[Index]
William CLEAR (1851 - 1925)
Carrier
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
John Henry 'Jack' CLEAR (1874 - 1919)
Ann Elizabeth CLEAR (1876 - 1937)
William Edward CLEAR (1878 - 1952)
Emma Jane CLEAR (1879 - 1939)
Frances Mary CLEAR (1881 - 1973)
James Thomas CLEAR (1883 - 1968)
Theresa Margaret CLEAR (1886 - 1972)
Francis George CLEAR (1890 - 1955)
Albert Joseph CLEAR (1892 - 1968)
Percy Edgar CLEAR (1897 - 1975)
William CLEAR (1851 - 1925)

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Emma DUNNE (1854 - 1937)
John CLEAR











Hannah (Ann) WALKER












b. 1851 at Lake George, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1873 Emma DUNNE (1854 - 1937) at Collector, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
d. 18 Oct 1925 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 74
Near Relatives of William CLEAR (1851 - 1925)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John DUNNE
Mother in Law Ann (DUNNE)

Father John CLEAR
Mother Hannah (Ann) WALKER

Self William CLEAR 1851 Lake George, New South Wales, Australia 18 Oct 1925 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 74

Wife Emma DUNNE 1854 Collector, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Apr 1937 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 83

Son John Henry 'Jack' CLEAR 1874 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 08 May 1919 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 45
Daughter Ann Elizabeth CLEAR 1876 Young, New South Wales, Australia 1937 61
Son William Edward CLEAR 1878 Young, New South Wales, Australia 1952 74
Daughter Emma Jane CLEAR 03 Nov 1879 Levels, New South Wales, Australia 02 Sep 1939 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 59
Daughter Frances Mary CLEAR 1881 Young, New South Wales, Australia 14 Mar 1973 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 92
Son James Thomas CLEAR 09 Jul 1883 26 Dec 1968 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 85
Daughter Theresa Margaret CLEAR 1886 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1972 86
Son Francis George CLEAR 1890 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 09 Jun 1955 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 65
Son Albert Joseph CLEAR 29 May 1892 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1968 76
Son Percy Edgar CLEAR 13 Dec 1897 Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia 1975 78

Brother Michael CLEAR 1864 Lake George, New South Wales, Australia 03 Apr 1922 Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia 58
Brother Francis CLEAR 1866 Lake George, New South Wales, Australia
Brother Edward CLEAR 1868 Lake George, New South Wales, Australia 1956 88
Brother Thomas CLEAR 1876 Lake George, New South Wales, Australia 1942 66

Daughter in Law Ada May POWER
Son in Law George R SUTHERLAND
Son in Law William George GRAHAM 1884 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 09 Dec 1932 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 48
Son in Law Charles Herbert GRAHAM 1880 1965 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 85
Daughter in Law Margaret Ann FAULDER
Son in Law Samuel Henry RYNEHART 1886 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1942 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 56
Daughter in Law Eileen May WALSH
Daughter in Law Doris HARRIDEN

Nephew John Thomas CLEAR 1897 1921 Granville, New South Wales, Australia 24

Sister in Law Bridget Teresa MURPHY 1875 1949 74
Events in William CLEAR (1851 - 1925)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1851 William CLEAR was born Lake George, New South Wales, Australia 71
1873 22 Married Emma DUNNE (aged 19) Collector, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 71
1874 23 Birth of son John Henry 'Jack' CLEAR Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 71
1876 25 Birth of daughter Ann Elizabeth CLEAR Young, New South Wales, Australia 71
1878 27 Birth of son William Edward CLEAR Young, New South Wales, Australia 71
03 Nov 1879 28 Birth of daughter Emma Jane CLEAR Levels, New South Wales, Australia 71
1881 30 Birth of daughter Frances Mary CLEAR Young, New South Wales, Australia 71
09 Jul 1883 32 Birth of son James Thomas CLEAR 71
1886 35 Birth of daughter Theresa Margaret CLEAR Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 71
1890 39 Birth of son Francis George CLEAR Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 71
29 May 1892 41 Birth of son Albert Joseph CLEAR Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
13 Dec 1897 46 Birth of son Percy Edgar CLEAR Gumly Gumly, New South Wales, Australia 71
08 May 1919 68 Death of son John Henry 'Jack' CLEAR (aged 45) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia Note 1 71
18 Oct 1925 74 William CLEAR died Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
Note 1: Died of Spanish flu. Admitted to hospital 5 May 1919
Personal Notes:
William Clear lived at Lake George, Adelong, Cootamundra, Lake Albert and finally at Yarrock in Gossett Street, Wagga Wagga. He was a carrier and a familiar figure at the Railway Goods Yard in Wagga Wagga. Emma was well-known from Goulburn to Wagga Wagga for her bushcraft. She would travel miles in an open cart to care for the sick. When she was 13 years old, she had an encounter with the bushrangers, Ben Hall, Gilbert and Dunn at Collector. She was with Constable Nelson when the bushrangers shot him. There is an account of her life in The Daily Advertiser April 27, 1937.
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = Adelong and Tumut Express 23 10 1925 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Just after midnight last Sunday night, the death occurred at his residence, Wagga, of a well-known resident of Wagga, in Mr. William Clear, who had been ill for some time and had been confined to his bed for the past week. Mr. Clear was a carrier and was born in 1851, at Lake George., He had lived in Cootamundra, Adelong and Wagga districts. He was married at Collector in 1873, and he leaves a widow, four daughters and six sons Messrs James G., and W Graham, G. Sutherland, S. Rynehant, and Messrs J. (deceased), William, Frank, Percy (Wagga), Bert (Melbourne), and James Clear (Griffith). His brothers are : Messrs Edward, Frank and Thomas Clear (Walbundrie), and his sisters Mesdames Hasset (Lockhart), O'Brien (Cootamundra), H. Dunn (Leeton) and Nightingale (New Zealand).
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
- Reference = 59 (Death)
- Reference = 59 (Marriage)
- Reference = 59 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 59 (Birth)

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