George Edwards EVANS [11432]

  General Notes:

George Edwards Evans bapt. 9 Aug. 1818, Bideford, Devon England. s George Evans, farmer, and Sarah,
Ref: NZSG search. Source: Parish records Collection 1538-2005 baptism. Findmypast co.uk., Devon FHS.

Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors (On their own Petitions)
Orders have been made vesting in the Provisional Assignée the Estates and Effects of the following Persons:
George Edwards Evans, late of No 140 St John-street-road Clerkenwell, Middlesex, Engraver. In the Debtors Prison for London and Middlesex.
Ref: London Gazette 28 Nov. 1840 Pg. 2915 www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/19925/pages/2915/page.pdf

The following Prisoners, whose Estates and Effects have been vested in the Provisional Assignee by Order of the Court, having filed their Schedules, are ordered to be brought up before the Court, at the Court-House, in Portngal[sic]-street, Lincoln's-Inn Fields, on Friday the 26th day of February 1841, at Nine o'Clock in the Forenoon, to be dealt with according to the Statute.
George Edwards Evans (sued and committed as George Edward Evans), formerly and late of No. 140, Balicourt-place, Saint John-street-road, Saint James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, Engraver and Printer, and Printer and Publisher, for a short period, of a Weekly Periodical, the Penny Catholic Magazine.
Ref: London Gazette 1841; http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/19948/pages/333/page.pdf

Wednesday the 28^th June 1843.
Orders have been made, vesting in the Provisional Asignee the Estates and Effects of the following Persons:
On their own Petitions George Edwards Evans, late of No. 4, Lower-road, Islington, Middlesex, Commission Agent. - In the Debtors' Prison for London and Middlesex.
Ref: www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/20238/pages/2234/page.pdf

On Thursday the 3d day of August 1843, at the same Hour and Place. George Edwards Evans (committed as George Evans), late of Lower-road Islington, Commission Agent, previously of no. 55 Myddleton-street, formerly of No. 140, Saint John-street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, Vintner.
Ref: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/20241/pages/2379/page.pdf>

Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between the undersigned, John Barton Balcombe and George Edwards Evans, of No. 10, Tokenhouse-yard Lothbury, within the City of London, Stock and Share Agents, was this day dissolved by mutual consent. - Dated this 11th day of December 1845.
J. B. Balcombe
George Evans
Ref: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/20551/pages/7188/page.pdf

Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors (On their own Petitions)
Saturday the 4th day of March 1848.
Orders have been made, vesting in the Provisional Assignee the Estates and Effects of the following Persons:
On their own Petitions
George Edwards Evans, late of No. 3, Grange-road, Kingsland-road, Middlesex, Printer. In the Debtors' Prison for London and Middlesex.
Ref: London Gazette.

There were apparently only 2 Volumes printed of the Penny Catholic Magazine.

At the baptism of his children 4 Jul 1852 George was recorded as a carpenter resident at Show Hill in the Parish of St Sepulchre Holborn LON.

List of Immigrants per Ship "Bussorah Merchant", arrived on the nineteenth day of March 1853.
Evans George E. 37 Carpenter Bideford Devon C/ E. Read and write.
Evans Sarah 40 Wife Clerkenwell Middlesex. Ditto ditto
Evans George 13 Son ditto ditto ditto.
Evans Sarah Anne 11 Daughter ditto ditto ditto.
Evans Eliza A. 7 Islington Middlesex ditto ditto Read.
Ref: NZSG search. Source: Ancestry.com.
I have some doubt over the accuracy of the ages, C.C.

Insolvent Court - Tuesday.
Surrenders
George Edward Evans, Chippendale, printer. Liabilities £216 8s. Assets - value of personal property £9. Deficit £207 8s. Mr. Perry Official Assignee.
Ref: Trove; The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 14 October 1857, p. 4:

Insolvent Court - Tuesday October 13
(Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates.)
General Business.
New Insolvents.
George Edward Evans, of Joy-street, Chippendale, printer. Debts, L216.8s; assets. L0 , deficiency L210. 8s. Official Assignee, Mr. F. W. Perry.
Ref: Trove; Empire (Sydney, NSW) Wednesday 14 October 1857, p.4:

George was aged 53 at his death.
Ref: Deaths 1325/1861.
NSW BDM www.bdm.nsw.gov/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm
These last 3 items are not proven to be George Edwards Evans.

  Research Notes:

George married Sarah HAMMON [11433] [MRIN: 3827], daughter of William James HAMMON [11435] and Ann GILES [11436], on 13 May 1837 in St Margaret Lothbury LND. (Sarah HAMMON [11433] was born on 26 Jun 1810 in Clerkenwell London, baptised on 22 Jul 1810 in St James Clerkenwell and died in 1898 in Sydney NSW Australia.)