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I am looking for relatives of Samuel Wright Evans 1861 - 1951. He was born in Bolton and served in the Green Howards in South Africa, and according to family legend was Mentioned in Despatches for an incident concerning Lord Baydon Powell. His wife was Emily (nee Blease Forster) - and he had two daughters, Minnie and Vera Evans. He lived in Irlam for many years.

As he married my Granny in 1911 it is quite possible he had a previous wife and/or children. Would be most interested to hear any news.

Have you located his birth?

Not seeing it on FreeBMD:

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Rose

well his marriage cert to granny should give his marital status at the time and his fathers name

so his marriage ref

Name: Samuel W Evans
Registration Year: 1911
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Northwich
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 535
Records on Page:

Samuel W Evans
Emily B Forster

1881 England Census about Samuel W. Evans
Name: Samuel W. Evans
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1861
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: Isaac Evans
Mother: Eliza Evans
Gender: Male
Where born: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Civil Parish: Rowley Regis
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street address: 6 Tipton Road
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Clerk
Registration district: Dudley
Sub-registration district: Rowley Regis
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2858
Folio: 28
Page Number: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Evans 48
Eliza Evans 47
Samuel W. Evans 20
Annetta Evans 17
Clara L. Evans 11
Isaac Evans 7

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2858; Folio: 28; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1341685.

possible first marriage

1891 England Census about Samuel W Evans
Name: Samuel W Evans
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1861
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Annie Evans
Gender: Male
Where born: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Civil Parish: Rowley Regis
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
Town: Tividale
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:accountants clerk

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Dudley
Sub-registration district: Rowley Regis
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2279
Folio: 45
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel W Evans 30
Annie Evans 27
Elsie G Evans 4
Samuel K Evans 2
Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2279; Folio: 45; Page: 17; GSU Roll: 609738

Marriages Jun 1886
EVANS Samuel William Dudley 6c 105
Webster Annie Dudley 6c 105

doesnt tie with his second name though

Think you need his marriage cert to granny

England & Wales births 1837-2006


First Name SAMUEL WRIGHT
Last Name EVANS
Birth Year 1862
Gender Male
Mother's Maiden Name
Year 1862
Country England
County Lancashire
Event Quarter 1
District OLDHAM
District Number
Volume 8D
Page 503
Entry Number
Line Number 15
DOR
Category Births, Marriages & Deaths
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
Collections from Great Britain

Pollypoppet,

That one died the same year.

Deaths Dec 1862 (>99%)
EVANS Samuel Wright Oldham 8d 411

Rose

Shirley,

The one you posted wasn't born in Bolton and had a middle name of William:

Births Dec 1860
Evans Samuel William Dudley 6c 23

Rose

Odd that Emily was Emily Blease Forster but that the children are registered with Blease as her maiden name.

There was also a son:

Births Sep 1922
Evans Samuel Blease Barton I 8c 1005

Deaths Dec 1924
Evans Samuel W 2 Barton I. 8c 633

Rose

More information here:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1335567

Ann said she would order the marriage certificate.

Rose

When and where was Emily born, please?

Added:
Apparently 1888 in Northwich Cheshire.

Hope to be seeing it soon when I meet up with a cousin.
Thank you.
Annie

Thank you all for your help. Must admit I'm not too good at this.

Emily was born in Northwich in1888 - and told me she was "in service" before marriage. She had a sister or sister in law Annie - who had two daughters, Lillian and Edith They all lived in the Middlewich and Northwich area.

Thanks
Annie

This is the 1911 census for Emily's parents, with a grandson surname Forster, have you investigated Emily's family?

You do need that marriage certificate.

1911 England Census
John Blease
Age in 1911: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male
Birth Place: Davenham, Cheshire, England
Civil Parish: Northwich County/Island: Cheshire Country: England
Street address: 20 Meadow St Northwich
Marital Status: Married Occupation: Labourer
Registration district: Northwich Registration District Number: 447
Sub-registration district: Northwich ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Piece: 21673
John Blease 44
Ada Ann Blease 44 married 22 years
Annie Blease 13
Thomas Henry Blease 9
Margaret Ann Blease 5
John Frederick Forster 2 grandson
Harry White 40
Annie Carding 39
Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 21673.

Thanks again. I had found this census record but cannot find Emily in 1911.
She was only married in the final quarter and I think the census was in the first quarter. I have the marriage ref number and will send for a copy. I thought I had found her in the 1901 Census, but she was listed as daughter of George and Martha Blease??? Think my poor granny didn't have a good start in life.

This was the family in 1901, I was looking for her in 1911 to see if I could find Samuel also.

1901 England Census
John B Case
[John Blease]
Age: 33 Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male
Spouse: Ada Case
Birth Place: Northwich, Cheshire, England
Civil Parish: Northwich Ecclesiastical parish: Witton St Helen
County/Island: Cheshire Country: England
Registration district: Northwich Sub-registration district: Northwich
ED, institution, or vessel: 16 Piece: 3342 Folio: 31
Page Number: 53 Household schedule number: 251
John B Case 33
Ada Case 34
xxxxEmily Case 13
John T Case 10
Evelyn Case 6
Annie Case 3
Richard Case 1
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3342; Folio: 31; Page: 53.

The mystery deepens. Excuse my total ignorance but why is the name shown as Case?

Thanks again.

It has been mis-transcribed.

The transcribers guessed his name was John B Case, but it is actually John Blease (or is recognisable as such if you know what you are looking for).

Yes - I can see how that happened.