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Ive just had a marriage cert and it says fathers occupation was evangelist or evangelish what on earth is that?

Presumably a preacher of some kind. Andrew.

I've come across 'Bible woman' as the occupation of someone in two consecutive censi. Jay

i had thought of another Billy graham!!, wasnt he one?

That's right Karen - Billy Graham was an Evangelist, so your rellie was some sort of preacher. Kath. x

you would think it would be easy to find a preacher by the name of samuel evans with a son called hugh humphreys evans that was a dramatic artiste but no, cant find them anywhere doesnt help that i have no idea where either of them were born. Hughs age at the time of marriage was 23 and he lived at Back (something )Oak Street, Abertillery monmouthshire

You didn't say the date of the marriage (when he was 23) Merry

This might be Samuel and family in 1881: Samuel Evans abt 1858 Abertillery, Monmouth, Wales Head Aberystruth Monmouthshire Elizabeth Evans abt 1857 Abertillery, Monmouth, Wales Wife Aberystruth Monmouthshire James Evans abt 1876 Abertillery, Monmouth, Wales Son Aberystruth Monmouthshire Sarah Ann Evans abt 1878 Abertillery, Monmouth, Wales Daughter Aberystruth Monmouthshire Silver Evans abt 1880 Abertillery, Monmouth, Wales Daughter Aberystruth Monmouthshire But no Hugh, and Samuel's an iron worker.

Is this Hugh's marriage, or am I barking up the wrong tree? Marriages Mar 1899 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans Hugh Humpheys Bedwelty 11a 137 Evans Hugh Humphreys Bedwelty 11a 137 GAGE Charles Holbro Bedwelty 11a 137 Jones Clara Emily Bedwelty 11a 137 Meredith May Bedwelty 11a 137 Kate.

.... because if it is, then this birth would fit in with his age at marriage (don't know about that 'D' in the middle, though...) Births Jun 1875 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans Hugh Humphreys D Carnarvon 11b 517 Kate.

And I know this is getting a bit tenuous, but if the above two are him, this COULD be his parents' marriage?: Marriages Jun 1874 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EVANS Samuel Carnarvon 11b 802 Humphreys Caroline Davey Carnarvon 11b 802 Jones Hugh Carnarvon 11b 802 Roberts Jannet Carnarvon 11b 802 Especially if that 'D' in the birth registration stands for Davey! But we need you to confirm if the Hugh marriage above is the right one before trying to go any further by looking for these people on censuses etc. (Though the fact that the marriage took place a full year before the birth of the child certainly suggests the parents were seriously religious!) Kate.

Hi Kate, mary and Merry, Sorry i havent replied until now, Hugh and may got married 9th march 1899 at bedwelty, Hughs parents are samuel evans and caroline davey humphreys evans, god wot a mouthful lo,l i believe hugh was named after carolines dad hugh humphreys, the davey bit is from hugh seniors father inlaw he was george davey, only problem is now in 1901 samuel`s occupation is super weslyn insurance society and yet on marriage cert in 1899 he was an evagelist

So he was a Wesleyan Methodist Evangelist??? Sounds reasonable! Was the weddding a methodist one? Merry

yes it was, so that super thingy wotsit isnt an insurance company then like i thought lol looks like it was at the Old Blaina Chapel in the district of bedwellty I dont know when they changed to catholics though cos hubbys mum was a catholic (her dad was donald Archer evans son of hugh and may) unless it was on MIL`s mums side

The Wesleyan was an insurance society - my parents took out a policy for me with them when I was a child - I think it was a 'friendly society' linked to the Wesleyan methodist church

Hi Judith, thank you, i just googled the weslyan insurance society and didnt find any answers, then i googled it again and took the insurance bit out and came up with 2 links for a weslyan society so i am looking at the right family then?? they have given me night mares the last couple of months

Think this is the family (headless?) in 1881: View Record Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship to head-of-house Civil parish County View Image View Record Jane Edwards abt 1862 Llandinorwic, Caernarvonshire, Wales Servant Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire View Record Caroline D. Evans abt 1849 Caernarvonshire, Wales Wife (Head) Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire View Record Carrie Evans abt 1877 Caernarvonshire, Wales Daughter Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire View Record Hugh H. Evans abt 1875 Caernarvonshire, Wales Son Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire View Record Percy Evans abt 1871 Caernarvonshire, Wales Son Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire View Record Rebecca Evans abt 1879 Caernarvonshire, Wales Daughter Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire View Record Mary E. Moses abt 1868 Rhosllanerchgrugog, Denbighshire, Wales Servant Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Got to go now, sorry! Kate.

Hi kate, I found that earlier but as samuel wasnt there presumed it wasnt the family, i did find a samuel in a lancashire hospital but he was a miner, so i dont know where he was then unless he was preaching somewhere. thanks for that at least i know im on the right track now

1891 Caroline Davey Evans abt 1848 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Wife Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Edith Winifred Evans abt 1886 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Daughter Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Frederick Marlon Evans abt 1890 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Son Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Gertrude Myyanwy Evans abt 1889 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Daughter Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Griffith Tudor Evans abt 1883 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Son Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Hugh Humphrey Evans abt 1875 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Son Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Mary Caroline Evans abt 1877 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Daughter Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Percival Samuel Evans abt 1881 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Son Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Rebecca Evelyn Evans abt 1879 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Daughter Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Samuel Evans abt 1848 Esclusham, Denbighshire, Wales Head Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire NEXT DOOR: Edith Alice Humphrey abt 1865 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Daughter Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Hugh Humphrey abt 1818 Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales Head Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Susan Thomas Davy abt 1840 Gwinear, Cornwall, England Sister-in-law Llanbeblig Caernarvonshire Samuel & Hugh Humphrey Evans are stationers. Hugh Humphreys is a printer & publisher. Angela