Private 21682 George Owen
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 35
Date of death: 11th of July 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery Mametz - VII. W. 6.
Family details:
Next-of-Kin from Attestation papers: Mrs Mary Pilkington (Unmarried - common law wife), 12 Albion Street, St Helens. Parents from service papers: James and Ann Owen, 50 Brook Street, St Helens.
Census details:
1881 - Not found. 1891 - 18 years old 'Coal Miner' George is living at 1 Barber Street, St Helens with parents James (42), Ann (42) and two siblings: Alice (15), Margaret (8). Also at the address are servant [b]Mary Pilkington (26)[/b], visitor Mary Bennett (22) and lodgers Patrick Gallagher (20), Barney Quinn (21), Michael M Laughlin (32), Owen Genning (24). 1901 - 27 years old 'Coal Hewer below' George is living at 50 Brook Street, St Helens with parents James (53), Ann (53) and two married siblings: Alice Sharrock (24), Margaret Leitgen (19). Also at the address is widowed boarder [b]Mary Pilkington (34)[/b] and seven other boarders: Walter Sharrock (3), Robert Sharrock (1), Richard Elliot (40), George Edwards (51), William Lewis (44), Alfred Collin (46), Fred Collin (11). 1911 - Sees 39 years old 'Collier Hewer Miner' George living at 12 Albion Street, St Helens with Common law wife Mary (Pilkington) Owen (44) and son Walter Owen (13).
Notes:
Age given as 34 yrs 3 mths at attestation which doesn't tally with the census results.
Age given as 34 yrs 3 mths at attestation which doesn't tally with the census results.
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/G_Owen_21682.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private George Owen at
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz
(Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]
