Evans, Elizabeth Tomlinson (1766-1849)

Elizabeth Evans was the wife of George Eliot’s paternal uncle, Samuel Evans. She was one of the many female preachers of her time, and her astute Methodism influenced Eliot in writing Adam Bede.

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GE to Elizabeth [Mrs. Samuel] Evans, Griff, 5 March 1839
GE to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Evans, Griff, 5 December 1840
GE to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Evans, Griff, 9 March 1841
GE to Mrs. Samuel Evans, 93 Griff, 6 February 1839

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Elizabeth Tomlinson Evans (1766-1849), Evans, Elizabeth Tomlinson (1766-1849), Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed November 11, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/97185