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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Shropshire => England => Shropshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Grumbles on Sunday 12 December 10 07:57 GMT (UK)
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My 2nd great grandmother, Martha Owen, was born in Westbury c1822 and married a Charles Griffiths Jones on 23rd July 1848 in Shrewsbury. Martha died 2nd January 1864 aged 41 of a diseased liver. In the 1841 Census, Martha is shown as living in Coleham with her father, John (a Porter) and siblings but no mother is shown. I am trying to find out her mother's name and would welcome any suggestions as to where I could look. ???
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Hi Grumbles,
It looks like her first name might have been Elizabeth (providing her younger siblings had the same mother as her)
The pilot familysearch site finds christenings:
Samuel Owen, 12 Apr 1831, St Julian, Shrewsbury, parents John and Elizabeth
Elizabeth Owen, 14 Feb 1836, St Julian, Shrewsbury, parents John and Elizabeth
Eliza Owen, born 10 Apr 1839, christened 10 April 1839, St Julian, Shrewsbury, parents John and Elizabeth
Seeing as little Eliza was born after the start of civil registration: have you tried looking for a birth cert for her? It would tell Elizabeth's maiden name.
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