'Evans05'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Evans of Allestree Hall, Evans of Belevans, Evans of Darley, Evans of Gortmerron, Evans of Kilcreene (Kilkreen), Evans of Kilkenny

                               
We have no reason to suppose that the two families shown below were connected to each other. They share the page for our convenience.
Anthony Evans of Winster, Derbyshire
m. Hannah Ferne (dau of Edmund Ferne, sister/coheir of Edmund of Bonsall)
1. Edmund Evans of Upper Bonsall ( Bonteshall), Derbyshire (b 1690, d 25.12.1746)
m. Rebecca Gell (dau of Thomas Gell of Middleton/Wirksworth)
  A. Edmund Evans of Mayfield, Staffordshire (d 1790, cleric)
  m. Sarah Greaves (dau of William Greaves of Mayfield Hall)
  i. William Evans (cleric)
  m. Elizabeth Spencer (dau/heir of John Spencer of Wyaston)
a. Sarah Evans
  m. William Greaves of Mayfield Hall
  b. Elizabeth Evans
  m. _ Godwin of Shirley Park
  B. Thomas Evans of Derby (d 1814, Treasurer of Derbyshire)
  m1. Sarah Evans (dau of William Evans of Draycott)
  i. William Evans of Darley (d 187.03.1796)
  m. (1785) Elizabeth Strutt (dau of Jedediah Strutt of Helper, m2. Walter Evans of Darley Abbey)
  a. William Evans of Allestree Hall, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b 17.1.1788, d 08.04.1856)
  m. (31.07.1820) Mary Gisborne (d 30.12.1859, dau of Rev. Thomas Gisborne of Yoxall Lodge)
  (1) Sir Thomas William Evans of Allestree Hall, Sheriff of Derbyshire, Bart (b 15.04.1821, dsp 1892)
  m. (21.05.1846) Mary Gisborne (d 1889, dau of Thomas John Gisborne of Holme Hall)
  ii. Edmund Evans of Yeldersley House (d 01.10.1824)
  m. Dorothy Coles
  a. Sarah Evans (d unm?)
  b. Elizabeth Evans
m. John Harrison of Snelston
  iii. Sarah Evans
  m. Charles Upton (d 04.12.1814)
  m2. Barbara Stubbs of Ranton Abbey
  iv. Walter Evans of Darley Abbey had issue
m. Elizabeth Strutt (dau of Jedediah Strutt of Helper, widow of William Evans of Darley)
  v. Barbara Evans
  m. William Strutt
  C. George Evans of Cromford and/or Senior Field, Matlock (bpt 12.10.1726, d 28.03.1808)
  m. Anne Nightingale (b 1732-3, d 07.02.1815, dau of Peter Nightingale of Lea)
  i. Elizabeth Evans (d unm)
  ii. Ann Evans (dsp)
  m. John Carter of Leicester
  iii. Mary Evans
  m. William Shore of Tapton Hall (b 1752, 1822)
  D. Henry Evans of Caldwell, Derbyshire
  m. Martha Wood (dau of George Wood of Swanwick)
  i. Anne Evans
  m. Edward Riley of Bath
  E. Hannah Evans
  m. Anthony Carr (vicar of Alfreton)

 

 

BLGI1912 starts with 2 brothers whom we show as sons of ...
/? Evans
1. Thomas Evans of Kilcreene in Kilkenny, Mayor of Kilkenny (d 1677, Captain)
BLFI1912 reports that Thomas was in the English Army and served in Ireland in the Civil War. The following is supported by TCB (vol 4, Evans of Kilkreen).
  m. Katherine Weldon (dau of Walter Weldon of St. John's Bower)
  A. Sir William Evans, Sheriff of co. Kilkenny, Bart of Kilcreene (b 1662, d 05.1690)
  m. Jane Coote (d 25.06.1729, dau/coheir of Col. Hon. Richard Coote (by Penelope Hill), m2. Henry Gorge, m3. Jervais (Jeremiah) Price, m4. William Billingsley)
  i. Penelope Evans (dsp)
  m. (1698) Richard Cole of Archersgrove
  ii. Catharine Evans
  m. (08.1707) Francis Morres of Castle Morres
  iii.+ other issue (d unm) - Thomas (d infant), Jane, Dorothy
  B. Ellen Evans probably the Ellen who married ...
  m. John Nettles of Toureen (d 1715, Major)
2. Edward Evans, Sheriff of Kilkenny (a 1665)
  A. Henry Evans of Belevans, co Kilkenny
  i. Joseph Evans of Belevans (d unm)
  B. Edward Evans, Mayor of Kilkenny (d 09.1738)
  m1. Sarah Butler
  i. Ambrose Evans
  m2. Susanna Turvan alias Lofdell
  ii. George Evans (rector of Donaghmore, co Tyrone)
  m. Priscilla Armitage (dau of Robert Armitage of Liverpool)
  a. Robert Evans (Rev.)
  m. Emilia Forbes (dau of Rev. J. Forbes)
  (1) Rebecca Emilia Evans (dsp)
m. Euseby Stafford Kirwan of Monkstown
  b. Edward Evans of Gortmerron House, co Tyrone (b 31.05.1762, d 17.08.1857)
  m. (1789) Sarah Maria Kelly (dau of Thomas Kelly of Dawson's Grove)
  (1) George Evans (d 19.05.1878, Rev.) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Murray (dau of William Murray)
  (2) Thomas Kelly Evans of Vesey Place, Kingstown, co Dublin (b 06.1795, d 13.11.1873) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Winder (d 22.07.1888, dau of Captain John Winder)
  (3) Robert Evans of Gortmerron (b 1799, d(spms) 21.07.1876)
  m. (1829) Eleanor Stuart (dau of Surgeon-General George Stuart of Dublin)
  (4) Edward Evans of Gortmerron (d(sp) 03.02.1889)
  (5) Louisa Jane Evans
  m. A. Stuart (Captain)
  (6) Priscilla Evans
  m. D.H. Sherrard of Thorndale
  (7) Alicia Evans
  m. Rev. R.W. Bland of Abbeville
  (8) Sarah Maria Evans
  m. John Echlin Matthews of White Abbey (Lt. Colonel)
  c. Mary Evans
  m. Rev. Alexander George Stuart of Tullynisken Glebe

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 20.09.11, expanded 13.01.16) : the lineage of Evans within BLG1952 (Carr formerly of Holbrooke), FMG (vol 1, MS65, 'Fern-Evans-Nightingale', p142+)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 10.02.13) : BLGI1912 (Evans of Gortmerron House)
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