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William VOGWELL
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Name William VOGWELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 5 Nov 1749 St. Pancras’ Church, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England
- From DP CD, William Fogwell, son of William and Joan
Gender Male Civic duty 1775 Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England
Overseer of the Poor - It may have been this William who was an overseer of the poor in 1775, but it could have been his father.
(info. from the Widecombe History Group Parish Documents CD)
Died Almshouse, Christow, Devon, England
- From burial register.
Died a pauper in the almshouse
Buried 28 May 1821 Christow, Devon, England
- Shown aged 71 at death. (Only seen DFHS transcript at present)
With both a Wm and a Catherine dying in Christow, with ages to be this Wm and his wife, the evidence points to it be this couple.
Siblings2 brothers
Half-siblings1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of William VOGWELL and Catherine GIDLEY) Patriarch & Matriarch
William VOGWELL, b. Est 1720, d. Nov 1789, Whitchurch, Devon, England
(Age ~ 69 years) (Father) 
Joan WHITE, b. Est 1727, (probably), Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England
, bur. 3 Jan 1792, St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England
(Age ~ 65 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I8494 All Last Modified 27 May 2014
Father William VOGWELL, b. Est 1720, d. Nov 1789, Whitchurch, Devon, England
(Age ~ 69 years)
Other Partners: Catherine GIDLEY m. 6 May 1745Mother Joan WHITE, b. Est 1727, (probably), Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England
, bur. 3 Jan 1792, St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England
(Age ~ 65 years) Married 3 Jul 1748 St. Pancras’ Church, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 11 Mar 2015):
"July 3 William Fogwell & Joan White" - under heading 'Anno Domini 1748'
Family ID F804 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Catherine, b. Abt 1746, bur. 7 Feb 1822, Christow, Devon, England
(Age ~ 76 years)
Children5 children Last Modified 7 May 2012 Family ID F805 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Baptised - 5 Nov 1749 - St. Pancras’ Church, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England 


Civic duty - Overseer of the Poor - 1775 - Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England 


Buried - 28 May 1821 - Christow, Devon, England 

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