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Ernest Harold MEARS (1896 - 1977)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Ernest Harold MEARS (1896 - 1977) 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. 01 Feb 1896 at Wimbledon, Surrey, England
d. 14 May 1977 at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia aged 81
Near Relatives of Ernest Harold MEARS (1896 - 1977)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Jesse MEARS 07 May 1828 England 12 Sep 1904 England 76
Grandmother unknown (MEARS)
Grandfather Joseph FRANCIS 07 Jan 1827 Campton, Bedfordshire, England 03 Apr 1909 Merton, Surrey, England 82
Grandmother Ellen HEATHFIELD 27 Jan 1833 Campton, Bedfordshire, England 01 Feb 1886 Merton, Surrey, England 53

Father Robert MEARS 05 Oct 1864 England 14 Sep 1940 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 75
Mother Ellen (Nellie) FRANCIS 28 Sep 1864 Merton, Surrey, England 04 Nov 1945 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 81

Self Ernest Harold MEARS 01 Feb 1896 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 14 May 1977 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 81

Brother Gilbert Robert MEARS 18 Jul 1892 Stockwell, England 18 Mar 1987 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Brother Stanley Edward MEARS 14 Dec 1894 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 20 Jun 1989 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Sister Ellen (Nellie) Elizabeth MEARS 13 Nov 1900 Morden, Surrey, England 09 Dec 1991 Esk, Queensland, Australia 91

Uncle Ernest MEARS
Uncle James FRANCIS 29 Aug 1856 Hampton, Middlesex, England 03 Aug 1938 Esk, Queensland, Australia 81
Aunt Elizabeth YOUNG Oct 1856 Chideock, Dorset, England 24 Mar 1915 Esk, Queensland, Australia 58
Uncle John FRANCIS 16 Feb 1858 England 08 Oct 1934 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 76
Uncle George FRANCIS 07 Jun 1860 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 10 Aug 1944 Mortlake, Surrey, England 84
Aunt unknown (FRANCIS)
Uncle Charles FRANCIS abt 1861 England abt 1865 England 4
Aunt Eliza FRANCIS 09 Feb 1862 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 11 May 1943 England 81
Uncle Jesse MEARS 07 May 1828 England 12 Sep 1904 England 76
Uncle Joseph FRANCIS 11 Apr 1867 Merton, Surrey, England abt 1901 England 34
Uncle William Herbert FRANCIS 08 Jun 1871 Merton, Surrey, England 18 Oct 1947 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 76
Aunt Annie Mary DEXTER 18 Feb 1870 England 24 Jul 1949 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 79
Aunt Elizabeth (Lizzie) FRANCIS 18 Mar 1874 Merton, Surrey, England abt 1949 England 75

Cousin Ada Maria FRANCIS 06 Aug 1879 Merton, Surrey, England 10 Sep 1966 Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Cousin WIlliam Joseph FRANCIS abt 1880 Merton, Surrey, England 14 Oct 1954 Kumbia, Queensland, Australia 74
Cousin Ellen Teresea (Nellie) FRANCIS 19 Nov 1881 Merton, Surrey, England 13 Aug 1975 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 93
Cousin Alice FRANCIS 02 Nov 1883 Merton, Surrey, England 01 Feb 1973 Esk, Queensland, Australia 89
Cousin George FRANCIS 03 Oct 1885 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 11 Sep 1986 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 100
Cousin James FRANCIS 16 Sep 1887 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 22 Jan 1959 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 71
Cousin Charles FRANCIS 09 Mar 1890 Esk, Queensland, Australia 28 Mar 1991 Esk, Queensland, Australia 101
Cousin Eliza FRANCIS 26 Nov 1891 Esk, Queensland, Australia 03 Dec 1967 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 76
Cousin Frank FRANCIS 14 Sep 1893 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1973 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 79
Cousin Lily FRANCIS abt 1883 Canada
Cousin Ellen FRANCIS abt 1885 1966 81
Cousin Henry FRANCIS abt Mar 1894 Surrey, England England
Cousin Ernest MEARS
Cousin Robert MEARS 05 Oct 1864 England 14 Sep 1940 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 75
Cousin Grace Rosalind FRANCIS 07 Nov 1898 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 30 Dec 1954 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 56
Cousin Elsie Winifred FRANCIS 21 Oct 1900 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 24 Aug 1998 Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 97
Cousin Arthur William FRANCIS 08 Mar 1905 Wimbledon, Surrey, England 31 May 1987 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 82

Events in Ernest Harold MEARS (1896 - 1977)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
01 Feb 1896 Ernest Harold MEARS was born Wimbledon, Surrey, England 17
14 Sep 1940 44 Death of father Robert MEARS (aged 75) Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
04 Nov 1945 49 Death of mother Ellen (Nellie) FRANCIS (aged 81) Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia
14 May 1977 81 Ernest Harold MEARS died Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 17
Personal Notes:
Born in Wimbledon, Harold emigrated to Biarra with his parents in 1910. He lived on the family property 'Morden', Toogoolawah, until he drew at ballot in 1912, a portion of 'Taabinga Station' in the Kumbia-Kingaroy district.

Still only a teenager, he had to work hard improving his land that he named 'Surrey Park' after Surrey, his home County in England. He lived there for the remainder of his life.

In the initial years Harold often had to seek other work to survive, for instance, in 1915 he worked at 'Taabinga Station' mostly as a gardener. He developed his hobby, photography, to a high standard of professionalism and became a freelance contributor to various magazines and pictorial papers in Australia and overseas. His specialisation was animal studies and landscapes that found ready acceptance by editors. He spent much of his time following the Agricultural Show circuit, contributing to livestock journals. He was considered to be one of the top rural photographers in the state.

In his later years, on the suggestion of Mr Arthur Angove, the Kingaroy Shire Council Clerk, he worked on the compilation of an historical book titled 'The First Hundred Years - The Story of Early Kingaroy'. When Harold died, this history was almost completed. He had approved a final plan for the book with the material that he had gathered over the years, and his executors agreed that his wish would be posthumously fulfilled. He financed the publication of this history through the Kingaroy Shire Council, and its completion in 1978 is considered a memorial to him. His indexed negatives covering a lifetime of photography, are now held in the Oxley Library, Brisbane.
Source References:
17. Type: Book, Abbr: Francis 2000, Title: Francis 2000, Auth: Warwick & Kate Francis, Date: 2000
- Reference = 83 (Birth)
- Reference = 83 (Death)
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