OWEN Harry Mansell Bygrove

Name	Harry Mansell Bygrove OWEN
Country Of Origin	Australia
Born	1888
Died	1975
Birth/ Baptism	Born 14 July 1888, Murray Street, Hobart
Parents	Herbert and Nellie Florence Bygrove Owen (formerly Barnes)
Apprenticeship	W Golding and Sons from 1904
Skills	Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations	Hobart
Street Address	41 Elizabeth Street, Hobart Corner Collins and Elizabeth Streets, Hobart 38 Murray Street, Hobart
Marriage/Spouse	24 January 1913, Chalmers Manse, Hobart, to Sylvia Valace Burt
Other	Approx. 1904–1921: Employer, W Golding and Sons. June 1921: Harry joined the staff of Albert H Thomas, Watchmaker and Jewellers, 41 Elizabeth Street, Hobart as assistant manager. By 1923: Business partnership with Albert Henry Thomas (see Thomas and Owen Pty Ltd). A company was formed in the same year. December 1925: Harry purchased the business and continued to trade under the name Thomas and Owen Pty Ltd. 1930: Relocated business to 38 Murray Street. July 1940-October 1944: War service, Tasmania. By 1960s: Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Death	4 April 1975, Surfers Paradise, Queensland
References
TAHO: RGD31/1/16 no176 Birth 1888. Web: Ancestry: Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1925, 1927; Australia Electoral Rolls 1919; 1968 [Surfers Paradise, Queensland]; National Archives of Australia, Military Service Record, Series B884, Service No. T40302; Ryerson Index, Death 1975. Daily Post 8 October 1910; News 23 December 1925; The Mercury (Hobart) 7 April 1913, 18 October 1927, 14 December 1928, 21 October 1930, 17 December 1930, 20 October 1932, 10 October 1946; World 16 June 1921; The Examiner (Launceston) 17 February 1937.