Squire Wovenden

[howebzar]

hi, I'm looking for any background material on my ancestor, Squire Wovenden.

I know he was born on 21 JAN 1784 in Batley, baptised at All Saints Church, and died on 13 MAY 1853 in Manchester Lancashire.

He was in the 34th Cumberland Regmt in the Peninsula War and must have spent some time in Jersey with his wife (Jane, I don't know here maiden name) as he has at least 2 kids born there.

I think he spent some time in London before moving to Manchester (c1840) as a shopkeeper and policeman.

[..claire..]

Hi,

On An****ry in the Criminal Registers, September 1834 at the Old Bailey, A Squire Wovenden aged 49 , was accused of rape, but was aquitted. There are also a few newspaper articles about the case in Aug 1834, stating that Squire Wovenden was the Inspector of Police.

There are a couple of newspaper articles (Manchester Times) in 1840 where he is the Superintendant of the County Police , and an article in 1850 where he is described as 56, provision dealer of Miller Street, scale against purchaser, and fined 10s and costs.

Providing it's the same man there are quite a few mentions of 'Inspector Wovenden ' in the Newspapers for the London and Manchester area.

claire

[suzard]

You may already have this it gives a few more family names so thought it was worth posting

Baptism Batley All Saints11 Apr 1784
Squire, son of William Wilfenven of Batley, son of Squire, stuff weaver, with Grace his wife, born Jan 21

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