82.3 EVANS, William – Genealogy Space

William EVANS (82.3)

Born

1819 Sandhill/Witley, Surrey, England

Parents

John EVANS and Elizabeth AUSTIN

Baptised

18 April 1819 Witley, All Saints, Witley, Surrey, England

*82.3 EVANS, William, Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Witley, All Saints 1819*

*82.3 EVANS, William, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms 1813 – 1917 Parishes not in a Borough, Witley 1819*

*82.3 EVANS, William 1841 England Census, Surrey, Thursley*

1842 General Strike

Though likely inconvenienced by the 1842 General Strike, William EVANS may have agreed that industrial workers deserved better treatment and higher wages.

Married

Hannah RIDDELL

26 November 1843 Haslemere, St Bartholomew, Surrey, England

*82.3 William EVANS and Hannah RIDDELL, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754 – 1932, Parishes not in a Borough, Haslemere 1843*

Education

William signed his marriage documents with an X

Birth of Children

James EVANS 1843 Witley, Surrey, England

Ashmolean Museum Opens in 1845

While living in Thursley, Surrey, William EVANS might have admired ancient Greek and Roman statues while visiting Oxford’s new Ashmolean Museum in 1845

Birth of Children

Caroline EVANS 1846 Haslemere, Surrey, England

Mary Elizabeth EVANS 1849 Witley, Surrey, England

Occupation

1851- 1861 Agricultural Labourer

*82.3 EVANS, William 1851 England Census, Surrey, Witley*

Birth of Children

William John EVANS 1857 Haslemere, Surrey, England

Eliza EVANS 1859 Stokes, Surrey, England

Resided

1861 at Hartfield, Sussex, England

*82.3 EVANS, William 1861 England Census p1*

*82.3 EVANS, William, 1861 England Census p2*

Birth of Son

George Frederick Thomas EVANS born 1 February 1866 Folkestone, Kent, England

Resided

1871 at Dover Street, Folkestone, Kent, England

Occupation

1871 – 1891 Gardener

*82.3 EVANS, William 1871 England Census, Kent, St Mary Folkestone*

Resided

1881 at 1 Copenhagen Tce, Folkestone, Kent, England

Children living at home and working in 1881

Daughter Mary Elizabeth EVANS age 32 working as a housemaid

Son William John EVANS working age 24 as a Printer Compositor

Daughter Eliza EVANS age 21 working as a Laundry Maid

Son George Frederick Thomas EVANS age 15 working as an errand boy

*82.3 EVANS, William 1881 England Census, Kent, Folkestone*

*82.3 EVANS, William 1881 England Census, Kent, Folkestone p2*

Daughter’s Marriage

Eliza EVANS married John ROBERTSON 4 May 1886 at Folkestone, Kent, England

Death of Wife

Sometime between 1881 – 1891

Resided

1891 Folkestone Kent, England. Living by himself as a widower

*82.3 EVANS, William, 1891 England Census, Kent, Folkestone*

Died

Not mentioned on the 1901 England census so probably died between 1891 and 1901.

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Sources:

82.3 EVANS, William, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms 1813 – 1917 Parishes not in a Borough, Witley 1819

82.3 EVANS, William, Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Witley, All Saints 1819

82.3 William EVANS and Hannah RIDDELL, Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, Haslemere, St Bartholomew 1843

82.3 William EVANS and Hannah RIDDELL, England Select Marriages 1843

82.3 William EVANS and Hannah RIDDELL, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754 – 1932, Parishes not in a Borough, Haslemere 1843

82.3 EVANS, William 1851 England Census, Surrey, Witley

82.3 EVANS, William 1861 England Census

82.3 EVANS, William 1871 England Census, Kent, St Mary Folkestone

82.3 EVANS, William 1881 England Census, Kent, Folkestone

82.3 EVANS, William, 1891 England Census, Kent, Folkestone