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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Monmouthshire => Topic started by: simon family tree on Tuesday 15 March 11 00:17 GMT (UK)
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hi looking up george frederick bowen have found him on 1911 census living in harps road garndiffaith monmouthshire have it that he was engine cleaner colliery if any one can add any thing to this for me would be of help to me thanks
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You need to give more information
When was he born
Where was he born
Was he married in 1911
If he was born before 1881 - have you checked the 1881 census for him
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Hello :)
You can check for births, marriages, and deaths on freebmd:
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
There's a marriage in 1906 of Frederick George Bowen at Madely registration district.
Bride either Margaret Priscilla Briscoe or Sarah Hannah Jones
You can view 1881 census free:
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp
Choose census option, and then 1881 British Census fron dropdown menu
Kind Regards
Morgan
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hi sorry will try agine george frederick bowen was born in shropshire in 1880,1881 he married in 1906 to margaret briscoe ,in 1911 census i have found him living as a boarder with a john charles and his family what i am looking for is any thing about the colliery there is some on the paper say cheeweigher but not suer if that s a job in the colliery or the name of the colliery george bowen was the brother to my greatgreand father on mothers side thanks
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Hello :)
The occupation could be Check Weigher.
Living at Garndiffaith he could have worked at one of a number of collieries. Have you seen the Welsh Coal Mines site?
http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/index.html
Kind Regards
Morgan