Researching Evan Wisdom
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 558 people with the Wisdom surname? In that year Wisdom was ranked number 3021 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Evan means "form of JOHN - God is gracious" and is of Welsh origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Evan Wisdom and the Wisdom Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 967 people with the Wisdom surname in the UK? Wisdom is now ranked number 3133 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Evan Wisdom
Evan Wisdom
Brigadier General Evan Alexander Wisdom, (29 September 1869 – 7 December 1945) was an Australian politician, businessman and a senior officer of the Australian Army in the First World War. He was the Mayor of the Municipality of Cottesloe from 1908 to 1911, served as the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Liberal member for Claremont for two terms between 1911 and 1917 and was the Administrator of the Territory of New Guinea from 1921 to 1933. He died in Melbourne aged 76, and was cremated.
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