Owen Bodman Pugh (1889 - 1941)

Born Oct 1889 in Cumbran, Monmouthshire, Wales

Husband of Alice Gertrude (Smith) Pugh — married 2 May 1914 in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia

Died 4 Jul 1941 at age 51 in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Owen Bodman Pugh was born in the 4th Quarter of 1888 in Cumbran, Newport Dist., Monmouthshire, Wales, the son of Owen Glyndwr Pugh and Ellen Bodman and the brother to Annie Elizabeth (Pugh) Hathaway, Annie Elizabeth Pugh, Clarice (Clara) Pugh and William (Willie) Pugh.

His younger brother Willie died on 28 February 1911 when 15 years old in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, a year before the family left Wales to migrate to Australia.

Nineteen year old Clara, with her parents Owen and Ellen, and her older brother Owen and sister Annie, and her cousin, 25-year-old Priscilla Burke, migrated aboard the ship "Norseman" to Australia. They departed London, England on 10 February 1912, arriving at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in March 1912, before continuing on to Sydney, arriving on 27 March 1912 ^[1][2][3] where they lived at Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.

He married Alice Gertrude Smith on 2 May 1914 at St Peter's Anglican Church, Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia ^[4] and their children were Owen Josiah Pugh, Harold Courtney Pugh, Florence Adaline Pugh, Arthur Reginald Pugh and Florence Adaline Pugh.

Owen died on 4 July 1941 in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia ^[5] and was buried on 7 July 1941 in the Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia ^[6][7].

Residence

• 1891 Wales Census Census & Voter Lists: Name Owen Pugh Pugh Mother Elin Pugh Father Owen Pugh Sibling Pricila Berk Birth 1889 - Llantarnam, Monmouthshire, Wales Residence 1891 - Cwmbran, Llantarnam, Monmouthshire, Wales

• 1901 Wales Census Census & Voter Lists: Name Owen Pugh Mother Ellen Pugh Father Owen Pugh Sibling Annie Birth 1889 - Cumbran, Monmouthshire, Wales Residence 1901 - Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales

• 1911 Wales Census Census & Voter Lists: Name Owen Pugh Mother Ellen Pugh Father Owen Glyndwr Pugh Sibling Annie Birth 1889 - Cumbran, Monmouthshire, Wales Residence 02 Apr 1911 - Machen Upper, Monmouthshire, Wales

• 1930 Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980: Name Owen Bodman Pugh Residence 1930 - Bankstown, Reid, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

1. ↑ Immigration: Public Record Office Victoria Unassisted Passenger Lists: Ship: "Norseman":
   

   Name: PUGH, O G MR Age: 42 Fiche: 843 Month: MAR Page: 3 Port: B Ship: NORSEMAN Year: 1912;

   Name: PUGH, E MRS Age: 43 Fiche: 843 Month: MAR Page: 3 Port: B Ship: NORSEMAN Year: 1912;

   Name: PUGH, O MR Age: 23 Fiche: 843 Month: MAR Page: 3 Port: B Ship: NORSEMAN Year: 1912;

   Name: PUGH, A MISS Age: 21 Fiche: 843 Month: MAR Page: 3 Port: B Ship: NORSEMAN Year: 1912;

   Name: PUGH, C MISS Age: 19 Fiche: 843 Month: MAR Page: 3 Port: B Ship: NORSEMAN Year: 1912

   Name: BURKE, P MISS Age: 25 Fiche: 843 Month: MAR Page: 3 Port: B Ship: NORSEMAN Year: 1912

2. ↑ Immigration & Emigration: "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923" Citing: Name: Mr O G Pugh Birth 1870 Departure London Arrival 27 Mar 1912 - Sydney, Australia
3. ↑ Immigration: The Bathurst Times (NSW : 1909 - 1925) Mon 4 Mar 1912 Page 3 THE IMMIGRATION TRADE: The Norseman, another Aberdeen steamer, is due at Sydney on March 30 with 850 souls on board for New South Wales.
4. ↑ Marriage: New South Wales Australia Marriages: Registration number 5062/1914 Groom's Family Name PUGH Groom's Given Name(s) OWEN B Bride's Family Name(s) SMITH Bride's Given Name(s) ALICE G District SYDNEY
5. ↑ Death: New South Wales Australia Deaths: Name: PUGH OWEN BODMAN Registration number 15858/1941 Father's Given Name(s) OWEN GLINDOER Mother's Given Name(s) ELLEN District CANTERBURY
6. ↑ Cemetery Details: Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia: Name: Owen Bodman Pugh Age 52 NO HEADSTONE IMAGE FOR DECEASED DATE OF BURIAL 7 JUL 1941 Plot: Independent B_Zone F/#/1059 Others in this plot: Alice Gertrude Pugh
7. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave: Owen Bodman Pugh: BIRTH unknown DEATH 4 Jul 1941 BURIAL Rookwood General Cemetery, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia PLOT Zone F Section B Independent Grave 1059 Find A Grave: Memorial #189405772

Link

• FamilySearch: Owen Bodman Pugh (1889-1941