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Janet DURIE (1889 - 1976)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Janet DURIE (1889 - 1976) + William Hunter Sneddon SHEARS (1887 - 1947)	Robert DURIE (1854 - 1915)
		Ellen (DURIE) (1859 - 1930)

b. 1889 at Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

m. 1907 William Hunter Sneddon SHEARS (1887 - 1947)

d. 1976 at Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia aged 87

Near Relatives of Janet DURIE (1889 - 1976)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS	abt 1846		15 Mar 1911	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	65
Mother in Law	Jane SNADDEN	29 May 1854	Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland	1917	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	63
Father	Robert DURIE	1854		1915	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	61
Mother	Ellen (DURIE)	1859		1930		71
Self	Janet DURIE	1889	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1976	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	87
Husband	William Hunter Sneddon SHEARS	1887	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1947	Cessnock, NSW, Australia	60
Nephew	James HAFEY	1904	Minmi , Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Brother in Law	George SHEARS	1874	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1876	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	2
Brother in Law	Francis George John SHEARS	1876	Maitland, NSW, Australia	1878	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	2
Sister in Law	Mary Eliza SHEARS	1878	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1963	Cessnock, NSW, Australia	85
Brother in Law	Thomas Frederick SHEARS	1880	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	09 Apr 1918	Villers Bretonneux, France	38
Sister in Law	Janet SHEARS	1882	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	15 Apr 1972	Minmi Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	90
Brother in Law	Joseph Hunter SHEARS	1884	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1960	Cessnock, NSW, Australia	76
Sister in Law	Sarah A SHEARS	1890	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1940	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	50
Brother in Law	Thomas S SHEARS	1891	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1892	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	1
Brother in Law	Harry (Henry) SHEARS	1894	Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	09 Jun 1917	Messines, Belgium	23

Events in Janet DURIE (1889 - 1976)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1889		Janet DURIE was born	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	Note 1	52
1907	18	Married William Hunter Sneddon SHEARS (aged 20)		Note 2	52
1915	26	Death of father Robert DURIE (aged 61)	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	Note 3	17
1930	41	Death of mother Ellen (DURIE) (aged 71)		Burial info
1947	58	Death of husband William Hunter Sneddon SHEARS (aged 60)	Cessnock, NSW, Australia	Note 4	17, 60
1976	87	Janet DURIE died	Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia	Note 5
1976	87	Burial	Newcastle Memorial Park, Newcastle, NSW	Note 6	90

Note 1: Burial info Janet Durie in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Janet Durie Birth Date: 1889 Birth Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1889 Registration Place: Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia Father: Robert Durie Mother: Ellen Durie Registration Number: 32074

Note 2: William Shears in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: William Shears Marriage Date: 1907 Marriage Place: Wallsend, New South Wales Registration Date: 1907 Registration Place: Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia Spouse: Janet Durie Registration Number: 5977

Note 3: Burial info Nsw bdm DURIE ROBERT 1234/1915 Parents - JOHN & MARY WALLSEND

Note 4: Reg No 24278/1947 Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder 31 Oct 1947 OBITUARY Mr. WILLIAM HUNTER SHEARS The death occurred early yesterday morning of Mr. William Hunter Shears, of Cumberland Street. Cessnock. He was 62 years of age. The internment takes place this afternoon in the Church of England cemetery, Cessnock. Rev. M. Redman will officiate. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’Advocate 31 Oct 1947 SHEARS.--The Relatives and Friends of Mrs JANET SHEARS. Mr and Mrs WILLIAM SHEARS, Mr and Mrs RAY SHEARS, Mr and Mrs J. REDLEY, of Wallsend, and their FAMILIES, are invited to attend the Funeral of their late dearly beloved husband and their Father, Father-in-law and Grand father, WILLIAM HUNTER SHEARS to move from Barringham & Johnston's Funeral Parlours. This Afternoon. at 4.30 o'clock, for Church of England Cemetery, Cessnock.

Note 5: Burial info NSW bdm SHEARS JANET. 101318/1976 Parents ROBERT & ELLEN District - 101

Note 6: Janet Durie Shears Birth 1889 Death 28 Feb 1976 (aged 86–87) Burial Newcastle Memorial Park Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: William Shears in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: William Shears Marriage Date: 1907 Marriage Place: Wallsend, New South Wales Registration Date: 1907 Registration Place: Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia Spouse: Janet Durie Registration Number: 5977

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Janet Durie in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Janet Durie Birth Date: 1889 Birth Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1889 Registration Place: Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia Father: Robert Durie Mother: Ellen Durie Registration Number: 32074

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Janet Durie Shears Birth 1889 Death 28 Feb 1976 (aged 86–87) Burial Newcastle Memorial Park Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia

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