[Index]
Stanley Edward MEARS (1894 - 1989)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Stanley Edward MEARS (1894 - 1989) Robert MEARS (1864 - 1940) Jesse MEARS (1828 - 1904)



unknown (MEARS)



Ellen (Nellie) FRANCIS (1864 - 1945) Joseph FRANCIS (1827 - 1909) Joseph FRANCIS (1797 - 1855)
Ann GREEN (1798 - 1891)
Ellen HEATHFIELD (1833 - 1886) James HEATHFIELD (1797 - 1848)
Elizabeth MERRYWEATHER (1793 - 1862)
b. 14 Dec 1894 at Wimbledon, Surrey, England
d. 20 Jun 1989 at Esk, Queensland, Australia aged 94
Parents:
Robert MEARS (1864 - 1940)
Ellen (Nellie) FRANCIS (1864 - 1945)
Siblings (3):
Gilbert Robert MEARS (1892 - 1987)
Ernest Harold MEARS (1896 - 1977)
Ellen (Nellie) Elizabeth MEARS (1900 - 1991)
Events in Stanley Edward MEARS (1894 - 1989)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
14 Dec 1894 Stanley Edward MEARS was born Wimbledon, Surrey, England 17
14 Sep 1940 45 Death of father Robert MEARS (aged 75) Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
04 Nov 1945 50 Death of mother Ellen (Nellie) FRANCIS (aged 81) Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
20 Jun 1989 94 Stanley Edward MEARS died Esk, Queensland, Australia 17
Personal Notes:
Stanley was born in Wimbledon, near London and emigrated with the family in 1910. Following are some of his recollections of English and Australian life:

'I attended Merton School until the age of 12 1/2 years. Then I went to Rutlish Science School for secondary education, which was the leading Surrey school. I left school at the age of 15 years, just a few weeks prior to embarking for Queensland. On arrival, I stayed at Biarra for a while learning to ride horses and milk cows. Then I went to work on a big dairy farm near Toogoolawah where 120 cows were milked twice daily. After a few weeks Dad bought a property in the district which we named 'Morden'.

Later Gilbert, Nellie and I added to this by buying further land nearby. We commenced to work the place as a family concern but my brother, Harold, left in 1912 when he drew at ballot land from Taabinga Station, Kumbia. Having commenced with dairying we aimed at improving the herd, firstly by using bulls from 'Nestles Milk Company' shorthorns, then purchasing Nestles females and some from New South Wales breeders. "

The family commenced showing their Australian Illawarra Shorthorns at metropolitan and country shows with considerable success. Some of their champions were a bull 'George of Nestles' and cows 'Morden Sparkle' and 'Tulip of Morden'. In 1966, some years after the death of their parents, Gilbert, Stanley and Nellie found it necessary to sell the dairy cattle and restock with Herefords. Stanley said that 'this considerably eased the work-load and, later, following this sale, we made another move towards retirement by selling the property and stock and retained only the use of the residence'.

Over the years Stanley's knowledge of Australian Illawarra Shorthorn Cattle was often sought, as were his services of judging at shows. He, with his brother Gilbert and his sister Nellie, always lived in the 'Morden' home. Stanley died in the Esk HospitaL
Source References:
17. Type: Book, Abbr: Francis 2000, Title: Francis 2000, Auth: Warwick & Kate Francis, Date: 2000
- Reference = 81 (Death)
- Reference = 81 (Birth)
This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
I upload new information to this website about every 3 months. My motivation for these projects is to provide public information for people seeking to trace ancestors and what became of them. Much of the information I provide can be difficult to find.
If you find errors - anything incorrect (dates, places, wrong parents, wrong children), and you have evidence, I would love to fix them. Or, if you have information that would extend my projects, do not hestiate to contact me on the email link below. I do not publish information on living people - which means I'm not much interested in people born after about 1920, and I usually distrust material from before about 1770 without extremely good sources.
g.bell@bigpond.net.au
When you click the mail address abouve, if it does not open your email app, copy the address on the screen.
Geoff Bell, September 2020
Created on a Mac™ using iFamily for Mac™ on 01 Sep 2020