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William A Spears 1906–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1906

Birth Location: Nova Scotia

Death Date: 29 Jan 1945

Death Location: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Arthur Spears

Mother: Cassie Spears

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William A Spears was born in 1906 in Nova Scotia, the child of Arthur Spears And Cassie Spears. In 1911, William A Spears resided in Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia. William A Spears passed away in 1945 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • William A Spears was born in 1906 in Nova Scotia, the child of Arthur Spears And Cassie Spears.
  • In 1911, William A Spears resided in Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia.
  • William A Spears passed away in 1945 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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William Spears's Ancestors

Self
William Spears
1906–1945
Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Parents
Arthur Spears
1882–1942
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cassie Spears
1883–1966
Newfoundland
Grandparents
James Spears
1840–1901
1654175, 1654147, Cow Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Esther (Ann) Forbes
1843–1932
Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
John Spears
1800–1870
Eleanor Wadden
1804–1870
William Forbes
1810–
Mary Forbes
1818–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wadden
1775–1871
Mary L'Angot
1780–1871

William Spears's Timeline

5 Records

1906
July 16, 1906
Birth of William A Spears in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1906
Jul 1906
Birth of William A Spears in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
1911
1911
Age 5
William A Spears resided here in Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 15
William A Spears resided here in Ward 5 Sydney, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ward 5 Sydney, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
1945
29 Jan 1945
Age 39
Death of William A Spears in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 16, 1906
    Event Place: Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 40; Census Place: Sydney (City), Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 27
    [2] Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1906
    Event Place: Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 31, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia; Page: 8; Family No: 77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 31, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia; Page: 8; Family No: 77

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Ward 5 Sydney, Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 40; Census Place: Sydney (City), Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 27

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths

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