney 1798-1886)

W V - 88yr.

Sources:
- spouse: Oxfordshire Marriage Index 1538-1837 / IGI

2-1 (Sophia Scudds 1796-1831)

Lived at Somerstown, Oxford with William, a mason. They had 5 children, the first, Marianne, bap. 04.05.1821. Of the 4 sons only one survived to adulthood, John 1826-1893. S V - 35yr. She was buried 12(or 23)/01/1831 at St. Giles', Oxford whereupon William seems to have returned to Upper Heyford with his son.

Sources:
- individual: Frances White
- baptism: IGI
- spouse: Oxfordshire Marriage Index 1538-1837 / IGI
- death: members.iinet.net.au/~kadirj

3 (Marianne Varney 1821-)

Sources:
- baptism: Frances White

4 (George Varney 1822-1822)

Sources:
- baptism, burial: St. Giles Parish Regs

5 (Thomas Varney ca 1824-ca 1825)

T V - 6m.

Sources:
- individual: Frances White
- baptism: Parish Records

6 (John Varney 1826-1893)

He was the son of a poor mason/agricultural labourer, the only one of five children to reach adulthood. His mother died when he was five when his father seems to have returned with the boy to his own birthplace, Upper Heyford, Oxon. The boy eventually joined the army, the Duke of Cornwall's 32nd Rgt. of Foot, and must have served for some time abroad because his name appears in the Census for the first time in 1861. He was a Sgt. at the Indian Mutiny at Lucknow in 1857 and his name appears on the Medal Roll of the Indian Mutiny. He returned to England in 1860/61 when his first priority on leaving the Army must have been to find a wife. He was then living at Fulford Barracks, Preston, Lancs. where he met a maid working in the house of a Colonel at the Barracks. They married that summer when he was 35 & she was 22 and the bride took him to her home in Devon. His qualifications doubtless were not a great advantage in an agricultural community and John managed to get a job as a labourer at Dartmoor Prison. He soon became a warder when the "man-management" skills he had gained in the army must have been useful. He worked at the prison for nearly 20 years, had 7 children and retired to St. Helier, Jersey, where he died in 1893. He used to give his occupation on his children's wedding certificates as "Civil Servant".

Sources:
- individual, birth, death: Frances White

6-1 (Dinah Aggett 1839-)

Sources:
- individual: Frances White

7 (James Varney 1830-1830)

Christened on 14 Feb 1830 also noted.

Sources:
- individual: Frances White