Thomas William Evans

**Baconwallah** · 05-07-2011, 01:10

Do you have any reason for suspecting a relation between these two Evanses, Hywyn?

John

**Hywyn** · 05-07-2011, 09:21

Morning John

The address provided by Michelle is the same. But possibly it's a common housename in the area or a street.

Hywyn

**Baconwallah** · 05-07-2011, 09:48

I see, Hwywn. Didn't notice that.

They might be related, but from other threads I recall that different families with the same name at the same address were not that unusal, especially with common surnames as Roberts, Davies or Evens (or several others). Perhaps the BDM section of Ancestry might help here - I am not an expert on that and subscribe only to the military info.

John

Shelle_82 · 05-07-2011, 12:08

Thanks for the information about the silver war badge.I don't remember seeing it in the medals as I said before but I'll be asking questions about it.Would like to track it down if I can.
That's interesting about the other Evans.I was thinking maybe he could have lived with some other
people.I'm pretty sure he was born in Mansfield but I'm not 100% as I haven't found his birth details yet.As you say Thomas Evans is a popular name! I know there's welsh somewhere back in the family but I haven't found anything researching Thomas.
Is there any personal information about him where you found out about his medals or anything?

Michelle.

**ap1** · 05-07-2011, 12:59

Looking at Ancestry, the best offer for his birth cert is Thomas William Evans born in Oct 1895 in Mansfield. Of course thats dependent how he was registered. Any other useful info on the marriage cert? or your other sources. Sometimes the tinniest info, springs onto something else.

Shelle_82 · 05-07-2011, 13:55

I think that's the one I found apart from what month he was born.Most of my family I've talked to insist he was welsh but the only solid lead I have is Mansfield.It would fit for me because the rest of my Evans side were born there until my mother's family moved to wales.
Not a lot on the marriage certificate but I have his occupation after the Fusiliers and his fathers name.Thank you for helping me with that information.Its great to get some information on him. Obviously if any other information about his time in service appears I'd love to hear but again I deeply appreciate the hard work you've all done so far.

Michelle.

**Baconwallah** · 05-07-2011, 13:57

Originally Posted by Shelle_82

Is there any personal information about him where you found out about his medals or anything?

Michelle.

Sorry, Michelle, but if there had been I'd have copied it for you. The medal information came from the Medal Index Card, and the name explains exactly what it is. Even the first name is not always given (and as a researcher I can assure you that is is very hard indeed if all you have are fifty MICs all to 'Williams W' - fortunately the numbers are different).

Sometimes we have service records or pension records, but many were destroyed in the Blitz. Nothing for TW Evans, unfortunately, but his MIC is there, see below.

John

Evans TW 25762 MIC.jpg