Haverfordwest - BOWEN

[jbidaho]

I'm looking for Fanny Maria Bowen, born about 1850 in Haverfordwest, daughter of Isaac Bowen.  She was living in Kensington in London by 1878, but if someone could look up the 1851, 1861 and 1871 census entries, I'd be grateful.

I can't find any trace of her birth - the only one was in the workhouse, with no details of father.  I'm assuming (and probably naively) that as she quoted her father's name at her wedding, he did exist!

Thanks
JB

[casalguidi]

Hi JB

There is this one - don't know if she's and probably doesn't help if she is 

1871

Frances BOWEN servant unm 22 domestic servant b.Haverford in service at 68 Oxford? Street, Swansea - John GRUAR draper.

Rg10/5452 folio 39 page 19

Best wishes

Casalguidi

[jbidaho]

Thanks Casalguidi
I'll add that to my information and hope I find that she's the right one somehow!
I don't suppose you could see whether there's an Isaac Bowen (farmer on Fanny's marriage certificate) in or around Haverfordwest? 
JB

[casalguidi]

Hi JB

No.  There were an awful lot of BOWENs in/born Haverford but no possible candidate for Isaac.  I am not familiar with the area though so only searched for Haverford.

Best wishes

Casalguidi

[jbidaho]

Casalguide
Thanks for trying.
When I first found out about Fanny Bowen, I used the IGI (on printouts then!) and they had put all the Bowens in the same list as the Owens - so I know it's a bit of a needle in a haystack.  And if she was illegitimate, there's no real reason to believe her father was in Haverfordwest, I suppose.  And I expect his farm could have been miles away...!  Perhaps I should give up!
Thanks again
JB

[casalguidi]

Hi

Now you know you won't give up!  I hope the earlier census turn up something for you 

I notice that you have Romany connections.  So do I - in Kent.

Best wishes

Casalguidi

[Kiwi007]

Hello !

I had a look on Free BMD for Fanny and found this one - looks promising.

You can order the birth cert if you follow the instructions on the website:

Births Jun 1849

Surname  First name(s)  Age  District           Vol        Page 

Bowen  Fanny               Haverfordwest         26         739

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl


Let us know what you find out !

Cheers
Jocelyn

[jbidaho]

Jocelin
Thanks for the reply. 

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that's the certificate I've got - Birth 26th May 1849 Union Workhouse Haverfordwest - mother Eliza Bowen.  No father!
When she was married in 1878 (while living in Kensington, London) she gave her father's name at Isaac Bowen, occupation Farmer.
I did find a Fanny Bowen working as a domestic in Cardiff (?) I think, in the 1871 census with her sister. It didn't get me any further though.
Thanks for taking the trouble to look!
JB

[shirleyannmarie]

Hi, jbidaho
I Hope this helps,
1861 St Martin's Haverfordwest.

North Steet

Eliza Bowen    Head   Um   48   Servant      Born Burton Pembroke
Alun  Bowen    Daugh Um   19   dressmaker  born Haverfordwest
Fanny Bowen   Daugh Um   11  Scholar       Born Haverfordwest.

No Issac in sight!
I will look in 1841 for Eliza in Burton and get back to you
shirleyannmarie