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Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (1846 - 1911)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
George SHEARS (1874 - 1876)
Francis George John SHEARS (1876 - 1878)
Mary Eliza SHEARS (1878 - 1963)
Thomas Frederick SHEARS (1880 - 1918)
Janet SHEARS (1882 - 1972)
Joseph Hunter SHEARS (1884 - 1960)
William Sneddon SHEARS (1887 - 1947)
Sarah A SHEARS (1890 - )
Thomas S SHEARS (1891 - 1892)
Harry (Henry) SHEARS (1894 - 1917)
 Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (1846 - 1911)

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Jane SNADDEN (1854 - 1917)



























Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS Jane SNADDEN
Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS
Pic P1. FRANK SHEARS
died 15th March 1911
aged 65 years
also
his beloved wife JANE
died 13th May 1917
aged 63 years
also
Pte Harry SHEARS
killed in Messines, France
9th June 1917
aged 23 years
and
Pte Thomas Frederick SHEARS
killed Villers Bretonneux
9th April 1918
aged 38 years

Pic S1. FRANK SHEARS
died 15th March 1911
aged 65 years
also
his beloved wife JANE
died 13th May 1917
aged 63 years
also
Pte Harry SHEARS
killed in Messines, France
9th June 1917
aged 23 years
and
Pte Thomas Frederick SHEARS
killed Villers Bretonneux
9th April 1918
aged 38 years

Pic 1. FRANK SHEARS
died 15th March 1911
aged 65 years
also
his beloved wife JANE
died 13th May 1917
aged 63 years
also
Pte Harry SHEARS
killed in Messines, France
9th June 1917
aged 23 years
and
Pte Thomas Frederick SHEARS
killed Villers Bretonneux
9th April 1918
aged 38 years

b. abt 1846
m. 1872 Jane SNADDEN (1854 - 1917) at Sydney, NSW, Australia
d. 15 Mar 1911 at Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia aged 65
Near Relatives of Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (1846 - 1911)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John SNADDEN 15 Apr 1819 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 18 Jan 1893 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 73
Mother in Law Mary HUNTER abt 1830 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 06 Jun 1903 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 73

Self Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS abt 1846 15 Mar 1911 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 65

Wife Jane SNADDEN 29 May 1854 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1917 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 63

Son George SHEARS 1874 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1876 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Son Francis George John SHEARS 1876 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1878 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Daughter Mary Eliza SHEARS 1878 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1963 Cessnock, NSW, Australia 85
Son Thomas Frederick SHEARS 1880 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 09 Apr 1918 Villers Bretonneux, France 38
Daughter Janet SHEARS 1882 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 15 Apr 1972 Minmi Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 90
Son Joseph Hunter SHEARS 1884 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1960 Cessnock, NSW, Australia 76
Son William Sneddon SHEARS 1887 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1947 Cessnock, NSW, Australia 60
Daughter Sarah A SHEARS 1890 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Son Thomas S SHEARS 1891 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1892 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1
Son Harry (Henry) SHEARS 1894 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 09 Jun 1917 Messines, Belgium 23

Son in Law James P HAFEY
Son in Law James WOOD

Nephew Claude BLAIR 1886 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1904 Cobar, NSW, Australia 18
Niece Janet E BLAIR 1888 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1890 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Nephew Peter J BLAIR 1889 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Niece Ethel A P BLAIR 1892 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Niece Veda SNADDEN 1899 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1958 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 59
Nephew Joseph V SNADDEN 1901 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1903 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Nephew Robert SNADDEN 1886 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1954 68
Niece Johanna Sarah SNADDEN 1888 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Nephew Thomas S SNADDEN 1891 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1896 Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia 5
Niece Sarah Millicent SNADDEN 1894 Hurstville, NSW, Australia
Niece Mary Elizabeth SNADDEN 14 Jan 1898 Hurstville, NSW, Australia 29 Oct 1985 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 87
Nephew John Adrian Rudolph (Ade) SNADDEN 1888 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1950 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 62
Nephew William Leslie Hunter SNADDEN 1890 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Jun 1917 Messines, Belgium 27
Nephew Lyall Joseph B SNADDEN 1891 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1961 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 70
Nephew Thomas Herbert (Bert) E SNADDEN 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 13 Jun 1967 Wyong, NSW, Australia 74
Niece Ivy Pearl SNADDEN 1895 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1977 82
Niece Ruby May SNADDEN 1896 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1896 Minmi Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 0
Nephew Francis Maitland SNADDEN 1899 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1976 77
Niece Elizabeth Taylor SNADDEN 1895 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1957 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 62
Niece Mary H SNADDEN 1898 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Nephew John (Jack) SNADDEN 1900 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 28 May 1903 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 3

Brother in Law Andrew A SNADDEN 1842 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1878 Lambton, NSW, Australia 36
Brother in Law John SNADDEN 1845 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1859 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 14
Sister in Law Isabella SNADDEN abt 1850 Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland bef 1855 5
Sister in Law Janet Patterson SNADDEN 1856 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1895 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 39
Sister in Law Mary C SNADDEN 1858 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1860 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Brother in Law Joseph Hunter SNADDEN 1863 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1938 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 75
Brother in Law Robert Hunter SNADDEN 1865 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1954 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 89
Brother in Law John SNADDEN 05 Jan 1865 Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Brother in Law William Hunter SNADDEN 1867 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 04 Dec 1935 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 68
Brother in Law James SNADDEN 1871 Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Brother in Law Thomas SNADDEN 1871 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1960 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 89
Events in Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (1846 - 1911)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1846 Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS was born Note 1
1872 26 Married Jane SNADDEN (aged 18) Sydney, NSW, Australia Reg no. 942/1872 SNEDDEN 17
1874 28 Birth of son George SHEARS Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 16233/1874 17
1876 30 Birth of son Francis George John SHEARS Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No. 14229/1876 17
1876 30 Death of son George SHEARS (aged 2) Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No 8722/1876 17
1878 32 Birth of daughter Mary Eliza SHEARS Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 17817/1878 17
1878 32 Death of son Francis George John SHEARS (aged 2) Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No 7926/1878 17
1880 34 Birth of son Thomas Frederick SHEARS Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 20793/1880 17
1882 36 Birth of daughter Janet SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia REg No. 20933/1882 17
1884 38 Birth of son Joseph Hunter SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 24392/1884 17
1887 41 Birth of son William Sneddon SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 26667/1887 17
1890 44 Birth of daughter Sarah A SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 21876/1890 17
1891 45 Birth of son Thomas S SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 2225/1891 17
1892 46 Death of son Thomas S SHEARS (aged 1) Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No 8305/1892 17
1894 48 Birth of son Harry (Henry) SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 21195/1894 17
1911 65 Burial Minmi Old Cemetery, NSW, Australia Note 2 53
15 Mar 1911 65 Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS died Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Note 3 17, 60
Note 1: 65 at death in 1911 - headstone
Note 2: Headstone reads:
FRANK SHEARS
died 15th March 1911
aged 65 years
also
his beloved wife JANE
died 13th May 1917
aged 63 years
also
Pte Harry SHEARS
killed in Messines, France
9th June 1917
aged 23 years
and
Pte Thomas Frederick SHEARS
killed Villers Bretonneux
9th April 1918
aged 38 years
Note 3: Reg No. 2279/1911
Minmi cemetery Shears Frank 15 Mar 1911 65 yr h/Jane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 17 March 1911
MINMI
Mr. Frank Shears, who died at his residence, Minmi, on Wednesday, was a resident of Minmi for 35 years. Over two years ago the deceased met with a serious accident In the Duckenfield mine by being run over by a train of empty skips. He never recovered from the effects of this accident, and the cause of his death was the result of same. He was 68 years of age, and at one time took a prominent part in the local miners' lodge, of which he was chairman for a number of years. His funeral took place on Thursday after noon, and was largely attended. The service of the Methodist Church was conducted by Rev,. Stuart Wright. The Ancient Order of Druids and the Man chester Unity Order al Oddfellows, of which deceased was a member, were well represented.
Source References:
17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Reg No. 2279/1911
53. Type: Australia Cemetery Index 1808-2007
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: FRANK SHEARS
died 15th March 1911
aged 65 years
also
his beloved wife JANE
died 13th May 1917
aged 63 years
also
Pte Harry SHEARS
killed in Messines, France
9th June 1917
aged 23 years
and
Pte Thomas Frederick SHEARS
killed Villers Bretonneux
9th April 1918
aged 38 years
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 17 March 1911
MINMI
Mr. Frank Shears, who died at his residence, Minmi, on Wednesday, was a resident of Minmi for 35 years. Over two years ago the deceased met with a serious accident In the Duckenfield mine by being run over by a train of empty skips. He never recovered from the effects of this accident, and the cause of his death was the result of same. He was 68 years of age, and at one time took a prominent part in the local miners' lodge, of which he was chairman for a number of years. His funeral took place on Thursday after noon, and was largely attended. The service of the Methodist Church was conducted by Rev,. Stuart Wright. The Ancient Order of Druids and the Man chester Unity Order al Oddfellows, of which deceased was a member, were well represented.
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