Josiah Evans
c.1816 Born son of Richard and Ann Evans; baptised in Spitalfields[1]
1841 Richard Evans 58, coal proprietor, lived in Newton, West Derby, Lancs, with Anne Evans 56, Joseph Evans 24, colliery agent, Josiah Evans 20, engineer, Henry Evans 18, engineer[2]
1850 of Haydock Colliery.[3]
1861 Josiah Evans 40, magistrate, coal proprietor, lived in Haydock with Lydia Evans 39, Alice Evans 10, Kate Evans 7, Josiah Hosfield Evans 2, Emily Haigh Evans 1[4]
1868 Became manager of the Botany Bay pit of the Clifton and Kersley Coal Co
1873 Josiah died at Haydock; his nephews William Pilkington and Edward Pilkington, coal proprietors, were executors[5]