evan mills

[nibbs]

hi my 5xgreatgrandfather is Evan mills born in Llaugavan montgomeryshire about 1786 does anyone know if there are any baptism record for that area i have him later living in Chester he was a stone getter he is also down as a Chelsea pensioner any thing would be great

                           many thanks Wendy

[osprey]

there isn't such a place name in Montgomeryshire. It probably begins Llan, could be Llangadfan. 

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MGY/Where/index.html

Is it from a census? If so, could you give the census ref so that we can have a look at it.

Have you looked for him in the Chelsea pensioner records on www.findmypast.co.uk?

There's an Evan Mills baptised in Llanidloes in 1783, but he's still there in 1851 & later. There's a baptism for an Evan Mills in Garthbeibio 9/7/1783 son of Edward & Anne Mills in IGI extracted batch C090571, Garthbeibio is a couple of miles from Llangadfan.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MGY/Llangadfan/index.html

[nibbs]

hi thanks osprey it might be the second Evan as he called his son Edward the only ref on it is for the 1841 HQ107 130 3 15 24 he was in northgate Chester with wife Elizabeth and Edward a mason

                          thanks Wendy

[osprey]

the 1841 census doesn't give places of birth. Just found him on the 1851 with a very wrong age. Census ref is HO107/2172 folio 97 pg 26. By the way, your 1841 ref should start HO as well, not HQ. Place name looks like Llangavan, so more than likely Llangadfan as suggested.

[nibbs]

hi osprey thanks very much i never had my specks on that's why i put q instead of an o thanks again

                             Wendy

[junev]

hi,

At his burial 23rd May 1852 at St Oswalds Chester his age is given as 69 so would make 1783 - this ties with an Evan Mills who served in the 2nd Batt. 3rd Reg of Foot who was 22 when he enlisted in 1805 - he was also at the Battle of Waterloo Lt Col Keates Co. The National Archives may have Muster Rolls for him (they will do paid research if you cannot get to them).

Junev

[nibbs]

A big thank you that is amazing junev i will have to look in to that once again thank you

                                 Wendy

[Faulk25]

Evan is also my 5x Great Grandfather! Did you find much out about him? I wonder what ever happened to that Waterloo medal!

[nibbs]

No not really haven't been on much lately I come from his son Edward mills then John mills and Albert Edward mills I know he moved to flint his son also Albert Edward mills is my taid born 1905 Chester but moved to flint Flintshire but he died in 1932 just a few months before my mam was born I have found a few relations.
 I would have loved to have seen Evan medal.
   
       Wendy