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1. DAVID¹ OWEN was born about 1790¹, and died Bet. 1841 - 1851². He married MARY Abt. 1819. She was born Abt. 1796 in Lougher³.

1851 census - Mary was living near Cawsygarw, Lougher Town. She is a labourer's widow. Also living there (apart from her children John, Charlotte, Joseph and Elizabeth, is her grandson, William Davies, aged 8, born in Lougher.

I can't find Cawsgarw on the map, but at the web site cited for the first photo there is a poll (date unknown) which says in Caws Y Garw lives a Pauper (Collier's widow), a Ship's Carpenter and a Mason.  Near Caws Y Garw lives a Labourer's Widow (could this be Mary?), and  a Farm Labourer's Widow.

                                                                  Children of DAVID OWEN and MARY are:

i. ANNE² OWEN, b. 1820, Lougher.

2. ii. DANIEL OWEN, b. November 25, 1821, Lougher, Glamorgan.

3. iii. JANE OWEN, b. January 11, 1824, Lougher, Glamorgan.

iv. DEBORAH OWEN, b. July 06, 1826, Lougher, Glamorgan.

4. v. JOHN OWEN, b. August 30, 1828, Lougher, Glamorgan.

5. vi. MARY OWEN, b. March 03, 1831, Lougher, Glamorgan.

6. vii. ISAAC OWEN, b. May 05, 1833, Lougher, Glamorgan.

viii. CHARLOTTE OWEN, b. May 07, 1835, Lougher, Glamorgan. 1851 census: living with Mary, her widowed mother in Lougher. She is a house servant, aged 16.

ix. JOSEPH OWEN, b. April 11, 1838, Lougher, Glamorgan. 1851 census: Living with his widowed mother, Mary, in Lougher, aged 13.

x. ELIZABETH OWEN, b. February 21, 1841, Lougher, Glamorgan. 1851 census: living with widowed mother Mary, at Lougher, aged 10.

 

Generation No. 2

2. DANIEL² OWEN (DAVID¹) was born November 25, 1821 in Lougher, Glamorgan. He married RACHEL Abt. 1849. She was born Abt. 1826 in Llandeilo, Talybont, and died Bet. 1870 - 1881⁴.

1851 census: Daniel is a copper smelter, living in Copper Coy's Row, Lougher Town.  In the poll mentioned above this Row is referred to as Copper Company's Row.  The poll lists its inhabitants as copper smelters, refiners and calciner men.  The  Row is on the same page as Caws Y Garw - they are probably very near to each other. 

1881 census: Daniel was living aged 60 at 'Cawsegarw', Lougher, with his daughter Eliza. By then he had been widowed. His occupation was general labourer at the colliery. Cawsegarw was where his mother lived in the 1851 census ... ? same house .... ?was this where his parents lived when his father was alive

Notes for RACHEL:

In 1851, lodging with Daniel and Rachel, is John Williams, (occupation calciner worker aged 29 and unmarried) born at the same place as Rachel .... ?relative

Children of DANIEL OWEN and RACHEL are:

i. ISAAC³ OWEN, b. July 23, 1850, Lougher, Glamorgan. 1881 census: Not sure if this is him as it's Owens, born 1852 - but an Isaac Ownes is boarding in Gilfach Coch, Llantrisant, with the Radcliffe family. He is a schoolmaster.

7. ii. DAVID OWEN, b. April 17, 1853, Lougher, Glamorgan.

iii. MARY OWEN, b. September 28, 1856, Lougher, Glamorgan. m. Edward CURNICK, a butcher and pig dealer.  They lived in Carmarthen (1881 Mansel Rd), and had 3 daughters.  Catherine and May died in childbirth in the 1920s.  Their 3rd daughter, Rachel,b 1885, d. 1974.married David Evan Jones and had Edward Hugh Jones.  His daughter is Alison Jones.

iv. HANNAH OWEN, b. September 13, 1863, Lougher, Glamorgan. Occupation: 1881, Working as a servant, age 17 and unmarried, to the Turnack family (tinplate manufacturer, employing 230 men, 30 boys and 40 girls), at Spitty house, Llanelly, Camarthen.  Ended up living with her sister Mary, probably did not marry (info from Alison Desimone nee Jones)

v. DEBORAH OWEN, b. June 09, 1867, Lougher, Glamorgan.  m. (unknown) JOHNS, had at least one son, Sidney (info Alison)

vi. ELIZABETH OWEN, b. August 16, 1870, Lougher, Glamorgan. 1881 census: living with her widowed father in Cawsegarw.

3. JANE² OWEN (DAVID¹) was born January 11, 1824 in Lougher, Glamorgan. She married JAMES PASCOE. He was born April 30, 1826 in Cornwall.

Child of JANE OWEN and JAMES PASCOE is:

8. i. CHARLOTTE³ PASCOE, b. April 06, 1864, Llangyfelach, Glamorgan; d. Morriston, Swansea.

4. JOHN² OWEN (DAVID¹) was born August 30, 1828 in Lougher, Glamorgan. He married MARY Abt. 1853. She was born Abt. 1832 in Morriston, Swansea.

1851 census: John is living with his widowed mother at Lougher, he is not yet married. He is a Smith - fits in later with occupation.

1881 census: John was living at Globe Field, Loughor and was a blacksmith. His wife, Mary, then aged 48 is also there, plus many of their children and grandchildren. Also living there at the time is Catherine M Owen, grand daughter aged 2, born at Mountain Ash. Not sure who her parent(s) were - can't find anything on the census.  In the poll referred to above there is no Globe Field but there is a Globe Inn, in Glebe Road.

Can't find any Thomas, Joseph Owen  in 1881 census - either deceased or moved away.

Children of JOHN OWEN and MARY are:

i. DAVID³ OWEN, b. January 22, 1854, Lougher, Glamorgan. 1881 census: coalminer, unmarried

ii. THOMAS OWEN, b. April 13, 1856, Lougher, Glamorgan. Not in Wales at 1881 census

9. iii. JANNET OWEN, b. August 08, 1857, Lougher, Glamorgan.

iv. THOMAS OWEN, b. January 13, 1861, Lougher, Glamorgan.

v. SARAH JANE OWEN, b. August 31, 1862, Lougher, Glamorgan.

vi. MARY J OWEN, b. Abt. 1863, Loughor. 1881 census: pupil teacher

vii. JOSEPH OWEN, b. February 05, 1865, Lougher, Glamorgan.

viii. ELIZABETH A OWEN, b. Abt. 1867.

ix. CHARLOTTE OWEN, b. February 27, 1872, Lougher, Glamorgan.

5. MARY² OWEN (DAVID¹) was born March 03, 1831 in Lougher, Glamorgan.

Child of MARY OWEN is:

i. JANE³ OWEN, b. October 24, 1851, Lougher, Glamorgan.

6. ISAAC² OWEN (DAVID¹) was born May 05, 1833 in Lougher, Glamorgan. He married SUSAN. She was born Abt. 1835 in Lougher, Glamorgan.  1881 census: Isaac was living at School House Cottage, Loughor, aged 46. Coal miner. Also his wife Susan aged 44 and their 5 children.

Children of ISAAC OWEN and SUSAN are:

i. ELIZABETH³ OWEN, b. December 01, 1872, Lougher, Glamorgan.

ii. MARTHA OWEN, b. March 15, 1874, Lougher, Glamorgan.

iii. JANE OWEN, b. 1875, Lougher, Glamorgan.

iv. JOSEPH A OWEN, b. 1877, Lougher, Glamorgan.

v. ANN OWEN, b. 1878, Lougher, Glamorgan.

 

Generation No. 3

7. DAVID³ OWEN (DANIEL², DAVID¹) was born April 17, 1853 in Lougher, Glamorgan. He married MARY. She was born Abt. 1856.

Notes for DAVID OWEN:

1881 census - living with his wife Mary and children at 'Part of Hendreforgan", Llanguick, Glam. He is a collier.

Children of DAVID OWEN and MARY are:

i. JOHN⁴ OWEN, b. 1873.

ii. MARY J OWEN, b. 1877.

8. CHARLOTTE³ PASCOE (JANE² OWEN, DAVID¹) was born April 06, 1864 in Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, and died in Morriston, Swansea. She married JOHN AP CLARKE April 10, 1892 in St Davids Church Morriston. He was born March 11, 1861 in Bridgetown, Devon, and died June 29, 1912 in Morriston, Swansea.

Child of CHARLOTTE PASCOE and JOHN CLARKE is:

10. i. MARY ANN⁴ CLARKE, b. March 18, 1893; d. June 18, 1934, Morriston, Swansea.

9. JANNET³ OWEN (JOHN², DAVID¹) was born August 08, 1857 in Lougher, Glamorgan. She married JOSEPH E EVANS. He was born 1857.  1881 census - living with the Owens, Joseph is a furnace man at the tinplate works.

Child of JANNET OWEN and JOSEPH EVANS is:

i. MARY⁴ EVANS, b. 1881, Lougher, Glamorgan.

Generation No. 4

10.   MARY ANN CLARKE  CHARLOTTE³ PASCOE, JANE² OWEN, DAVID¹) was born March 18, 1893, and died June 18, 1934 in Morriston, Swansea. She married DAVID REES JONES March 24, 1913 in Morriston. He was born February 20, 1892 in Morriston (Midland Terrace), and died June 18, 1934 in Morriston, Swansea.

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