Family
Vice Admiral Owen was twice married: first in January 1818 to Martha Evans with whom he had two daughters (see Captain John James Robinson-Owen), secondly 11 December 1852 in Saint John, New Brunswick to Amy (née Vernon) Nicholson widow of Captain Thomas L. Nicholson (see William Johnstone Ritchie).
Owen was promoted rear-admiral in 1841 and vice-admiral in 1854. He died on 3 November 1857 at St. John, New Brunswick.
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