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Another of my Evans' from Overton Flintshire,Richard born in c 1849 is living in the 1901 Census in Preston Gubbals Shropshire with a Wife Elizabeth and children,very possibly twins William and Sarah E Evans.Both children are said to have been born in St Alkmounds Shropshire,both given as 20 years old.
Again I'm trying to find a marriage for Richard and Elizabeth but don't know her maiden name?
Regards
William Russell Jones.
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Using GRO the twins Sarah E and William's birth record shows their mother's maiden name as Griffiths.
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JJ
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Marriage -
Richard Evans
q1 1880 Atcham
Vol 6a Page 956
On the same page is an Elizabeth Griffiths.
JJ
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Thanks JJ and the Griffiths/Evans marriage was one I was looking at strongly.
Regards
William Russell Jones.
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Following on from this,it appears that the Sarah Ellen daughter of Richard was to marry a Thomas Roster at Atcham in 1909 and went on to have three children with him.However it also appears the the Thomas Roster was to die before 1916 as Sarah Ellen re-marries to a John Davies at Atcham.Census entries give this Thomas as born in Shrewsbury in 1871,I'm not finding a death for him though?
Regards
William Russell Jones.
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Perhaps this is Thomas' death recorded in GRO War deaths (1914 - 1921)-
Thomas Roster
Death year - 1915
Service number - 6838
Rank - Private
Regiment - Shropshire Light Infantry
Vol I.26 Page 81
This would then mean Sarah Ellen was free to remarry.
JJ
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Thomas Roster
Birth Place - St. Chads, Shrewsbury
Death Date - 24 Feb 1915
Death Place - France and Flanders
Enlistment Place - Shrewsbury
Rank: Private
Regiment - Shropshire Light Infantry
Battalion - 2nd Battalion
Regimental Number - 6838
Type of Casualty - Died of wounds
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56080395&ref=acom
Age at death - 44, which ties in well with census found.
JJ
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On 11 Aug 1915 Sarah Ellen (widow) is awarded £2 8s 11d.
There is then an amendment where Sarah E Davies is awarded £3
Just another confirmation that we have the correct Thomas Roster.
JJ
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Many thanks JJ,I really ignored the possibility of him being a casualty of World War One as he was a little old.
Regards
William Russell Jones.
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Marriage -
Richard Evans
q1 1880 Atcham
Vol 6a Page 956
On the same page is an Elizabeth Griffiths.
JJ
https://familysearch.org
1881 Census St.Mary's Shrewsbury
Richard Evans Head M 31 Railway Pointsman Overton, Flintshire, Wales
Elizabeth Evans Wife F 29 Chester, Cheshire, England
William Evans Son M 0 Leaton, Shropshire, England
Sarah E Evans Daughter F 0 Leaton, Shropshire, England
1891 Census Duns Heath Leaton Shrewsbury
Richard Evans Head M 42 GW Pointsman Flintshire, England
Elizabeth Evans Wife F 41 England
William Evans Son M 10 Shropshire, Duns
Ellen Evans Daughter F 10 Shropshire, Duns
Mary Griffiths Mother In Law F 69 England
residence: Census 31 March 1901 Bomere Heath Preston Gubbals, Shropshire, England
Richard Evans Head M 51 GW Signalman Overton, Flintshire
Elizabeth Evans Wife F 50 Chester, Cheshire
William Evans Son M 20 St Alkmunds, Salop
Sarah E Evans Daughter F 20 St Alkmunds, Salop
Edward Hanmer Boarder M 19 Frankton, Shropshire
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Thanks,yes those are the correct people.
Regards
William Russell Jones.