Owen Edward Blincow [4582]
1898-1977
Father Nm: Joseph Edward Blincow [3928] born 1872 Tipton (Dudley S.Q.) died 1937 Birmingham: Oldest known ancestor – Harry Blincow 1709 Kings Sutton.
Mother Nm: Jessie Maria Owen [8587] born abt 1872 Dawley Shrop died 1955 Birmingham
Marriage Dt:
1. Sept 1924 Blincow Owen E Speake Wolverhampton 6b 1247.
2. Sept 1927 Blincow Owen E Macdonald Derby 7b 1569.
3. Q3 1962 to Hilda Marie Barker at Martley Worcestershire
K comments: Brother George Arthur served with the RAF in WW2.
Spouse Comments:1. Gwendoline Vera Speake b.1900 Wolverhampton 2. Catherine Rebecca Macdonald 3. Hilda Marie Barker. 1904-
Children:
(Research): GR[B] Chester March 1898 GR[D] Droitwich vol 29 p 0173 Dec 1977.
Birth 8 Dec 1897
Births Mar 1898 Blincow Owen Edward Chester 8a 401
1911 Census 4 Crofts Bank Rd Urmston
- Blincow George Arthur Son M 1909 Urmston, Lancashire 2
- Blincow Jessie Maria Wife F 1872 St George’s, Salop, 39
- Blincow Joseph Edward Head Grocer M 1873 Sipson Staffs 38
- Blincow Mary Ann Mother F 1838 Sipson Staffs 73
- Blincow Owen Edward Son M 1898 Chester 13
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| The Kings Liverpool Scottish Regiment |
WW1
Blincow Owen Edward, 1897, Chester, Private, 4163, 10th Bn. Kings Liverpool Regiment
1914
- 13th Nov. Signed up for 4 years service in the UK. with the 10th (Scottish) Reserve Kings Liverpool Regiment Territorials at Liverpool age 18 years. Occupation Apprentice Mersey Docks living at 6 Ferndale Ave Egremont Cheshire
- 20th Nov. Attested
1915
- 19th Jun. Posted 49th Prov. Bn.
- Aug. 1915 Date disability diagnosed with Neurasthenia at Tunbridge Wells. Written diagnosis under age; weak; unable to do work of the battalion. Disability not caused by active service.
1916
- 19th Feb transferred to 3/10th Bn. Kings Liverpool Regiment
- 14th Jun. Posted to 49th Prov. Bn.
- 1st Sept. Discharged
Owen was not it seems a strong lad and was discharged after some time as unfit to serve. He stayed at home for this period of service and the issue of the Silver War Badge his only recognition of service.
Silver War Badge
After the War
1923 public speaker on Radio an Elocutionist. It is indeed strange how Owen moved from public broadcaster to specialist and teacher of Steam Plant engineering.
He married three times but appears no children.
1939 Census
He lived with his common-law wife Hilda Barker and her daughter, whom he married in 1962.
| 29 Sep 1939 | 67 Danford Lane, Solihull, Solihull U.D., Warwickshire  |
| Owen E Blincow 08 Dec 1897 Male Steam Plant Engineers Teacher Married 32 1 Hilda M Blincow? Sep 1904 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 32 2 Millicent V Eaves (Powell, Barker) 13 Jun 1912 Female Secretarial Work Single 32 3 |
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1943
Director Engineering Company.
Prosecuted for violating Petrol ration rules case dismissed.
Death 1977 age 79 Years
Droitwich, Worcestershire, Volume 29, Page 0173
Gallery
There are 12 records in the National Archives for this man. For copyright reasons, they cannot be re-published.
From BFA database more information on Owen
Owen Edward Blinco ^ [4582] born 8.12.1897 Chester M.Q. 1898 died 1977 Droitwich vol 29 p 0173 D.Q 01c 3 born Chester 11c 13 born Chester Owen E Blincow m Gwendoline V Speake Sep q 1924 Wolverhampton she was born Jun q 1900 Wolverhampton WW1 enlisted for 4 yrs Territorial Private, 4163, 10th Bn. Kings Liverpool Regiment Hon discharge Neurasthenia 1.9.1916 There does not seem to have been a divorce and Owen attended 2 of the Speake family funerals Gwendoline V Blincow m Andrew Gilmour Dec Q 1931 Wolverhampton 1939 reg – living the White House, Broad Street Presteigne Radnorshire Gwendoline v Gilmour born 6.6.1900 in the same house Alice M Speake born 2.11.1873 private means plus 1 head of house Frederick A.T. Davies Gwendoline Vera Gilmour died 2.8.1981 Woodlands Airlie Rd Winchester. Owen E Blincow m Catherine R Laidley or MacDonald [8257] Sep q 1927 Derby he remarried before Gwendoline but no divorce found To sort out things Catherine Rebecca Macdonald m Ernest Henry Garrett Mar Q 1909 Derby According to Ernest military papers she was called Kitty Garrett of 65 Mill Hill Lane Derby nee MacDonald m 8.1.1908 he died 1917 Catherine R Garrett m David S Laidley Sep Q 1919 Derby David s Laidley died Dec 1966 Camelford aged 76 again have not found a divorce. So Owen is her 3rd husband 1939 reg – Catherine r Blincon born 17.3.1886 married no other family member there living 17 Mercer Street City of Westminster Catherine R Blincow [8257] born abt 1887 died Mar q 1962 Folkestone aged 75 Back to Owen – he has left Catherine because 1939 Reg – Owen E Blincow born 8.12.1892 steam plant engineer teacher Hilda M Blincow born 7.9.1904 living 67 Danford Lane, Solihull Owen E Blincoe m Hilda M Calder or Blincow [7636] Mar Q 1962 Martley I cannot find a birth for her that fits Hilda Marie Blincoe [7636] born 3.9.1904 died 1979 Droitwich Jun Q Living with Owen in 1939 was Millicent J Barker Powell later Eaves born 1912 Millicent J Barker m John w Powell Mar Q 1945 Solihull Millicent J Powell m Walter L Eaves Sep q 1947 Coventry Millicent J Barker born Sep q 1912 Lambeth mother Castle the only Hilda Marie born 1904 which could fit is Hilda Marie Barker born 1904 Lewisham mother Castle Dec Q could Millicent be a relative of hers Newspaper cutting Derby Daily Telegraph 11.4.1927 further of John Macdonald of the County Hotel Derby died 7.4.1927 aged 70 Mrs Laidley one of the mourners Mr Owen Blincow sent a wreath John Duncan Macdonald died 2.8.1933 mourners were Mar Owen Blincow brother in law no mention of Gwendoline Hilda Marie Blincoe born 3.9.1904 died 1979 Droitwich Jun Q