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George Lang VOGWELL

George Lang VOGWELL

Male 1848 - 1914  (~ 66 years)    Has 4 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name George Lang VOGWELL 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born 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 
    • From the 1851 census where shown as aged 2
      GRO ref: VOGWILL, George Lang q3 1848 Tavistock RD 9 461; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as LANG
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1871  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 
    Farm servant (indoor) 
    • Living at Langford House, the home of retired farmer James Parsons Crossing. Relationship to head of household shown as servant, but it's not clear what farm work there would have been there.
    Residence From 1881 to 1911  Shula Cottage, 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 
    • With his wife and daughter Hannah M. (1881); with wife and 3 children (John, Bessie and Thomas) in 1891; with wife and 4 children (Hannah, Bessie, Thomas and Harold) in 1901; with wife and son Harold in 1911.
      The 1911 census shows that Shula Cottage had 8 rooms

      Photo at the PWDR0 - info
    Occupation From 1881 to 1914  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 
    Mason / House builder 
    • Recorded as a "wall mason" in 1881 and 1891, the 1901 census showed him as as stone mason and as an employer.
      Although shown as a house builder in 1911 and a builder when he died in 1914 (in the probate calendar entry) his wife was shown as "Stone & Marble Mason" later that same year, presumably having taken over the running of the business.
    Died 27 Jan 1914  Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, 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 
    • Date from probate calendar entry, and from gravestone, which also shows wife as Elizabeth Job and aged 65
      GRO ref: Vogwill, George L q1 1914 aged 65 Tavistock RD 5b 541; GRO online index shows middle name as Lang
    Probate 6 Mar 1914  Exeter, 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 
    Calendar entry 
    • Vogwill George Lang of Petertavy Devonshire builder died 27 January 1914 Probate Exeter 6 March to Elizabeth Job Vogwill widow. Effects £930 18s. 8d.
    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 
    Siblings 2 brothers and 4 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    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 or Cornwall, 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)  (Grandfather) 
    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 or Cornwall, 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)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I10199  All
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2025 

    Father George VOGWELL,   b. 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,   d. 23 Apr 1866, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, 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 51 years) 
    Mother 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 or Cornwall, 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
    Family ID F4854  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Job WRIGHT,   b. 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,   d. 7 Feb 1946, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, 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 ~ 93 years) 
    Married 1 May 1879  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 
    • GRO ref: Vogwill, George Lang; Wright, Elizabeth Job q2 1879 Tavistock RD 5b 655
      Details (date and place) from newspaper notice of the marriage.

      The 1911 census confirms that George and Elizabeth had had 6 children.
    Children 6 children 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F4855  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 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 MapsOccupation - Farm servant (indoor) - 1871 - 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 - Hannah Mary VOGWELL - Abt 1879 - 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 - 1 May 1879 - 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 MapsResidence - From 1881 to 1911 - Shula Cottage, 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 - Mason / House builder - From 1881 to 1914 - 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 - John Wright VOGWELL - 15 Feb 1882 - 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 - Bessie Maria VOGWELL - Abt 1884 - 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 - Thomas George ("Tom") VOGWELL - Abt 1887 - 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 - Harold Sydney VOGWELL - Abt 1896 - 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 MapsProbate - Calendar entry - 6 Mar 1914 - Exeter, 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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