Owen is a Welsh name and most definitely used as a forename. I have one born in 1770. Cheshire is just over the border from Wales, so very possibly your family have Welsh connections. Cheers Diana On 18 October 2014 05:18, Mrs Watson via <cheshire@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello > I have a baptism for Owen KENNERLEY, illegitimate son of Lettice KENNERLEY > in Astbury in 1816. > I was wondering whether OWEN could possibly have been his father's > surname, and whether it's worth me trawling to find OWENs in the area, or > if it was being used as a first name at this time. > Many thanks > Jane > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >