owen thomas stonemason

[cae howell]

I'm trying to find where owen thomas grave is all I know is he is buried in  new york  he was born in 1839 in liverpool he came from holyhead anglesey wales he was a widower but remarried and lived in new york I have no idea the date he died hope you can help thank you

[*Sandra*]

Did he have a middle name ? When was your last sighting of Owen ?

Sandra

[cae howell]

no middle name he was in the uk census of 1881

[*Sandra*]

Any other siblings in the USA ?  Was he or had he been married. Parents names ?
Date of birth ?

Sandra

[Christine53]

Is this the 1881 census you mention ?

Owen Thomas   42 mason born Liverpool
Sarah Thomas   38
Sarah Ann Thomas   19
Owen Thomas   16
Hugh H. Thomas   15
Elizth. Thomas   12
Richard Thomas   10
Catharine Thomas   8
Mary E. Thomas   6
Margaret J. Thomas   4
RG11/5594/ 27 p47

There's a possible passenger list :
Owen Thomas 52
Richard Thomas 20  both described as labourers
dep 28 Jan1891 Liverpool to New York on Teutonic

In addition there's a marriage for Richard Thomas to Minnie Cornell 11 Aug 1911 Monroe , NY
parents Owen Thomas and Sarah Hughes.

The above fits with Owen Thomas , stonemason , who married Sarah Hughes 5 Jan 1861 Holyhead.

Is this your family ?

[cae howell]

yes thats owen thomas thank you

[*Sandra*]

Excellent Christine    - at least we know which family he belonged to. Love the snowdrops - your garden ?

Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York 17 Aug 1911, Thu    Page 12

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74931094/thomas-cornell-17-august-1911/

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

1915 census     Rochester Ward 12, Monroe shows the couple with a daughter Helen -

Richard Thomas   45   Head. Machinist.
Minnie Thomas 45   Wife
Helen L Thomas 1   Daughter

Marriage of the daughter Helen - no mention of Richard - perhaps passed away between 1930 census and 1933

Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York 26 Oct 1933, Thu    Page 8

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74931481/marriage-of-thomaa-lunger/

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Helen T. Lunger - Helen T. Thomas - 6 August 1913 Rochester NY - 6 January 2000 Raritan Township NJ - aged 86 years.
Father:    Richard Thomas Thomas - Mother Minnie Thomas - Spouse Gordon Lunger.

1940 census Rochester, Monroe, New York.

Gordon Lunger 28   Head
Helen Lunger   26   Wife
Minnie Thomas 70   Mother-in-law - widowed.

Sandra