I am Jim from Sunny Rhyl in North Wales.
Apologies if the format of this e-mail comes out incorrectly as I
have initially typed it in WORD.
For over 9 years I have been unsuccessfully searching for the birth
and / or baptismal details of my Taid, THOMAS HENRY OWEN[S],
and I have many Birth certificates to verify this fact. I have used the
upper case in this List. for what I believe to be his known details.
I have also searched unsuccessfully for Lily Owens and Ann Owens
who may be his sisters and who are referred to in the 1891 census
for Newborough. I have searched the GRO records in the local Family
History Centre and in Free BMD etc. including 1837 online.
1871 census, Newborough, Anglesey.
Malltraeth St., Newborough.
Owen Owens, Head, 25, Blacksmith, Born Llechylched
Ellinor Owens, Wife, 25, House Making, Born Aberffraw
Hugh Owens Son 3 Born Llangadwaladr
1881 census, Newborough, Anglesey
Ty Bach, Newborough St. Peter.
Owen Owens, Head, 35, Farm Labourer, Born Maelog.
Ellen Owens, Wife, 35, Born Aberffraw.
Hugh Owens Son 12 Born Llangadwaladr
Ellen Owens Daughter 2 Born Newborough
Wife Ellen Owens died at Ty Bach aged 39 on 15th April 1887.
Her former name was Griffith. Informant of death was Margaret
Griffith, sister
On 22nd August 1887 Owen Owens of Ty Bach, a widower, 40,
married Ann Owens [name given on marriage certificate],
a SPINSTER, 38, of Pen y Lon Newborough.
1891 census Newborough
4 Ffordd Abermenai Rd.
Owen Owens Head, 45, Slate quarry labourer, Born Trefdraeth.
Ann Owens, Wife, Mat maker(Basket) 44, Born Bodedern.
THOMAS HENRY OWENS, STEPSON, 10, BORN BODEDERN.
Lily Owens, Step daughter, 9, Born Bodedern.
Ann Owens, Step daughter, 7, Born Newborough.
Annie Owens, Daughter, 6, Born Newborough.
Esther Owens, Daughter, 4 Born Newborough.
Owen Owens seems to have been born in 3 different places.
Other than the possibility that I have got 3 different Owen
Owens, has anyone any explanation, please?
Ann and Esther Owens were the lawful children of Owen Owens
and Ellen Owens, formerly Griffith, born 14.03.1883 and
27.04.1886 respectively. Both born at Ty Bach Newborough
When stepson, THOMAS HENRY OWEN[S], a platelayer,
married Ann Jane Hughes at Rhyl on 04.09.1906, he was said
to be a bachelor aged 27, and his father was said to be
Thomas Owen, a seaman, deceased.
1901 census Rhyl
Pen y Frith Farm, Rhyl.
John Evans, Head, 58, small farmer, Born Coedana, Anglesey.
Hannah Evans, Wife, 58, Born Newborough, Anglesey.
Robert Evans, Son,14, Born Towyn / Prestatyn Parish Rhuddlan.
George Evans, Son, 9, Born Towyn / Prestatyn Parish Rhuddlan.
THOMAS HENRY OWENS, NEPHEW, 20, BORN NEWBOROUGH,
A PLATELAYER
Hannah Maria Evans, Grand daughter, 2, Born Rhyl.
John Evans was also known as John Lewis Evans.
He was born 25th June 1842 at Cefn Gwyn Coedana.
Father was Hugh Lewis Evans.
Mother was Maria Evans formerly Jones.
1841 census Coedana, Anglesey.
Cefn Gwyn
Hugh Lewis Evans, 55, Farmer.
Maria Jones, 25, Farm Servant.
Stable loft.
John Hughes, 20, Agricultural Labourer
John Williams, 13, Ag. Lab.
I understand that in the 1841 census the ages of all persons
aged over 15 years were rounded down to the nearest 5.
I.G.I. entries. [Christenings and Deaths]
All for Coedana, Anglesey.
21st. July 1842
EVANS, John Lewis.
Father: Hugh Lewis Evans.
Mother: Maria.
28th. October 1843
EVANS, Hugh Lewis
Father: Hugh Lewis Evans
Mother: Maria.
Death: 14th. February 1844.
19th. January 1845
EVANS, Grace:
Father: Hugh Lewis Evans
Mother: Maria
Death: 5th. January 1853
21st. May 1847
EVANS, Mary Elizabeth
Father: Hugh Lewis Evans
Mother: Maria.
1851 census Coedana, Anglesey.
Maen Gwyn
Hugh Lewis Evans, 70, Farmer, Born Heneglwys.
Maria Evans, Wife, 38, Born Holyhead.
John Evans, Farmer, 100 acres, 28, Born Coedana.
Mary Elizabeth Evans, 4, Born Coedana.
Catherine Hughes, 22, Servant, Born Llantrisant.
Anne Thomas ,15, House servant, Born Llanrhyddladd.
Mary Roberts,14 House Servant Born Llangadwaladr.
1891 census Rhuddlan, St. Asaph - Denbighshire.
Ty Bach
John Evans, Head, Married, 48, Ag. Lab. Born Anglesey Valley.
Hannah Evans, Wife, 48, Anglesey Newborough.
Owen T. Evans, Son, 10, Born Rhuddlan Flintshire.
Robert Evans, Son, 5, Born Rhuddlan, Flintshire.
George Evans, Son, 2, Born Rhuddlan, Flintshire.
Robert was born 23.11 1885 at Towyn Rhuddlan
George was born 29.07.1888 at Towyn Rhuddlan
Parents: John Lewis Evans and Hannah Evans formerly Griffiths
1901 census Rhyl [Repeat]
Pen y Frith Farm, Rhyl.
John Evans, Head, 58, small farmer, Born Coedana, Anglesey.
Hannah Evans, Wife, 58, Born Newborough, Anglesey.
Robert Evans, Son,14, Born Rhuddlan.
George Evans, Son, 9, Born Rhuddlan.
THOMAS HENRY OWENS, NEPHEW, 20,
BORN NEWBOROUGH, A PLATELAYER
Hannah Maria Evans, Grand daughter, 2, Born Rhyl.
On 23rd November 1920, Hannah, wife of John Lewis Evans, died
at Ty Moel Rhuddlan. Informant: Hannah Lloyd Grand daughter.
On 30th. January 1925, John Lewis Evans died at 4 Williams St. Rhyl.
Informant: J. Evans, son, Ffynnongroew, Chester.
Despite the above information, I am still unable to trace the birth
or baptismal details of my Taid, THOMAS HENRY OWEN(S),
or his sisters [?], Ann and Lily. Any information on any of the
above named Owen, Owens, Griffith, Griffiths and Evans would
be much appreciated. I believe Taid would have been born circa 1881.
Just to confuse the issue, the Discharge papers of THOMAS
HENRY OWEN, in 1919, record his birth year as 1867 !!!!!
Jim from Sunny Rhyl.
P.S.
There is an entry in the 1881 census for Llansadwrn Anglesey
but I have been unable to connect the Thomas Owen and
Ann Owen therein with my Taid, THOMAS HENRY OWEN(S).
1881 Llansadwrn.
Penwcheldref
Thomas Owen, Head, 33, Farm Labourer, Born Llansadwrn.
Ann Owen, Wife, 30, Born Bodedern.
Jane Owen, Daughter, 2, Born Llansadwrn.
David Owen, Son, 10 m., Born, Llansadwrn.
Ellen Owen, niece, 8, Born, Llansadwrn.
The Ann Owens who married Owen Owens was said in
the 1891 census to have been born in Bodedern.