Note . Alias indicates patronymic naming
ABERAVON PARISH REGISTER & OTHER ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS
06.02.1846 John Bowen aged 71 buried ~
Grave B15 Gwenllian's husband ~ Address @ Aberavon†††
see Cadoxton Juxta Neath 1775
28.01.1847 Gwenllian Bowen
formerly Thomas alias Hopkin aged 68 buried
~ Grave B15 John's Wife ~ Address @Aberavon†††
see Margam Parish 1778
18.04.1849 William Bowen
aged 45 - buried - Address @ Cwmavon †††
see Margam Parish 1804
20.05.1874
Ann Bowen buried aged 53 buried (Grave B15- Benjamin's wife)
11.10.1875 Ann
Bowen aged 70 buried @ Aberavon (Is this Hannah born 1805 @ Margam?)
08.08.1880
Hannah Bowen dau of Hopkin Bowen (Roll Turner) and Phoebe - baptised Address@
Margam
26.01.1893 Benjamin Bowen aged 70 buried Address @ Aberavon
- Grave B15 not on headstone.
ST MARY'S MARGAM PARISH REGISTER
22.02.1773 Thos Hopkin
of Margam and Margaret Thomas of Margam married, Witnesses
Thomas Herbert & William Thomas alias Herbert.
16.11.1778 Gwenllian Thomas alias Hopkin dau of Thomas
Hopkin and Margaret baptised.
01.06.1789 Mary Thomas
alias Hopkin dau of Thomas Hopkin and Margaret
baptised.
03.02.1781 Catherine Thomas alias Hopkin
dau of Thos Hopkin and Margaret Thomas baptised.
13.08.1803 John Bowen of Margam and Gwenllian Thomas alias
Hopkin of Margam married by banns ¥¥¥
Witnesses Hopkin Bowen and Thomas Hopkin
25.05.1804
William Thomas Herbert son of John Bowen & Gwenllian baptised, born 13.05.1804
@ Tyn Y Fforest †††
see Aberavon Parish 1846
03.06.1805 Hannah daughter
of John Bowen & Gwenllian baptised, born 26.05.1805 @ Tyn Y Fforest
21.10.1806
Margaret daughter of John Bowen & Gwenllian baptised. @ Tyn Y Fforest
15.03.1808 John son of John Bowen & Gwenllian baptised, born 13.03.1808 @
Tyn Y Fforest
10.08.1811 Thomas son of John Bowen & Gwenllian baptised,
born 27.07.1811( Page12) @ Tyn Y Fforest
27.12.1813 Catherine dau of John
Bowen & Gwenllian baptised @ Tyn Y Fforest
08.05.1816 David son of John
Bowen & Gwenllian baptised @ Tyn Y Fforest
31.05.1817 Jenkin David
of Margam and Mary Jones of Margam married
‡‡‡
20.10.1819 Hopkin son of John Bowen & Gwenllian baptised @ Forge ~ born 27th
Sept. 1819
22.07.1835 Mary David wife of Jenkin David aged 42 - buried living
@ Aberavon.
‡‡‡=From
1819 until 1829 Jenkin David took over tenancy of Tyn Y Fforest from John Bowen,
Jenkin's wife Ann formerly Jones
died
1835, by 1841 he was in Melingriffith and the 1851 Whitchurch Jenkin David Census
recorded as uncle to Hannah Bowen
born 1832, possibly related to Hannah's
maternal grandmother.
¥¥¥= Grooms witness Hopkin Bowen.Circa 1749 John's father?
MICHAELSTON SUPER AVON PARISH REGISTER
12.01.18.06.1829 Margaret Bowen
and David Williams married
12.01.1830 John Bowen and Joan Griffith,
both of this parish married. Witness church clerk.
27.06.1830 John son of John Bowen finer and Joan baptised @ MichaelstonesuperAvon
16.02.1832 Ann dau of John Bowen Finer and Joan baptised @ Cwmafon works‡‡
27.04.1834 Gwenllian dau of John Bowen Finer and Joan baptsised @ Lower Row
18.04.1849 William Bowen 45 buried. Age matches that of
William Thos Herbert Bowen 1804
‡‡=
Ann should have been shown in the register as Hannah. She used Hannah for the
rest of her life.
In the 1841 Census Cwm Celyn Mon, both Hannah age 9 and
sister Ann age 2 at home.
FROM CENSUS DATA OR REGISTER OFFICE CERTIFICATES
Abt.1823 Benjamin son of John
Bowen and Gwenllian born Margam
Abt.1836 Rachel dau of John Bowen and Joan
born Aberavon
Abt 1840 Ann dau of John Bowen and Joan born Aberavon
19.07.1841
Jenkin son of John Bowen and Joan born Garndiffaith Mon.
Abt 1844 Thomas son
of John Bowen and Joan born Rogerstone Mon†
Abt 1847 Mary Elin dau of John Bowen and Joan born Rogerstone Mon.†
Abt 1849 Rhoda dau of John Bowen and Joan born Rogerstone Mon†
26.03.1853 Hannah Bowen and William Williams (Tin Plate Washer) married
@ Newport Registry Office‡‡‡
†= In 1851 they were living @ 50 Rogerstone Works Risca.
‡‡‡=
In 1853 at her marriage, Hannah
was living in Pontymister Cottages Risca Mon.
