William Owen, baptised c. 1806 Llanelly
William Owen was born about 1806 in
Llanelli and he married a Jane Rynalt, or
Reynold, from Kidwelly, on the 18th April 1828.
The records show that they had a son,
William, who was christened on the 20th July
1828 at Kidwelly. Thereafter they lived in
Llanelli where William Owen was a
blacksmith.
Sometime between 1839 and 1841 the
Owen family moved to the St. Thomas district
of Swansea, and were living in Kilvey Terrace.
Although William Owen was a blacksmith he
was employed initially as an excavator. In
Swansea in 1841 there were a total of 50 men
employed as excavators, 37 of them living in
Kilvey Terrace alone, and all living in the Kilvey Terrace / Pentreguinea Road area. At that time
the only excavation was of the river's New Cut which had begun in 1840. The 1841 census gives
basic details about the family at Kilvey Terrace. It is interesting to note that in the census
record, William and Jane Owen's three eldest children were all recorded as being agricultural
labourers. This shows that even as the town's port facilities were being expanded to meet the
needs of industry, agriculture was still a major employer on the river's east bank in 1841.
Apart from their eldest son William, there were four other sons, John, Thomas, David and
Walter and also a daughter, Mary. Two of William Owen's other sons also became blacksmiths. It
is not clear whether William Owen worked as a blacksmith for Warlich's Patent Fuel Works or
even if the housing was owned by the works for their workers, but the address they had was
recorded as Patent Fuel.
Llanelli and he married a Jane Rynalt, or
Reynold, from Kidwelly, on the 18th April 1828.
The records show that they had a son,
William, who was christened on the 20th July
1828 at Kidwelly. Thereafter they lived in
Llanelli where William Owen was a
blacksmith.
Sometime between 1839 and 1841 the
Owen family moved to the St. Thomas district
of Swansea, and were living in Kilvey Terrace.
Although William Owen was a blacksmith he
was employed initially as an excavator. In
Swansea in 1841 there were a total of 50 men
employed as excavators, 37 of them living in
Kilvey Terrace alone, and all living in the Kilvey Terrace / Pentreguinea Road area. At that time
the only excavation was of the river's New Cut which had begun in 1840. The 1841 census gives
basic details about the family at Kilvey Terrace. It is interesting to note that in the census
record, William and Jane Owen's three eldest children were all recorded as being agricultural
labourers. This shows that even as the town's port facilities were being expanded to meet the
needs of industry, agriculture was still a major employer on the river's east bank in 1841.
Apart from their eldest son William, there were four other sons, John, Thomas, David and
Walter and also a daughter, Mary. Two of William Owen's other sons also became blacksmiths. It
is not clear whether William Owen worked as a blacksmith for Warlich's Patent Fuel Works or
even if the housing was owned by the works for their workers, but the address they had was
recorded as Patent Fuel.
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