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There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Evans, one in the
Baronetage of Ireland Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of E ...
and four in the
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. All of the baronetcies are now extinct. The Evans Baronetcy, of Kilcreene in the County of Kilkenny, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 19 February 1683 for William Evans. The title became extinct on his death in 1690. The Evans Baronetcy, of
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in the County of Derby, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 July 1887 for
Thomas William Evans Sir (Thomas) William Evans, 1st Baronet (15 April 1821 – 4 October 1892) was an English Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire. Background and education Evans was the son of William Evans of Allestree, Derby, ...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1892. The Evans Baronetcy, of Tubbendens in the parish of
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1902 for Sir Francis Evans, KCMG,
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from 1895 to 1900 and for
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from 1901 to 1906. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1970. The Evans Baronetcy, of
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near
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 31 January 1920 for the hydraulic engineer and politician Walter Evans. He was a member of the
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for many years. The baronetcy was conferred upon him in honour of his services to the War Savings Committees during the
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. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 2017. The Evans Baronetcy, of
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in the
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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 November 1963 for Harold Evans. The title became extinct on his death in 1983.


Evans baronets, of Kilcrene (1683)

*Sir William Evans, 1st Baronet (1662–1690)


Evans baronets, of Allestree Hall (1887)

*
Sir Thomas William Evans, 1st Baronet Sir (Thomas) William Evans, 1st Baronet (15 April 1821 – 4 October 1892) was an English Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire. Background and education Evans was the son of William Evans of Allestree, Derby ...
(1821–1892)


Evans baronets, of Tubbendens (1902)

* Sir Francis Henry Evans, 1st Baronet (1840–1907) *Sir Murland de Grasse Evans, 2nd Baronet (1874–1946) – schoolfriend of
Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...
*Sir Evelyn Ward Evans, 3rd Baronet (1883–1970)


Evans baronets, of Wightwick (1920)

* Sir Walter Harry Evans, 1st Baronet (1872–1954) *Sir Anthony Adney Evans, 2nd Baronet (1922–2017)


Evans baronets, of Rottingdean (1963)

* Sir (Sidney) Harold Evans, 1st Baronet (1911–1983)


References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom