Brief Life History of John
When John Evans was born in 1850, in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, George Evans, was 31 and his mother, Mary Thomas, was 29. He lived in St Peter Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1871.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- John Evans in household of George Evans, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- John Evans in household of George Evans, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- John Evans in household of George Evans, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Parents and Siblings
1819– Male
1821– Female
Siblings (4)
1848– Male
1850– Male
1855– Male
1859– Female
World Events (8)
1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
Age 0
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
Age 17
1884
Age 34
Name Meaning
Welsh: derivative of Evan , from Efan, Ifan, medieval forms of Ieuan (from Latin Johannes, the source of English John), dating from c. 1500, with the post-medieval patronymic suffix -s. Welsh Sion was a separate borrowing of English John, and Evan (Ieuan) and Sion developed as independent names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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