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William Jonas James VOGWELL
Abt 1858 - 1916 (~ 58 years)
Has 4 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.
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Name William Jonas James VOGWELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1858 Plymouth, Devon, England 
- From the 1871 census where shown as aged 12
GRO ref: Vogwell, William Jonas James q3 1857 Plymouth RD 5b 225
Gender Male Education 1871 Plymouth, Devon, England Scholar In the Dock Exeter, Devon, England Devon and Cornwall Winter Assizes - To-day the commission for the Winter Assize County No. 15 will be opened at the Castle of Exeter by the Right Hon. Sir Henry Cotton, Knight, Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal, the justice appointed to deliver the gaols of the counties of Devon and Cornwall. Annexed is a list of the prisoners who have already been committed for trial, together with the offences for which they stand charged: _ ... William Vogwell, plasterer, housebreaking at Plymouth ...
In the Dock May 1880 Plymouth, Devon, England Another Burglary at the Plymouth Co-operative Stores
(Special report.)- At the Devon Assizes, last winter, a plasterer, named Vogwell, was indicted for stealing £4 worth of pence from the Plymouth Co-operative Stores. The prisoner was acquitted on that occasion, the identification of the money not being established. At the Plymouth Guildhall, yesterday, the same person was brought up, charged with a similar offence, on Wednesday night. It appeared from the evidenced adduced, that James Melbourne, the prisoner's father-in-law, is employed as storekeeper at the bakery. About nine o'clock on the evening in question he left the premises, everything being secure. On the following morning, Melbourne's desk was found to have been broken open, and about 5s. worth of coppers extracted. As soon as the information was given to Mr. Melbourne, he went to the prisoner's room (both parties living in the same house), and in the prisoner's coat he found a pocket-handkerchief, containing 5s. 10½d. When asked where he got the money from, he made no reply, but left the house. He was subsequently apprehended, and in answer to the charge, stated he had been gambling all the day on Tuesday, and had won the money. The case, at the request of the Chief-Constable, was adjourned for a week, in order that further inquiries might be made.
Occupation 1881 Plasterer Occupation 1901 Stonemason - From the 1901 census entry for his wife - described as 'Wife of Stonemason' (William not present with his family)
Died Mar Q 1916 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: Vogwell, William J J q1 1916 aged 58 Plymouth RD 5b 366; GRO online index shows middle names as Jonas James
Siblings3 brothers and 5 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
John FOGWELL, b. Between 1791 and 1796, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandfather)
Jane DICKER, b. Abt 1824, Plymouth, Devon, England, d. Mar Q 1911, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 87 years) (Mother) Notes - Not with his wife and children at the time of the 1891 census
Person ID I14002 All Last Modified 26 Nov 2018
Father James Thomas VOGWELL, b. Abt 1825, Exeter, Devon, England , d. Mar Q 1902, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 77 years) Mother Jane DICKER, b. Abt 1824, Plymouth, Devon, England , d. Mar Q 1911, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 87 years) Married Sep Q 1852 Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon, England - GRO ref: VOGWELL, James Thomas to Dicker, Jane q3 1852 Plymouth RD 5b 404
other groom: Dawe, Joseph
(both brides on page were called Jane, but the mother's maiden name in children's birth registrations shows which one married James)
Family ID F5888 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Helen Louisa MELBOURNE, b. Abt 1858, Plymouth, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown Married 18 May 1879 St. Jude’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England - GRO ref: VOGWELL, William Jonas J to Melbourne, Helen Louisa q2 1879 Plymouth RD 5b 465
Details from DFHS index of PR entries - shows Vogwell, William Jonas James married Melbourne, Helen Louisa. Shows parish was St. Jude, Plymouth - I think this means wedding took place at St. Jude's Church.
Children6 children Last Modified 13 Oct 2013 Family ID F6004 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1871 census where shown as aged 12