Completed Susan Owen zepplin raid 1916
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Susan Owen
Dob abt 1865
Baptism 17/10/1865
Staffordshire Wednesbury
Church name St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 450
Baptism date17 Oct 1865
Person forename Susan
Person sex F
Father forename Benjamin
Mother forename Martha
Father surname OWEN
Person abode Bilston Rd
Father occupation Labourer
Parents
Benjamin Owen & Martha Bate
Parents Marriage
19 Feb 1865 All Saints Moxley
Benjamin OWEN 43 W Tube Welder Wednesbury Father Benjamin Owen Miner
Martha BATE 25 S Wednesbury Father Samuel Bate Shoe Maker After Banns
The X Of Benjamin Martha Signed
Wit; John Edwards X / Rebecca Rogers X
1871 Bilston Road, Wednesbury.
Samuel Bate, head, 66, Shoe Maker,
Mary, wife, 72,
Samuel, son, 35, Labourer in Iron Works
/Benjamin Owen, head, 54, labourer in Ironworks,
Martha, wife, 30,
Sarah, daur, 9,
Susan, daur, 6,
Benjamin, son, 3,
Samuel, son, 1,
All born Wednesbury
1881 20 Old Bilston Road, Wednesbury
Benjamin Owen, head, 61, gen labourer,
Martha, wife, 40, West Bromwich
Sarah, daur, 18,
Susan, daur, 15,
Katherine, daur, 8,
William, son, 2
Martha, daur, 10,
Samuel Bates, boarder, 45, general labourer
All others born Wednesbury
1891 20 Bilston Street, Wednesbury.
Benjamin Owen, head, 72, General Labourer
Martha, wife, 50,
Edward Howell, son in law, 36? Coal Miner, Bilston
Susan, daur, 26,
William Owen, son, 12,
Martha, daur, 10
All others born Wednesbury
Marriage 3 Nov 1889 St Martin Bradley
Edward HOWELL 33 B Miner Bradley Father Abraham Howell Miner
Susan OWEN 24 S Bradley Father Benjamin Owen Labourer
After Banns The X Of Edward Susan Signed
Wit; Joseph Taylor / Sarah Jane Taylor X
Susan Owen
Edward Howell
Registration Year 1889
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District Wolverhampton
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6b Page 846
1891 20 Bilston Street, Wednesbury.
Benjamin Owen, head, 72, General Labourer
Martha, wife, 50,
Edward Howell, son in law, 36? Coal Miner, Bilston
Susan, daur, 26,
William Owen, son, 12,
Martha, daur, 10
All others born Wednesbury
1901 E? Terrace, Wednesbury
Edward Howell, head, 47, Coal miner, Bradley
Susan, wife, 34, Wednesbury
1911 Kings Place, Kings Street, Wednesbury.
Edward Howells, 57, Colliery Miner, Bradley Staffs
Susan Howells, wife, 45, Married 21 years 1 child, 0 living. Wednesbury
Dod 31/1/1916 (50)
Death certificate
31st January 1916. King Street, Wednesbury, Susan Howells, female, 50 years, wife of Edward Howells a labourer, Body shattered by the explosion of a bomb discharged from an enemy air craft. Certificate received from W C Checkley, deputy coroner for Staffordshire Inquest held 4th February, registered 5th February
Susan Howells
Death Age 50
Birth Dateabt 1866
Registration Date Jan 1916
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District West Bromwich
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6b Page 1052
Burial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151 ... an-howells
Commemorated in Wednesbury Wood Green Rd Cemetery
Any other info
The memorial is wrong! Has the wrong Dob
Any other info
13 unmarked graves take up a considerable space in Wood Green Cemetery, but there is nothing to see today.
The Zeppelin victims lie in one anonymous section of a large grassed area. Not far away are the graves of some Great War soldiers who died of wounds. Of course, these men have Commonwealth War Graves Commission gravestones which are carefully tended. The 13 Zeppelin victims - also victims of the war do not.
In November 2012 a memorial appeared in Wood Green Cemetery, commemorating the victims of the Zeppelin raid. There was no prior announcement of the placing of the memorial in the cemetery and
no-one knows who provided it. No doubt the identity of the donor will become known in due course.
http://www.hellfirecorner.co.uk/zeppelin.htm
Susan updated in bcc
https://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/t ... =546200632
Susan Owen
Dob abt 1865
Baptism 17/10/1865
Staffordshire Wednesbury
Church name St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 450
Baptism date17 Oct 1865
Person forename Susan
Person sex F
Father forename Benjamin
Mother forename Martha
Father surname OWEN
Person abode Bilston Rd
Father occupation Labourer
Parents
Benjamin Owen & Martha Bate
Parents Marriage
19 Feb 1865 All Saints Moxley
Benjamin OWEN 43 W Tube Welder Wednesbury Father Benjamin Owen Miner
Martha BATE 25 S Wednesbury Father Samuel Bate Shoe Maker After Banns
The X Of Benjamin Martha Signed
Wit; John Edwards X / Rebecca Rogers X
1871 Bilston Road, Wednesbury.
Samuel Bate, head, 66, Shoe Maker,
Mary, wife, 72,
Samuel, son, 35, Labourer in Iron Works
/Benjamin Owen, head, 54, labourer in Ironworks,
Martha, wife, 30,
Sarah, daur, 9,
Susan, daur, 6,
Benjamin, son, 3,
Samuel, son, 1,
All born Wednesbury
1881 20 Old Bilston Road, Wednesbury
Benjamin Owen, head, 61, gen labourer,
Martha, wife, 40, West Bromwich
Sarah, daur, 18,
Susan, daur, 15,
Katherine, daur, 8,
William, son, 2
Martha, daur, 10,
Samuel Bates, boarder, 45, general labourer
All others born Wednesbury
1891 20 Bilston Street, Wednesbury.
Benjamin Owen, head, 72, General Labourer
Martha, wife, 50,
Edward Howell, son in law, 36? Coal Miner, Bilston
Susan, daur, 26,
William Owen, son, 12,
Martha, daur, 10
All others born Wednesbury
Marriage 3 Nov 1889 St Martin Bradley
Edward HOWELL 33 B Miner Bradley Father Abraham Howell Miner
Susan OWEN 24 S Bradley Father Benjamin Owen Labourer
After Banns The X Of Edward Susan Signed
Wit; Joseph Taylor / Sarah Jane Taylor X
Susan Owen
Edward Howell
Registration Year 1889
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District Wolverhampton
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6b Page 846
1891 20 Bilston Street, Wednesbury.
Benjamin Owen, head, 72, General Labourer
Martha, wife, 50,
Edward Howell, son in law, 36? Coal Miner, Bilston
Susan, daur, 26,
William Owen, son, 12,
Martha, daur, 10
All others born Wednesbury
1901 E? Terrace, Wednesbury
Edward Howell, head, 47, Coal miner, Bradley
Susan, wife, 34, Wednesbury
1911 Kings Place, Kings Street, Wednesbury.
Edward Howells, 57, Colliery Miner, Bradley Staffs
Susan Howells, wife, 45, Married 21 years 1 child, 0 living. Wednesbury
Dod 31/1/1916 (50)
Death certificate
31st January 1916. King Street, Wednesbury, Susan Howells, female, 50 years, wife of Edward Howells a labourer, Body shattered by the explosion of a bomb discharged from an enemy air craft. Certificate received from W C Checkley, deputy coroner for Staffordshire Inquest held 4th February, registered 5th February
Susan Howells
Death Age 50
Birth Dateabt 1866
Registration Date Jan 1916
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District West Bromwich
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6b Page 1052
Burial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151 ... an-howells
Commemorated in Wednesbury Wood Green Rd Cemetery
Any other info
The memorial is wrong! Has the wrong Dob
Any other info
13 unmarked graves take up a considerable space in Wood Green Cemetery, but there is nothing to see today.
The Zeppelin victims lie in one anonymous section of a large grassed area. Not far away are the graves of some Great War soldiers who died of wounds. Of course, these men have Commonwealth War Graves Commission gravestones which are carefully tended. The 13 Zeppelin victims - also victims of the war do not.
In November 2012 a memorial appeared in Wood Green Cemetery, commemorating the victims of the Zeppelin raid. There was no prior announcement of the placing of the memorial in the cemetery and
no-one knows who provided it. No doubt the identity of the donor will become known in due course.
http://www.hellfirecorner.co.uk/zeppelin.htm