Hi,
I recently became aware that Owen Evans is one of my great grandfathers. On Welsh Biography Online it lists him as being related (through his mother) to the Welsh poet Ann Griffths.
http://www.anngriffiths.cardiff.ac.uk/EVANS , OWEN ( 1829 - 1920 ), Congregational minister and author ; b. 19 Nov. 1829 in Pen-y-bont-fawr, Mont. He hailed from a deeply religious family — on his mother's side he was related to the hymnist, Ann Griffiths (q.v.) .http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-EVAN-OWE-1829.html?query=owen+evans&field=nameThe first link below includes reference to Ann's siblings, and the second link includes detailed information about her family.
http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-GRIF-ANN-1776.htmlhttp://www.anngriffiths.cardiff.ac.uk/biography.htmlI have no access to parish records and I wondered if anyone could help me to establish the direct link between the two. I'm assuming, it's most likely that Owen is related to her through one of Ann's siblings as Ann's only child died a few months after birth.
Through help from others here, I think I've found Owen Evan's parish birth records. It shows William Evans and Elizabeth Evans crhristening Owen Evans in
LLANFYLLIN,MONTGOMERY,WALES in 1829.
I guess the first thing I need to discover is the surname of Owen's mother. I believe there may be a clue in the following record from the 1841 census. Owen was born in PenybontFawr, so his address and the age of his parents are included below. The clue I think, is that someone called Edward Thomas (born 1826 Montgomeryshire) is also living at the address which is Ann Griffiths original surname
Interestingly, if you look at the 1881 census record of Owen's son William Henry Evans, it lists a a Grace Morgan living in that household as a 'sister in law'. This is probably irrelevant but one should note that Morgan was the surname of Ann Griffiths grandmother on her fathers side as is clear below.
Marriage of Evan Thomas and Elizabeth Morgan (the parents of Ann’s father)http://www.anngriffiths.cardiff.ac.uk/biography.htmlI know William Henry Evans is Owen's son because Helana Blodwen (misspelled on the transcript), also listed in the census is my great grandmother.
Any help greatly appreciated.