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John Henry VOGWELL
1857 - 1902 (~ 45 years)
Has 45 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name John Henry VOGWELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Jun Q 1857 Whitchurch, Devon, England 
- (birthplace shown as Tavistock in 1861 Census)
GRO ref: VOGWILL, John Henry q2 1857 Tavistock RD 5b 339; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as BEALEY
Gender Male Also known as John Henry BAILEY [1] Occupation 1871 Cramlington, Northumberland, England Driver - presumably in the mines
Died 9 Apr 1902 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA Siblings6 brothers and 1 sister Half-siblings5 half brothers (family of Henry VOGWELL and Jane PELLEW) Patriarch & Matriarch 
William VOGWELL, b. Est 1720, d. Nov 1789, Whitchurch, Devon, England (Age ~ 69 years) (2 x Great Grandfather) 
Anne, d. Yes, date unknown (5 x Great Grandmother)Person ID I1034 All Last Modified 27 Jul 2024
Father Henry VOGWELL, b. Abt 1817, Kingsteignton, Devon, England , d. Sep Q 1890, Tynemouth Reg Dist, Northumberland, England (Age ~ 73 years)
Other Partners: Jane PELLEW m. 28 Jun 1838; Jane WEDLAKE m. Jun Q 1850Mother Betsey BAILEY, b. Abt 1826, Whitchurch, Devon, England , d. Sep Q 1908, Easington Reg Dist, Co. Durham, England (Age ~ 82 years) Married - Assuming Henry became a widower for a second time before marrying Betsey, then they must have married between the 1851 and the 1861 censuses.
Not only can no such marriage be found but Marian Warriner's notes record that Bessie had 4 children who were adopted by Henry: Thomas, James, John and William. However, the sons of these names appearing in the census returns were clearly registered as Vogwills when born, not as Baileys, and for the last 2 at least the births were after the censuses show that Henry and Betsey were living together as a married couple.
But maybe Henry and Betsey had not married and so legally the sons were not his?
Formal adoption did not exist at this time but Henry may have informally have adopted his own sons by registering them with himself shown as father.
(The four named as being adopted were children 1,2,6 and 7 of the 8 Henry and Betsey appear to have had together; the other 4 all died in infancy)
The daughter, Kathryn, of one of those said to be adopted, William, said her father used to say he was one of thirteen sons by two wives - it is hard to imagine he would have said this is he was adopted and not a biological son of Henry.
Since no death has been found for Henry's 2nd wife, Jane nee Wedlake, perhaps he did not marry Betsey because he was already married? [2]
Family ID F787 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Anna RAGG, d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 12 Aug 2013 Family ID F5849 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Kate EATON, d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 12 Aug 2013 Family ID F5850 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- (birthplace shown as Tavistock in 1861 Census)
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Born - Jun Q 1857 - Whitchurch, Devon, England 
Occupation - Driver - 1871 - Cramlington, Northumberland, England 
Died - 9 Apr 1902 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S165] Vogwill info from Emily (Vogwill) Warriner via Marian Raynham, Marian Ray, p. 4 (Reliability: 2), 12 Aug 2013.
Says that he revereted to the name of Bailey - although in actual fact he had been registered as a Vogwill at birth. [Possibly he shouldn't have been, but it may be more accurate to say 'changed to' than 'reverted to'] - [S165] Vogwill info from Emily (Vogwill) Warriner via Marian Raynham, Marian Ray, p. 3, 4 (Reliability: 3).
Mentions 4 sons of Bessie being adopted by Henry and William's claim to be one of 13 sons.