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 Newfoundland Marriages Trinity Bay 1854-1874

Marriages at Catalina,St Peters Anglican Church 1854-1874

Date Persons Married From Married At Witnesses

Dec 30^th John Bremner Catalina Catalina Elizabeth S Netton

            Emily Shears

Newfoundland 1921 Cartyville

Name          Sex Rel .Status  Birth .Age  Birth Place

SHEARS; Alex T     M Head   Married  1869 Jun  52   Robinsons

SHEARS; Mary E     F wife   Married  1875 Mar  46   St Pierre

SHEARS; Florence   F Dau    Single   1902 Jun  19   Cartyville

SHEARS; Walter     M Son    Single   1909 Oct  12   Cartyville

SHEARS; Jean M     F Dau    Single   1918 Jun   3   Cartyville

GILLIAM; Isaac     M Head   Married  1870 Mar  51   Crabbs

GILLIAM; Mary A     F wife   Married  1871 Sep  50   Robinsons

SHEARS;       George S          M  Neph          Single              1903   Mar      18           Robinsons

                                                  Vital Statistic Records

Record #	Surname	Given Name	Year	Source
471718	SHEARS	C.A.	1878	Land Record
189743	SHEARS	Harry	1927	Immigration Record
228284	Shears	James	1882	Immigration Record
227603	Shears	Patk ?	1881	Immigration Record
321982	SHEARS	Richard	1862	Vital Statistic
389564	SHEARS	Sarah Jane	1872	Vital Statistic
463009	SHEARS	Wilson	1878	Land Record

Newfoundland 1921 Census - Robinsons

Name Sex Rel. Status Birth Age Birth Pl.

SHEARS; Rich. Eli  M  Head Widower  1867 Apr  54  Robinsons

SHEARS; Elizabeth  F  Dau  Single   1901 Sep  20  Robinsons          Shears  Stephen C. M  Head Married  1872 Jan  49  Robinsons

SHEARS; Marion     F  Wife Married  1867 Aug  54  Robinsons

SHEARS; Angela     F  Dau  Single   1904 Jan  17  Robinsons

SHEARS; James R.   M  Son  Single   1905 Aug  16  Robinsons

SHEARS; Gordon M.  M  Son  Single   1920 Jul   1  Robinsons

SHEARS; James      M  Fath Widower  1843 Mar  78  Robinsons

SHEARS; Richard E. M  Head Single   1896 Feb  25  Robinsons

SHEARS; Mary       F  Moth Widow    1858 Oct  63  
Sandy Point

SHEARS; Stephen W. M  Brot Widower  1878 Dec  43  Robinsons

SHEARS; Reginald   M Brot  Single   1889 Mar  32  Robinsons

SHEARS; Caroline   F Sist  Single   1900 May  21  Robinsons

SHEARS; Roy        M Neph  Single   1909 Dec  12  Robinsons

SHEARS; Walter B.  M Head  Married  1893 Sep  28  Robinsons

SHEARS; Edna       F Wife  Married  1895 Nov  26  Crabbes

SHEARS; John J.     M Head  Married  1897 Feb  24  Robinsons

SHEARS; Mary B.     F Wife  Married  1898 Jun  23  Ayre, Scotland

(*1917

SHEARS; Llewelyn A. M Head Married  1882 Aug  39  Robinsons

SHEARS; Elizabeth   F Wife Married  1888 Jul  33  Crabbes

SHEARS; George      M Son  Single   1912 Jan  9  Robinsons

SHEARS; Violet      F Dau  Single   1913 Jun  8  Robinsons

SHEARS; Marie       F Dau  Single   1915 Aug  6  Robinsons

SHEARS; Martha A.   F Dau  Single   1917 Nov  4  Robinsons

SHEARS; Jane        F Dau  Single   1919 Jan  2  Robinsons

SHEARS; John        M Head Married  1860 Apr  61  Robinsons

SHEARS; Catherine J.F Wife Married  1864 Mar  57  Robinsons

SHEARS; John B.      M Son  Widower  1895 Mar  26  Robinsons

SHEARS; Arthur J.   M Son  Single   1900 Aug  21  Robinsons

SHEARS; James A.    M Head Married  1871 Dec  50  Robinsons

SHEARS; Mary P.      F Wife Married  1870 Dec  51  Robinsons

Shears; Arthur m Son Single 1901 Sep 20 Robinsons

St. Michael's Anglican cemetery, Red Cliff, Bonavista Bay

Shears Jane	1855 May 30	60
Shears Jane	1877 Sep 16	61	Wife Of John Shears
Shears John C.	1868 May 7	68

Census Jefferys

 SHEARS; Belman  M Head  Married  1895 Dec 25  Crabbes

SHEARS Caroline F Wife Married 1896 Dec 24 Jefferys

Labrador Cemeteries

Happy Valley Anglican Cemetery (Hamilton River Road)
	SHEARS	Bertha Phoebe	26-Jan-68	22 years	Wife of Clarence
	SHEARS	Baby Girl	26-Jan-68	Infant	Daughter of Clarence
	SHEARS	Emma	14-May-83		Wife of Stanley / born Jul 29, 1912

Newfoundland 1921 Census Maidstone Crabbes

SHEARS; Simon          M  Head Married  1864 May  57   Crabbes

SHEARS; Susannah       F  Wife Married  1865 Oct  56   Crabbes

SHEARS; Simon A.       M  Son  Single   1891 Mar  30   Crabbes

SHEARS; Edward R.      M  Son  Single   1896 May  25   Crabbes

SHEARS; Clara J        F  Dau  Single   1897 Feb  24 Crabbes

Newfoundland 1921 Census Middle Barachois

SHEARS; John R.  M Head Married 1896 Sep 25   Middle Barachois

SHEARS; Gladys   F Wife Married 1897 May 24   Bridgewater, NS

SHEARS; Robert   M Head Widower 1867 Mar 54   Robinsons

SHEARS; Norman    M Son  Single   1900 Mar 21  Middle Barachois

SHEARS; Ralph    M Son  Single   1899 May 22  Middle Barachois

SHEARS; Leona    F Dau. Single   1901 Nov 19  Middle Barachois

SHEARS; Ellie    F Dau. Single   1908 Jan 13  Middle Barachois

SHEARS; Moses    M Fath Widower 1828 Jun 93   Robinsons

Newfoundland 1921 Census Crabbes

SHEARS; Robert         M Head Married 1869 Apr 52  Crabbes

SHEARS; Mary A.        F Wife Married 1874 Mar 47  Crabbes

SHEARS; Beatrice       F Dau  Single  1899 Jan 22  Crabbes

SHEARS; Richard        M Son  Single  1901 Sep 20  Crabbes

SHEARS; Estella        F Dau  Single  1903 Jan 18  Crabbes

SHEARS; Whelmina       F Dau  Single  1906 Jun 15  Crabbes

SHEARS; Lela           F Dau  Single  1909 Sep 12  Crabbes

SHEARS; Robert C.      M Son  Single  1919 Sep  2  Crabbes

SHEARS; Edmund         M Head Married 1857 Aug 64  Crabbes

SHEARS; Lydia         F Wife Married 1846 Mar 75  Crabbes

Newfoundland 1921 Census Jefferys

Name                Sex  Rel.  Status     Birth . Age Birth Pl.

SHEARS; George N.    M   Head   Married  1872 Jul 48  Crabbes

SHEARS; Sarah        F   Wife   Married  1878 Feb 43  Channel

SHEARS; Howard S.    M   Son    Single   1901 Jun  20   Jefferys

SHEARS; Annie M.     F   Dau    Single   1903 Sep  17   Jefferys

SHEARS; Jennie       F   Dau    Single   1905 Sep  16  Jefferys

SHEARS; Llewelyn O.  M   Son    Single   1906 Nov  14   Jefferys

SHEARS; George D.    M   Son    Single   1908 Nov  12  Jefferys

SHEARS; R. Bissett   M   Son    Single   1910 Nov  10   Jefferys

SHEARS; Viola D.     F   Dau    Single   1914 Dec  6   Jefferys

SHEARS; Fanny Alice  F   Dau    Single   1916 Oct  4   Jefferys

SHEARS; Martha       F   Dau    Single   1918 Sep  2   Jefferys

SHEARS; Effie L. F Dau Single 1920 Jul 1 Jefferys

Newfoundland 1921 Census Rocky Harbour

Name sex rel Status Birth Age Place

SHEARS; John           M Head Married 1884 Sep 36   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Edith May      F Wife Married 1890 Oct 30   Shoal Brook

SHEARS; Wilbur Bryant  M Son  Single  1912 Oct  8   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Samuel Evans   M Son  Single  1916 Jul  5   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; William Hal    M Son  Single  1920 Sep 10M  Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Benjamin       M Head Married 1860 Nov 60   Harbour Le Cou

SHEARS; Selma          F Wife Married 1876 Jun 45   Curzon Village

SHEARS; Jos. Ernest    M Son  Single  1901 Feb 20   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Geo. Gordon    M Son  Single  1903 Sep 17   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Harold Clyde   M Son  Single  1907 Dec 13   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Willis Clarke  M Son  Single  1918 Dec  2   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; John Wm.       M Head Married 1886 Aug 34   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Phoebe         F Wife Married 1890 Jul 31   Dildo,Trinity
Bay

SHEARS; Stanley
Harvey M Son  Single  1913 Mar  8   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Effie May      F Dau  Single  1915 Mar  6   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Stuart Wm.     M Son  Single  1916 Dec  4   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Walter Clayton M Son  Single  1918 Oct  2   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Rowland Campbell Son  Single  1920 Sep 10M  Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Susannah       F Head Widow   1852 Jun 69   Flowers Cove

WHITE; George          M Son  Single  1872 Jun 49   Birchy Head

SHEARS; Susannah       F Head Widow   1878 Aug 42   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Chesley        M Son  Single  1901 Apr 20   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; James          M Son  Single  1903 May 18   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Sarah Eliz.    F Dau  Single  1904 May 17   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Eva Katherine  F Dau  Single  1906 Jul 15   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Herbert        M Son  Single  1909 Aug 11   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; John Clarence  M Son  Single  1912 Jul  9   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Lea M.         F Dau  Single  1915 Feb  6   Rocky Harbour

SHEARS; Harriet Julia F Dau Single 1919 Oct ? Rocky Habour

Newfoundland Headstones at Highland

Highlands Roman Catholic

SHEARS, Ellen d. July 19 1904 aged 68

erected by Moses Shears in memory of his wife

GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CEMETERY ROBINSONS

Name Aged Relation Partner Date

Alice Shears 64 Wife George Shears Feb 11^th 1941

Llewellyn A Shears 58 Husband Elizabeth H May Dec 4^th 1940

James Earnest Shears 22 G/Son Allen & Mary Shears Sept 16^th 1948

Stephen Robert Shears 23 Nov 18^th 1914

Moses Shears 96 Nov 21^st 1922

Newfoundland 1921 Census St.John's East
Name Sex Relation Status Birth Date Age Place
SHEARS, Wilfred	M	Head	Widower	1871	Jul	50	Bay Roberts
SHEARS, Eva	F	Dau	Single	1904	May	17	St. John's
SHEARS, Owen	M	Son	Single	1908	Oct	13	St. John's

The following inscriptions are found in the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery at Gander. This cemetery is located approximately two miles east of Gander, on the north side of the Trans Canada Highway.
This cemetery is inter - denominational and was in use until the 1970's.
Inscriptions were recorded June 1989 by
Wayne Pike, Certified Genealogist (Canada)

Shears Mary		1960 Oct 12
Shears Suzanne Elizabeth	1960 Jan 3	1960 Jan 4			Baby

McAlpine's 1898 Directory - Robinson's Head

Shears Geo M             inspector weight and measures

Shears Moses             farmer

Shears Eli               fisherman

Shears Stephen R         fisherman

Shears Thos. ,           farmer

Shears Richard B         gen. dealer

Shears John              farmer

McAlpine's 1898 Directory - St. John's

SHEARS	Alfred H.	clerk	h 12 Cook
SHEARS & SCLATER	Brokers, Commission and Manufacturer's Agents	Water	See adv per index
SHEARS	G. D.	of Shears & Sclater	h 8 Victoria

1935 Census of Newfoundland,
Reel # 8049, Vol 7&8, Pages 585 - 621
District of Fortune Bay-Burgeo-LaPoile,
Town of Channel

SHEARS	Llewellyn	Channel	Head	M	M	25
SHEARS	Lillian	"	Wife	F	M	32
SHEARS	Thelma	"	Dau	F	S	5
SHEARS	Howard	"	Son	M	S	3
SHEARS	Emmanuel	"	Son	M	S	1

Ships Lists To Canada From England

Baverian

SS Labrador

Westland

Hindostan

Bavarian

On board Mr W Shears aged 13 year 1903

SS Labrador

On board Mr W Shears aged 9 year 1898

Westland

1116 tons Captain Wood Surgeon Superintendent Dr Russell

Sailed from London 21^st November 1879 arrived Lyttelton Canada 21^st Feb 1880

On board Benjamin Shears aged 32 Brickmaker

Annie Shears aged 28

Benjamin Shears aged 5

James Shears aged 3

Annie Shears aged 1

Hindostan

1300 tons Caotain Gregory Surgeon Dr Donaldson

Sailed from London 10^th Feb 1875 arrived Wellington Canada 22nd May 1875

Emigrant selected by the Colonists Aid Corporation

Christopher Shears aged 22 from Yorkshire

Immigration Records Canada 1925---1935

Name Age Natoinality Year of arrival

Eva Shears 18 NF 1926

James Stanly Shears 15 British 1925

Graham Shears 34 English 1927

Harry Shears 16 English 1927

Violet Shears 35 English 1929

William E Shears 22 Welsh 1929

Daisy Shears 17 English 1932

Ellen Shears 67 British 1930

Fannie Shears 19 English 1935

Jean Shears 17 English 1935

DOMINION LAND GRANTS LEGAL LAND DESCRIPTION

This speciality database relates exclusively to Letters Patent issued by the Lands Patent Branch of the Department of the Interior. The records refer to grants issued in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the railway belt of British Columbia, c. 1870-1930.

Walter G Shears Frank Gould Shears Richard J Shears Frank Shears

Francis Shears John Shears Charles Edwin Shears Charles E Shears

William Shears Elias Shears

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