William EVANS b.1875 Hope, Flintshire

[JamesDMcBust]

Hi,
It is several years since researching the above person but in picking this up again recently I notice that there are in fact two possible references to a person who could be him in the 1881 and 1891 census.  In both cases the William Evans is listed as born in Hope, Flintshire. One possible family is with a Richard and Hannah Evans where he is born 1877 (1891 Hannah is replaced with a Jane), and the other family is Evan and Eliza Evans, where he is born Hope, Flintshire.  ( In the 1901 and 1911 I have my family member married to Florence and residing in Summerhill, Wrexham.)

I originally went with Evan and Eliza but I see someone on Ancestry has chosen Richard and Hannah.  How can I be sure which is the right family?  I would value comments from others.  Thank you.

[CaroleW]

Have you bought a copy of his marriage cert to establish his fathers name?

June qtr 1899 William Evans/Florence Jones  Wrexham  11b 478

[JamesDMcBust]

Thanks for responding so quickly. No, I hadn’t thought I needed to, as I thought I had ‘found’ him his family. Maybe acted in haste, as the date and birthplace fitted. Is there any other way of finding his father, other than purchasing a marriage certificate?

[JamesDMcBust]

I confess I did order a marriage certificate (I'd filed it with Florence Jones' family and have just found it).  And this confirms that William's father was indeed Evan Evans, a collier.  Thank you Carole for suggesting the marriage certificate as it made me go and check thoroughly through my files.  It was ten years ago since I ordered it and I'd forgotten!

[CaroleW]

So you now know you were researching the right family 😀  Might be an idea to contact the other tree owner to put them in the picture

[Ladyhawk]

This marriage can be found on Anc*y
Flintshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1994

21 Oct 1867 Hope, Flintshire, Wales
Evan Evans age 21 collier
Eliza Edwards age 22
both single, both fathers named John their occ labourer
Witnesses George Williams Sarah Williams
all made their mark (x)

[JamesDMcBust]

Thank you ladies for your help. It’s very reassuring to be able to ask for help from Rootschat.

[Ladyhawk]

You are welcome 

There are some baptisms for children of Evan Evans & Eliza on Anc*y Flintshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1994 but I couldn't see one for their son William

Anne b1868 & Sarah Evans b1870 appear to be the first children of Evan & Eliza they can be found on 1871 census piece 3737 folio 55 page 21