My ancestor William Owen married Ellen Parry of Merddyn y Grepach in Llangefni parish on
August 29 1837, and his father’s name is given as Thomas Owen. William was then a labourer
living in Tregaean.
The censuses for Waen (1841), Tai Lawr, Rhosmeirch (1851 and 1861) and Tai Newyddion,
Rhosmeirch in 1871 (all in the parish of Llangefni) give his parish of birth as either
Llangwyllog or Heneglwys, and the year of his birth as 1811, but the nearest candidate I
have actually found was born in 1814. I am trying to see if he might be connected to
Cerrig Ddewi in Llangwyllog, and would be very grateful if anyone has either the memorial
inscriptions, or a transcript of the parish registers, and can help to further my
research)
There is a Thomas Owen living at Cerrig Ddewi, who died in 1855, and his will does mention
a son William.
Looking at the National Library of Wales wills, and the Rootweb Family Tree Searches, I
have have found the following Owen families:
William Owen, whose will is dated 1798, whose wife is Elizabeth Lewis, and the Rootsweb
Family Tree Search shows that he had children in the 1780s and 90s, including a Thomas
(1795-1809) so clearly not mine.)
Elizabeth Lewis then married a John Owen (evidently between 1798 and 1801), so a Thomas
who had a son born in 1811 or 1814 would not be the son of this marriage (though as John
is said to have been born in Llaneilian around 1755, he could have been the son of an
earlier marriage of John’s)
Another possible father for Thomas would be Owen Williams of Cerrig Ddewi, who died
without a will in 1800, and a letter of administration was granted to his wife Margaret
Hughes. A Thomas Owen of Cerrig Ddewi is mentioned (the relationship is not given, but he
could be a son).
I would be grateful for any clues anybody could offer me.
Thanks.
Iolo
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