Job Evans

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iain Frazier on 1st March 2023

Family connections for Job (Evans) are: EVANS Job (Evans) was born in 1813 at Stroudwater Gloucestershire. He became a painter-glazier cordial manufacturer for George (Ranken) at Gloucester & later Bathurst. He was convicted of sheep stealing at Gloucester Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 5 7 1835 after a voyage of 3.5months on MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY; he was literate Protestant 5.3.25" dark pale complexion brown hair grey eyes scars on back of left hand back top of left middle finger ball of left thumb left shin. He was issued his Ticket of leave on 8 9 1843 for Bathurst, He married Maria (Kefford) on 13/30 3 1848 at Bathurst & lived at William Bentinck & Durham Streets. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 1 12 1848. He died on 23 3 1879 age about65 at Surry Hills & was buried at Baptist Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. [Some of this information taken from this Website] Maria (Kefford) was born before 1831 at Whaddon Cambridgeshire & baptised on 19 9 1830. She arrived in Australia with her parents from Royston Cambridge on 11 2 1844 on NEPTUNE & in Bathurst in that year. She died in 1871 age about42 at Bathurst where she was buried. Details of Maria (Kefford)s family are given below. Job (Evans) & Maria (Kefford) produced perhaps 10children: mostly girls 1.Ann Maria (Evans) was born in 1849 at Bathurst. 2.Martha (Evans) was born in 1851 at Bathurst. 3.Julia (Evans) was born in 1854 at Bathurst. She married Charles Fairfax (Johnson) on 16 10 1875 in the house of his mother Ann (Anderson/Fisher) at Bathurst. He died on 15 5 1922 at Arncliffe. ..Charles Fairfax (Johnson) son of James (Johnson) & Ann (Anderson/Fisher) [same person as Charles Fairfax (Fisher see below)] was born about 1855 at Tambaroora. ..Julia (Evans) & Charles Fairfax (Johnson) produced 6or10children: mostly girls ..1.Ernest Fairfax (Johnson) was born on 12 8 1876 at Bathurst. ..2.Ellen Ann Fairfax (Johnson) was born on 23 5 1878 at Surry Hills. ..3.Ethel Hilda Fairfax (Johnson) was born on 23 11 1879 at Redfern ..4.Gertrude Fairfax (Johnson) was born on 21 10 1881 at Redfern. ..5.Edith Fairfax (Johnson) was born on7 11 1883 at Redfern. ..6.Millicent Fairfax (Johnson) was born on 18 11 1885 at Redfern. .. 4.John (Evans) was born on 7 7 1857 at Bathurst. He became a brickmaker dealer carrier at Bathurst & married Isabella Jane (Webb) on 10 4 1882 in Sydney. He died on 17 12 1925 age68 at Bathurst & was buried at Lithgow. ..Isabella Jane (Webb) daughter of Henry (Webb) & Jane (Wylie/ey) was born on 2 2 1858 at Glebe. She died on 31 10 1922 age64 at Lithgow where she was buried. ..John (Evans) & Isabella Jane (Webb) produced 10children: mostly boys ..1.Henry Job (Evans) was born on 1 10 1883 at Bathurst. He was a storeman & nurseryman for Webb & Co & self (small nursery at his home, selling plants through Webb & Co) at Bathurst & lived at Russell St Peel St 254 Piper St. He married Edith (Pettett) on 15 2 1912 at Bathurst. He died on 29 6 1950 age62 at Bathurst & was buried at Methodist Bathurst. ....Edith (Pettett) was born on 9 2 1887 at Bathurst/Georges Plains. She died on 26 4 1960 ae73 at Bathurst & was buried at Methodist Bathurst. ....Details of Edith (Pettet)s family are given in entry for Nicholas (Delaney ATLAS 1802) on this Website. ....Henry Job (Evans) & Edith (Pettett) produced 5children: girls ....1.Edna Ruth (Evans) ....2.Edith Naomi (Evans) ....3.Pansy Anetta (Evans) ....4.Elsie Etheline (Evans) ....5.Isabell Grace (Evans) .. ..2.John S (Evans) was born in 1885 at Bathurst. ..3.William Alfred (Evans) was born in 1857 at Bathurst. ..4.Ernest (Evans) was born in 1889 at Bathurst. ..5.Gertrude (Evans) was born in 1893 at Bathurst. ..6.Leslie (Evans) was born in 1895 at Bathurst. ..7.Frank (Evans) was born in 1897 at Bathurst. ..8.Roy E (Evans) was born in 1899 at Bathurst. ..9.Ronald (Evans) was born in 1902 at Bathurst. .10.Elsie (Evans) was born at Bathurst. .. 5.Susannah (Evans) was born in 1859 at Bathurst. 6.Lydia (Evans) was born 1862 at Bathurst. 7.Job (Evans) was born in 1864 at Bathurst. 8.Patience (Evans) was born in 1867 at Bathurst. 9.Ruth (Evans) was born in 1869 at Bathurst. 10.??? (Evans) KEFFORD Job (Kefford) son of William (Kefford) & Mary (Abby) was born on 21 5 1809 at Whaddon Cambridgeshire. He married Susan (Mulberry sister Ellen see UNDER) on 30 5 1829 at Whaddon Cambridgeshire. He was a farm labourer & arrived in Australia free with his family from Royston Cambridge on 11 2 1844 on NEPTUNE & in Bathurst in that year. He died in 1887 age about79 at Bathurst Susan (Mulberry) daughter of Jonathon (Mulberry) & Lydia (Wilson/Bond) was born in 1822 at Melbourn Cambridgeshire. She died in 1882 age about60 at West Macquarie. [Ann (Anderson) daughter of James (Anderson) & Ellen (Mulberry sister Susan see above) arrived in Australia free under the protection of her uncle Job (Kefford see BELOW) who was also from Royston on 11 2 1844 on NEPTUNE & in Bathurst in the same year. She worked for 6months for Henry (Gibson) at South Head Rd. She seems to have separated from Edwin (Fisher) >1852 (she was living with her daughter Sarah (Veil) & calling herself Ann (Johnson)) & married a second time to Edward (Jenkins) on 30 12 1882 in Sydney. She died on 20 2 1897 age68 at Stanley St Redfern & was buried at Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. An 1872 photo of her [ie Ann (Johnson) formerly (Fisher nee Anderson] with her daughter Sarah (Fisher) is in the Holterman Collection at the Mitchell Library Sydney.] Job (Kefford) & Susan (Mulberry) produced 10children: 1.Maria (Kefford) was born before 1831 at Whaddon Cambridgeshire & baptised on 19 9 1830. She arrived in Australia with her parents from Royston Cambridge on 11 2 1844 on NEPTUNE & in Bathurst in that year. She married Job (Evans) on 30 3 1848 at Bathurst & produced 9children. She died in 1871 age about42 at Bathurst where she was buried. ..Job (Evans) was born in 1813 at Stroudwater Gloucestershire. He became a painter-glazier cordial manufacturer for George (Ranken) at Gloucester & later Bathurst. He was convicted of sheep stealing at Gloucester assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 5 7 1835 after a voyage of 3.5months on MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY & in Bathurst before 1848. He was literate Protestant 5.3.25" dark pale complexion brown hair grey eyes scars on back of left hand back top of left middle finger ball of left thumb left shin. He lived at William Bentinck & Durham Streets. He was issued his Ticket of leave on 8 9 1843 for Bathurst. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 1 12 1848. He died on 23 3 1879 age about65 at Surry Hills & was buried at Baptist Rookwood Necropolis general cemetery Haslems Creek Sydney. ..Some of this information taken from this Website. ..Details of Job (Evans)s family are given above. .. 2.Joseph (Kefford) was born on 24 4 1832 at Whaddon Cambridgeshire. He may have arrived in Australia with his parents from Royston Cambridge on 11 2 1844 on NEPTUNE & in Bathurst in that year. 3.Mary (Kefford) was born on 19 10 1834 at Whaddon Cambridgeshire. She may have arrived in Australia with her parents from Royston Cambridge on 11 2 1844 on NEPTUNE & in Bathurst in that year. 4.Ann (Kefford) was born on 26 6 1836 at Whaddon Cambridgeshire. She may have arrived in Australia with her parents from Royston Cambridge on 11 2 1844 on NEPTUNE & in Bathurst in that year. 5.Samuel (Kefford) was born on 10 11 1839 at Whaddon Cambridgeshire. He may have arrived in Australia with his parents from Royston Cambridge on 11 2 1844 on NEPTUNE & in Bathurst in that year. 6.Ruth (Kefford) was born on 16 1 1842 at Whaddon Cambridgeshire. She may have arrived in Australia with her parents from Royston Cambridge on 11 2 1844 on NEPTUNE & in Bathurst in that year. 7.Martha (Kefford) was born in 1844 at Windsor. 8.Amos (Kefford) was born in 1846 at Windsor. 9.Lydia (Kefford) was born in 1848 at Bathurst. She married William Rowles (Pocknall) on 12 3 1867 at Poor Mans Hollow & produced 10children. ..William Rowles (Pocknall) was born on 11 6 1846 at Sutton at Hone Kent. He became a farmer carrier at Raglan & lived at Garra Molong. The family were staunch Baptists. He carried goods from the railhead at Raglan to the far west, through Cowra Forbes & Parkes to the mining fields. In 1887 he sold out & selected land near Molong. He died on 10 8 1932 age86 at Molong. ..Details of William Rowles (Pocknall)s family are given in entry for Nicholas (Delaney ATLAS 1802) on this Website. .. 10.Jonas (Kefford) was born on 31 3 1852 at Bathurst/Peel. He married Elizabeth Atkins (Croft) on 25 8 1881 at Bathurst. He died on 21 5 1917 age65 at Bathurst. ...Elizabeth Atkins (Croft) daughter of Edward (Croft) & Hannah (Siggs) was born on 24 1 1861 at Bathurst & baptised on 4 3 1861 at CofE Kelso. She died on 21 8 1925 age64 at Bathurst. ...Jonas (Kefford) & Elizabeth Atkins (Croft) produced 11children: ...1.Albert L (Kefford) was born in 1884 at West Macquarie. ...2.Arthur Edward C (Kefford) was born in 1885 at West Macquarie. ...3.Amy Beatrice Fanny (Kefford) was born in 1888 at West Macquarie. ...4.Clarence G (Kefford) was born in 1890 at Bathurst. ...5.Florence H (Kefford) was born in 1892 at Bathurst. ...6.Norman (Kefford) was born in 1894 at Bathurst. ...7.Sidney (Kefford) (Kefford) was born in 1895 at Bathurst. ...8.Valerie (Kefford) was born in 1896 at Bathurst. ...9.Harold (Kefford) was born on 18 12 1898 at Bathurst. ..10.Elizabeth M (Kefford) was born in 1901 at Bathurst. ..11.Robert H (Kefford) was born in 1904 at Bathurst. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Family History Group of Bathurst Inc.'Bathurst Pioneers-Register of Pioneer Families Of Bathurst NSW And District <1900'

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D Wong on 25th January 2019

Job Evans was 22 years old on arrival. Native Place: Gloucestershire. Job was literate, protestant, single, 5'3¼" tall, dark pale complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, scar back of left hand, scar on back top of middle finger of same, scar on ball of left thumb, scar on left shin. 8/9/1843: TOL Bathurst 1/11/1848: CP 13/3/1848: Married Maria Kefford at Bathurst, NSW. They had 10 children. 23/3/1879: Job Evans died at Surry Hills, NSW, aged 66 and was buried at Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney. Wife Maria died 1871, Bathurst, NSW, aged 41.

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Barry on 25th January 2019

Was granted Conditional Pardon. 1/12/1848