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My husband appears to be the last surviving Overens on the planet despite my best efforts to find another branch of the family tree. 
His mother is still living but she was not born an Overens. 
I have traced the Overens family line back to Matthias Overens b.1800 in Lancashire. I think I have exhausted all branches of the tree that originate from him.
I do not know what to do next but felt it was an intriguing situation possibly interesting to genealogists. Or maybe not?!
My request is for help to confirm or refute the claim that Richard Alexander Overens is the last of his line (we do not have any children). 
Many thanks for any help in this matter,
Lucy Bickley

John in 1939 was the last one before him, was that his father?

Ok checked so since 1908 there have only been three births for that surname....those being him, his father and grandfather

My paternal name is unusual and only one gt uncle had boys that went on to produce males...have since found out he was illigitimate :-(

Cannot see a birth for this one

Household transcription
1911 census

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Person: OVERENS, Richard Herbert
Address: 87 Crescent Road Crumpsall

OVERENS, Richard Ernest Head Married9 years M 38 1873 Postman Manchester England VIEW
OVERENS, Alice Wife F 28 1883 Stretford Lancs England VIEW
>>>>OVERENS, Richard Herbert Son M 8 1903 School Harpirkey Manchester Eng VIEW

Mistranscribed thats why

Births Mar 1903 (>99%)
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Overend Richard Herbert Prestwich 8d 451

Dear Jax,
Thanks for your help so far!
Yes, father John b 1939, (only child)
Grandfather John b 1908 (no male siblings)
G grandfather Matthias b 1869 (no male siblings)
Gg grandfather John b 1843 (brother who died aged 4, brother James b. 1845 who had son Harold b 1882 but I think Harold had no male issue)
Ggg grandfather Matthias b 1800 (no info on siblings or parents)

Very interesting about Richard Herbert Overens or Overend (my suspicion is the surname has been mistranscribed somewhere along the line...).

How are you able to see the records so easily? I am having to pay to look up rcords from 1911 census!

Many thanks again,
Lucy

The births I found on freebmd

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Have full access to Find my past and Ancestry

I looked at all the Overens on the 1911 and as you know there were none born after 1908 until 1939

Household OVERENS, Alice 1883 28 F Prestwich Lancashire VIEW VIEW ****
Household OVERENS, Alice Ann 1885 26 F Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, Alice Mary 1907 4 F Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, Edith 1873 38 F Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, Edith Lawton 1878 33 F Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, Eliza Bertha 1878 33 F Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, Harold Whitehead 1882 29 M Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, John 1843 68 M Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, John Lawton 1909 2 M Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, Marjorie Esther 1905 6 F Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, Mary 1845 66 F Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, Matthias 1869 42 M Oldham Lancashire VIEW VIEW
Household OVERENS, Richard Ernest 1873 38 M Prestwich Lancashire VIEW VIEW ****
Household OVERENS, Richard Herbert 1903 8 M Prestwich Lancashire VIEW VIEW ****

**** mistranscribed

Have you tried using https://familysearch.org/

Dear Jax,
Thanks! As you can see, they are mostly women and I do have a record of all the men apart from the two who were mistranscribed.
Harold Whitehead was my best bet for an heir and I know he married in 1906 to a girl named Alice yet don't know if they had any issue.
They didn't in the 1911 census have anyone living with them then.
He then went to WWI and I have lost track of him after that.
Don't think he died but not sure what did happen...
It's intriguing - is it very common do you think to have literally the LAST of a surname?
Lucy

I think you could be the last Overens

here is Harold

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
about Harold W Overens
Name: Harold W Overens
Birth Date: abt 1882
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1952
Age at Death: 70
Registration district: Oldham
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10f
Page: 73

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
about Harold Whitehead Overens
Name: Harold Whitehead Overens
Probate Date: 4 Sep 1952
Death Date: 14 Jul 1952
Death Place: Oldham
Registry: Manchester, England

Died 14 july 1952 of 145 Acre lane Oldham died Boundary Park General Hospital and left £1285 2s 2d to his widow Alice Ann

Household transcription
Person: OVERENS, Harold Whitehead
Address: 180 Acre Lane Oldham

OVERENS, Harold Whitehead Head Married M 29 1882 Textile Machine Fitter Lanc Oldham VIEW
OVERENS, Alice Ann Wife Married5 years F 26 1885 Lanc Manchester VIEW
OVERENS, Alice Mary Daughter F 4 1907 Lanc Manchester VIEW

only one child

Dear Jax,
You are a super star! Don't know how you found all the death details but glad he lived to a good age. Just sorry he didn't have any sons!
Currently following leads in Sweden, Canada & Illinois as a result of your advice.
Many thanks,
Lucy

This is so interesting - I'm not quick off the mark copying records

There are Overens in strange places

OVERENS
Kay Alexandra
Nigeria
1968

Knowing the country very well you will probably find an Overens went to Nigeria when the gold mining started and more than likely married a local.


Ship RAWALPINDI

John OVERENS 1908

M

1931 London to Tangier Morocco

Matthais OVERENS 1869

M

1931 London to Tangier Morocco
UK address 65 Orme street Oldham


:-)

Dear NanaSue,
Thanks for taking an interest! Kay is my husband's sister but came back to the UK to marry!
I just saw today that John (son) and Matthias (father) took a trip in 1931 but I thought they were coming back from Bombay. Is this the same trip or the outgoing leg?
I'm guessing they both missed the 1931 census if they were overseas...
Many thanks,
Lucy Bickley

Alot of Overens in Oldham and I've just seen that there's an Overens Street in Oldham. Is it named after someone in the family?

Harold's medal card is on Ancestry

Overens H W Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry 110242 Serjeant


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 about Harold W Overens
Name: Harold W Overens
Regiment or Corps: D of Lanc D Yeo, D of Lanc D Yeo
Regimental Number: 2793, 110242

His army papers are in WW1 pension records.
PM me if you'd like the images.

He fought in Egypt and caught malaria.

Address given is Acre Lane Oldham

Have you seen this baptism (from familysearch):
Matthias Overens
Gender:
Male

Baptism/Christening Date:

22 Feb 1805
Baptism/Christening Place:

CATHEDRAL,MANCHESTER,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:

Richard Overens
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name:
Elisabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:

C00546-9
System Origin:

England-ODM
Source Film Number:
443328

Any idea who this chap is?

Name: William J Overens
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada English
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Christion Brother
Home in 1940: New York, Bronx, New York
View Map
Street: Spuyten Duyvil Parkway
House Number: 4513
Inferred Residence in 1935: Canada
Residence in 1935: Canada
Citizenship: Alien
Sheet Number: 10B

There's another US hit for 1900 census but I haven't got worldwide membership to view it

Record
Darlene Owens
[Darkos Overens] city, Fayette, Tennessee

lan-opc has this marriage:

Marriage: 5 Nov 1800 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Richard Overens, this Parish - Skinner of this Parish
Betty Mellor - Spinster of this Parish
Witness: John Mellor; Ralph Jackson; Nathan Worthington
Married by Banns by: Thos. Fawcett
Register: Marriages 1782 - 1802, Page 530, Entry 1595
Source: LDS Film 1656117