Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameSir Arthur John EVANS FRS
Birth8 Jul 1851, Nash Mills, Herfordshire
Death11 Jul 1941, Youlberry, Oxfordshire
OccupationArchaeologist, Journalist, Statesman,
Spouses
1Margaret FREEMAN, 4C4R
, 4C4RBirth1848, Dursley, Gloucestershire
Baptism26 Nov 1848, Dursley, Gloucestershire
Death11 Mar 1893, Alassio, Italy
BurialAlassio, Italy
FatherEdward Augustus FREEMAN (1823-1892)
MotherEleanor GUTCH (~1819-1903)
Marriage1878, Wookey, Somerset
No Children
Notes for Sir Arthur John EVANS FRS
Name, birth date, death date and existance of wikipedia article from Steve Pearson.
Fellow of the Royal Society.
Knighted 1911
Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University.
Known for his excavation at Knossos.
On request of organizations of the peoples of the Balacans, a significant player in the formation of Yugoslavia
He is the subject of an episode of Myth Hunters - Quest for the Minotaurs Labyrinth
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Evans
Fellow of the Royal Society.
Knighted 1911
Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University.
Known for his excavation at Knossos.
On request of organizations of the peoples of the Balacans, a significant player in the formation of Yugoslavia
He is the subject of an episode of Myth Hunters - Quest for the Minotaurs Labyrinth
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Evans
Notes for Margaret (Spouse 1)
She is described as an educated and literary woman who before her marriage worked as a secretary for her father.
In the October to December 1848 birth index Margaret Freeman, Dursley, Gloucestershire, volume 11, page 310.
Parish Records Dursley, Gloucestershire
Baptism November 26, 1848 Margaret Freeman daughter of Edward Augustus Freeman and Eleanor Freeman, residence Oaklands, Dursley, father is a Master of Arts
In the 1851 census Oaklands House, Dursley, Gloucestershire.
Wife Eleanor Freeman, married, age 32, born Segrave, Leicestershire.
Daughter Margaret Freeman, age 2, born Dursley, Gloucestershire.
Son Harold Freeman, age 1, born Dursley.
Cousin Josephine [presumably Edward Freeman’s cousin], unmarried, age 29, born Charwalton, Northamptonshire.
5 servants.
In the 1861 census Somerleaze Tower, Burcott, Wells St. Cuthbert Out, Somerset.
Head Edward Augutos? Freeman, age 37, historical MA Oxford Landowner and Political Writer, born Harborne, Staffordshire.
Wife Eleanor Freeman, age 42, born Segrave, Leicestershire.
Daughter Margaret Freeman, age 12, scholar, born Dursley, Gloucestershire.
Daughter Helen Freeman, age 8, scholar, born Dursley.
Daughter Katharine Freeman, age 7, scholar, born Dursley.
Daughter Florence Freeman, age 6, scholar, born Strand, Gloucestershire.
A governess, a coachman, a footman, a groom, a nurse, a cook, 2 housemaids, and an under nurse.
In the 1871 census Norton House, Norton St Philip, Somerset.
Head Mary A. Gutch, widow, age 85, widow of Clergyman, born Arthuret, Cumberland.
Daughter Jane Gutch, unmarried, age 58, no occupation, born Seagrave, Leicestershire.
Daughter Isabella Gutch, unmarried, age 46, no occupation, born Seagrave, Leicestershire.
Grand Daughter Mary T? Gutch, unmarried, age 23, no occupation orphan, born Sydney, Australia.
Grand Daughter Edith M. Newby, unmarried, age 26, governess, born Enderley. Leicestershire.
Grand Daughter Margaret Freeman, unmarried, age 22, no occupation, born Dursley Gloucestershire.
1 cook and 1 housemaid.
While traveling with her husband from Bordighera to Athen, she was overtaken with painful spasms. She died a few hours later. Her epitaph says, in part, "Her bright, energetic spirit, undaunted by suffering to the last, and ever working for the welfare of those around her, made a short life long."
In the October to December 1848 birth index Margaret Freeman, Dursley, Gloucestershire, volume 11, page 310.
Parish Records Dursley, Gloucestershire
Baptism November 26, 1848 Margaret Freeman daughter of Edward Augustus Freeman and Eleanor Freeman, residence Oaklands, Dursley, father is a Master of Arts
In the 1851 census Oaklands House, Dursley, Gloucestershire.
Wife Eleanor Freeman, married, age 32, born Segrave, Leicestershire.
Daughter Margaret Freeman, age 2, born Dursley, Gloucestershire.
Son Harold Freeman, age 1, born Dursley.
Cousin Josephine [presumably Edward Freeman’s cousin], unmarried, age 29, born Charwalton, Northamptonshire.
5 servants.
In the 1861 census Somerleaze Tower, Burcott, Wells St. Cuthbert Out, Somerset.
Head Edward Augutos? Freeman, age 37, historical MA Oxford Landowner and Political Writer, born Harborne, Staffordshire.
Wife Eleanor Freeman, age 42, born Segrave, Leicestershire.
Daughter Margaret Freeman, age 12, scholar, born Dursley, Gloucestershire.
Daughter Helen Freeman, age 8, scholar, born Dursley.
Daughter Katharine Freeman, age 7, scholar, born Dursley.
Daughter Florence Freeman, age 6, scholar, born Strand, Gloucestershire.
A governess, a coachman, a footman, a groom, a nurse, a cook, 2 housemaids, and an under nurse.
In the 1871 census Norton House, Norton St Philip, Somerset.
Head Mary A. Gutch, widow, age 85, widow of Clergyman, born Arthuret, Cumberland.
Daughter Jane Gutch, unmarried, age 58, no occupation, born Seagrave, Leicestershire.
Daughter Isabella Gutch, unmarried, age 46, no occupation, born Seagrave, Leicestershire.
Grand Daughter Mary T? Gutch, unmarried, age 23, no occupation orphan, born Sydney, Australia.
Grand Daughter Edith M. Newby, unmarried, age 26, governess, born Enderley. Leicestershire.
Grand Daughter Margaret Freeman, unmarried, age 22, no occupation, born Dursley Gloucestershire.
1 cook and 1 housemaid.
While traveling with her husband from Bordighera to Athen, she was overtaken with painful spasms. She died a few hours later. Her epitaph says, in part, "Her bright, energetic spirit, undaunted by suffering to the last, and ever working for the welfare of those around her, made a short life long."