George Thomas Ovens (1824 - 1882)

Born 25 Feb 1824 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wall) Ovens — married 1850 in St Peters Church of England, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 22 Jul 1882 at age 58 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

George Thomas Ovens was born in 1824 at Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England, the son of William Ovens and Elen Thomas.

At the time of the England and Wales Census, 1841, the Ovens family were living at Doll's Lane, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. The family members present (all born in Gloucestershire) were:

William Ovens, M, age 40-44; Ellen Ovens, F, age 35-39; George Ovens, M, age 15-19; Charles Ovens, M, age 13; Ellen Ovens; F, age 9; Shadrach Ovens, M, age 3; Meshach Ovens, M, age 1; John Ovens, M, age 5.^[1]

He sailed on the ship "Courier" from Liverpool via Plymouth on 4 June 1849, bound for Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, arriving in Melbourne on the 11th of September, 1849.

In 1850, George Thomas Oven married Elizabeth Wall, also from Rangeworthy.^[2]

Death and inquest notice, The Argus, 25 July 1882: "A farmer named George Thomas Ovens resident at Piper's Creek near Kyneton met with a sudden death on Saturday night whilst proceeding home. When within half a mile of his own residence he and his brother in law named Will got into a dray belonging to a neighbour named Luubricks and on arriving at Ovens gate he was found to be dead. A magisterial inquiry was held this evening before Mr M K Armstrong J P. The medical testimony indicated that Ovens had died from the rupture of his spleen which was much enlarged. The rupture had most probably been caused while deceased was scrambling into the dray. The magistrate found in accordance with this evidence Ovens was 58 years of age, and had been in the colony 33 years. He was a widower and leaves behind him 11 children."^[3]

Victoria Births Deaths and Marriages death registration #9123 gives Kyneton as the place of death in 1882, aged 58; spouse's name Elizabeth Wall; mother's name Ellen Ovens (nee Thomas), father unknown.^[4]

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Sources

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:94PX-56C : accessed 2017-10-29), entry for George Thomas Ovens, submitted by emitchell2767958.

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7M3-Y4J : 4 September 2017), Charles Ovens in household of William Ovens, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
2. ↑ Victorian marriage registration 1850: 29163,F,Walls,Elizabeth,Ovens,George Thomas,,denom(Church of England)parish(St Peters Melbourne) 1850: 29163,M,Ovens,George Thomas,Walls,Elizabeth,,denom(Church of England)parish(St Peters Melbourne)
3. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11547780/261781
4. ↑ Victorian death registration 1882: 09123,,Ovens,George Thomas,,Thomas Ellen,Kton,58,