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Joseph Hunter SHEARS (1884 - 1960)
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Joseph Hunter SHEARS (1884 - 1960)

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Margaret RAMSAY ( - 1964)
 Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (1846 - 1911)











Jane SNADDEN (1854 - 1917) John SNADDEN (1819 - 1893) Andrew SNADDEN (1773 - )
Janet PATERSON (1777 - )
Mary HUNTER (1830 - 1903) Joseph HUNTER (1806 - 1851)
Jean Janet Jane PATTERSON (1803 - 1873)
b. 1884 at Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
m. 1910 Margaret RAMSAY ( - 1964) at Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
d. 1960 at Cessnock, NSW, Australia aged 76
Near Relatives of Joseph Hunter SHEARS (1884 - 1960)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John SNADDEN 15 Apr 1819 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 18 Jan 1893 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 73
Grandmother Mary HUNTER abt 1830 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 06 Jun 1903 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 73

Father Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS abt 1846 15 Mar 1911 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 65
Mother Jane SNADDEN 29 May 1854 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1917 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 63

Self Joseph Hunter SHEARS 1884 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1960 Cessnock, NSW, Australia 76

Wife Margaret RAMSAY 1964

Brother George SHEARS 1874 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1876 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Brother Francis George John SHEARS 1876 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1878 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Sister Mary Eliza SHEARS 1878 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1963 Cessnock, NSW, Australia 85
Brother Thomas Frederick SHEARS 1880 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 09 Apr 1918 Villers Bretonneux, France 38
Sister Janet SHEARS 1882 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 15 Apr 1972 Minmi Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 90
Brother William Hunter Sneddon SHEARS 1887 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1947 Cessnock, NSW, Australia 60
Sister Sarah A SHEARS 1890 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1940 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 50
Brother Thomas S SHEARS 1891 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1892 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1
Brother Harry (Henry) SHEARS 1894 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 09 Jun 1917 Messines, Belgium 23

Uncle Andrew A SNADDEN 1842 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1878 Lambton, NSW, Australia 36
Uncle John SNADDEN 1845 Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1859 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 14
Aunt Isabella SNADDEN abt 1850 Sauchie, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland bef 1855 5
Aunt Janet Patterson SNADDEN 1856 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1895 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 39
Uncle Peter BLAIR
Aunt Mary C SNADDEN 1858 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1860 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Uncle Joseph Hunter SNADDEN 1863 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1938 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 75
Aunt Jane HYSLOP HESLOP abt 1863 1923 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 60
Uncle Robert Hunter SNADDEN 1865 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1954 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 89
Aunt Sarah Mary Josephine SCULLY 1865 Co Tipperary, Ireland 28 May 1919 Marickville, Sydney, NSW, Australia 54
Aunt Mary Jane MCCOLL
Uncle John SNADDEN 05 Jan 1865 Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Uncle William Hunter SNADDEN 1867 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 04 Dec 1935 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 68
Aunt Alice Maria RICHARDS 1857 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 Dec 1930 Minmi , Newcastle, NSW, Australia 73
Uncle James SNADDEN 1871 Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Uncle Thomas SNADDEN 1871 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1960 Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 89
Aunt Julia Elizabeth PAUL 1864 Penrith, NSW, Australia 1958 Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 94

Cousin Claude BLAIR 1886 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1904 Cobar, NSW, Australia 18
Cousin Janet E BLAIR 1888 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1890 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Cousin Peter J BLAIR 1889 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cousin Ethel A P BLAIR 1892 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cousin Vera SNADDEN 1899 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1958 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 59
Cousin Joseph V SNADDEN 1901 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1903 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 2
Cousin Nicoll KIRKWOOD
Cousin Robert SNADDEN 1886 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1954 68
Cousin Johanna Sarah SNADDEN 1888 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1982 94
Cousin Thomas S SNADDEN 1891 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1896 Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia 5
Cousin Sarah Millicent SNADDEN 1894 Hurstville, NSW, Australia 1985 91
Cousin Mary Elizabeth SNADDEN 14 Jan 1898 Hurstville, NSW, Australia 29 Oct 1985 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 87
Cousin John Adrian Rudolph (Ade) SNADDEN 1888 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1950 Tarro, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 62
Cousin William Leslie Hunter SNADDEN 1890 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Jun 1917 Messines, Belgium 27
Cousin Lyall Joseph B SNADDEN 1891 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1961 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 70
Cousin Thomas Herbert (Bert) E SNADDEN 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 13 Jun 1967 Wyong, NSW, Australia 74
Cousin Ivy Pearl SNADDEN 1895 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1977 Minmi , Newcastle, NSW, Australia 82
Cousin Ruby May SNADDEN 1896 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1896 Minmi Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 0
Cousin Francis Maitland SNADDEN 1899 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1976 Mayfield, NSW, Australia 77
Cousin Elizabeth Taylor SNADDEN 1895 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1957 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 62
Cousin Mary H SNADDEN 1898 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Cousin John (Jack) SNADDEN 1900 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 28 May 1903 Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 3

Nephew James HAFEY 1904 Minmi , Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Brother in Law James Patrick HAFEY abt 1879 1968 Gordon Williams Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Aberdare, Cessnock,, NSW, Australia 89
Sister in Law Janet DURIE 1889 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 1976 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 87
Brother in Law James WOODS
Events in Joseph Hunter SHEARS (1884 - 1960)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1884 Joseph Hunter SHEARS was born Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Reg No. 24392/1884 17
1910 26 Married Margaret RAMSAY Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Note 1 52
15 Mar 1911 27 Death of father Frank (SHEERS) SHEARS (aged 65) Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Note 2 17, 60
1917 33 Death of mother Jane SNADDEN (aged 63) Minmi, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Note 3 17, 53, 60
1960 76 Joseph Hunter SHEARS died Cessnock, NSW, Australia Reg No 7983/1969 17
1960 76 Burial Newcastle Memorial Park, Newcastle, NSW Note 4 90
Note 1: Joseph H Shears
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Joseph H Shears
Marriage Date: 1910
Marriage Place: Minmi, New South Wales
Registration Date: 1910
Registration Place: Minmi, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse:
Margaret Hammonds
Registration Number: 9144
Note 2: 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 3: 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 4: Joseph Shears
Birth 1884
Death 3 Mar 1960 (aged 75–76)
Burial
Newcastle Memorial Park
Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
Age - 76 years
Source References:
17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Reg No 7983/1969
- Reference = (Name, Notes)
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Reg No. 24392/1884
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Joseph H Shears
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Joseph H Shears
Marriage Date: 1910
Marriage Place: Minmi, New South Wales
Registration Date: 1910
Registration Place: Minmi, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse:
Margaret Hammonds
Registration Number: 9144
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: Joseph Shears
Birth 1884
Death 3 Mar 1960 (aged 75–76)
Burial
Newcastle Memorial Park
Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
Age - 76 years
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