Edward De Lacy Evans | |
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Born | 1830? County Kilkenny, Ireland |
Died | 25 August 1901 |
Other names | Ellen Tremayne, Ellen Tremaye |
Spouses | Mary Delahunty
(m. 1856; sep. 1862)Sarah Moore
(m. 1862; d. 1867)Julia Marquand (m. 1868) |
Children | Julia Mary |
Edward De Lacy Evans (c. 1830 – 25 August 1901) was a servant, blacksmith and gold miner, who immigrated from Ireland to Australia in 1856.
Evans made international news in 1879 when it was revealed he was assigned female at birth.
He was admitted to multiple insane asylums throughout his life, during which doctors attempted to "cure" Evans of his male identity. Despite these attempts, he lived for at least 22 years as a man, and Evans is registered as a father to his son.[1] Circa 1880, he made his identity publicly known, such as performing in the Melbourne Waxworks under the tagline ‘The Wonderful Male Impersonator',[2] or in Sydney as 'The Man-Woman Mystery'.[1]