Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hello hoping you can help me find my elusive EVANS family in Liverpool after 1851.

David EVANS (butcher) married Elizabeth PORTER at St Peter, 24 Nov 1834.

In the 1841 census they are living in Trowbridge Street, Piece 560/14/7

David Evans 25
Elizabeth Evans 25
Elizabeth Evans 3
William Evans 4 M

all born in this county.

In the 1851 census they are living in 2 Court, 2 House Trowbridge Street Piece 2183/195/52

David Evans 36
Elizabeth Evans 37
Elizabeth Evans 12
William Evans 10
George Evans 6
Rebecca Evans 4
Jane Evans 1

(There was an older child Hannah who died age 3 before the censuses)

Then they just seem to have disappeared into thin air. All except daughter Elizabeth EVANS (my 2nd great grandmother) and even though I can't find her in the 1861 census she married in 1864 so is well accounted for. I know it's much easier to work backwards rather than forwards but I am stumped with this one.

I have tried all kinds of wild card searches and obviously looked at different areas besides Liverpool, did they emigrate to a new life? Was there some terrible epidemic that wiped them all out? What became of this family?

Off the top of my head I remember looking at a couple who were the right ages and birth place but living in Monks Coppenhull (sp?), Cheshire but he was an engineer or something not a butcher I think this was 1881 and/or 1891.......

There is a possible death in Q1 1867 for Rebecca Evans age 19 Liverpool 8b 197 The Liverpool registration district would cover that area.

Thanks Mary I have saved this as a possible.

Monks Coppenhall became the borough of Crewe.
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BTW I have baptisms for the 3 eldest children. I'm not so much bothered about the other baptisms but would more like to find where the family have all disappeared to!!!

Lancashire OPC has the following burial

27 Jan 1852, St John, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
David Evans
Age 34 years
Abode Trowbridge Street
Buried by W B Stewart Mathias, Off. Min.
Register: Burials 1849 - 1852, Page 566, Entry 4525
Source: LDS Film 93826

Could this be him? The age is a couple of years out compared to the 1851 census but the address matches.

Anc has a burial at St Johns, for Jane Evans, Trowbridge Street, 30 Sep 1852, age 2 years.

Thank you very much Alison. If David died in 1852 then Elizabeth could well have married before the next census so I will concentrate on looking for that next or perhaps they were all in the Workhouse.

What a grim place Trowbridge Street must have been. I just also read elsewhere that it held some of the worst court dwellings. Fancy bringing up children in this environment but I suppose just like nowadays you go where the work is.

MaryA wrote:There is a possible death in Q1 1867 for Rebecca Evans age 19 Liverpool 8b 197 The Liverpool registration district would cover that area.

Anc has this - buried at Walton Park - Rebecca Evans, Workhouse, buried March 4th 1867, aged 19 years.

Oh dear.

Thank you Karen.

BarbaraW wrote:What a grim place Trowbridge Street must have been. I just also read elsewhere that it held some of the worst court dwellings.

It was also in the area of the workhouse, yes, not a good place to be living

Karen can I just say your blog is fantastic. I wish I had your skill in turning facts into interesting stories, very well done.