Researching James 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 James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Evans on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Evans and the Evans Family History
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Evans Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called James Evans
James Evans (rugby league)
James Evans (born 5 November 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for the Canberra Raiders (Heritage No. 225), Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage No. 1238), Bradford Bulls (Heritage No.) and the Castleford Tigers (Heritage No. 892), as a . Midway through the 2006 season, he was loaned to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and was released from his contract at the Huddersfield Giants at the end of the season. He announced his retirement from the game on 8 November 2010 after failing to recover from a groin injury.
Source: James Evans (rugby league), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
James Guy Evans
James Guy Evans (1809 or 1810 – 1859) was an American naval mariner and artist. Self-taught as an artist, Evans is known for his paintings of 19th century sailing ships, which are held in numerous museum collections.
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James La Fayette Evans
James La Fayette Evans (March 27, 1825 – May 28, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Born in Clayville, Kentucky, Evans moved to Indiana, with his parents, who settled in Hancock County in 1837. He moved to Marion, Indiana, in 1845 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He settled in Noblesville in 1850 and continued mercantile pursuits. He also engaged in the grain-elevator business and in the pork-packing business.
Evans was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878. He resumed the grain-elevator business.
He died in Noblesville, Indiana on May 28, 1903, aged 78, and was interred in Crownland Cemetery.
Source: James La Fayette Evans, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJames Evans (cricketer)
James Evans (9 November 1891 – 26 August 1973) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, a right-arm slow bowler and occasionally played as a wicketkeeper. He made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1913 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. The following season Evans played a single first-class match for Hampshire against the same opposition. With the onset of the First World War county cricket was cancelled until the 1919 season.
Evans next appearance for Hampshire came after the war in the 1920 season. Over the course of the 1920 and 1921 seasons, Evans played thirteen first-class matches for Hampshire, with his final first-class match coming against Yorkshire in May 1921. In Evans fifteen first-class matches for the club he scored 196 runs at a batting average of 10.31, with a high score of 41. In addition Evans took a single first-class wicket and took ten catches and made a single stumping.
Evans died at Upham, Hampshire on 26 August 1973.
Source: James Evans (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Evans
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