Aneurin Owen (antiquarian)
Aneurin Owen (23 July 1792 – 17 July 1851) was a Welsh historical scholar. Life Aneurin Owen was a son of William Owen by his wife, Sarah Elizabeth. While he was still a child his father took the additional name of Pughe on inheriting some property at Nantglyn in Denbighshire. The family moved there from London. Owen was for a short time at Friars School, Bangor, but was mainly educated by his father. Aneurin made his home at Tanygyrt, near Nantglyn, and in 1820 married Jane Lloyd, also of Nantglyn. With the passing of the Tithe Commutation Act 1836, he was appointed one of the assistant tithe commissioners for England and Wales. On the death of Colonel Thomas Francis Wade in 1847, he was made an assistant poor-law commissioner, but found the duties too heavy. Later he was appointed, under the Enclosures Act 1815, a commissioner for the inclosure of commonable lands. Owen was one of a committee of five appointed at the Abergavenny Eisteddfod (1838) to consider the refo ...
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