[Index]
Jane SNADDEN (1854 - 1917)
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)
 Jane SNADDEN (1854 - 1917)

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Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (1846 - 1911)
 John SNADDEN (1819 - 1893) Andrew SNADDEN (1773 - ) Andrew SNADDEN (1747 - )
Catherine PATERSON (1747 - )
Janet PATERSON (1777 - ) Joseph PATERSON (1729 - )
Janet HUNTER
Mary HUNTER (1830 - 1903) Joseph HUNTER (1806 - 1851) Robert HUNTER (1761 - )


Jean Janet Jane PATTERSON (1803 - 1873) Adam PATTERSON
Mary (PATTERSON)
Jane SNADDEN Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS
Jane SNADDEN
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. 29 May 1854 at Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
m. 1872 Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (1846 - 1911) at Sydney, NSW, Australia
d. 1917 at Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia aged 63
Near Relatives of Jane SNADDEN (1854 - 1917)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Andrew SNADDEN 04 Jun 1773 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandmother Janet PATERSON 09 Dec 1777 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandfather Joseph HUNTER abt 1806 Clackmannanshire, Scotland bef 1851 45
Grandmother Jean Janet Jane PATTERSON abt 1803 Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1873 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 70

Father John SNADDEN 15 Apr 1819 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 18 Jan 1893 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 73
Mother Mary HUNTER abt 1830 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 06 Jun 1903 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 73
Step Mother Agnes (Anne) HUNTER abt 1822 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland abt 1851 Scotland 29

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

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

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

Half Brother Andrew A SNADDEN 1842 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1878 Lambton, NSW, Australia 36
Half Brother John SNADDEN 1845 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1859 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 14
Half Sister Isabella SNADDEN abt 1850 Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland bef 1855 5
Sister Janet Patterson SNADDEN 1856 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1895 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 39
Sister Mary C SNADDEN 1858 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1860 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Brother Joseph Hunter SNADDEN 1863 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1938 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 75
Brother Robert Hunter SNADDEN 1865 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1954 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 89
Brother John SNADDEN 05 Jan 1865 Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Brother William Hunter SNADDEN 1867 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 04 Dec 1935 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 68
Brother James SNADDEN 1871 Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Brother Thomas SNADDEN 1871 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1960 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 89

Son in Law James P HAFEY
Son in Law James WOOD

Uncle Andrew SNADDEN 09 Sep 1798 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1875 Burwood, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 77
Aunt Elizabeth (Paton) HUNTER abt 1797 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1878 Lambton, NSW, Australia 81
Aunt Janet SNADDEN 24 Jun 1800 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 26 Mar 1874 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 73
Uncle John MITCHELL
Aunt Jean (Jane) SNADDEN 12 Sep 1802 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1874 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 72
Uncle William FIFE abt 1800 Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1860 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 60
Uncle William SNADDEN 08 Feb 1805 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Aunt Catherine SNADDEN 17 Mar 1807 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Aunt Mary SNADDEN 07 Apr 1809 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland bef 1851 42
Uncle Robert BLAIR 15 May 1802 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 30 May 1873 Torphichen, Linlithgow, Scotland 71
Aunt Elizabeth SNADDEN 25 Aug 1811 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Uncle Thomas SNADDEN 06 Sep 1813 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1858 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 45
Aunt Mary PATERSON abt 1814
Aunt Janet COOK 1822 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Aunt Hellen (PATERSON) SNADDEN 17 Sep 1815 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Uncle Robert PATERSON abt 1850
Uncle James SNADDEN 29 Aug 1821 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 05 Aug 1909 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 87
Aunt Catherine SNADDEN 1824 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 17 Nov 1909 Wickham, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 85
Uncle Robert HUNTER abt 1829 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1871 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 42
Aunt Janet SNADDEN 06 Jun 1829 St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland 1909 Merewether, NSW, Australia 80
Uncle Alexander HUNTER abt 1832 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Uncle William HUNTER abt 1834 Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1906 Minmi , Newcastle, NSW, Australia 72
Aunt Sarah PATERSON
Aunt Margaret HUNTER abt 1836 Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1903 Lambton, NSW, Australia 67
Uncle Robert WHITEHEAD 1895 Lambton, NSW, Australia
Aunt Isabel HUNTER abt 1838 Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Cousin Margaret SNADDEN 15 Jul 1821 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland abt 1824 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 3
Cousin Andrew SNADDEN 06 Mar 1823 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 01 Dec 1903 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 80
Cousin Margaret Agnes SNADDEN 14 Mar 1825 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1906 Waratah, NSW, Australia 81
Cousin William SNADDEN 1827 Scotland 16 Oct 1889 West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 62
Cousin Janet SNADDEN 06 Jun 1829 St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland 1909 Merewether, NSW, Australia 80
Cousin Elizabeth SNADDEN 05 Jun 1831 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 08 Oct 1869 Redan Hill, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia 38
Cousin Jane SNADDEN 26 Mar 1833 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 18 Mar 1911 Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 77
Cousin Joseph Hunter SNADDEN 30 May 1835 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1900 Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 65
Cousin Thomas SNADDEN 1838 Scotland
Cousin James SNADDEN 1843 St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland 11 Nov 1913 Waratah, NSW, Australia 70
Cousin Alexander MITCHELL 19 Oct 1826 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Janet MITCHELL 11 Oct 1828 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Helen MITCHELL 25 Nov 1830 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin William FIFE 1825 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1891 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 66
Cousin Janet FIFE 1827 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Jean FIFE abt 1829 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin John M FIFE 1833 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Andrew FIFE abt 1835 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin James FIFE abt 1839 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Mercy R FIFE abt 1845 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Jane BLAIR abt 1828 Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Robert BLAIR abt 1835 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 23 Dec 1909 Blackridge, Linlithgow, Scotland 74
Cousin Joseph BLAIR abt 1836 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 08 May 1904 Armadale, Linlithgow, Scotland 68
Cousin Janet BLAIR abt 1838 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Henry BLAIR abt 1839 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin John BLAIR abt 1841 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Mary Snadon BLAIR abt 1843 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Margaret BLAIR abt 1846 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Elizabeth SNADDEN 09 Oct 1835 Sauchie Village, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Mary SNADDEN 28 Feb 1841 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Agnes SNADDEN 01 Oct 1843 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Jean SNADDEN 23 Nov 1845 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Thomas SNADDEN 16 Dec 1849 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin James SNADDEN 21 Mar 1852 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Jane SNADDEN 21 May 1854 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin James PATERSON abt 1842 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Andrew PATERSON abt 1844 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Robert PATERSON abt 1848 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Cousin Betsy (Elizabeth) SNADDEN 1846 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1939 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 93
Cousin Janet SNADDEN abt 1848 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1939 Lambton, NSW, Australia 91
Cousin Andrew SNADDEN abt 1850 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 01 Jun 1925 Wickham, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 75
Cousin Walter SNADDEN 28 Feb 1852 Possibly Scotland 27 Jul 1930 Wickham, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 78
Cousin James SNADDEN 1857 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1944 Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia 87
Cousin Agnes SNADDEN 1860 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1944 Newtown, NSW, Australia 84
Cousin William SNADDEN 1864 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1951 Wyong, NSW, Australia 87
Cousin Elizabeth HUNTER 06 Oct 1851 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1931 Sydney, NSW, Australia 80
Cousin Jeannie (Jennie Paterson)HUNTER abt 1852 Lochmanon, Scotland 1921 Merewether, NSW, Australia 69
Cousin Janet HUNTER 1857 Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cousin Mary HUNTER 1860 Newcastle, NSW, Australia abt 1912 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 52
Cousin Margaret HUNTER 1862 Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cousin Lilias Stepson HUNTER 1867 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1924 Marrickville, NSW, Australia 57
Cousin Robert HUNTER 1869 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1906 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 37

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 Peter BLAIR
Sister in Law Jane KIRKWOOD? 1923 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia
Sister in Law Sarah Mary Josephine SCULLY 1865 Co Tipperary, Ireland 28 May 1919 Marickville, Sydney, NSW, Australia 54
Sister in Law Mary Jane MCCOLL
Sister in Law Alice Maria RICHARDS 1857 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 Dec 1930 Minmi , Newcastle, NSW, Australia 73
Sister in Law Julia Elizabeth PAUL 1864 Penrith, NSW, Australia 1958 Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 94
Events in Jane SNADDEN (1854 - 1917)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1851 Death of step mother Agnes (Anne) HUNTER (aged 29) Scotland Note 1
29 May 1854 Jane SNADDEN was born Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland Note 2 3
10 Nov 1854 Emigration "Anna", from Liverpool, arriving Sydney 21/2/1855 Note 3 62
1872 18 Married Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (aged 26) Sydney, NSW, Australia Reg no. 942/1872 SNEDDEN 17
1874 20 Birth of son George SHEARS Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 16233/1874 17
1876 22 Birth of son Francis George John SHEARS Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No. 14229/1876 17
1876 22 Death of son George SHEARS (aged 2) Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No 8722/1876 17
1878 24 Birth of daughter Mary Eliza SHEARS Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 17817/1878 17
1878 24 Death of son Francis George John SHEARS (aged 2) Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No 7926/1878 17
1880 26 Birth of son Thomas Frederick SHEARS Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 20793/1880 17
1882 28 Birth of daughter Janet SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia REg No. 20933/1882 17
1884 30 Birth of son Joseph Hunter SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 24392/1884 17
1887 33 Birth of son William Sneddon SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 26667/1887 17
1890 36 Birth of daughter Sarah A SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 21876/1890 17
1891 37 Birth of son Thomas S SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 2225/1891 17
1892 38 Death of son Thomas S SHEARS (aged 1) Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No 8305/1892 17
18 Jan 1893 38 Death of father John SNADDEN (aged 73) Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Note 4 17, 24, 53
1894 40 Birth of son Harry (Henry) SHEARS Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 21195/1894 17
06 Jun 1903 49 Death of mother Mary HUNTER (aged 73) Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Note 5 17, 52, 53
15 Mar 1911 56 Death of husband Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (aged 65) Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Note 6 17, 60
1917 63 Jane SNADDEN died Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Note 7 17, 53, 60
1917 63 Burial Minmi Old Cemetery, NSW, Australia Note 8 53
Note 1: With the family in the 1851 census. John remarried in 1852.
Note 2: Mitchell family tree
29/5/1854 - Hutchings family tree

IGI Jean Snadon
Birth 29 May 1854 Clackmannan
Christening 11 June 1854
Father - John Snadon
Mother - Mary Hunter
Note 3: 'Anna' left Liverpool 10 Nov 1854 and arrived NSW 24 Feb 1885
Passenger list -
SNEDDEN John (35) - miner, born Alloa, Clackmannan - parents Andrew and Janet - both dead
A brother Andrew Snedden at Moreton Bay
Mary(24) - wife - born Clackmannan - parents Joseph and Janet Hunter - father dead and mother at Clackmannan
Andrew(12) - born Clackmannan - parents John and Agnes - father aboard, mother dead
John(9) - born Clackmannan - parents John and Agnes - father on board, mother dead
Jane(inft) - born Clackmannan. - parents John and Mary - on board
Note 4: Reg No 9295/1895 gives father Andrew and mother Janet
Minmi cemetery records 18/1/1893 h/Mary
Note 5: Re No. 6773/1903 SNEDDON
Minmi cem records - 6/6/1903 w/John

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Mary Sneddon
Name: Mary Sneddon
Death Date: 1903
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's Name: Joseph
Mother's name: Jane
Registration Year: 1903
Registration Place: Minmi, New South Wales
Registration Number: 6773
Note 6: 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.
Note 7: Reg No. 8556/1917
Minmi cemetery Shears Jane 13th May 1912 63yr wFrank

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 19 May 1917
of the late Mr. Frank Shears, died at her residence, School Hill, Minmi, on Sunday, after an illness extending over nearly twelve months. Mrs. Shears, who had lived at Minmi for 56 years, leaves a family of four sons and three daughters. The sons are Messrs. Frederick, William, Joseph, and Henry, and the daughters Mrs. James Hafey, Mrs. James Woods, and Miss Janet Shears. Two of the sons, Messrs. Frederick and Henry, have been away on active service over twelve months. The funeral took place on Tues day afternoon, the internment being in the Minmi cemetery, the Rev. Mr. Rolph, of the Methodist Church, officiating. Mr. Frank Shears, husband of deceased, died at Minmi seven years ago.
Note 8: 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
Source References:
3. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: IGI, Title: International Genealogical Index
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: IGI Jean Snadon
Birth 29 May 1854 Clackmannan
Christening 11 June 1854
Father - John Snadon
Mother - Mary Hunter
17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Reg No. 8556/1917
- Reference = (Marriage)
53. Type: Australia Cemetery Index 1808-2007
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Minmi cemetery Shears Jane 13th May 1912 63yr wFrank
- 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 19 May 1917
of the late Mr. Frank Shears, died at her residence, School Hill, Minmi, on Sunday, after an illness extending over nearly twelve months. Mrs. Shears, who had lived at Minmi for 56 years, leaves a family of four sons and three daughters. The sons are Messrs. Frederick, William, Joseph, and Henry, and the daughters Mrs. James Hafey, Mrs. James Woods, and Miss Janet Shears. Two of the sons, Messrs. Frederick and Henry, have been away on active service over twelve months. The funeral took place on Tues day afternoon, the internment being in the Minmi cemetery, the Rev. Mr. Rolph, of the Methodist Church, officiating. Mr. Frank Shears, husband of deceased, died at Minmi seven years ago.
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