Paul Bevan (1783 - 1868)

Born 30 Aug 1783 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Husband of Rebecca (Capper) Bevan — married 24 Oct 1804 in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Judith Nicholls (Dillwyn) Bevan — married 12 May 1831 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1868 at age 84 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Paul Bevan was born in Wales.

Paul was born in 1783 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales the son of Sylvanus Bevan and Mary Fox.^[1]

Marriage One He married Rebecca Capper. They had the folllowing children:

Sylvanus

Mary

William

Edward

Samuel

Joseph

His first wife Rebecca sadly passed away in 1817.

Marriage Two - 1831

Paul married, secondly, Judith Dillwyn (daughter of William and Sarah Dillwyn) on 12 May 1831 at Tottenham, Middlesex, England.^[2]

Census 1841 "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQJF-795 : 13 December 2017), Paul Bevan, Tottenham, Middlesex, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

Census 1861 UK Census Date 1861: Living with his wife Judith, a companion and three servants in Philip Lane, Tottenham, Middlesex, England. Aged 77. "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7XR-67R : 12 December 2017), Paul Beven, Tottenham, Middlesex, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

Occupation: Retired Coal Merchant

He passed away in 1868 at the age of 84.^[3]

Coat of Arms and Crest^[4]

According to Davies^[5]that the Bull was the Arms of the Family of Bevan, originally “ Ap-Evan ” of Oxwich Castle, and that these Arms were ermine, a Bull passant gules between three annulets of the same, two in chief, one in base.”

Research Notes

Silvanus Bevan, the elder son of Paul Bevan, of Swansea, had a son, also named Paul (1783—1863), who married Rebecca Capper. Their son William (1812—1876) married Sofia Read, by whom he had five children, the late Paul Bevan, Mary Crewdson, Antonia Williams, Constance Topham and Elsie Blomfield^[6] Therefore:

Pauls father is Silvanus Bevan Pauls grandfather is Paul Bevan also Pauls son William marries Sofia Read and they had five chidren (the late Paul Bevan, Mary Crewdson, Antonia Williams, Constance Topham and Elsie Blomfield)

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7K2-KW5 : 11 December 2014), Paul Bevan, 30 Aug 1783, Birth; citing p. 31, Swansea, Glamorganshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJDC-9MD : 10 February 2018), Paul Bevan and Judith Nickolls Dillwyn, 12 May 1831; citing Tottenham, Middlesex, England, reference item 5 p 50, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 811,799
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J6T-RKZ : 31 December 2014), Paul Bevan, 1868; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bevan_Crest.jpg
5. ↑ A History of West Gower; [1]: Accessed 13 Nov 2022
6. ↑ "A History of the Bevan Family by Audrey Nona Gamble nee Bevan";[2]: Accessed 13 Nov 2022