Edward De Lacy Evans [SEP] sex or gender
'a green merino dress and sealskin coat reaching almost to her ankles' with men's shirt and trousers, and was said to have a traveling trunk full of male attire, stamped with the name 'Edward De Lacy Evans'. This, and the fact he appeared to have 'formed sexual attachments' with some of the women he shared a cabin with, led to on-board speculation he was a man impersonating a woman. One of these women was later identified as Rose Kelly who was said to have been
Edward De Lacy Evans
Edward De Lacy Evans (born Ellen Tremayne or Tremaye, 1830? – 25 August 1901) was a servant, blacksmith and gold miner, who immigrated from Ireland to Australia in 1856, and made international news in 1879 when it was revealed he was born a woman.
Early life and name.
Mystery surrounds Evans' early life and his choice of name. He told miners he worked with in Australia that he was born in France, had stolen £500 as a boy and fled