When Richard Owen was born on 18 January 1851, in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Owen, was 41 and his mother, Mary Morse, was 46. He married Mary Davis on 28 October 1871, in Llanwrthwl, Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 7 daughters. In 1901, at the age of 50, his occupation is listed as local engine driver in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom.
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The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
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In 1890, President McKinley and Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which have had direct effect on Southern Wales. All foreign exports were taxed, including tinplates from the iron and copper mines in Wales.
Welsh: from the personal name Owain, from Latin Eugenius (see Eugene ). This Welsh personal name is cognate with Old Irish Eogán, see 2 and 3.
Scottish and Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’. See McEwen .
Irish: from Ó hEoghain, ‘descendant of Eoghan’. See Ewen .
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