Hi,
I have recently started researching my ancestors and any information would be greatly appreciated. I know that Seth was married to Rachel Williams and they had 6 children. One of them was Arthur Morgan Frowen who emigrated to Australia around 1860's and is my great great great grandfather.

I would like information about Seth's parents as the information I have gathered is quite confusing as it doesnt state who is his father.

Thank you for assisting me in this fascinating search.

Regards
Joanne

Identifying Father could prove very hard but there is a clue in the marriage record

Year: 1813
Month: Jun
Day: 11
Parents_Surname: FROWAN
Child_Forenames: Seth
Fathers_Forenames:
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: English Bicknor
Occupation: Spinster
Officiating_Minister: John Seager Officiating Minister
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: illegitimate son of
Notes:
Register_Reference: P138 in 1/5
Page_Number: 3
Parish_Chapel: English Bicknor

Year: 1837
Month: Oct
Day: 12
Grooms_Surname: FROWEN
Grooms_Forenames: Seth
Grooms_Age: of full age
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Shoemaker
Grooms_Residence: Coleford
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Bennett
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Farmer
Brides_Surname: WILLIAMS
Brides_Forenames: Rachel
Brides_Age: of full age
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: none stated
Brides_Residence: Coleford
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Williams
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: John
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Shoemaker
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Thos Attwood
Witness_2: Elizabeth James
Other_Witnesses: Mary Price
Officiating_Minister: J J Frobisher Off Min
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/12
Page_Number: 10
Parish_Chapel: Newland

1841
Seth Faowin abt 1813 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Reachel Faowin abt 1807 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Seth Faowin abt 1839 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Arthur Faowin abt 1841 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire

1851 Tomblins Ditch
Seth Frewin abt 1814 E Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Rachel Frewin abt 1808 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
Seth Frewin abt 1839 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Arthur Frewin abt 1841 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
John Frewin abt 1844 E Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
William Frewin abt 1850 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire

and 1851
Seth Frewin abt 1814 English Bicknor, Glamorgan, Wales Visitor Aberystruth, Monmouthshire Cordwainer

1861 Lonk
Seth Frowen abt 1814 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Rachel Frowen abt 1804 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
John E M Frowen abt 1844 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Charles H M Frowen abt 1850 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire

1871 Joyford
Seth Frowen abt 1813 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire

1881
Seth Frowen abt 1815 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire

Name: Seth Frowen
Estimated birth year: abt 1814
Year of Registration: 1883
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 69
District: Monmouth (1837-1939)
County: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 19

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

suspect for Seth's mother.

Year: 1790
Month: Oct
Day: 5
Parents_Surname: FROWEN
Child_Forenames: Sarah
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Hester
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Wm extended to William
Notes: Bt Oct 3rd
Register_Reference: P138 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 38
Parish_Chapel: English Bicknor

Year: 1785
Month: May
Day: 12
Grooms_Surname: FROWEN
Grooms_Forenames: William
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: of this parish
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: WILLIAMS
Brides_Forenames: Hester
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: of this parish
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: 1785 Mar 20 27 Apr 3
Signature_or_Mark: Both mark
Witness_1: Mark of Richard Frowen
Witness_2: Richard Powell
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: John Copner (Clerk)
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: BT has brides forename as Esther
Notes: Banns are on page 83 & combined with this entry
Register_Reference: P138 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 49
Parish_Chapel: English Bicknor

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Suspect for father of Seth.

1841 Eastbach Farm
Richard Bennett abt 1791 Gloucestershire, England Bicknor English, Gloucestershire farmer
Mary Bennett abt 1801 Gloucestershire, England Bicknor English, Gloucestershire

Year: 1851
Month: Apr
Day: 1
Surname: BENNETT
Forenames: Richard
Residence: The Lunatic Asylum at Gloucester
Age_at_death: 63
Officiating_Minister: J Burdon
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: from 1813
Page_No: 97
Parish_Chapel: English Bicknor

which may lead back to :-

Year: 1787
Month: Oct
Day: 7
Parents_Surname: BENNETT
Child_Forenames: Richard
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Elizabeth
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister: J H BEESTON - minister
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 6
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Just in case...... another FROWEN branch (as Seth married in Newland- although both were residing in Coleford)

Sarah FROWEN to John HILMAN at Newland - 22 March 1818 - witnesses - James FROWEN & Sarah CLIFFORD

1851 Census, Newland
Stanton Lane

Jon ILLMAN - 57, Mason, Lidbrook
Sarah - 55 Newland
Temperance - 29 - at Home
John - 27, Mason
Sarah - 25, at home
Emma - Granddaughter age 7

listed as DECKMAN 1841 census
Newland -
District 21
Stanton Lane (page 6)

John HILLMAN - 45
Sarah - 45
Eliza - 20
Mary - 19
Temperance - 17
John - 15 - Mason

(other FROWEN families - on the same page) - just after each other

transcribed as FROSETH/FROWEN

John - 49 - Lime Burner
Emgacet (could be Margaret) - 58
Jane - 23
William - 20
John 15

then next door - transcribed as FEOWEN

James - 40
Hannah - 35 - tree on Ancestry (Hannah EAST - 20 June 1822 Glos. Calvados - Basse-Normandie, France)
Cather - 10
Frederick - 8
James Jnr - 4 - tree on Ancestry - married Charlotte SAVOURY
John - 2
Sarah HILLMAN - 15

HI I am researching Frowen family at Common Grove English Bicknor and at Awre earlier mostly headed by a Thomas.Did Sarah come from there ? my e.mail williamrrogers@talktalk.net Bill rogers

Using the Advanced Search on FOD

John FROWEN and Ann(e) - residence Coleford, had these children baptised at Newland

Thomas - 27 June 1790
John - 9 December 1792
Sophia - 25 February 1794
Sarah - 17 May 1795
Charles - 12 July 1795
James - 14 January 1798
Maria - 1 July 1798
Temperance - 21 September 1800

1841 Census - Newland
Backlane

Ann FROWEN - age 75 - born in County
Elizabeth ROBERTS - 14

? FOD records - NEWLAND

Ann FROWEN - buried 17 April 1852, residence Drybrook - age 98
Relict of John FROWEN

1851 Census, Drybrook

Maria TAYLOR - Widow age 55, born Coleford
John TAYLOR - 26 - born West Dean
Mary Ann TAYLOR - 15
Charles TAYLOR - 13
James PRICHARD - Boarder age 12
Ann FROWEN - Mother - age 94, Annunitant - born St Briavells

FOD records - John FROWEN - married Anne DOWARD @ Newland 17 July 1792 - John was a witness to a William FROWEN's marriage at Newland. Birth : John FROWEN - 9 November 1766 at Newland - John & Mary

Thank you for getting back to me so soon. It was great to wake up and find so many posts to my question, it confirmed that some of the information I had was correct.

When I have gone to look up the emigration list it doesnt state that any FROWEN's emigrated from there.

By the way once they hit Australia the surname changed from FROWEN to FREWIN.

Thank you for this great website, without it I would not have been able to learn as much as I have about my family.

Regards
Joanne

Hi Joanne

I am also looking at the Frowen Family English Bicknor, my ancestor is James Frowen,who would have been born about,1760ish, and the only James Frowen I can find is in English Bicknor, 1768, Father Thomas, James went on to marry Elizabeth Holfort, 1790 Linton Ross, I dont know if this might help you.

Kind regards Brenda