Researching Godfrey Evans
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 130866 people with the Evans surname? In that year Evans was ranked number 8 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Godfrey means "God's Peace" and is of German origin.
Records of Godfrey Evans on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Godfrey Evans and the Evans Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 162676 people with the Evans surname in the UK? Evans is now ranked number 8 for popularity in the UK. |
Evans Family Tree Databases
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Evans Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 428393 people with the Evans surname in the USA? Evans is ranked number 42 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Evans Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Godfrey Evans. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Godfrey Evans
Godfrey Evans
Thomas Godfrey Evans (18 August 1920 – 3 May 1999) was an English cricketer who played for Kent and England. Described by Wisden as 'arguably the best wicket-keeper the game has ever seen', Evans collected 219 dismissals in 91 Test match appearances between 1946 and 1959 and a total of 1066 in all first-class matches. En route he was the first wicket keeper to reach 200 Test dismissals and the first Englishman to reach both 1000 runs and 100 dismissals and 2000 runs and 200 dismissals in Test cricket. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1951.
Source: Godfrey Evans, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Evans
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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