Hello
Hoping for help on this. Looking for earlier census entries for David and any more details on his death.
David confuses everyone, including himself on his date of birth. We know from details about him in the marriage certificate of his daughter Sarah Helena Evans (1897) that he died during the Great War after his ship was torpedoed. In Welsh Mariner’s index this corresponds to David Evans born 1854 in Llanelli certificate number 05335. From this I found his Mariner’s certificate on line which give his DOB as 17 Jul 1854. In later certificates he gives his DOB as 09 Jun 1854, Llanelli! He does not appear much in the census, presumably as he is at sea. In this marriage entry (1891) he says he was born 1857 and in the 1911 census in 1862!
His marriage entry states his father was also called David Evans and was also a Master Mariner. He should at least be in the 1861 census, but I can’t find him. He may be in the 1871 census but I know that they could start maritime training as early as age 12/13.
I attach an extract from Welsh Mariners list which gives a reference no. Regarding his death but I have been unable to find anything in relation to this.
His mariners records are here
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/2271/images/31936_1831101456_0178-00581?backurl=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ancestry.co.uk%252Ffamily-tree%252Fperson%252Ftree%252F72019084%252Fperson%252F222506423234%252Ffacts%252Fcitation%252F742694070156%252Fedit%252Frecord&pid=424492Thank you
Roy