Gloria, Thanks for the quick response. Doesn't appear to be connected, but we researchers must clutch at every straw. Jeff On Mon, 5 February, 2007 8:09 pm, gloria wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > > Benjamin Owen was from Filton but his was wife was from Westerleigh. > Traditionally marriages took place in the brides hometown church. > > > Gloria > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <jeffgould@bulldoghome.com> > To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 7:30 PM > Subject: Re: [GLS] OWEN marriage at Westerleigh > > > >> Gloria, I have connections with some OWENS in that area, though mine >> were probably a bit later in arriving there. They came from a >> long-established family in North Nibley, which is not far away. My Owens >> were in Yate, Iron Acton and Westerleigh in the 1840s & 50s. Jeff >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, 5 February, 2007 1:32 am, gloria wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> I am looking for the marriage at Westerleigh of Benjamin OWEN to a >>> Mary >>> or Mary Ann somewhere between perhaps about 1810 to Mar 1817 when >>> their first recorded child was born. I would be very interested to >>> find Mary's maiden name. Perhaps someone may have access to the parish >>> registers. >>> >>> Gloria >>> in Australia > > > _____________________________________________ > > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >