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how to find a William Owen?
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eulbayaras | Report | 16 Jan 2015 18:59 |
I am trying to trace who William Reuben Owen married. William was born in Merthyr Tydfil in 1911. He died 1974..There are too many William Owens to sort them out. They are all listed William R Owen but how do I find which R is for Reuben? I would like to know who he married and if he had a family..Thanks for any advice :-) |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 16 Jan 2015 19:20 |
well his death cert informant could be family maybe you will have to work backwards |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 16 Jan 2015 19:22 |
First name(s) WILLIAM REUBEN |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 16 Jan 2015 19:47 |
Name: William Reuben Owen |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 16 Jan 2015 19:47 |
Assuming this is the same person, his Estate went to Probate. Unfortunately after 1966 the executors are not named on the Probate Calendar |
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alviegal | Report | 16 Jan 2015 20:04 |
There is a tree on ancestry saying he married Edna M Cooper in 1937. It also mentions a daughter but there is nothing to back this up and they have his year of death incorrect. |
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alviegal | Report | 16 Jan 2015 20:17 |
That would be this marriage so I wonder if the tree owner is a bit muddled up. |
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malyon | Report | 16 Jan 2015 21:05 |
hi |
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eulbayaras | Report | 17 Jan 2015 09:25 |
Thanks to every one who helped me with this I can now follow this information and move forward... his second marriage 1956 was to a Luton lady and it is their daughter in the USA who wants information... <3 |
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eulbayaras | Report | 25 Jan 2015 15:49 |
William Reuben Owen .Who did he marry first?? |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 25 Jan 2015 18:21 |
The Will, probate details posted earlier, might name any children he was still in contact with. Alternatively, if his wife survived him, she may be named. |
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eulbayaras | Report | 25 Jan 2015 21:43 |
His second wife did out live him and only she was named in his Will, as I know the children from the second wife, it is them who would like to trace the family from his first marriage. He had a child with his first wife or even two. I think his first child was born around 1937/38 the first child with this lady he later married was born 1940.. I can find no trace of him divorcing his first wife but he didn't marry the second one until 1956 so the first wife may have died.. thanks for all help given but I doubt if I shall solve this one.. |
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Jacqueline | Report | 26 Jan 2015 14:58 |
You could try researching his siblings, and their descendants |
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eulbayaras | Report | 26 Jan 2015 15:53 |
I am going down that line at the moment but there were so many of them... I have contacted all the Tree's who have a W.R Owen born 1911 but had no replys so far... I will keep digging.many thanks |
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Jacqueline | Report | 26 Jan 2015 16:02 |
The man you are researching was born in 1910, according to his death reg, but if that were the case, he would have been aged 1 on 1911 census |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 27 Jan 2015 04:26 |
mis-information is NOT uncommon on death certificates, unfortunately!! |
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mgnv | Report | 27 Jan 2015 14:04 |
The 1956 marr took place in 1959: |
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eulbayaras | Report | 27 Jan 2015 15:51 |
William Reuben Owen did marry Pauline Richards in 1959 in Luton but they already had three children by then the first born 1940.. He was born in Wales but left to live with his sister in Luton to find work.his daughters now live in American and it is them who wants to know who he was married to before he married their Mum.. They were grown up when they found out their parents were not married . Then found out the reason why they were never married was because he was a married man already.. He never mentioned his first wife but they were to understand he did have one child with his first wife. If this '' child'' is still alive they would be well into their 70's and this is the person my friend would like to trace as it would be half brother or sister. I can find no divorce which would name the first wife and cannot find when she died as I have no name.. I looked on all the Family Tree's for any siblings to her Dad.William Reuben Owen but came up empty.. Not giving up and will try and trace them myself..Many thanks to everyone for advice. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 27 Jan 2015 16:48 |
Virtually all divorce case files after 1937 have been destroyed which is probably why you can't find anything on line. |
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eulbayaras | Report | 27 Jan 2015 17:43 |
Thank you Ha Ha William Owen seems to be the most popular name in Wales.. I have been though all the William R Owens in Wales from 1930 when he would have been 19 years old to 1940..there are only 17 so I will start on them .. its a challenge but interesting. All advice is welcome.. |