Samuel Evans

1850–10 January 1914 (Age 64)
Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Samuel

When Samuel Evans was born in 1850, in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, George Evans, was 31 and his mother, Mary Richards, was 30. He married Mary Joanne Thorburn on 8 February 1874, in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in St Peter Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom for about 30 years. He died on 10 January 1914, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Evans
1850–1914
Mary Joanne Thorburn
1856–
Marriage: 8 February 1874
Harriet Evans
1874–
Mary Elizabeth Evans
1876–
Thomas George Evans
1878–
David Evans
1880–
Sarah Evans
1882–1886
John Evans
1885–
Sarah Ann Evans
1888–1888
William Rees Evans
1892–1979

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 February 1874Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (6)

    1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
    Age 0
    Like the iron and copper mines, the coal fields in South Wales were very important to the industrial revolution. Many of those that worked in the coal mines were part of the Merthyr uprising.
    1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
    Age 17
    The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
    1884
    Age 34
    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 117387;2007: 257037; 2010: 355593)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.

    Possible Related Names

    Evanson
    Ivans
    Ivens
    Avans
    Evens
    Ivins
    Evins
    Evan

    Sources (8)

    • Samuel Evans, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
    • Samuel Evans, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
    • Samuel Evans, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

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