Very long shot - William George Evans

[Cameron Evans]

Hello all,

I know this is very unlikely but I'm currently researching my great grandfather William George Evans, b. 1899. He sailed very often on Elder Demspter ships back and forward to Lagos working as a civil servant in some capacity. He died in Jos in 1962 involved in tin mining as far as I know.

Just wondering if anyone has any memory of him or has any leads for me to find any more information - archives, records, passenger lists (apart from those on ancestry.com)

Thanks very much in advance and warm regards to all,
Cameron Evans

[Brenda Shackleton]

Hello
Perhaps you could try the 1915 Crew Lists. You might find him there.
Regards
Brenda
www.https://1915crewlists.mg.co.uk

[Cameron Evans]

Hi Brenda,

Thanks very much for your reply - unfortunately he was too young in 1915 (although from his service records it looks like he lied about his age to fight in the war) - so he isn't on the crew lists!

Thanks very much anyway, Cameron

[Keith at Tregenna]

Have you a place of birth and death ?

Names of parents, siblings, spouse etc >

keith.

[Cameron Evans]

Hi Keith,

Thanks for your reply. He was born in 1899 in Broseley, Shropshire. Fought for the Royal Scots Fusiliers in WW1, moved to Coventry at some point and moved back and forth between Nigeria and the UK until his death in 1962 (Jos Hospital, Nigeria). His parents were John and Adela Evans (née Hesom) and he married a Glwadys Luena Price Lewis in 1932 I think but she never seems to appear on travel documents with him.

Again thanks very much, all and any input is very helpful when looking for this very slippery character!
Kind regards, Cameron

[Brenda Shackleton]

Sorry about the Maths, Cameron !
Have you googled ED ? This site looks as if there is somebody keen and he might be able to help you. Elder Dempster Lines
Regards
Brenda

[Keith at Tregenna]

At a guess so far:

William George Evans
England and Wales Birth Registration Index
Name
William George Evans
Event Type
Birth Registration
Registration Quarter
Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year
1899
Registration District
Madeley
County
Shropshire
Event Place
Madeley, Shropshire, England


Birth recorded at Madeley, Madeley is approx. 4.5 miles from Broseley.

[Keith at Tregenna]

All will take time but, some progress:

I believe born as: Gladys Luena Mary Lewis

Gladys Luena Mary Lewis
Wales, Brecknockshire, Parish Registers
Name
Gladys Luena Mary Lewis
Event Type
Baptism
Event Date
28 Aug 1910
Event Place
Talgarth, Brecknockshire, Wales

Marriage recorded as Luena M Lewis

Luena M Lewis
mentioned in the record of Evans and Luena M Lewis
Name
Luena M Lewis
Event Type
Marriage Registration
Event Place
Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Registration District
Oswestry
County
Shropshire
Registration Year
1932
Registration Quarter
Oct-Nov-Dec
Page
1471
Affiliate Line Number
53
Volume
6A
Spouse Name (available after 1911)
Evans
Possible Spouse
William G Evans

Luena M Lewis probably married one of the following people
Name
William G Evans

?

K.

[Cameron Evans]

Hi Brenda, Keith,

Thanks both very much for your ideas - I've had a look at the ED website and will email the admin for any more clues! Think one has to visit the Merseyside maritime museum in order to see ED archives (tricky as I live in South of France).
Keith, I have most of his life in the UK including marriage and birth fairly well documented however what has recently peaked my interest has been his time spent travelling and at sea! Thanks very much for the input though, I appreciate anything you can suggest that I might have missed.

Cameron

[Keith at Tregenna]

Glad you have much info but for us we start at square one,
Initially trying to find we have the correct person and how
they are recorded. Fingers crossed for more. Keith.


PS: Do you think they may have divorced and she possibly remarried ?
A PERSON OF SIMILAR NAME TO: Luena M Lewis KEEPS COMING UP
WITH A LATER MARRIAGE AND DIFFERENT GROOM.

Regret the typ[ng and any errors, eyes are still not to good.


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