At the time of the 1881 England Census John Thomas Wenham, age 33, born in Alfriston, upholsterer and broker, and wife Mary Ann, age 31, born in Eastbourne, were living at 70 Seaside, Eastbourne Sussex. Present were children (born in Eastbourne): Walter John (6), scholar, Sydney (5), scholar, Alice Marian (4), scholar, Ody Augustus (3), scholar, Mabel (6 months), and mother-in-law Ann Fennell (62) of Eastbourne, widow.
At the time of the 1891 England Census John Thomas Wenham, age 44, born in Alfriston, upholster, and wife Mary Ann, age 41, born in Eastbourne, were living at 122 Pevensey Rd., Eastbourne. Present were children (born in Eastbourne): Walter John (16), solicitor's clerk, Sydney (15), scholar, Alice Marian (13), scholar, Odo Augustus (12), scholar, Mabel (10), scholar, Edith (9), scholar, Ethel Florence (8), scholar, Douglas (6), scholar, Hilda Anne (1), scholar, and mother-in-law Anne Fennell (73) of Eastbourne, widow, retired hotel keeper.
At the time of the 1901 England Census John T Wenham, age 53, born in Alfriston, widower, furniture dealer, was living at 122 Pevensey Rd., Eastbourne. Present were children (born in Eastbourne): Walter J (26), solicitor, Sydney (25), furniture salesman, Mabel (20), housekeeper, Edith (19), bookkeeper (house furniture), Ethel F (17), scholar, Douglas (15), scholar, Hilda A (11), scholar, and mother-in-law Ann Fennell (83) of Eastbourne, widow, living on own means.
At the time of the 1911 England Census John Thomas Wenham, age 64, born in Alfriston, married [sic], father of 9 children, furniture dealer (employer), was living at 122 Pevensey Road, Eastbourne. At home were daughters (born in Eastbourne, single): Mabel (30) and Hilda Ann (21).
In Jun 1911 John Thomas Wenham was present at the marriage of his son Walter John Wenham to Lilian Emily Caney in St. George the Martyr Queen Square London.
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John T Wenham died aged 88 years. 3
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John Thomas Wenham of Priory Orchard Langney near Eastbourne Sussex died 22 July 1935. Probate London 11 June 1936 to Walter John Wenham, solicitor, Sydney Wenham, house furnisher, and Arthur Sugden, solicitor. Effects £44183 8s. 5d. 4
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THE LATE MR. WENHAM.
Local public life lost one of its most interesting personalities, and Eastbourne a keen, farsighted exponent of its best interests, when after some thirty years' membership of the municipal body Mr. John Thomas Wenham withdrew from the Town Council. A vigorous champion of movements and proposals in which he believed, he invariably expressed his views in resolute, clear-cut language, his personal bearing being, however, wholly free from any suggestion of malevolence or bigotry. A wide knowledge of local conditions, allied to a naturally progressive and independent spirit, lent particular usefulness to the part he took in the Council's administrative work and in debates on controversial topics. It goes without saying, therefore, that his influence was as considerable as it was salutary and that, despite a somewhat trenchant and tenacious manner of delivering himself, he maintained the happiest relations with his colleagues.
Eastbourne Chronicle, 3 Aug 1935, p. 22
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