Title
The Dare and Evans family gravestone in Welford Cemetery.
Description
Joseph Dare, for 30 years Minister to the Poor of Leicester, and Mary his wife.
Isabella, their daughter, wife of William Evans.
Edward Dare, second son of William and Isabella. Born in Leicester 1875, died in Alexandria (Egypt) 1915 after wounds received in the Dardanelles (Turkey).
He signed up with the Leicestershire Regiment for the Boer War; after an unsuccessful marriage he emigrated with his daughter Mary to New Zealand in 1912, ran a fruit farm and then joined up for World War One.
Also William Evans, as above.
Agnes Archer Evans, née Kilgour, second wife of William Evans.
Edward Evans information from:
WW1 Centenary: Staff Stories, Edward Dare Evans – West ...
westsussexrecordofficeblog.com › 2018/11/01 › ww1-centenary-staff-...
Isabella, their daughter, wife of William Evans.
Edward Dare, second son of William and Isabella. Born in Leicester 1875, died in Alexandria (Egypt) 1915 after wounds received in the Dardanelles (Turkey).
He signed up with the Leicestershire Regiment for the Boer War; after an unsuccessful marriage he emigrated with his daughter Mary to New Zealand in 1912, ran a fruit farm and then joined up for World War One.
Also William Evans, as above.
Agnes Archer Evans, née Kilgour, second wife of William Evans.
Edward Evans information from:
WW1 Centenary: Staff Stories, Edward Dare Evans – West ...
westsussexrecordofficeblog.com › 2018/11/01 › ww1-centenary-staff-...
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Image by Barbara, Project Researcher
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