Hotelier.
Born at London, Ontario on 21 January 1873, son of Charles and Margaret Evans, he was educated in the schools of Delaware Township, he came to Manitoba at the age of 17 to work as a farm laborer. After some time he leased some land and worked it until 1897 when he bought 320 acres of his own. He abandoned farming in 1904 and moved to Brandon where he became manager of the Imperial Hotel. He bought the Empire Hotel on Rosser Avenue in 1909 and operated it until his death.
On 29 November 1905, he married Jean Riley (1873-1912, daughter of Benjamin Riley of Seaford) at Brandon and they had a son, Charles Leslie Evans (1906-?). He was a member of the Brandon Commercial Club and Anglican church. He died at Brandon on 5 October 1938 and was buried in the Brandon Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Empire Hotel (725-731 Rosser Avenue, Brandon)
Marriage registration [Albert Edward Evans, Jane Riley], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [Charles Leslie Evans], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“Death of Mrs. A. E. Evans,” Brandon Weekly Sun, 1 August 1912, page 1.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registration [Albert Edward Evans], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Albert Edward Evans], Brandon Sun, 5 October 1938, page 10.
We thank Darryl Toews and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 May 2024
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