John Evans (1887)

Born 1887 in England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ellen (Andrews) Evans — married 8 Dec 1915 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Biography

John Evans was born in about 1890 in England. He was the son of John Evans and Mary Hughes (both born in England according to John junior's 1921 census entry). He emigrated to Canada in 1912.

John married Ellen Andrews on 8 Dec 1915 in Toronto. In 1921 they were living in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The census return states that although John's parents were born in England, he was of Welsh ancestry.

Research Notes

• John Evans

mentioned in the record of John Evans and Ellen Andrews Name: John Evans Sex: Male Wife: Mary Hughes Son: John Evans Other information in the record of John Evans and Ellen Andrews from Ontario Marriages Name: John Evans Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 08 Dec 1915 Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 25 Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Father's Name: John Evans Mother's Name: Mary Hughes Spouse's Name: Ellen Andrews Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1888 Spouse's Father's Name: Benjamin Andrews Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Dance

There are two birth registrations in England for John Evanses with mother's maiden name Hughes within a year of 1890 - one in the first quarter of 1889 in West Derby district, the other in the third quarter of 1889 in Forden district (which is partly in Montgomeryshire in Wales, partly in Shropshire in England). There are several other registrations in Wales.

Sources

• Birth registrations listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:278D-PSC : 13 March 2018), John Evans and Ellen Andrews, 08 Dec 1915; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,057,120.

• 1921 census https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=4080393. Image link https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e003052907