Laurence John Townsend DEAR (1909

Laurence John Townsend DEAR (1909 - 1995)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living Living	Laurence John Townsend DEAR (1909 - 1995) + Heather Belle HAIG (1913 - 1947) Nancy Phyllis BOAG (1921 - )	Charles John DEAR (1867 - 1935)	John William DEAR (1836 - 1920)

			Sophia Matilda Emily CRAMP (1840 - 1901)	John CRAMP (1809 - 1873)
				Sophia Matilda BALLS (1813 - 1866)
		Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY (1868 - 1933)	George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (1837 - 1905)	George ELWORTHY (1813 - 1878)
				Emma BOWCHER (1810 - 1854)
			Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN (1837 - 1907)	William SUGDEN (1809 - 1895)
				Ellen Anne MORTON (1811 - 1893)

b. 26 Aug 1909 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

m. (1) 09 May 1936 Heather Belle HAIG (1913 - 1947) at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

m. (2) 15 Apr 1950 Nancy Phyllis BOAG (1921 - ) at Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia

d. 12 Feb 1995 at Budina, Queensland, Australia aged 85

Near Relatives of Laurence John Townsend DEAR (1909 - 1995)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John William DEAR	21 Nov 1836		02 Sep 1920	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	83
Grandmother	Sophia Matilda Emily CRAMP	07 May 1840	St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England	11 Feb 1901	Queensland, Australia	60
Grandfather	George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY	16 Aug 1837	Exeter, Devon, England	26 Dec 1905	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	68
Grandmother	Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN	18 Jun 1837	Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England	24 Jan 1907	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	69

Father in Law	Norman HAIG
Mother in Law	Ethel Amelia BIDDLE

Father	Charles John DEAR	21 Mar 1867	Nebo, Queensland, Australia	20 Apr 1935	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	68
Mother	Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY	03 May 1868	Calliope, Queensland, Australia	08 Aug 1933	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	65

Self	Laurence John Townsend DEAR	26 Aug 1909	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	12 Feb 1995	Budina, Queensland, Australia	85

Wife	Heather Belle HAIG	1913	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	30 Jan 1947		34
Wife	Nancy Phyllis BOAG	1921	Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Son	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Brother	Alan Rex Gregory DEAR	28 Sep 1890	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	01 Apr 1942	Clayfield, Queensland, Australia	51
Brother	Geoffrey DEAR	1892	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	04 Oct 1935	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	43
Brother	Charles Valentine DEAR	14 Feb 1895	Queensland, Australia	1965	Gosford, New South Wales, Australia	70
Sister	Nora Marjorie DEAR	13 Jun 1897	Queensland, Australia	26 Oct 1898	Queensland, Australia	1

Daughter in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law	Alexander RARITY			1978
Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased

Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Aunt	Caroline (Carrie) Sophia DEAR	01 Jun 1868	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia	1946	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	78
Aunt	Bessie DEAR	11 Mar 1871	Queensland, Australia	1871	Queensland, Australia	0
Aunt	May Constance (Daisy) DEAR	07 Aug 1872	Queensland, Australia	1953	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	81
Uncle	male GRANT
Uncle	William Drayton PERRETT			1929	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Alice Jane DEAR	06 Jun 1874	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Jessie Walter DEAR	11 Feb 1881	Queensland, Australia		South Africa
Uncle	Nelson Bolton GIRDLESTONE	1877	Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Ellen Augusta (Nellie) ELWORTHY	abt Oct 1869	Calliope, Queensland, Australia	06 Apr 1950	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	80
Uncle	George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY	abt Oct 1869	Calliope, Queensland, Australia	04 Oct 1929	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	60
Aunt	Mary Christina NAESE	29 Apr 1872	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia	11 Sep 1954	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	82
Aunt	Alice May Mary Maud ELWORTHY	23 Aug 1872	Gladstone, Queensland, Australia	09 Nov 1957	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	85
Uncle	Henry Greensill BARNARD	11 Apr 1869	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	07 Oct 1966	South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	97
Uncle	Charles Henry (Charlie) ELWORTHY	18 Nov 1874	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	30 Aug 1953	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	78
Aunt	Ivy Winifred OVERMAN	02 Jan 1888	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	11 Apr 1970		82
Aunt	Olivia Marion ELWORTHY	16 Dec 1879	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	15 Aug 1958	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	78
Uncle	John FITZSIMMONDS
Uncle	Henry St.John (Harry) Boucher ELWORTHY	26 May 1882	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	09 Oct 1969	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	87
Aunt	Catherine Jane ROBINSON	10 Sep 1881	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	03 Dec 1963	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	82
Aunt	Florence Louisa (Dolly) SIMMONDS	1861	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	01 Feb 1944	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	83
Uncle	Alfred William SIMMONDS	11 Jan 1864	Queensland, Australia	05 Mar 1897	Queensland, Australia	33

Cousin	Marion Elizabeth ELWORTHY	04 Nov 1900	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	15 Dec 1990	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	90
Cousin	George Gregory (Sonboy) Townsend ELWORTHY	30 Apr 1903	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	22 Jun 1929	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	26
Cousin	Harold James ELWORTHY	04 Jun 1906	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	10 Apr 1988	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	81
Cousin	Muriel Helen ELWORTHY	20 Sep 1909	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	13 Sep 2001	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	91
Cousin	William Charles ELWORTHY	26 Jan 1913	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	1981	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	68
Cousin	Daisy Leona NAESE	09 Jul 1896	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	1987		91
Cousin	Joseph NAESE	abt Feb 1898	Queensland, Australia	31 Jul 1899	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	1
Cousin	Alice Marion (Chippy) BARNARD	10 Oct 1900	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	17 Jan 1981	Buderim, Queensland, Australia	80
Cousin	Horatio Elworthy BARNARD	06 Jul 1902	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	08 Jul 1902	Queensland, Australia	0
Cousin	Vivian Greensill BARNARD	19 Aug 1903	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	13 Jul 1996	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	92
Cousin	Berrill Nellie Theodora BARNARD	21 Apr 1906	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1997	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	91
Cousin	Joyce (Tiny) Greensill BARNARD	02 Oct 1909	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1997	Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	87
Cousin	Henry (Harry) Walter Greensill BARNARD	17 Jun 1911	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	17 Oct 1974	Queensland, Australia	63
Cousin	Gregory St.John Greensill BARNARD	03 Jul 1913	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	68
Cousin	Arthur George ELWORTHY	18 Jun 1913	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1914	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1
Cousin	Charles Henry ELWORTHY	22 Sep 1915	Mackay, Queensland, Australia		Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Neville Travis ELWORTHY	abt 1917	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	21 Sep 1933	Queensland, Australia	16
Cousin	Kenneth Vivian ELWORTHY	13 Aug 1919	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Ivy Winifred ELWORTHY	02 Dec 1920	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	10 Nov 2010		89
Cousin	Alan James ELWORTHY	14 May 1923	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	26 Dec 1944	Bougainville	21
Cousin	Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin	Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin	Colin Gregory ELWORTHY	20 Apr 1919	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Jean Robinson ELWORTHY	1923	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	05 Jan 1971		48

Nephew	Graham Alfred Gregory DEAR	23 Aug 1914	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sister in Law	Ellen Maude CHATWOOD	1889	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1958	Queensland, Australia	69
Sister in Law	Verena Emily TRISTRAM	1894	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Dorothy Clara Patricia MOORE			1969	Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Laurence John Townsend DEAR (1909 - 1995)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
26 Aug 1909		Laurence John Townsend DEAR was born	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1909/B020757
08 Aug 1933	23	Death of mother Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY (aged 65)	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1933/B021607
20 Apr 1935	25	Death of father Charles John DEAR (aged 68)	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1935/B027354
09 May 1936	26	Married Heather Belle HAIG (aged 23)	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
02 Mar 1942	32	Enlisted - Army	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
02 Jan 1946	36	Discharged
30 Jan 1947	37	Death of wife Heather Belle HAIG (aged 34)
15 Apr 1950	40	Married Nancy Phyllis BOAG (aged 29)	Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia
12 Feb 1995	85	Laurence John Townsend DEAR died	Budina, Queensland, Australia		22

Personal Notes:

Service Record
Name DEAR, LAURENCE JOHN
Service Australian Army
Service Number QX42968 (Q145178)
Date of Birth 26 Aug 1909
Place of Birth BRISBANE, QLD
Date of Enlistment 2 Mar 1942
Locality on Enlistment ASHGROVE, QLD
Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD
Next of Kin DEAR, H
Date of Discharge 2 Jan 1946
Rank Sergeant
Posting at Discharge 13 AUSTRALIAN ADVANCED WORKSHOP
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No

Had a dry cleaning business in Kempsey, then a motel in Tamworth. Retired to Sunshine Coast.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

- Reference = 120 (Name, Notes)

22. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Ryerson obituary index, Title: Ryerson Obituary Index, Locn: http://ryersonindex.net/search.php

- Reference = (Death)

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