Ebenezer Evans – Remembering a Swansea Casualty

Early Life

Ebenezer Evans was born in 1897 in Swansea, the son of Ebenezer Evans and Sarah Thomas.

1901 Census

By 1901, the Evans family were living at 29 Plough Street, Llangefelach, Swansea. Ebenezer Evans (aged 37) worked as a Doubler at the tinplate mills, while his wife Sarah (aged 36) ran a greengrocer’s shop. Their children at this time were Catherine (15), Elizabeth (13), Daniel (11), Robert (9), David John (7), and Ebenezer (4).

1911 Census

By the 1911 Census, the family had moved to 11 Clayton Street, Landore. Ebenezer, then 48, continued to work as a Doubler. Sarah is not recorded in this census. The children listed were Catherine Ann (25) and Daniel (21), both employed as Behinders; Robert (19), working as a labourer; David John (17), working as a warehouseman; and Ebenezer (14), then a junior clerk.

Marriage

In August 1925, Ebenezer married Mary Thomas at St Mary’s Church.

1939 Register

1939 Register

By 1939, the family were residing at 78 Llangefelach Street. Ebenezer was employed in Electrical Communications & Signalling Systems (Collector). Mary was managing an off‑licence, and their son Clive H. was still at school.

Later Years and Death

Ebenezer Evans
Morriston Cemetery, Morriston
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Ebenezer was injured in February 1942 and later died on 3^rd July 1945 at West Glamorgan County Hospital. He is buried at Morriston Cemetery