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    Owen Family, Devon Street, 1925-1938

    Thank you. Yes that is them. My Dad was born there. He spoke of an accident at the gas works, but not an explosion. Getting trapped inside and being exposed to gas. Thomas was bed ridden after the incident and died in 1938. He's a bit of a mystery and we've been researching him since the 1990s...
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    Owen Family, Devon Street, 1925-1938

    Hi Does anyone know anything at all about the Owen family, Devon Street, 1925 to 1938 please? Or an accident at the gasworks circa 1927 (a leak, rather than an explosion)? Trying to find information about my grandfather Thank you
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