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Mary VOGWELL
1850 - Yes, date unknown
Has 4 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
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Name Mary VOGWELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Dec Q 1850 Peter Tavy, Devon, England 
- From the 1851 census where shown as aged 4 months
GRO ref: Vogwill, Mary q4 1850 Tavistock 9 478; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name: as LANG
Gender Female Occupation 1871 14, Clifton Villas, Paddington, London, England Domestic servant - To reader and secretary at a Synagogue, Raphael Harris and his family
Residence 1911 3, St. Georges Terrace, 57, George Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England - Now widowed, head of the household and with her with her son, sister Maria, a boarder (78 year old Ellen Caroline Marvin) and a general servant of a lodging house.
Mary was shown as a trained sick nurse, while Maria was described as housekeeper of a lodging house; the house was shown as having 10 rooms so it appears that they were running their home as a lodging house.
Died Yes, date unknown Siblings3 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
John VOGWELL, b. Abt 1783, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, d. 1866, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England (Age ~ 83 years) (Grandfather) 
Hannah LANG, b. Abt 1813, Milton Abbot, Devon, England, d. 6 Jul 1856, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England (Age ~ 43 years) (Mother) Person ID I10200 All Last Modified 21 Jul 2025
Father George VOGWELL, b. 1815, Peter Tavy, Devon, England , d. 23 Apr 1866, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England (Age 51 years) Mother Hannah LANG, b. Abt 1813, Milton Abbot, Devon, England , d. 6 Jul 1856, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England (Age ~ 43 years) Married Sep Q 1841 Stoke Damerel Reg Dist, Devon, England - 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 Robert HICKS, b. Abt 1826, Peter Tavy, Devon, England , d. Bef 1911 (Age ~ 84 years) Married Dec Q 1888 Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England - GRO ref: HICKS, Robert to VOGWILL, Mary q4 1888 Tavistock RD 5b 713
The 1911 census confirms that Mary and Robert had only had the one child.
Children 1. Robert Bernard HICKS, b. Abt 1889, Hursley, Hampshire, England , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 26 Nov 2017 Family ID F4858 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1851 census where shown as aged 4 months
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Born - Dec Q 1850 - Peter Tavy, Devon, England 
Child - Robert Bernard HICKS - Abt 1889 - Hursley, Hampshire, England 
Residence - 1911 - 3, St. Georges Terrace, 57, George Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
