John
Evans
Born about in Gloucestershire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Martha (Thorn) Evans
— married
23 Jan 1830 in Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Ann (Evans) Green, Ann (Evans) Flint, Mary Evans, Charles Evans, John Thorn Evans, Martha Evans, Elizabeth Evans, Christopher William Evans and Margaret Evans
Died
at about age 85
in Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2017
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Biography
John was born about 1796. Throughout his life he was carpenter. He married Martha Thorn in 1830. In the 1871 Census he is noted as a Master Carpenter. He passed away in 1881.
Burial
Saint Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Flaxley, England
Together with Wife Martha and 3 children
Christopher - died as infant
Mary - 20 y
Margaret -18 y
Sources
1830 - Marriage Parish Record
Record_ID: 7653
Entry_Number: 29
Year: 1830,
Month: Jan,
Day: 23
Grooms_Surname: EVANS,
Grooms_Forenames: John
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Residence: Aston Ingham in the County of Hereford[shire]
Brides_Surname: THORN,
Brides_Forenames: Martha
Brides_Condition: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Flaxley Parish
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: James Thorn
Witness_2: Anne Young
Officiating_Minister: Charles Crawley
Event: Marriage
Register_Reference: P145 in 1/8
Page_Number: 10
Parish_Chapel: Flaxley
"Forest of Dean Family History Trust"
1841 - Census - "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MN-C65 : 24 May 2019), John Evans, Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
1851 - Census - "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKL-2MW : 9 November 2019), John Evans, Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England; citing Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England, p. 20, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Rex Hansen 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RX9836227 [compare], Ancestry member rexandbev22
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Alan Cobcroft :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member wisperhawk
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T023205 [compare], yourDNAportal ALAf7858f2d, FTDNA kit #IN32456
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~3.12%
Lisa Wallace :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PH4057998 [compare]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Tony Taylor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A420404 [compare], Ancestry member taylorclan3528
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