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William Edgar Wallace Owen

William Edgar Wallace Owen

Male 1863 - 1941  (77 years)

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  • Name William Edgar Wallace Owen 
    Born 2 Dec 1863  Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 7 Mar 1864  Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptised 7 Mar 1864  Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1881  Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 17 in 1881 census
    Census 1891  Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • 27 in 1891 census
    Residence 1899  St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    258 Bates av - bookkeeper (bkpr) for Walter A Wood Harvester Co 
    Residence Aft 1922  Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Home of William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863-1941) at 158 Pownal St, Charlottetown, PE
    Home of William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863-1941) at 158 Pownal St, Charlottetown, PE
    William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863 - 1941 ), son of Lemuel Cambridge Owen and Lois Welsh, married Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom.

    After selling the Keppoch farm ca 1922, WEW Owen and family moved into Charlottetown. I am not sure if then moved directly into the house at 158 Pownal St, or lived somewhere else for a while. The house was sold in the 1970s, torn down and with adjacent lots used to built a motel.
    Died 26 Apr 1941  [1
    Buried 29 Apr 1941  Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • William E.W. Owen Dec. 2, 1863 - Apr. 26, 1941 son of L.C. Owen also his wife Lillian W. Bostrom May 7, 1879 - Apr. 4, 1954
    Notes 
    • !ID= OW 147511

      NAME:William Edgar Wallace Owen - HFN0004
      PARN:Lemuel C and Lois Owen
      BD:Dec 1863
      BP:Charlottetown, PEI
      CD:7 Mar 1864
      CP:St Pauls, Charlottetown, PEI

      BD:6 Jan 1863 - PAR0018

      BD:abt 1864 - CEN0010
      BP:PEI
      LIVED:Charlottetown, PEI
      age 27
    Person ID I9355  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2019 

    Father Lemuel Cambridge Owen,   b. 1 Nov 1822, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1912  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Lois Welsh,   b. 4 Sep 1825, Flat River, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1903, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F3714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom,   b. 7 May 1879, Lindstrom, , Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1954, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 5 May 1900  Saint Paul, , Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Certificate for William Edgar Wallace Owen and Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom
    Marriage Certificate for William Edgar Wallace Owen and Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom
    William Edgar Wallace Owen ( 1863 - 1941 ), son of Lemuel Cambridge Owen ann Lois Welsh, married 5 May 1990 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom (1879 - 1954 ), daughter of Emil Bostrom and Nellie Rosenquist.
    Children 
     1. Lemuel Cambridge Owen,   b. 1 Apr 1901, Saint Paul, , Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1984, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Lois Adelle Owen,   b. 12 Aug 1902, Saint Paul, , Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1992, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Selma Isabel Owen,   b. 30 Jul 1904, Saint Paul, , Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1966, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. Edward Evan Owen,   b. 13 Aug 1906, Keppoch, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1985, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. Florence Lillian Owen,   b. 1 Aug 1908, Keppoch, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1993, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. William Lee Owen,   b. 10 Jul 1910, Keppoch, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1993, Montague, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Violet Meredyth Owen,   b. 21 Feb 1912, Keppoch, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1976, Wellington, , , New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     8. Rhys Maitland Owen,   b. 10 Nov 1913, Keppoch, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1971  (Age 58 years)
     9. Mary Elizabeth Owen,   b. 23 Aug 1915, Keppoch, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1978, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     10. Robert Barker Owen,   b. 23 Jun 1917, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1986, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     11. Cicely Dilys Owen,   b. 13 Jan 1921, Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 2014, North York, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F3648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Dec 1863 - Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 7 Mar 1864 - Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1881 - Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1891 - Charlottetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 258 Bates av - bookkeeper (bkpr) for Walter A Wood Harvester Co - 1899 - St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 May 1900 - Saint Paul, , Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Aft 1922 - Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William EW Owen and others on the beach
    William EW Owen and others on the beach
    On the beach, Keppoch, Prince Edward Island

    back (l to r): Gwendolyn Hettie Constance Welsh (1878 - 1964), un-known, Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom (1879 - 1954)
    fromt (l to r): Annie Morris (1847 - 1939), un-known, un-known, William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863 - 1941)
    WEW Owen's house in St Paul, MN
    WEW Owen's house in St Paul, MN
    on back
    Portland Ave, St Paul, Minn
    Nellie Bostrom
    LWO, Lois & Cambridge

    [in different writing] Selma born in this house
    Mary Elizabeth Owen and William EW Owen
    Mary Elizabeth Owen and William EW Owen
    William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863 - 1941) on the beach at Keppoch with daughter, Mary Elizabeth Owen (1915 - 1978)
    William Owen and others at Keppoch
    William Owen and others at Keppoch
    At the cottage, Keppoch, Prince Edward Island

    (l to r): William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863 - 1941), Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom (1879 - 1954), Annie Morris (1847 - 1939), Gwendolyn Hettie Constance Welsh (1878 - 1964), un-named
    William Owen, Lillian Bostrom and Family
    William Owen, Lillian Bostrom and Family
    back (l to r): Rhys Maitland Owen (1913 - 1971), Lois Adelle Owen (1902 - 1992), William Lee Owen (1910 - 1993), Florence Lillian Owen (1908 - 1993), Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom (1879 - 1954), William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863 - 1941), Mary Elizabeth Owen (1915 - 1978)
    front (l to r): Robert Barker Owen (1917 - 1986), Cicely Dilys Owen
    William Owen, Lillian Bostrom and some Family
    William Owen, Lillian Bostrom and some Family
    At the cottage, Keppoch, Prince Edward Island

    back (l to r): Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom (1879 - 1954), William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863 - 1941), Florence Lillian Owen (1908 - 1993), Rhys Maitland Owen (1913 - 1971)
    front (l to r): un-named, Mary Elizabeth Owen (1915 - 1978), Lemuel Cambridge Owen (1901 - 1984)
    WilliamOwen, Lillian Bostrom and some Family
    WilliamOwen, Lillian Bostrom and some Family
    At the cottage, Keppoch, Prince Edward Island

    back (l to r): Selma Isabel Owen (1904 - 1966), Robert Barker Owen (1917 - 1986), Mary Elizabeth Owen (1915 - 1978)
    front (l to r): William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863 - 1941),Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom (1879 - 1954), unknown
    William Owen, Lillian Bostrom and some Family
    William Owen, Lillian Bostrom and some Family
    At the cottage, Keppoch, Prince Edward Island

    back (l to r): Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom (1879 - 1954), Edward Evan Owen (1906 - 1985), Orrin MacGregor (?) (1896 - 1960), Lois Adelle Owen (1902 - 1992), Robert Barker Owen (?) (1917 - 1986), William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863 - 1941)
    front (l to r): Violet Meredyth Owen (1912 - 1976), un-known, un-known, un-known, Florence Lillian Owen (1908 - 1993)
    WEW Owen's house in St Paul, MN (in 2010)
    WEW Owen's house in St Paul, MN (in 2010)
    WEW Owen lived at 817 Portland Ave, St Paul ca 1900-1905. This is a picture of what the house looks like today (2010).
    William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863-1941)
    William Edgar Wallace Owen (1863-1941)
    William Edgar Wallace Owen ( 1863 - 1941 ), son of Lemuel Cambridge Owen and Lois Welsh, married Lillian Wilhemina Bostrom.
    William E W Owen (1863-1941), Lilliam W Bostrom (1879-1954) and Family, Aug 1919
    William E W Owen (1863-1941), Lilliam W Bostrom (1879-1954) and Family, Aug 1919
    William Edgar Wallace Owen ( 1863 - 1941 ), son of Lemuel Cambridge Owen and Lois Welsh, married Lilliam Wilhemina Bostrom ( 1879 - 1954 ), daughter of Emil Bostrom and Nellie Rosenquist

    Picture taken Aug 1919 at a rented cottage at Holland Cove.

    back: Lois Adelle ( 1902 - 1992 ), William E W Owen, Selma Isabel ( 1904 - 1966 ), Lilliam W Bostrom
    middle: Robert Barker ( 1917 - 1986 ), Mary Elizabeth ( 1915 - 1978 ), Florence Lillian ( 1908 - 1993 ), Lemuel Cambridge ( 1901 - 1984 )
    front: Rhys Maitland ( 1913 - 1971 ), Edward Evan ( 1906 - 1985 ), Violet Meredyth ( 1912 - 1976 ), William Lee ( 1910 - 1993 )

  • Sources 
    1. [S2459] Cemetery: PE, various, Sherwood Cemetery.

    2. [S3111] Web: Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index, 1788-1943.

    3. [S1142] Census: 1881 Canada, Div 2, Charlottetowen, PE, p.145.
      transcription at PARO

    4. [S1016] Census: 1891 Canada (Ancestry.com), Charlottetown, CTa5, p.22, #107.

    5. [S3190] Directory: 1899 St Paul, MN.


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