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John William DEAR (1836 - 1920)

French polisher

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Charles John DEAR (1867 - 1935) Caroline (Carrie) Sophia DEAR (1868 - 1946) Bessie DEAR (1871 - 1871) May Constance (Daisy) DEAR (1872 - 1953) Alice Jane DEAR (1874 - ) Jessie Walter DEAR (1881 - )	John William DEAR (1836 - 1920) + Sophia Matilda Emily CRAMP (1840 - 1901)

b. 21 Nov 1836

m. 30 Dec 1862 Sophia Matilda Emily CRAMP (1840 - 1901) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

d. 02 Sep 1920 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 83

Near Relatives of John William DEAR (1836 - 1920)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	John CRAMP	14 Nov 1809	Thanet, Buckinghamshire, England	12 Apr 1873	Banana, Queensland, Australia	63
Mother in Law	Sophia Matilda BALLS	abt 1813	Boston, Lincolnshire, England	12 Jul 1866	At sea	53
Self	John William DEAR	21 Nov 1836		02 Sep 1920	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	83
Wife	Sophia Matilda Emily CRAMP	07 May 1840	St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England	11 Feb 1901	Queensland, Australia	60
Son	Charles John DEAR	21 Mar 1867	Nebo, Queensland, Australia	20 Apr 1935	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	68
Daughter	Caroline (Carrie) Sophia DEAR	01 Jun 1868	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia	1946	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	78
Daughter	Bessie DEAR	11 Mar 1871	Queensland, Australia	1871	Queensland, Australia	0
Daughter	May Constance (Daisy) DEAR	07 Aug 1872	Queensland, Australia	1953	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	81
Daughter	Alice Jane DEAR	06 Jun 1874	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Jessie Walter DEAR	11 Feb 1881	Queensland, Australia		South Africa
Daughter in Law	Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY	03 May 1868	Calliope, Queensland, Australia	08 Aug 1933	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	65
Son in Law	male GRANT
Son in Law	William Drayton PERRETT			1929	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Son in Law	Nelson Bolton GIRDLESTONE	1877	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Alan Rex Gregory DEAR	28 Sep 1890	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	01 Apr 1942	Clayfield, Queensland, Australia	51
Grandson	Geoffrey DEAR	1892	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	04 Oct 1935	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	43
Grandson	Charles Valentine DEAR	14 Feb 1895	Queensland, Australia	1965	Gosford, New South Wales, Australia	70
Granddaughter	Nora Marjorie DEAR	13 Jun 1897	Queensland, Australia	26 Oct 1898	Queensland, Australia	1
Grandson	Laurence John Townsend DEAR	26 Aug 1909	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	12 Feb 1995	Budina, Queensland, Australia	85
Nephew	Walter John F BENNETT CRAMP	abt Feb 1861	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	12 Jul 1866	At sea	5
Nephew	Frederick BENNETT		Drayton, Queensland, Australia	1960	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Charles Sydney BENNETT	1865	Drayton, Queensland, Australia	1946	Queensland, Australia	81
Nephew	John Cramp BENNETT	1870	Banana, Queensland, Australia	30 May 1939	Queensland, Australia	69
Nephew	Walter CRAMP	1874	Banana, Queensland, Australia	1889	Queensland, Australia	15
Nephew	Stuart Harborne BELCHER	1864	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1950	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	86
Nephew	Herbert I BELCHER	1866	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1934	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	68
Nephew	Francis R BELCHER	1867	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1867	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	0
Niece	Maud Frances BELCHER	13 Dec 1868	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	17 Apr 1966	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	97
Nephew	Stanley Russell H BELCHER	1870	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1871	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1
Niece	Beatrice Caroline H (Bunny) BELCHER	1871	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	03 Nov 1965	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	94
Nephew	John Francis CRAMP	1887	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia	13 Mar 1933	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	46
Niece	Sophia CRAMP	1888	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jun 1967	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	79
Niece	Eva CRAMP	1890	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	1979	New South Wales, Australia	89
Nephew	Harold CRAMP	1892	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	1892	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	0
Nephew	Cedric CRAMP	1897	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	12 Oct 1917	Ypres, Belgium	20
Nephew	Edwin CRAMP	1899	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	20 Apr 1918	France	19
Sister in Law	Marianne Mary Ann CRAMP	1834	St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England	12 Jul 1923	Bannana, Queensland, Australia	89
Sister in Law	Frances Harriet CRAMP	abt 1835	St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England	29 Jul 1929	Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia	94
Brother in Law	John James CRAMP	abt Dec 1837	St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England	1905	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	68
Sister in Law	Caroline CRAMP	abt Dec 1840	St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England	1920	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	80
Sister in Law	Harriette CRAMP	abt Sep 1842	St George the Martyr, Middlesex, England	1911	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia	69

Events in John William DEAR (1836 - 1920)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
21 Nov 1836		John William DEAR was born
30 Dec 1862	26	Married Sophia Matilda Emily CRAMP (aged 22)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	980/1862
21 Mar 1867	30	Birth of son Charles John DEAR	Nebo, Queensland, Australia	1867/C001690
01 Jun 1868	31	Birth of daughter Caroline (Carrie) Sophia DEAR	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia	3609/1868	18
1871	35	Death of daughter Bessie DEAR	Queensland, Australia	1871/C335
11 Mar 1871	34	Birth of daughter Bessie DEAR	Queensland, Australia	1871/C000975
07 Aug 1872	35	Birth of daughter May Constance (Daisy) DEAR	Queensland, Australia	1872/C000575
06 Jun 1874	37	Birth of daughter Alice Jane DEAR	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1697/1874	18
11 Feb 1881	44	Birth of daughter Jessie Walter DEAR	Queensland, Australia	1881/C006737
11 Feb 1901	64	Death of wife Sophia Matilda Emily CRAMP (aged 60)	Queensland, Australia	1901/C003637
02 Sep 1920	83	John William DEAR died	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1920/B32842
		Death of daughter Jessie Walter DEAR	South Africa		18

Personal Notes:

John William Dear's Public service number was 288 and he was appointed 1866. Notes for JOHN WILLIAM DEAR: * He was a French Polisher. * He was then employed in the Electric Telegraph (in a job similar to his Father-in-law John CRAMP) and server as station master in several Queensland towns. * He may be the John W. DEARS who arrived as an assisted immigrant at Port Jackson on the ship "Parsee" on 9 February 1857?

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