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Nicholas FOGWELL
Abt 1779 - 1853 (~ 74 years)
Has 4 ancestors and 47 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Nicholas FOGWELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1779 Baptised 8 Aug 1779 St. Pancras’ Church, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England 
- From IGI and DP CD; agree
Nicholas Vogwill, son of William and Cathren
Gender Male Residence From 1789 to 1795 Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England [1] - In examination concerning his legal place of settlement in 1799 it is said he claimed "... when he was about Ten Years of Age he went to live with Philip Angle in the parish of Stokegabriel in the said County for his Meat Drink & Clothes and remained with him untill he was about Sixteen Years ..."
The list of rates paid in Widecombe include a Philip Angle with property in Hexworthy; I suspect it was this same Philip that Nicholas went to live with, and that it was through the Hexworthy connection.
It sounds rather like he went as a pauper apprentice, but not only is there no evidence of an indenture, although indentures survive for this period in the 'Parish Chest' at Widecombe, but that would have usually lasted until he reached the age of 21, although they could end sooner by agreement, if the master died or sometimes because the apprentice ran away!
So it seems that this may have been a private arrangment, but I expect Nicholas' life would probably have been similar to that of a pauper apprentice, working for this keep at menial tasks. It would be interesting to know the occupation of Philip Angle.
Occupation From 1795 to 1796 Harberton, Devon, England [1] Worked for Nicholas Weymouth - "then he went into the parish of Harberton in the said County and made a Bargain with Nicholas Weymouth for a year at Six pounds ten Shillings, and served that Year and received his full Wages for the same, ..."
Occupation From 1796 to 1799 Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England [1] Day labourer - "... then he returned into the parish of Widdecombe in the Moor, aforesaid and Worked for Sir. Francis Buller Bart. as a Day Labourer for the space of three years, then he Married ..."
Since he married in 1798 if the 3 years were prior to his marriage they must have been about 1795 - 1798. and the preceeding years slightly out.
Sir Francis Buller lived at Prince Hall and was responsible for a lot of newtakes created around this time.
Poor Law 15 Oct 1799 Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England [1] Poor Law Examination - Nicholas was examined in 1799, presumably he needed assistance under the poor laws, or seemed likely to, and this was to check his place of legal settlement, and hence where he and his family were eligible to receive it.
"Devon to wit The Examination of Nicholas Fogwell an Inhabitant now
residing in the parish of Widdecombe in the Moor in the said County Labourer touching his legal Settlement, taken on the Oath before us his Majestys Justices of the peace in and for the said County this 15th Day of October 1799
Who saith ^ upon his oath he was Born in the parish of Widdecombe in the Moor in the said County as he has been informed, and when he was about Ten years of Age he went to live with Philip Angle in the parish of Stokegabriel in the said County for his Meat Drink & Clothes and remained with him untill he was about Sixteen Years then he went into the parish of Harberton in the said County and made a Bargain with Nicholas Weymouth for a Year at Six pounds ten Shillings, and served that Year and received his full Wages for the same, then he returne into the parish of Widdecombe in the Moor, aforesaid and Worked for Sir. Francis Buller Bart. as a Day Labourer for the space of three years, then he Married in the said Parish of Widdecombe in the Moor and he further says he has done no other Act whereby to gain a Settlement than what is above Specified
Taken and Sworn at Wolborough The Mark of
in the said County the day and year Nicholas + Fogwell
first above written before us _
Thos.: S Litson
Harberton _ Tho Lane"
Occupation From 1841 to 1851 East Leigh, Harberton, Devon, England Ag lab - By 1851 Nicholas was described as a "pauper ag lab" - maybe his age / state of healthy prevented him from working, or made him too slow to find employment.
Died Jun Q 1853 Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: FOGWILL, Nicholas q2 1853 Totnes RD 5b 139
Buried 8 May 1853 St. Andrew’s Church, Harberton, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 10 Mar 2015):
"Nicholas Fogwell, abode: East Leigh, buried: May 8th, age: 77, ceremony performed by S. Rashleigh Assistant Curate" - under heading 'Burials ... Harberton ... 1853'
Siblings2 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
William VOGWELL, b. Est 1720, d. Nov 1789, Whitchurch, Devon, England (Age ~ 69 years) (Grandfather) 
Catherine, b. Abt 1746, bur. 7 Feb 1822, Christow, Devon, England (Age ~ 76 years) (Mother) Notes - In 1841 Nicholas was with his 2nd wife Jane and a 13 year old Mary Fogwell. Mary could have been a daughter by his second wife or a granddaughter by a child from his first marriage. Also with them was 50 year old Susanna Stoiburn(?) and 7 year old Mary Jarvis.
In 1841 there was also a George Fogwell, aged "15" living and working on the farm of William Foale and his wife.
Person ID I1060 All Last Modified 3 Oct 2020
Father William VOGWELL, bap. 5 Nov 1749, St. Pancras’ Church, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England , bur. 28 May 1821, Christow, Devon, England (Age ~ 71 years) Mother Catherine, b. Abt 1746, bur. 7 Feb 1822, Christow, Devon, England (Age ~ 76 years) Family ID F805 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Catherine HANNAFORD, bap. 28 Nov 1775, St. Pancras’ Church, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England , bur. 19 Aug 1811, St. Pancras’ Church, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England (Age ~ 35 years) Married 25 Mar 1798 St. Pancras’ Church, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England - DFHS has 1798; Dartmoor Press CD has 1799
Nicholas Vogwill mar Catherine Hannaford
Children4 children Last Modified 10 Aug 2020 Family ID F821 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Jane BAILEY, b. Abt 1786, Churchstow, Devon, England , d. Mar 1858, Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 72 years) Married 10 May 1814 St. George’s Church, East Stonehouse, Devon, England - From DFHS index of PR entries (Nicholas VOGWILL to Jane BEILEY)
Children6 children Last Modified 13 Oct 2013 Family ID F4876 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From IGI and DP CD; agree
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Sources - [S184] Widecombe Digital Archive - poor law records, Widecombe History Group, ((http://www.widecombearchive.org.uk/ : 2013)), accessed 24 Sep 2013), Examination for settlement purposes of Nicholas Fogwell, 15 Oct 1799; Catalogue Number: A052.010. (Reliability: 3).
- [S184] Widecombe Digital Archive - poor law records, Widecombe History Group, ((http://www.widecombearchive.org.uk/ : 2013)), accessed 24 Sep 2013), Examination for settlement purposes of Nicholas Fogwell, 15 Oct 1799; Catalogue Number: A052.010. (Reliability: 3).