1815. Elizabeth Susannah Medwin was baptised 27/8/1815 to Thomas Peirce Medwin & Elizabeth Rea in Hartlebury Worcestershire. She had a brother Henry Medwin baptised there in 1814 -IGI
1841C, Elizabeth Medwin , 20, b. Worcs, seems to be living with her father, schoolmaster, not born Worcs, & her stepmother, in Church Row, Old Swinford, Stourbridge.
| MEDWIN, Thomas | M | 50 | 1791 | |||
| MEDWIN, Sophia | F | 70 | 1771 | |||
| MEDWIN, Elizabeth | F | 20 | 1821 | Worcestershire | ||
| COX, Martha | F | 20 | 1821 |
1847. . Elizabeth Susannah Medwin marries Richard Varden in Old Swinford Stourbridge Sep 1847.
1849. Elizabeth Jane Varden was born to Richard Varden & Elizabeth S Medwin- Claines , Worcestershire, Droitwich Mar 1849
1850. Ellen Charlotte Varden was born to Richard Varden & Elizabeth S Medwin- Claines , Worcestershire, Droitwich Jun 1850
1851C. Elizabeth Varden , 35, is living with her husband - called a cousin! - with friends and her relations, at 28, George Street, Saint Pancras, Middlesex, Marylebone. Arthur S Medwin , brother of Elizabeth, married Ellen Shurry in 1841
| SHURY, George | Head | Married | M | 69 | 1782 | Cashier Brewey |
Great Earley, Middlesex | ||
| SHURY, Caroline | Wife | Married | F | 72 | 1779 | London | |||
| MEDWIN, Ellen | Daughter | Married | F | 35 | 1816 | London | |||
| MEDWIN, Arthur | Son In Law | Married | M | 39 | 1812 | Collecton At A Brewery |
Middlesex | ||
| VARDEN, Richard | Visitor | Married | M | 39 | 1812 | Civil Engineer |
Middlesex | ||
| VARDEN, Elizabeth | Visitor's Cousin | Married | F | 35 | 1816 | Worcestershire | |||
| SAWYER, Ann | Servant | Unmarried | F | 30 | 1821 | Sussex | |||
| WIGGINS, Elizabeth | Servant | Unmarried | F | 20 | 1831 | Middlesex |
Meanwhile her 2 daughters are staying with his brother John at Lansdown House, Claines, Worcester.
A daughter Catherine Henrietta is born Mar 1852 & 2 sons are baptised to them in Peopleton: Richard Arthur Varden in 1854, Frederick Medwin Varden in 1855
1861C. Again away from her Peopleton home, but actually still listed- mistranscribed- at her home 2 the Grange, Peopleton with 5 children
| VANSTON, Richard | Head | Married | M | 45 | 1816 | Fruit Gardens 24 Acres Employing 41 Men 5 Boys |
Absent Visiting Friends | ||
| VANSTON, Elizabeth S | Wife | Married | F | 40 | 1821 | Absent Visiting Friends | |||
| VANSTON, Elizabeth J | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 12 | 1849 | Scholar |
Worcester | ||
| VANSTON, Ellen C | Daughter | F | 10 | 1851 | Scholar |
Worcester | |||
| VANSTON, Catherine C | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 9 | 1852 | Scholar |
Worcester | ||
| VANSTON, Richard A | Son | Unmarried | M | 7 | 1854 | Scholar |
Peopleton, Worcestershire | ||
| VANSTON, Frederick M | Son | Unmarried | M | 5 | 1856 | Scholar |
Peopleton, Worcestershire | ||
| GEORGE, Maria | Servant | Unmarried | F | 37 | 1824 | Nurse Domestic Servant |
Alfrick, Worcestershire | ||
| ALLEN, Elizabeth | Servant | Unmarried | F | 29 | 1832 | Parlourmaid Domestic Servant |
Stowbridge, Worcestershire |
And at 154, High Street, St George, Southwark- presumably a London house. No idea why it says brother!!
| VARDEN, Richard | Brother | Married | M | 44 | 1817 | Land Holder |
St George Southwark | ||
| VARDEN, Elizabeth | Wife | F | 36 | 1825 | Wife Of Above |
Worcestor Lane | |||
| SITEA, Jane | Housekeeper | Widow | F | 65 | 1796 | House Keeper |
Lambeth, Surrey |
1871C. Elizabeth S Varden, 54, is living at Seaford Grange, Peopleton with her husband and 2 daughters
| VARDEN, Richard | Head | M | 59 | 1812 | Surrey | ||||
| VARDEN, Elizabeth S | Wife | F | 54 | 1817 | Worcestershire | ||||
| VARDEN, Elizabeth J | Daughter | F | 22 | 1849 | Worcestershire | ||||
| VARDEN, Catharine H | Daughter | F | 19 | 1852 | Worcestershire | ||||
| WALKER, Eliza | Servant | F | 23 | 1848 | Worcestershire | ||||
| HAINES, Margaret | Servant | F | 19 | 1852 | Worcestershire |
1873.Richard Varden has 240 acres of land, gross est. rental £317 - in a W. Midland trade directory
1873. Richard Varden , civil engineer & architect surveyor, formerly of Worcester but late of Seaford Grange, dies, aged 62, , Worcester 5/5/1873 . Probate <£2000 to Elizabeth Susannah Varden, legateee for life if she does not remarry. Seems to be revised in 1877 to <£5000..
1881C Elizabeth S Varden, 65, is living with her brother, his wife, and her daughter Ellen C Varden at 28, George St, St Pancras
| MEDWIN, Arthur Henry | Head | Married | M | 69 | 1812 | Greenford, Middlesex | |||
| MEDWIN, Ellen | Wife | Married | F | 65 | 1816 | St Dunstan, Middlesex | |||
| VARDEN, Elizabeth S | Visitor | Widow | F | 65 | 1816 | Hartlebury, Worcestershire | |||
| VARDEN, Ellen C | Visitor | Single | F | 30 | 1851 | Claines, Worcestershire | |||
| DANDY, Susan E | Servant | Single | F | 18 | 1863 | Domestic Servant (Housemaid) |
Alfrick, Worcestershire | ||
| NASH, Harriet | Servant | Single | F | 37 | 1844 | Domestic Servant (Cook) |
Churchill, Worcestershire |
1891C Elizth Varden, 75, is still living with her brother and wife, at 28, George St, St Pancras
| MERWIN, Arthur | Head | Married | M | 79 | 1812 | Living On Own Means |
Greenford, Middlesex | ||
| MERWIN, Ellen | Wife | Married | F | 75 | 1816 | St Dunstan's, London | |||
| VARDEN, Elizth | Sister | Widow | F | 75 | 1816 | Hartlebury, Worcestershire | |||
| NASH, Harriet | Servant | Single | F | 47 | 1844 | Cook Servant Domestic |
Churchill, Worcestershire | ||
| DANDY, Susan | Servant | Single | F | 28 | 1863 | General Servant |
Alfrie, Worcestershire |
1896. Elizabeth Susannah Varden, 81, dies Pancras 24/10/1896.Probate to her daughter, Ellen Charlotte Varden, £1423