Willmott Henderson EVANS Isabel Elizabeth EVANS Florence May POLLITT George Hugh Jocelyn EVANS Arthur Turle Wanhope EVANS Gwynnedd Maureen Elspeth Dyddgu EVANS Joyce Joan Frances Willmott EVANS Ann Frances PIERCY Mini tree diagram
EMP Evans from the collection of Frances Hartman

EMP Evans from the collection of Frances Hartman

Evan Maurice Piercy EVANS

26th Nov 18961 - 1st Oct 19871

BSc Engineer2

Life History

26th Nov 1896

Born in 13 Taviton Street, London.1

1901

Recorded in census in St Pancras (13 Taviton Street St Pancras)

2nd Apr 1911

Occupation school in London.3

2nd Apr 1911

Recorded in census in London (121 Harley Street, London).3

from 1915

Educated Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.1

Passed entrance exam 7th in his class

to 1915

Educated St Paul's School for Boys.1

Passed Matriculation Examination with a First Class

1916

Occupation 2nd Lieutenant in Royal Engineers.1

about 1919

Occupation employee with Vickers.1

22nd Mar 1922

Married Isabel Elizabeth EVANS in Blean, Kent.4,1

4th Nov 1923

Death of Isabel Elizabeth EVANS in Blean, Kent.1

before 1927

Engagement to Florence May POLLITT in Barrow-in-Furness.1

Evan met Florence at a tennis club

1927

Occupation farmer in Naboomspruit, South Africa.1

1927

Resident in "Boekenhout" South Africa.1

30th Oct 1928

Married Florence May POLLITT in Anglican Church, Middleburg, South Africa.1

1929

Resident in "Boekenhout" South Africa.1

Evan's brother Arthur and his family moved to South Africa to join him in a farming venture but they were unable to manage the poor soil and lack of rain and so the farm failed.

1934

Occupation engineer.1

1936

Educated Mechanical Engineers Certificate of Competency for Mines and Works.1

1937

Occupation Resident Engineer on a Chrome Mine in Bushveld.1

from 1944 to 1961

Occupation Engineer on various Gold Mines in Witwatersrand.1

Nov 1960

Resident in Johannesburg, South Africa (City Deep, Box 1411, Johannesburg, South Africa)

from 1961

Occupation Resident Engineer at the Exchange Yard (Pty) Ltd in Isando.1

12th Jul 1985

Death of Florence May POLLITT in Benoni, South Africa.1

1st Oct 1987

Died in Benoni, South Africa.1

Other facts

 

Baptised in Old Quebec Chapel, Church of the Annunciation.1

 

Occupation BSc Engineer.2

Sources

  • 1. Research of Frances Hartman
  • 2. Research of Irene Marlborough
  • 3. UK Census 1911
  • 4. FreeBMD

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