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John SHEARS ( - 1915)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Louisa SHEARS (1864 - 1872)
John Henry SHEARS (1866 - 1940)
Sarah SHEARS (1868 - 1872)
Mary Alice SHEARS (1870 - 1944)
Emmeline SHEARS (1871 - 1953)
Bethel Betsy SHEARS (1874 - 1940)
Lilly SHEARS (1876 - 1940)
Beatrice Selina Arrena SHEARS (1878 - 1961)
Clara Jane SHEARS (1880 - 1963)
Isabella SHEARS (1882 - 1933)
Charles Edwin SHEARS (1884 - 1948)
 John SHEARS ( - 1915)

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Elizabeth (Betsy) WAIN (1847 - 1918)
 Robert SHEARS











Susan HAWKES











b. at Somerset, England
m. 02 May 1863 Elizabeth (Betsy) WAIN (1847 - 1918) at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
d. 14 Mar 1915
Near Relatives of John SHEARS ( - 1915)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Charles WAIN abt 1822 Twycross, Leicestershire, England 31 Oct 1893 Dalby, Queensland, Australia 71
Mother in Law Susannah Mary DUCKETT abt 1823 Claydon, Oxfordshire, England 29 Aug 1871 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 48

Father Robert SHEARS
Mother Susan HAWKES

Self John SHEARS Somerset, England 14 Mar 1915

Wife Elizabeth (Betsy) WAIN 17 Jan 1847 Wolston, Warwickshire, England 1918 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 71

Daughter Louisa SHEARS 29 Mar 1864 28 Mar 1872 7
Son John Henry SHEARS 14 Feb 1866 29 Jun 1940 74
Daughter Sarah SHEARS 25 Apr 1868 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 29 Mar 1872 Queensland, Australia 3
Daughter Mary Alice SHEARS 06 Mar 1870 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 30 Aug 1944 74
Daughter Emmeline SHEARS 24 Oct 1871 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 13 Aug 1953 81
Daughter Bethel Betsy SHEARS 14 Jan 1874 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 27 Jan 1940 66
Daughter Lilly SHEARS 06 Mar 1876 Queensland, Australia 21 Mar 1940 64
Daughter Beatrice Selina Arrena SHEARS 27 Apr 1878 Queensland, Australia 21 Jun 1961 Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia 83
Daughter Clara Jane SHEARS 20 Oct 1880 Queensland, Australia 20 Jul 1963 Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia 82
Daughter Isabella SHEARS 18 Sep 1882 Queensland, Australia 01 Jan 1933 50
Son Charles Edwin SHEARS 30 Sep 1884 Queensland, Australia 31 Oct 1948 64

Daughter in Law Ada Bessie MUTTETT abt Sep 1863 Wandsworth, London, England 09 Apr 1943 79
Son in Law Benjamin PRESTON
Son in Law Nicholas THRELFELL
Son in Law Andreas Heinrich PETERSEN
Son in Law Edward LANGDON
Son in Law Daniel William COLBURN 31 Jan 1870 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 20 Nov 1954 Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia 84
Son in Law Henry James (Gary) COLBURN 26 Jun 1871 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 07 Nov 1915 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 44
Daughter in Law May Louisa JARRETT 1887 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1912 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 25
Daughter in Law Ethel ALLWORTH

Granddaughter Ada Bessie SHEARS 05 Feb 1900 Queensland, Australia abt 1966 66
Granddaughter May Lillian SHEARS 19 Nov 1902 Queensland, Australia
Grandson John Henry SHEARS 11 Jun 1905 Queensland, Australia 20 Mar 1969 63
Grandson Sydney William COLBURN 1898 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Beatrice Mary COLBURN 1901 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Constance Muriel COLBURN 1912 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Grandson Harold Archibald COLBURN 1914 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Adelaide COLBURN 1903 Queensland, Australia
Grandson George William COLBURN 1904 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Ivy COLBURN 1908 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Grandson Edward Lancelot Stephen SHEARS 1909 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Grandson Oliver Roy SHEARS 1910 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Muriel Louisa SHEARS 12 Jun 1912 Queensland, Australia 29 Apr 1983 70

Brother in Law John WAIN abt 1851 Market Bosworth, Leistershire, England
Sister in Law Sarah Jane WAIN abt 1853 Market Bosworth, Leistershire, England
Brother in Law Thomas WAIN abt 1855 Market Bosworth, Leistershire, England
Brother in Law Joseph WAIN abt 1858 Exhall, Warwickshire, England 19 Mar 1909 51
Sister in Law Mary WAIN abt 1860 Exhall, Warwickshire, England
Sister in Law Emma WAIN abt 1862 England 1862 Queensland, Australia 0
Brother in Law Charles WAIN abt 1863 02 Apr 1865 Queensland, Australia 2
Events in John SHEARS ( - 1915)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
John SHEARS was born Somerset, England
02 May 1863 Married Elizabeth (Betsy) WAIN (aged 16) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1863/B514
29 Mar 1864 Birth of daughter Louisa SHEARS 18
14 Feb 1866 Birth of son John Henry SHEARS 18
25 Apr 1868 Birth of daughter Sarah SHEARS Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1868/B8427
06 Mar 1870 Birth of daughter Mary Alice SHEARS Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 18970/B10915
24 Oct 1871 Birth of daughter Emmeline SHEARS Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1871/B13254
28 Mar 1872 Death of daughter Louisa SHEARS (aged 7) diptheria 18
29 Mar 1872 Death of daughter Sarah SHEARS (aged 3) Queensland, Australia diptheria
14 Jan 1874 Birth of daughter Bethel Betsy SHEARS Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1874/B16881
06 Mar 1876 Birth of daughter Lilly SHEARS Queensland, Australia 1876/C1742
27 Apr 1878 Birth of daughter Beatrice Selina Arrena SHEARS Queensland, Australia 1878/C1887
20 Oct 1880 Birth of daughter Clara Jane SHEARS Queensland, Australia 1880/C2319 18
18 Sep 1882 Birth of daughter Isabella SHEARS Queensland, Australia 1882/C4858
30 Sep 1884 Birth of son Charles Edwin SHEARS Queensland, Australia 1884/C5952
14 Mar 1915 John SHEARS died
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