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John BYERS (1859 - 1939)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Grace Rubenna BYERS (1887 - 1951) Kate BYERS (1889 - 1978) Jack BYERS (1891 - 1940) Tom Leslie BYERS (1894 - 1971) Alex (Alick) BYERS (1897 - 1917) Jessie BYERS (1899 - 1899) Nellie BYERS (1900 - ) Robert BYERS (1902 - 1955) Jessie BYERS (1905 - 1956) Rosie Jean BYERS (1907 - 1982) Kenneth BYERS (1910 - 1938)	John BYERS (1859 - 1939) + Jessie MCLEAN ( - 1957)

b. 1859 at Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

m. 1886 Jessie MCLEAN ( - 1957) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1939 at Ayr, Queensland, Australia aged 80

Near Relatives of John BYERS (1859 - 1939)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Thomas Ross MCLEAN			1882	Queensland, Australia
Mother in Law	Mary GORDON
Self	John BYERS	1859	Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland	1939	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	80
Wife	Jessie MCLEAN			1957	Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Grace Rubenna BYERS	1887	Queensland, Australia	1951	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	64
Daughter	Kate BYERS	1889	Queensland, Australia	1978	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	89
Son	Jack BYERS	1891	Queensland, Australia	1940	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	49
Son	Tom Leslie BYERS	1894	Queensland, Australia	1971	Queensland, Australia	77
Son	Alex (Alick) BYERS	1897	Queensland, Australia	1917	Queensland, Australia	20
Daughter	Jessie BYERS	1899	Queensland, Australia	1899	Queensland, Australia	0
Daughter	Nellie BYERS	1900	Queensland, Australia
Son	Robert BYERS	1902	Queensland, Australia	18 Jun 1955	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	53
Daughter	Jessie BYERS	1905	Queensland, Australia	1956	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	51
Daughter	Rosie Jean BYERS	1907	Queensland, Australia	1982	Queensland, Australia	75
Son	Kenneth BYERS	1910	Queensland, Australia	1938	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	28
Son in Law	George RENNIE			1952	Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law	Isabella Mary BROOK	1897	Queensland, Australia
Son in Law	W. PATTERSON
Daughter in Law	Margaret Jane CARCARY	10 Jun 1902	Queensland, Australia	18 Oct 1988	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	86
Son in Law	B ROMER

Events in John BYERS (1859 - 1939)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1859		John BYERS was born	Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland	Note 1
1882	23	Immigration	"Stirlingshire"	Note 2
1886	27	Married Jessie MCLEAN	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1887	28	Birth of daughter Grace Rubenna BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18
1889	30	Birth of daughter Kate BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 5	18
1891	32	Birth of son Jack BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	18
1894	35	Birth of son Tom Leslie BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 7	52
1897	38	Birth of son Alex (Alick) BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 8	18
1899	40	Birth of daughter Jessie BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 9	18
1899	40	Death of daughter Jessie BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 10	18
1900	41	Birth of daughter Nellie BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 11	18
1902	43	Birth of son Robert BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 12	18
1905	46	Birth of daughter Jessie BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 13	18
1907	48	Birth of daughter Rosie Jean BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 14	18
1910	51	Birth of son Kenneth BYERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 15	18
1917	58	Death of son Alex (Alick) BYERS (aged 20)	Queensland, Australia	Note 16	52
1938	79	Death of son Kenneth BYERS (aged 28)	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Note 17	59, 60
1939	80	John BYERS died	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Note 18	60

Note 1: see newspaper article - death notes

Note 2: see newspaper article - death notes Queensland , Passenger Lists 1848-1912 Name: John Byers Age: 22 Birth Year: abt 1860 Ship Name: Stirlingshire Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland Port of Arrival: Townsville Arrival Date: 1 Nov 1882

Note 3: Name: Jessie McLean Spouse Name: John Byers Marriage Date: 07 Jun 1886 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1886 Registration Number: 001736 Page Number: 9899

Note 4: 1887 C10143 Grace Rubenna Byers John Jessie McLean

Note 5: 1889 C11295 Kate Byers John Jessie McLean

Note 6: 1891 C11929 Jack Byers John Jessie McLean

Note 7: Tom Leslie Byers in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Tom Leslie Byers Birth Date: 3 Oct 1894 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1894 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: John Byers Mother: Jessie Mclean Page Number: 3581 Registration Number: 006678

Note 8: 1897 C6057 Alex Byers John Jessie McLean

Note 9: 1899 C6332 Jessie Byers John Jessie McLean

Note 10: 1899 C2787 Jessie Byers John Byers Jessie McLean

Note 11: Qld bmd - 1900 C6831 Nellie Byers John and Jessie McLean

Note 12: Burdekin cemetery records - died 1955 - age 53 = c1902 Qld bmd - 1902 C6595 Robert Byers John and Jessie McLean

Note 13: Qld bmd - 1905 C5935 Jessie Byers John and Jessie McLean

Note 14: 1907 C6779 Rosie Jean Byers John Jessie McLean

Note 15: 1910 C6631 Kenneth Byers John Jessie McLean

Note 16: KIA - recorded in Aust death index Name Alick Byers Death Date 20 Sep 1917 Death Place Queensland Father's Name John Byers Mother's Name Jessie McLean Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 001238 Page number 278

Note 17: Burdekin Burial Regester. Townsville Daily Bulletin 2 Sept 1938 DEATH. BYERS- At Ayr. on August 16th, Kenneth, dearly beloved youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Byers, and brother of Thomas (Proserpine). Jack and Robert (Ayr), Mrs. G. Rennlc (Ayr), Mrs. W. Patterson (Oorindi). Mrs. B. Romer (Charters Towers). Kate and Jess (Ayr). Aged 28 years.

Note 18: The Northern Miner (Charters Towers) - 21 June 1939 PERSONAL At one time a master tailor in Charters Towers. Mr. John Byers died at a private hospital in Ayr on June 1. Born at Canonbie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, on the 23rd October, 1859, the late Mr. Byers came to Australia by the sailing ship 'Stirlingshire,' arriving at Townsville on the 2nd November, 1882. Before landing he had his first great adventure in Australian waters, an experience which he remembered to the end. The ship in which he made, what was in those days a great and hazardous voyage, ran on to a reef at Picnic Bay and he with others, swam ashore to Magnetic Island. They returned to the ship, which was safely refloated and landed its passengers at the Port. Townsville, in those days, was a little bush town and here the deceased settled down to quiet Industry which characterised his life throughout. It was at Townsville that he met and married Jessie MacLean and commenced a happy partnership which lasted for 54 years, during which they were seldom parted. The 54th anniversary of the wedding took place on the 7th June, 1939. Leaving Townsville, the deceased came to Charters Towers in 1891 and worked at his profession for some years, eventually opening a business here which he carried on until May, 1910, when he went to Brandon to open a similar business. In 1913 he turned his attention to Ayr and established a business there which he conducted to within a few weeks of his death. In his early days the late Mr. Byers was an athlete of some note and was an accomplished footrunner and cricketer. The late Mr. Byers Is survived by his widow, two sons, Tom (Proserpine), Robert (Ayr), six daughters, Mrs. G.L. Rennie (Ayr). Mrs. W. Patterson (Julia Creek), Mrs. B. Romer (Charters Towers), the Misses Kate, Nellie and Jessie Byers, and twenty six grandchildren. One son, Alec., was killed during the Great War, and a younger son, Kenneth, died last year.

Personal Notes:

from birth reg of son Robert

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Name: Jessie McLean Spouse Name: John Byers Marriage Date: 07 Jun 1886 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1886 Registration Number: 001736 Page Number: 9899

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Northern Miner (Charters Towers) - 21 June 1939 PERSONAL At one time a master tailor in Charters Towers. Mr. John Byers died at a private hospital in Ayr on June 1. Born at Canonbie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, on the 23rd October, 1859, the late Mr. Byers came to Australia by the sailing ship 'Stirlingshire,' arriving at Townsville on the 2nd November, 1882. Before landing he had his first great adventure in Australian waters, an experience which he remembered to the end. The ship in which he made, what was in those days a great and hazardous voyage, ran on to a reef at Picnic Bay and he with others, swam ashore to Magnetic Island. They returned to the ship, which was safely refloated and landed its passengers at the Port. Townsville, in those days, was a little bush town and here the deceased settled down to quiet Industry which characterised his life throughout. It was at Townsville that he met and married Jessie MacLean and commenced a happy partnership which lasted for 54 years, during which they were seldom parted. The 54th anniversary of the wedding took place on the 7th June, 1939. Leaving Townsville, the deceased came to Charters Towers in 1891 and worked at his profession for some years, eventually opening a business here which he carried on until May, 1910, when he went to Brandon to open a similar business. In 1913 he turned his attention to Ayr and established a business there which he conducted to within a few weeks of his death. In his early days the late Mr. Byers was an athlete of some note and was an accomplished footrunner and cricketer. The late Mr. Byers Is survived by his widow, two sons, Tom (Proserpine), Robert (Ayr), six daughters, Mrs. G.L. Rennie (Ayr). Mrs. W. Patterson (Julia Creek), Mrs. B. Romer (Charters Towers), the Misses Kate, Nellie and Jessie Byers, and twenty six grandchildren. One son, Alec., was killed during the Great War, and a younger son, Kenneth, died last year.

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