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Topic: William Owen..Liverpool House builder (Read 2282 times)
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ROBERTOWEN
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Anyone have any details about him,
he built many of the Houses in Toxeth, Liverpool in the 1850s
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scouse_mouse_2000uk
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It is hard to find out about the Welsh builders in Liverpool. There are many houses built by the Welsh, but sadly the ones in Toxteth are under demolition, they could even been gone by now, been a while since I was up that way. Another problem you will face is the name William Owen....my grandfather is William Owen and the job we have in tracing him. I am not sure how you will go about tracing him, the only ones that have really been mentioned are a family of builders, called Owen and William Owen Elias, they were father and son, built streets in Walton that spelt out the name of their firm in alphabetical order. Between County Road and Goodison Road. I can't find anything relating to William Owen, just that in the mid to late 19th century, there were a number of Welsh building societies, estate agents and builders in Liverpool. One famous builder was John Jones, nicknamed Drinkwater, because of his refusal to pay workmen the customary price of a pint of beer when the first house in a terrace was completed. Another was William Jones the first Welsh-speaking mayor of Bootle who built streets in Everton and Toxteth.
Not much am afraid, but that is all I have, it may come in handy for someone else.
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I am researching the following names.....Owen/s-Holyhead, Rimmer/Lewis-West Derby, Wood/s/Hayter-Toxteth
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clematised
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I remember looking for a builder in Liverpool in the 1800s and at the time found a list on the site www.blacksheepancesters.co.uk which also listed railwaymen but on tonights search cant find them so if anyone can help with this then it could list your ancester.
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Scotland and Liverpool Wilson,Conning,Cooper.Marshall
Cumberland,Liverpool, Anderson,Harrison
India, Liverpool, Lloyd.
Hollyhead anglesey,Wales, Liverpool, Jones,Williams
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paterson7777
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Hi
Not sure if I am on the right track here but visited Llangwyllog Church today and there is a large gravestone at the rear of the cemetary which I believe is a wealthy gentleman who was a liverpool house builder.
I will visit again tomorrow and see what his name is - hopefully it is the one you are seeking.
Kind regards
Carole
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paterson7777
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The grave at Llangwyllog is that of William Jones - Mayor of Bootle who died on August 9th 1918 age 78 also buried here is his wife Eleanor - 18th January 1917 age 71 and daughter Marion Eleanor Jones 18th May 1944 age 64. House name Llwydiarth Fawr Llanerchymedd.
Regards Carole
Ps Sorry; it wasnt William Owen
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jan44
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Hi,
There was a book published in 1946 called The Welsh Builder on Merseyside - Annals and lives, it is no longer available to purchase, but there are a few copies in reference libraries, I know there is one at Liverpool Records Office, I have read a lot of the pages of the book (viewable only at the library) and is not for loan. In many cases it lists the names and birth places of many of the Welsh Builders, where they were born and in some cases when they died. I found the book a valuable source, I was able to locate a lot of the builders through census records, with the help of the book.
I was researching the history of my house, and I couldn't find any records of it locally, I asked a neighbour who had the deeds to his house (Bootle) and he gave me the names of the builders, they were brothers, so I looked in that book and found them listed, it gave their years and places of birth, it was amazing, I found them living in Bootle on the census records.
Jan
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clematised
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Many documents can be purchased from this site. Policemen,Railwaymen,Liverpool Builders,Great war free, WW2, Miners,Textile,Legal,Masters and Mates,and too many to mention.
I have used this site myself and the order form can be downloaded and sent of with remittance, no credit cards on line and a swift return of documents
www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/
I have checked for William Owen and he is not there on the list but others reading this thread may find this information of some use
Edna
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Scotland and Liverpool Wilson,Conning,Cooper.Marshall
Cumberland,Liverpool, Anderson,Harrison
India, Liverpool, Lloyd.
Hollyhead anglesey,Wales, Liverpool, Jones,Williams
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jan44
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Hi,
I know this is an old post, but I have recently been able to purchase the book I have mentioned, The Welsh Builder on Merseyside - Annals and lives.
There are 4 William Owen listed in it, one has no year of birth etc, but built in various places in Liverpool including Beresford Road and Cockspur Street in the Dingle (Toxteth). he came from Llansadwrn Anglesey, about 1846.
Another William Owen, Deane Road 1842-1915 native of Bontnewydd Caernarvon, came to Liverpool in 1865, built in Edge Lane District.
Another Manor Road Great Crosby, built Waterloo area.
And another with a very long write-up. Seaforth and Anglesey 1862-1931 Native of Burwen Anglesey came to Liverpool when he was 20.
This one lists various streets within the Liverpool and Crosby areas.
Hope that helps a bit.
Jan
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