Brief Life History of George
When George Evans was born in 1829, in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, James Evans, was 36 and his mother, Mary Harries, was 49. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Sarah Twigg. He lived in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1841. He died before 1861, in Wales, United Kingdom, and was buried in Glamorgan, Wales.
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- George Evans in household of Joseph Evans, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- George Evans, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
- George Evans in entry for Martha Evans Van Dyke, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place
The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.
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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