William John Venn
- Born: Abt 1847, Battersea, London, England
- Married: 5 Sep 1869, St. John, Isleworth, Middlesex, England 1
- Died: 7 Aug 1904, Dunback, Otago, New Zealand 2
 Research Notes:
"VENN.-On the 7th August, at Dunback, William John Venn, late stationmaster at Dunback; aged 58 years..."
Otago Witness, 10 Aug 1904
--------------------------------
Mr. William John Venn , Stationmaster, Postmaster and Telegraphist, at the Dunback Railway Station, joined the service in 1874, and served as a stationmaster at Te Auto for four years. Mr Venn also served for four years, at Kaikora, prior to 1892, when he was appointed to his present position. 3
Marriage Information:
William married Martha Jane Eastman, daughter of Thomas Eastman and Ann Davis, on 5 Sep 1869 in St. John, Isleworth, Middlesex, England. (Martha Jane Eastman was born on 21 Aug 1843 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England, christened on 1 Oct 1843, died on 15 May 1922 at 7 Swann St., Dunedin, New Zealand and was buried on 18 May 1922 in Palmerston, Waitaki, New Zealand, aged 78 years.)
Marriage Notes:
William John Venn, full age, bachelor, clerk in railway, of Isleworth, son of William Venn, labourer, and
Martha Jane Eastman, 20 [sic], spinster, of Isleworth, daughter of Thomas Eastman, labourer
Married after Banns
Witnesses: John Kingstone, Ellen Kingstone
|