William
Evans
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Evans
and Sarah Evans
Brother of
Sarah (Evans) Upton, Edmund Evans, Barbara (Evans) Strutt [half], Henry Evans [half], Walter Evans [half] and Thomas Evans [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Strutt) Evans
— married
30 Oct 1785 in St Peter, Derby, Derbyshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel (Offley) Evans, Elizabeth Evans, William Evans MP, George Evans, Frances Evans, Ellen (Evans) Carr and Thomas Evans
Died
at about age 41
in Allestree, Derbyshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 13 May 2019
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Biography
William was born in 1755. He was the son of Thomas Evans and Sarah Evans.
He married Elizabeth Strutt, daughter of Jedediah Strutt, in Derby on 30 October 1785.[1]
He wrote a will on 13 September 1795 making his son William Evans his principal heir, making provision for his wife Elizabeth, his son Samuel and his other children, and naming his wife, his father Thomas Evans, his brother-in-law William Strutt junior and his brother Walter Evans joint executors. The will was proved in London on 3 June 1796.[2]
He was buried in Allestree on 25 March 1796.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBFP-LFC : 30 November 2017), William Evans and Elizabeth Strutt, 30 Oct 1785; citing 30 Oct 1785; citing Marriage, St Peter's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England, Derbyshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 2,082,437.
- ↑ The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1276, viewed on Ancestry.co.uk. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. ] 14 May 2019
- ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKZ-HJCG : 16 January 2018), William Evans, 25 Mar 1796; citing 25 Mar 1796; citing Burial, Allestree, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Derbyshire Record Office, England
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