Researching Herbert 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 Herbert means "Bright, excellent army or ruler" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Herbert Evans on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Herbert Evans and the Evans Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Evans Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Evans family tree.
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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 Genealogy 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. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Herbert Evans. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Herbert Evans (politician)
Herbert Evans (1868 – 7 October 1931) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He contested the 1929 general election in the Conservative safe seat of Maldon in Essex, where the Conservative vote fell but the gains were made by the Liberal candidate.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Gateshead at a by-election in June 1931, following the death of the Labour MP Sir James Melville. However, four months later Evans died in office aged 63, on the day when Parliament was dissolved for the 1931 general election.
Source: Herbert Evans (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Evans
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