Records of John Owens on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Owens and the Owens Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Owens Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Owens family tree.

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Owens Family Tree Databases

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Some Famous People called John Owens

John Owens (Australian politician)

John Downes Owens (1809 – 26 November 1866) was a medical doctor, miner's representative and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Owens was born in Shropshire, England, the son of John Owens, a surgeon, and his wife Martha Owens, née Downes. Owens junior became doctor of medicine in 1840. In 1850 he sailed for Sydney, then in 1852 went to Melbourne and then Bendigo where he established a medical practice.

Owens was a nominated member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 5 November 1855 until the original Council was abolished in March 1856. Owens was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Loddon from November 1856 – August 1859; and for Mandurang from August 1861 to July 1863.

Owens died on 26 November 1866 in Windsor, Victoria and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.

Source: John Owens (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

John Owens (Gaelic footballer)

John Owens (born 1966) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Tipperary and Leitrim county teams.

Born in Loughinisland, County Down, Owens first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at St Colman's College and Clonmel High School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Leitrim and minor team before later joining the Tipperary minor, under-21 and junior sides. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1985 championship. Owens subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen while he also lined out with the Leitrim senior team.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Owens never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a five-time championship medallist with Moyle Rovers. Owens began his career with Loughinisland while he also won a championship medal with Allen Gaels.

Owens retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1997 championship.

In retirement from playing Owens became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as senior manager of the Tipperary and Waterford county teams.

Source: John Owens (Gaelic footballer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Owens

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

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