bowen

[simon family tree]

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

[CaroleW]

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

[Morganllan]

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

[simon family tree]

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

[Morganllan]

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