I am quite new to family research and this family I find challenging. To be honest, I can follow Tilly/Matilda, but the sons with their name changes, I struggle to follow. I like to make sense of things and at present so much of it does not make sense. Lliw Common I had seen, but could not link it to the family until you said it held a gypsy encampment. I have looked laterally, found plenty of information that I file as possibles, which is where most of it stays until a link is formed. But I should have looked deeper into the places, and found the Lliw Common encampment. I have come to realise, travelling people must be one of the most difficult groups to research their family tree. Wherever they were for the birth of their children, was likely to be an encampment.
Now I do not know what Aran/Evan/Aaron/Daniel means. But on the marriage certificate it is only Aran and the army has him as Aran; no second name. If you are giving your name formally, surely it will be the most accurate. Daniel was crossed out. I did think that could be the fourth child who is not present in either census, when the 1911 census says there were four living children. As for Evan Evans, I could understand that being a transcription error for Aran. For someone to go into a large gypsy encampment and ask such questions must be a difficult experience. Evan, even linked with Evans is common in Wales; Aran is rare, and not only in Wales.
My initial question asked what happened to Aran Evans in 1939. I don't feel I will get that answer, probably because he was involved in the war. What I have learnt, adds to the 'formal' information I had. It has been interesting, especially knowing my family better as my great-grandfather was a Hawker, but static rather than travelling. 'Official' documentation has him as Aran and there is one death registration with the same spelling; I will get that certificate; if only to rule it out. There will be branches where closure does not happen. My family members realting to the Evans family died, I have closure relating to them, so I there is only curiosity in following this branch backwards or forwards.