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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3980
TitleHerbert Evans (1890-1967) of Youlgreave, joiner and composer
Date1950s-1960s
DescriptionMusical scores for compositions by Herbert Evans
Extent1 file (8 items)
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorHerbert Evans (1890-1967) of Youlgreave, joiner and composer
Administrative HistoryHerbert Evans was born on 20 June 1890 to Edwin and Sarah Evans of Youlgreave. Like his father, Herbert was a joiner and contractor by trade. He spent most of his life living at "Pretoria Villa" in Youlgreave which his father has built in 1906. He married Ida Perrins (b 1897) in 1934. He died on 14 November 1967.

Herbert Evans was the original organist of the Wesleyan Reform Church at Youlgreave. He was also responsible for building the Church. He was a keen composer of hymns, many of which are regularly sung in other Methodist churches in the area because of their Derbyshire associations.
Administrative History Sources1939 National Register, Pretoria Villa, Youlgreave, Bakewell Rural District (Enumeration District Letter Code RCCN), Sub-district 439-1, Schedule No. 242
National Probate Index, March 1968
Ashbourne Telegraph 14 Dec 1951 p5c
Buxton Advertiser 27 March 1964 p7e-d
Advertiser and High Peak News 5 March 1965 p3g-h and 21 October 1966 p7e
Electoral registers, ER/W/1965, ER/W/1977
Civil registration England and Wales Marriage Index, Q4 1934, Bakewell District, Vol. 7b, p. 2176
Custodial HistoryThe records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office in June 1994.
Organisation Sub-TypeMusicians
AcknowledgementsAdded to the catalogue as part of the FindersKeepers project by volunteer MmF.
Archivist NoteAdditions to Admin History and some minor revisions made 9 April 2025, BS.
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