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George VOGWELL

Male 1815 - 1866  (51 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 23 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name George VOGWELL 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born 1815  Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptised 21 Dec 1815  St. Peter’s Church, Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR (DFHS transcription, not seen PR image)
      'George Vogwell', parents John and Joan, abode: South Godsworthy, father's occupation: farmer
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Miller 
    Between 1834 and 1864  Lower Mill, Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Sometime in this date range, not the whole period.
      The Peter Tavy book (p.58) lists some of the millers who worked the mill between 1834 and 1864 and this includes George Vogwill.
    Occupation Ag lab 
    1841  North Godsworthy, Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Living with his parents, his father and brother recorded as farmers. Possibly the family farm wasn't large enough to provide work for all, and George had to work on another farm, probably larger and probably also at North Godsworthy.
    Occupation Farmer 
    1851  Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Living in the village of Peter Tavy, so probably farming close to the village.
      Since his daughter Charlotte gave her birthplace as Godsworthy (in the 1871 census) he probably moved from there to the village after her birth in about 1845.
      ("The Book of Peter Tavy ...", p 51 - says George and Hannah lived in Lang Cottage, now Spring House, but it is not clear when this would have been)
    Residence 1861  Harford Bridge Farm, Mary Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Living at the farm, no children with him.
      Two with his brother John, and one living near John, in Whitchurch; I don't know where the others were.
    Occupation Carter 
    1861  Harford Bridge Farm, Mary Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Apr 1866  Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Vogwill, George aged 51 Tavistock RD 5b 279
      Actual date from gravestone, which also shows wife as Hannah and age as 51
    Buried St. Peter’s Church, Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1063  All
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2013 

    Father John VOGWELL,   b. Abt 1783, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1866, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Joan DOBSON,   d. 1818 
    Married 12 Apr 1808  St. Peter’s Church, Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 4 children 
    Family ID F814    |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah LANG,   b. Abt 1813, Milton Abbot, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1856, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Married Sep Q 1841  Stoke Damerel Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Vogwill, George; Lang, Hannah q3 1841 Stoke D RD 9 474

      From "The Book of Peter Tavy ...", p 51 - they had 7 children, 4 of whom stayed in Peter Tavy
    Children 7 children 
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2012 
    Family ID F4854    |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1815 - Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 21 Dec 1815 - St. Peter’s Church, Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Ag lab - 1841 - North Godsworthy, Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Sep Q 1841 - Stoke Damerel Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild born - Elizabeth Hannah Lang VOGWELL - Dec Q 1841 - Milton Abbot, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild born - John VOGWELL - Mar Q 1844 - Lamerton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild born - Charlotte Lucy VOGWELL - Abt 1845 - Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild born - George Lang VOGWELL - Sep Q 1848 - Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild born - Mary VOGWELL - 1850 - Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1851 - Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild born - Maria VOGWELL - Abt 1853 - Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild born - Thomas VOGWELL - 6 Jul 1856 - Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Harford Bridge Farm, Mary Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carter - 1861 - Harford Bridge Farm, Mary Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Peter’s Church, Peter Tavy, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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