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William Spear 1823–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: St Ive, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 December 1881

Death Location: Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Matthew Spear

Mother: Jennifer Stephens

Spouse(s): Mary Northey

Children(s): Mary Spear, Victoria Spear, William Spear

William Spear was born in 1823 in St Ive, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the child of Matthew Spear And Jennifer Jane Stephens. William Spear married Mary Northey, and had children including Mary Jane Spear, Victoria Spear, William John Blyth Spear. William Spear passed away in 1881 in Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Spear was born in 1823 in St Ive, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the child of Matthew Spear And Jennifer Jane Stephens.
  • William Spear married Mary Northey, and had children including Mary Jane Spear, Victoria Spear, William John Blyth Spear.
  • William Spear passed away in 1881 in Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Spear's Ancestors

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William Spear
1823–1881
Birth Place: St Ive, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Matthew Spear
1781–1861
Altarnun, Cornwall, England
Jennifer (Jane) Stephens
1785–1864
St Ive, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Spear
1749–1830
Altarnun, Cornwall, England
Mary Pardon
1754–
Cornwall, England
John Stephens
1750–1828
St Agnes, Truro, Cornwall, England
Margaret Prout
1761–
St Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Spear
1715–1767
Elizabeth Reep
1713–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Spear
1679–1747
Mary Staddon
1680–1753
Matthew Reep
1678–1729
Mary Dyer
1677–1729

William Spear's Descendants

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William Spear (1823–24 December 1881) m. Mary Northey (1827–1 February 1904)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Spear 1859–1860
  2. 2. Victoria Spear 1866–1936
  3. 3. William (John Blyth) Spear 1855–1859

William Spear's Timeline

2 Records

1823
1823
Birth of William Spear in St Ive, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
St Ive, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1881
24 December 1881
Age 58
Death of William Spear
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: St Ive, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1881
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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