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Joseph SPEIRS (1825 - 1883)

Weaver, baker, miner, carrier, farmer

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Joseph SPEIRS (1854 - 1919) Isabella SPEIRS (1856 - ) Ann SPEIRS (1860 - )	Joseph SPEIRS (1825 - 1883) + Isabella CAMPBELL (1819 - 1891)	Robert SPEIRS
		Elizabeth BURNS

b. 1825 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

m. 1852 Isabella CAMPBELL (1819 - 1891) at Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

d. 11 Feb 1883 at Adelong, New South Wales, Australia aged 58

Near Relatives of Joseph SPEIRS (1825 - 1883)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Ephraim CAMPBELL
Mother in Law	Mary (CAMPBELL)
Father	Robert SPEIRS
Mother	Elizabeth BURNS
Self	Joseph SPEIRS	1825	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland	11 Feb 1883	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	58
Wife	Isabella CAMPBELL	1819	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland	17 Jun 1891	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	72
Son	Joseph SPEIRS	1854	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	17 Feb 1919	West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia	65
Daughter	Isabella SPEIRS	1856	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Ann SPEIRS	1860	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter in Law	Catherine (Philip) HAMILTON	18 May 1854	Fife, Scotland	12 Sep 1938	West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia	84
Grandson	Joseph SPEIRS	1877	Gilmour, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Robert SPEIRS	1878	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Margaret SPEIRS	1880	Gilmour, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary SPEIRS	1881	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Walter James SPEIRS	1885	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	George William SPEIRS	1888	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1961		73
Grandson	Andrew Campbell SPEIRS	1890	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Joseph SPEIRS (1825 - 1883)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1825		Joseph SPEIRS was born	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland		6
1852	27	Married Isabella CAMPBELL (aged 33)	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland		6
09 Feb 1853	28	Immigration	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	per 'Beejapore'	6
1854	29	Birth of son Joseph SPEIRS	Yass, New South Wales, Australia		6
1856	31	Birth of daughter Isabella SPEIRS	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		6
1860	35	Birth of daughter Ann SPEIRS	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia		6
11 Feb 1883	58	Joseph SPEIRS died	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia		6

Personal Notes:

Could read and write - surviving books indicate an interest in history.

Source References:

6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001

- Reference = 304 (Birth)

- Reference = 304 (Immigration)

- Reference = 304 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 304 (Death)

- Reference = 304 (Marriage)

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