Descendants of Thomas Powell
Generation No. 1
1. THOMAS1 POWELL was born Abt. 1801 in Banbury, Oxford. He married ESTHER HUGHES October 16,
1822 in Banbury, Oxford. She was born
Abt. 1809, and died July 1848 in Banbury, Oxford.
Notes for THOMAS POWELL:
Address 1851 census a
widower
1851Census, Banbury, Oxford Folio 428 HO
107/1734
Fish St
1861 Census Banbury, Oxford
48, Fish St
1871 Census, Banbury,
Oxford 1466/8
More About ESTHER HUGHES:
Burial: July 2, 1848,
Banbury, Oxford
Children of THOMAS POWELL and ESTHER HUGHES are:
i. WILLIAM2 POWELL, b. July 19,
1823; d. 1877, Waterloo N.S.W; m. MARTHA TILBROOK, February 2, 1850, St John The
Baptist, Hoxton.
Notes for WILLIAM POWELL:
Emigrated to Sydney, Australia.
Arrived November 1854
ii. THOMAS POWELL, b. 1832,
Banbury, Oxford.
iii. ANN POWELL, b. 1838,
Banbury, Oxford.
2. iv. EMMA POWELL, b. February
15, 1840, Banbury, Oxford.
Generation No. 2
2. EMMA2 POWELL (THOMAS1) was born February 15, 1840 in Banbury, Oxford. She married (1) HENRY HANCOCK September
27, 1871 in Banbury, Oxford, son of THOMAS HANCOCK and SARAH HUNT. He was born Abt.
1846 in Banbury, Oxford, and died March 28, 1875 in Banbury, Oxford. She married (2) JOHN TAYLOR OWEN November 13,
1877 in Banbury, Oxford, son of GEORGE OWEN and MARY MCKINNON. He was born
Abt. 1840 in Banbury, Oxford, and died August 9, 1887 in Banbury, Oxford.
Notes for EMMA POWELL:
Address 1851Census, Banbury, Oxford Folio 428
HO 107/1734
Fish St
Address 1861 census living with Father and her
daughter Esther age 1 month
1861 Census Banbury, Oxford
48, Fish St
1871 Census, Banbury,
Oxford 1466/8
43, Middle Cherwell
St, Neithrop, Banbury
Powell Annie, hd, m, 30, launderer, Oxf, Banbury
Powell Emma, hd, m, Launderer, 27, Oxf, Banbury
Powell Ester, da 10,
Scholar, Oxf, Banbury
Sarah Ann, da, 5,
Scholar, Oxf, Banbury
Powell Emma, da, 2,
Oxf, Banbury Notes for Emma Powell-Hancock-Owen
Address 1851Census,
Banbury, Oxford Folio 428 HO 107/1734
Fish St
Address 1861 census
Banbury, Oxford
48,
Fish St
Address 1871 Census,
Banbury, Oxford 1466/8
43, Middle Cherwell
St, Neithrop, Banbury
Powell Annie, hd, m, 30, launderer, Oxf, Banbury
Powell Emma, hd, m, Launderer, 27, Oxf, Banbury
Powell Esther, da 10,
Scholar, Oxf, Banbury
Sarah Ann, da, 5,
Scholar, Oxf, Banbury
Powell Emma, da, 2,
Oxf, Banbury
Emma Powell married
Henry Hancock 27/9/1871, Independent Chapel, Banbury
Henry Hancock
labourer, witness Cornelius Ford & Jane Powell
In 1877 after the
death of her husband, Henry Hancock
Emma had four of her
children baptised, details below.
16th May 1877 Christ’s
Church, Banbury, Oxford
Hancock John Henry
Owen sof Emma Hancock, 43, Cherwell St
Hancock Emma dof Emma
Hancock
Hancock Sarah Ann dof
Emma Hancock
Hancock Annie Georgina
dof Emma Hancock
No father's name on
baptism entries
Address 1881 census
living with husband John Owen
43, Middle Cherwell
St, Neithrop Banbury
Address 1891 census
43, Middle Cherwell
St, Neithrop, Banbury
Not found 1901 census,
may be dec, but no death or burial found.
From census records
Emma had daughter's Sarah, Esther, & Emma before she married Henry Hancock.
It would appear that
only Annie Hancock born 1873 was the only child born during this marriage.
Annie has surname Owen
1881 census
Emma Hancock married
John Owen November 1877
Emma's first husband
died March 1875,
John Henry Hancock
Owen born 11/5/1876
As John was baptised
as John Henry Owen Hancock, and born a few months before his parents marriage
it seems likely that John Owen senior is the father of
John Henry Hancock Owen, as 1881 census
Harry (Henry) Owen b
16/5/1880, Bap 10/12/1886
Notes for HENRY HANCOCK:
1851 census Folio 321
HO 107/1734 Banbury
1871 census living 14
Upper Cherwell, Neithrop
Hancock Henry, lod, u,
26, brickmakers lab, b Banbury
Notes for JOHN TAYLOR OWEN:
Cause of death Cancer 1 year, occupation
Conger Monger
Address 1851 Census
Living with parents
HO 107, Piece 1743, Folio 434-Banbury
Broad St, corner of Fish St
Address 1861 Living with parents
Neithrop folio 108 piece 0919 # 92_
Owen John age 31 1871 Census not in
Oxfordshire
John Owen returns to Banbury sometime in 1871
after the census was taken & Sept 1875
and marries 16th May
1877 Christ's Church, Banbury, Oxford