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William Tucker Evans (abt. 1812 - 1885)

William Tucker Evans
Born about in Bermudamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of — married 1839 in Whittingham, New South Wales (Australia)map
Husband of — married 1861 in Orange, New South Wales (Australia)map
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Died at about age 73 in Orange, New South Wales (Australia)map
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Biography

William Tucker Evans was born about 1812 in Bermuda. He was the second youngest son of Admiral Andrew Fitzherbert Evans (1766-1826) and Jehoaddan 'Hody' Tucker (-1833). The family returned to England when William was about five years of age, but soon after moved to Jersey. [1]

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William Evans migrated from England to New South Wales.
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He entered the Naval College at Portsmouth and later served in some Royal Navy ships, but left the sea and migrated to New South Wales (Australia) in October 1834 on the Undaunted to take up an offer of work from his first cousin Sir Francis Forbes, Chief Justice of New South Wales. He managed his cousin's properties in the Hunter Valley. [1]

In 1839 in the Presbyterian Church, Whittingham, New South Wales, William married Janet Pagan [2] and they had at least five children, before Janet died in 1858: [3]

About 1855, he settled his family in Orange and was appointed Clerk of Petty Sessions, a position he held for some thirty years. [1]

William married a second time, to Julia Mackey in 1861 in Orange. [4] They had a further five children:

  • [[Evans-40193|Alfred (1862-)
  • [[Evans-40194|Raymond Slade (1865-1925)
  • [[Evans-40195|Frances L (1867-)
  • [[Evans-40196|Mabel Agnes (1868-1946)
  • Stuart Guyong (1874-)

He passed away in 1885 in Orange. [5]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Penoyre: The Australian Relations; accessed 1 May 2022
  2. New South Wales Marriage Index #576/1839 V1839576 123
  3. New South Wales Death Index #4690/1858
  4. New South Wales Marriage Index #2504/1861
  5. New South Wales Death Index #13904/1885




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