Thomas Mc Owen

Maleabout 1829–about 1885

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Mc Owen was born about 1829, in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Mcowen, was 28 and his mother, Alice Lord, was 30. He married Hannah Matthew in 1856, in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Castleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died about 1885, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Mc Owen
1829–1885
Hannah Matthew
1831–1877
Marriage: 1856
Mary Ann McOwen
1854–
Samuel McOwen
1858–
Jane Mcowen
1861–1861
Elizabeth Ellen McOwen
1863–1940

Sources (6)

  • Thomas Mc Owen, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Thomas Mcowen, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Thomas McOwen, "Nacimientos y bautizos en Inglaterra, 1538-1975"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1856Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (7)

    1830

    Age 1

    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842

    Age 13

    The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

    1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire

    Age 21

    When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Cuong, Minh, Lien, Muoi, Thanh, Tho, Tieu, Vinh, Anh, Beo, Binh, Chau.

    Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 麥 (see Mai 2) and 莫 (see Mo 1).

    Vietnamese (Mạc): from Chinese 莫 ‘nothing; nonexistent’; see Mo 1.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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