Hello Shropshire Researchers: I'm new to the list because I just discovered that I had ancestors from there. Fanny Taylor was married to an unknown Owen before marrying John Taylor. Fanny was born in Shropshire & John Taylor was born in Shewsbury, Shropshire. Fanny's maiden name is unknown. Please tell me if you recognize any of these names. -Donna Mollaun JOHN TAYLOR: born: abt. 1815 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, ENG died: after 1861 census & before 1871 census occupation: Ironstone Miner, Coal Laborer residences: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, ENG; Bilston, St. Leonard, Stafforshire, ENG; Bilston, Wolverhampton, ENG spouse: FANNY (?) OWEN: marriage: ? spouse born: abt. 1812 Shropshire, Oldburgh? ENG spouse died: after 1871 census occupation: Green Grocer (in 1871 census) note: spouse married before to unknown Owen sources: 1. Censuses: 1841 Wolverhampton, North Seison Hundred, Staffordshire, ENG; 1851; 1871 Bilston. EP: St. Leonard, Staffordshire, ENG; 1861 Bilston, Wolverhampton, Stafforshire, ENG;1871 Willenhall, Stafford, ENG (Fanny as widow) children: Ellen, Maria, John Charles; step children: Enoch Owen, Mary Owen (Gen 2) MARY OWEN: 1 of 2 step children parents: Unknown Owen & Fanny (?) Owen born: abt. 1834 Stafford, Bilston died: ? spouse: ? occupation: ? sources: 1. Censuses: 1841 Wolverhampton, North Seison Hundred, Staffordshire, ENG; 1851 Bilston, EP: St. Leonard, Staffordshire, ENG (Gen 2) ENOCH OWEN: 2 of 2 step children parents: Unknown Owen & Fanny (?) Owen born: abt. 1836 Stafford, Bilston died: ? spouse: ? note: May have had a daughter named Ellen (Ellen Owen, born ENG, living with Ellen & Charles in 1870 Carbon, Huntingdon county, PA, USA - at age 14 <1856>). sources: 1. Censuses: 1841 Wolverhampton, North Seison Hundred, Staffordshire, ENG; 1851Bilston, EP: St. Leonard, Staffordshire, ENG (Gen 2) ELLEN TAYLOR: 1 of 3 natural children parents: John Taylor & Fanny (?) Owen-Taylor born: 4/7/1839 Bilston, Staffordshire, England died: 12/30/1911 Shawnee, Perry county, Ohio, USA immigration: NY, NY on 1/26/1863; Ship Neptune; sailed from Liverpool, ENG residences: Bilston, Staffordshire, ENG; Carbon, Huntingdon county, PA, USA; Shawnee, Perry county, Ohio, USA spouse: Charles E. Coates: marriage: 12/25/1862 Bushbury, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, ENG spouse born: 10/14/1837 Bilston, Staffordshire, ENG spouse died: 9/22/1919 Shawnee, Perry county, Ohio, USA spouse’s parents: William Coates & unknown spouse’s occupation: Miner spouse’s residences: same as Ellen’s sources: 1. Censuses: 1841 Wolverhampton, North Seison Hundred, Staffordshire, ENG; 1851Bilston, EP: St. Leonard, Staffordshire, ENG; 1861 Bilston, Wolverhampton, ENG; 1870 Carbon Twp., Huntingdon county, PA, USA; 1880 Shawnee (Salt Lick), Perry county, OH, USA; 1900 Shawnee (Salt Lick), Perry county, OH, USA; 1910 Shawnee (Salt Lick), Perry county, OH, USA 2. Marriage Certificate & Marriage License 3. Immigration: Ship Manifest, 1/26/1863, Ship Neptune, Departure: Liverpool, Entry: NY, NY, USA 4. Obituaries: Ellen & Charles (Gen 2) MARIE TAYLOR: 2 of 3 natural children parents: John Taylor & Fanny (?) Owen-Taylor born: abt. 1847 Bilston, Staffordshire, ENG died: ? spouse: ? occupation: Screw Maker in 1871 sources: 1. Censuses: 1841 Wolverhampton, North Seison Hundred, Staffordshire, ENG; 1851Bilston, EP: St. Leonard, Staffordshire, ENG;1861 Bilston, Stafford, ENG; 1871 Willenhall, Stafford, ENG (Gen 2) JOHN CHARLES TAYLOR: 3 of 3 natural children parents: John Taylor & Fanny (?) Owen-Taylor born: abt. 1850 Bilston, Staffordshire, ENG died: ? occupation: Screw Factory employee in 1871; maybe machine fitter spouse: Mary unknown: marriage: after 1861census and before 1871 census spouse born: abt. 1849 Willenhall, Staffordshire, ENG spouse died: unknown spouse’s parents: unknown sources: 1. Censuses: 1841 Wolverhampton, North Seison Hundred, Staffordshire, ENG; 1851Bilston, EP: St. Leonard, Staffordshire, ENG; 1861 Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, ENG; 1871 Willenhall, Stafford, ENG; Maybe 1881 Birmingham, Warwickshire

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyShropshire.htm#PageTitle if you go to the link above you can then search the whole of shropshire batch by batch of marriages, each time you click on a batch number it opens a new window just put OWEN is as your search name and all/any "Owen" that were married at that parish in that time frame will appear, from the LDS IGI. youcant search this way on the IGI itself!!!!! then you can look at all the respective Owens and see if one of htem married Fanny unknown surname! my apologies if you already know this andhave tried it! regards and happy hunting Mellie Why Does My Coat Of Arms Have Buckles At The Back?