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 >
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