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From Oct 1998 To
June 2002
From:
shantia shears (shears@icarus.wustl.edu)
Date:
Tue Oct 13 12:17:04 1998
family tree
hello
I live in St. Louis Missouri
I dont know if we're related but
write me if you like
From: jimmy
c. shears, sr. (starrye637@aol.com)
Date: Sun
Nov 1 20:33:27 1998
shears family
hello, i dont know whether we may be related or not, but would like
to hear from you. i also sent you an email. thanks
From: jimmy
c. shears, sr. (starrye637@aol.com)
Date: Sun
Nov 1 20:35:37 1998
shears family
hello, i dont know whether we may be related or not, but would like
to hear from you. i also sent you an email. small world, my father's
name was also fred
From: Judith
Denic (bulolo@bigpond.com)
Date: Wed Dec 9
02:48:50 1998
Shears Family Research
At last I found it. Hope you got my e-mail.
From: Brad
Shears (BJSUSARMY@AOL>COM)
Date: Tue Dec 22
00:40:37 1998
Hi there. I
don't know if we are related are not. My great grandfather was
originally from Norway.
From: Jay
Allan Shears (jay_shears@ea.epson.com)
Date: Fri
Dec 25 23:16:44 1998
Hi...stumbled
across your research...I was born in Montreal Canada, and my fathers
name was Jerry, his father was a famous boxer name Joe from
England....write me if you like....Good luck with your search
From: Aaron
Shears (Godspeed@freeway.net)
Date: Tue Jan 26
15:41:14 1999
I am from
Michigan, in the States. I was just checking my history, and came up
with this page!!
From: ted
shears (cysmeme@aol.com)
Date: Mon Feb 15
21:53:56 1999
shears
My fathers
name was Norman Shears and his fathers
name was Florence Shears
from Belgum.
From: Jane
Phillips (jane.phillips@dial.pipex.com)
Date:
Sat Feb 27 18:19:45 1999
Shears Family Tree
Hi Fred
I'm just at the very beginning of trying to trace my
family history and came across your page. My grandparents were
Leonard and Alma Shears, my grandfather (b. 1901) coming from the
Shears family of King's Lynn, Norfolk (UK), who were associated with
the "Lynn News" (newspaper). It's a long shot, but if you know
anything, I'd be really grateful? Many thanks.
From: Peter
JR (Peter_Shears@MSN.COM)
Date: Sun Feb 28
08:58:53 1999
Shears guest book
Hello,
I live in Keighley West Yorkshire.
My father was
Douglas R Shears
He had a brother Geoffrey and a sister Nancy.
Their father was William Shears
His father was John Shears
The
above all lived in Bradford.
John Shears' father, a mason,
came to Bradford from Devon at the time the Bradford Town (City)
Hall was being built.
Perhaps there is some connection with
the Shears' who lived and emigrated from Brixham!
From: Trevor
Shears (trevlyn@onyxnet.co.uk)
Date: Tue Mar 16
05:32:03 1999
Hi
I'm Peter
Shears's younger brother from Bradford UK but now living in
Newcastle upon Tyne.
Trevor
From: Earl
Arthur Hughes (pro4art@aol.com)
Date: Wed Mar 24
15:55:22 1999
Shears Family
Grandson of Earl Shears Fort Wayne,Indiana. He lived there at/before
1917 to ?.2 Daughters. Elizabeth,married Geroge Ford. My
Mother,Annabelle b Aug 9 1917 d Mar 25 1990,married Alva Hughes.Earl
remarried when 1st wife passed away.Don't have that name.
From: Graham
shears (graham@gshears.freeserve.co.uk)
Date:
Wed Mar 31 16:55:45 1999
contact
Hello.
this is Graham Shears of Plymouth. father Dennis from Newquay
Cornwall & Grandfather Charles, originally from London before that ?
From: Simon
Shears (simon@sshears.freeserve.co.ukq)
Date:
Mon Apr 12 19:04:52 1999
Hi, there.
Just to let you know there are a Bristol/Bath based shears clan. The
oldest relative was william shears born around 1890 and lived in and
around Bath,UK.
If you need any more - please ask.
From: Andrew
Shears (wvudrew@netscape.net)
Date: Tue Apr 13
23:43:49 1999
I live in
Morgantown, West Virginia. I just typed my name in a search engine
and this web page came up.
From: Dennis
c Shears (d.c.shears@talk21.coms)
Date: Sat May
1 15:04:42 1999
Shears fam tree
Hi Fred I will be sending two pages of Shears
in the next few
days re James Shears Brixham
Dennis
From: Arthur
Earl Shears (aeshears@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon May
3 05:55:05 1999
Shears in Sierra Leone
I heard that the Minister of Tourism in the African nation of Sierra
Leone was a man called Shears. Don't know anything about his history
but slaves were sometimes named after their masters so maybe the
name got to Africa that way. Also there were a number oif Blacks
from Nova Scotia who went back to Africa (SIerra Leone) so that
could be another connection.
Any info from elsewhere?
A. Shears
From: Claude
Shears (cshears@ns.sympatico.ca)
Date: Wed Jul
28 23:17:01 1999
Decendant of
William Chater Shears who setteled in Newfoundland circa
early1800's. From Devon or thereabouts.
From: Robert
Ross (RobtRoss@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Feb 16
17:43:13 2000
SHEARS in Dutchess County, New
York, USA
Seeking the parents of ABRAHAM SHEARS,
born 13 Aug 1782 in Dutchess County
New York. He married HANNAH
TRIPP 23 Feb 1805 in Dutchess County.
From: Perry
Shears (p.shears@virgin.net)
Date: Sun Apr 23
12:34:20 2000
Another Shears - From the South
Hi to the Shears!
I'm Perry, father Barry from the Sussex Shears
- had a go at tracing the tree but soon gave up. I believe Dad's
father hailed from London.
Hope this helps someone!
From: Steve
Shears (guru@techemail.com)
Date: Wed May 3
14:17:47 2000
More Info
Hiya
Fred,
We add to the total by another 6 , myself my wife Mary,
daughters Charlotte, Robyn and Annie, and my son Alex. All living in
sunny Kent. drop me an Email we have a big family connection here
going back to the devon / dorset branch
From: evelyn
french,formaly evelyn ann shears. (knottintristid@netscapeonline.co.uk)
Date: Fri Jun 9 14:58:19 2000
family tree
hello,im also trying to trace my family tree,and dont know if we are
connected in anyway.my fathers name was john stanley shears and his
parents were john alfred shears and mother lottie shears,please feel
free to contact me.good luck
From: Ian
Peter Shears (ips@EARTHLING.NET)
Date: Mon Jul
31 02:18:14 2000
HI! JUST BROWSING
MY GRANDFATHER CAME TO AUSTRALIA FROM NZ. HE CLAIMS HIS FATHER CAME
FROM LONDON. G'DAD WAS AN ANZAC. SHEARS IN TIMARU/TEMUKA, NZ HAD A
KENTISH KILN. I BELIEVE THE BRITISH TOWNS AND PLACES WERE MAIDSTONE,
KENT; SUSSEX AND READING AND LEWES. i HAVE SOME FAM-HIST I COULD
SEND IF YOU THINK IT IS RELEVANT. BIT BUSY RIGHT NOW THOUGH.
REGARDS.
From: alicia
(alicia@bresnanlink.net)
Date: Sat Sep 23
13:54:58 2000
Shears information
Your personal email address is not working.I am trying to give you
some information on the Shears family that i found here in
America.An old cemetery is being reclaimed and there are Shears
buried in it.I do not know if they are related to you but i would
like to give you the names so you could pass them along.Thank you
alicia
From: Kyle
B. Shears (KBVCS@aol.com)
Date: Mon Oct 9
20:17:37 2000
Hello
Dear Mr.
Shears,
My name is Kyle Shears im 15 years old, live in
california. I was told that my family name came from England.I
happened to come upon your site when I was looking on the internet.
I have a Dad and his name is also Richard Shears like yourself. I
have a Grandfather Robert Shears, Great grandfather Vernea shears,
and a great great grandfather Andrew Shears who I heard was in the
civil war and fought for the union. I would like to hear from u as
soon as you can. I hope this isn't a innconvinence on yourself. If
you happen to know anything about our family name please don't
hesitate to write back.
From:
Christopher Lee Shears (beverley10@bigpond.com)
Date: Thu Oct 12 04:30:57 2000
Just curious!
I
was born in Gladestone, Australia in 1981 my fathers name is Peter
Anthony shears of Collinsville and my grandfathers name was Joseph
Shears and I believe that they originated from the U.K. Any info
please tell
From: CLIVE
SHEARS (C.SHEARS@TALK21.COM.UK)
Date: Mon Jan 1
10:15:06 2001
SHEARS FAMILY TREE
WE LIVE IN SHEFFIELD MY FARTER WAS ALBERT SHEARS. SON OF JOHN WALTER
SHEARS HAD 2 SISTERS AND 2 MORE BROTHERS. CAN FIND OUT MORE IF YOU
WISH TO DROP ME AN EMAIL ROOTS SEAM TO COME FROM BRIXHAM OR ABOUT
.WILL TRY TO FIND OUT IF YOU GET IN TOUCH CLIVE
From: STEVE
SHEARS (steveshears100@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri
Feb 16 13:57:18 2001
SHEARS FAMILY TREE
HI-I WAS BORN IN HULL--MY FAMILY COME FROM THE HESSLE ROAD AREA
-PARTICULARLY RUGBY STREET.
IT IS QUITE LIKELY THAT WE ARE
RELATED, AND I WOULD BE VERY KEEN TO HEAR FROM YOU OR ANY OTHER
FAMILY MEMBER WHO MAY HAVE ANY INTERESTING INFORMATION.
From: Ian
Shears (ian.shears@xtra.co.nz)
Date: Wed Apr 25
04:31:05 2001
searching for shears
My name is Ian frederick shears born 22/11/47 in London. my father
Frederick Charles Phiphard Shears was born 4 March 1920, His father
was Alfred Charles Shears born 2/2/1876 and his father was John
Phipard Shears born about 1840 (whereabouts in England unknown) a
coachbuilder by trade
John had eight children.
Alfred,walter,henry,Charles,frederick,Francis,Albert and Florence,
John wife was Sarah Ann Purdue
From: Vernon
Shears (hughes1704@home.com)
Date: Thu Apr 26
16:44:20 2001
searching family tree
Vernon Shears Grandfather Simone Shears born newBrunswick Canada
married a Verna Kellie if any information on this family please
email
From:
Melissa Hayre (shytears1@aol.com)
Date:
Mon May 28 20:44:52 2001
Hayre
Iwaslooking
up the Hayre name on-line and I found it at you web site. That
helpedme out some so thank you.
Melissa Hayre
From: Andrew
Jackson (andy.w.jackson@btinternet.com)
Date:
Sat Jun 9 18:14:11 2001
Shears Family (Hull and Brixham)
I hope you have received my e-mail. It amazing to have found a close
relative via the net. It would be great to hear from anyone
connected to the Brixham/Hull Shears.
From: Bev
Dorrington (dbdorro@telstra.easymail.com.au)
Date:
Mon Jun 18 00:24:25 2001
tracing Shears family
I have traced my family back only to my great
grandfather who was
John Shears. He apparently,
according to your records, was on the
ship -
Chance, but other information I have found
contradicts
this.
It is very confusing.
John was married to Mabel S. Keays
and they had
three children, Clayton, Alfred and Lucy.
Any
info would be greatly appreciated.
From:
Richard (richard@shears.org)
Date: Thu
Jun 21 13:53:05 2001
user-friendly e-mail address
I own the domain shears.org . If you want an e-mail address of the
form <yourname>@shears.org, e-mail me - I can host 200 names and
only five are taken. This service is free to anyone with the surname
Shears. Webspace of the form www.shears.org/<yourname> is also
available - I have 100 Mb of which I've used less than 1 Mb.
There is genealogical information linked from the site
www.shears.org.
Richard J. H. Shears
From: alyson
vallence (nee Shears) (alyvally@aol.com)
Date:
Sat Jun 30 15:26:05 2001
shears family history
Hi, I am a Shears from Berkshire. My dad was Charles known as Ralph,
his dad was Harry from Goring, and his dad died in the first world
war. Anyone who wants any info on any of this strand of the family,
please email me.
From:
Richard (richard@shears.org)
Date: Wed
Jul 4 16:23:42 2001
Goring on Thames
I'm not related to the Goring Shears', but my parents lived there
for about 20 years, from about 1981 until last year - my father is
buried in the graveyard up on the hill, the one about which they say
"they've got the best view in the Thames Valley, because they're
going to be looking at it for a long time". Ian Shears was their
gardener. Small world eh?
From: dave
and wendy (dodgyduo)
Date: Sat Jul 7 09:53:18
2001
part of the family for 12mths
just being nosy and seeing if anything new has happened since we
left!
From:
Lynn-Marie Hodges (cats236@home.com)
Date:
Sun Aug 5 23:24:18 2001
Shears/Parsons in Newfoundland
My distant cousin Elizabeth Parsons born abt 1864 from Rocky
Harbour,Bonnie Bay, Newfoundland married a Benjamin Shear born abt
1860 from Harbour LaCou, Newfoundland. They married in Rocky Harbour
on Dec 13,1883.
From:
Shirley Shearer (ssews@softcom.net)
Date:
Wed Aug 29 15:43:34 2001
Shear / Shearer
Hello, you have a very nice site that is easy to read. Thank you!
I live in Califonia but I am from Pennsylvania were my Shearer's
(that I know about) mostly live. I have been taught that any of
these spellings could be all and the same or not. If you find that
there may be a connection please feel free to get in touch. Good
luck in your research.
From:
Stephen Alexander Shears (steve1960@btinternet.com)
Date: Sun Sep 2 04:48:51 2001
Shears famly history
Hi my name is Stephen Alexander Shears i live in Newcastle Upon Tyne
England. I am very intersted in tracing my famly tree but have no
idea how to procede. I would be very greatful if you could give me
some advice on how to get started. If you could help me in any way
please contact me at the above Email address. Hope to here from you
soon.
From: Gosse
van der Velde (gvandervelde@zonnet.nl)
Date: Wed
Sep 5 15:25:27 2001
Het ziet er leuk
uit .
Vooral het gastenboek is interesant
From: Julia
Shears Peck (Joedorr@adelphia.net)
Date: Sat Sep
8 13:13:39 2001
Brixham, Devon Shears
Hi Fred,
Just found your sight. Thought I would at least put
my name up for anyone who might be interested in info I have or have
info I might be interested in.
From:
Christopher Shears (cshears@swgc.mun.ca)
Date:
Mon Sep 10 12:20:10 2001
hi
hi, i live in
Newfoundland, Canada in a town called Rocky Harbour. There are
several Shears's there also, if were not already aware there is a
town on the east coast of Newfoundland called Shearstown. Might be a
good place to research. anyways, any Shears that wants to email me
and talk i would have no problem in meeting some of my name brothers
and sisters or possibly family.
From: Jeremy
Shears (jshears@pacific.net.sg)
Date: Sat Sep 15
08:32:57 2001
Greetings from Singapore
Hello, I'm Jeremy Hallam Shears, currently living in Singapore. I
originate from the county of Kent, UK (father is Rowland George
Shears). It was interesting to come upon your site.
Jeremy
From: Jeremy
Shears (jshears@pacific.net.sg)
Date: Sat Sep 15
08:33:10 2001
Greetings from Singapore
Hello, I'm Jeremy Hallam Shears, currently living in Singapore. I
originate from the county of Kent, UK (father is Rowland George
Shears). It was interesting to come upon your site.
Jeremy
From: Alan
Petherbridge (APethers@aol.com)
Date: Sat Oct 27
02:58:51 2001
Shears and Petherbridge Connection
Hi Fred,
Seems like the Shears and Petherbridge's have had a
connection both in Brixham and Hull. In Brixham there was a
Christopher Shears Petherbridge who was the son of Christopher
Petherbridge and Susan Shears, then also I see you have a John
Petherbridge and Anne Shears back in Brixham. I am looking for
Petherbridges, specifically a John Petherbridge and Mary Dennison
who were married in Hull and were parents to Matthew who was my G.
Grandad.
Regards
Alan (Grimsby)
From:
Shirley Shears Avey (shoilyg63@aol.com)
Date:
Mon Nov 26 20:54:08 2001
Shears Genealogy
I am searching and researching SHEARS genealogy and as far as I have
gotten would be to Kingwood WV seems to be a brick wall before that.
I have easy access as I live in WV for any records.
From:
Georgiana (Sheers) Huizenga (zengalib@aol.com)
Date: Sun Dec 9 16:40:16 2001
Sheers/Shears
Hello, my maiden name was
Sheers, but the spellings seem to be used interchangably. My
grandfather was George Blair Sheers, descended from Alson Sheers,
who was the son of Stephen Sheers of England. Any other information
would be helpful.
From: john
shears (shears@globe.net.nz)
Date: Sun Dec 16
05:28:56 2001
Australian/New Zealand Shears
Hi Fred, have just had a quick look at your site.
Wow ! what a
lot of Shears there are.
Will get back with some more info on the
New Zealand clan for you shortly.
Happy Christmas and a
Prosperous New Year
From: John
Shears (shears@globe.net.nz)
Date: Thu Dec 27
05:02:07 2001
More New Zealand Shears info.
Further to your listing of JAMES SHEARS sailing on Carrick Castle,
Gravesend -Otago,30 March 1871.
James was my grandfather's
brother and came to New Zealand and started a brickworks in Timaru.
In 1874 he sent for his family to emigrate to New Zealand and 12
people travelled on the Waitangi as you have also noted leaving
London 1st August 1874.
For some reason not known my grandfather
and his family did not come with them, they left London in November
1879 on the Westland and arrived in Lyttleton 90 days later.The
family consisted of:
Benjamin Shears b Clapham 1848 and his wife
Annie Cooke married 6th September 1873 at Attcliffe,Yorkshire.and
their children
Benjamin Cooke (5) James (3) & Annie Emma (1)
They settled in Timaru and Ben joined his brother James in the
brickmaking enterprise. I have a brick with J S in the 'frog'.
The had 13 children in all I am the eldest son of the 13th.
I
note that there seem to be a lot of Shears born or living in
From: noel
john shears (shears.s@ntlworld.com)
Date: Tue
Jan 8 16:18:21 2002
shears name
hi im
called john my fathers name was ted and hailed from camberwell in
london he came to swansea during the war his mothers name was
blanche and his fathers name was george he had 3 brothers george
joey and i think albert was the name of the eldest brother there are
quite a few shears in swansea any more info required or offered
please e mail me thanks john shears
From:
Michelle (Micki) Shears (micki.shears@btopenworld.com)
Date: Tue Jan 15 17:37:37 2002
just curious
I am
forth generation Shears from Southampton, uk. Though my family are
in contact with family in Canada (My nan's sister and her family)I
understand that my great uncle has traced our family tree back a
fair few generations so if people are trying to trace their tree
then i'll see what i can do.
From: Paul
Shears (pshears@gresham-computing.com)
Date: Mon
Jan 28 10:32:24 2002
Hi
Hello
Paul Shears from
Portsmouth, England. All of my family live in Birmingham. I have
been tracing my family tree for a while now. Please see http://www.shearsvillage.com
From: George
M. Shears (pioneer@duluth.com)
Date: Wed Jan 30
21:09:54 2002
Descendant of the Shears from
Sheffield, MA
Hi - I've traced my lineage back to
Zachariah Shears (1747 - 1914) and Dorothy Bush in Sheffield, MA,
but have not been able to establish ancestors of Zachariah. I'm
descended through his son Henry; his grandsons, Henry & George; his
great-grandson,Harry & great-grand-daughter, Jenny Lind (first
cousins); and his gr-gr-grandson, Robin Adair Shears (my father). I
have a fair amount of information about this line if anyone's
interested. I'd also be interested in any info that others may have.
Thanks for the invitation, Fred.
From:
Richard (richardjh@despammed.com)
Date:
Sat Feb 9 22:16:20 2002
Dupuytren's and Shears'
There is now a forum, www.dupuytren.org about this condition, which
was never especially annoying (it makes your hands close up - and
rarely causes the same in feet; and very, very rarely elsewhere in
the body) and now can be fixed painlessly, in a few minutes, as an
out-patient, using a new technique which is now well known in Europe
but less so in North America. In North America, in-patient surgery
is required as the process described on the website is not yet well
known.
It runs in the family. Well, my branch anyway.
Grr! why can't I press the buttons on the mouse? : )
From:
Richard (richardjh@despammed.com)
Date:
Sat Feb 9 22:17:29 2002
Dupuytren's and Shears'
There is now a forum, www.dupuytren.org about this condition, which
was never especially annoying (it makes your hands close up - and
rarely causes the same in feet; and very, very rarely elsewhere in
the body) and now can be fixed painlessly, in a few minutes, as an
out-patient, using a new technique which is now well known in Europe
but less so in North America. In North America, in-patient surgery
is required as the process described on the website is not yet well
known.
It runs in the family. Well, my branch anyway.
Grr! why can't I press the buttons on the mouse? : )
From:
Richard J. H. Shears (richardjh@despammed.com)
Date: Sat Feb 9 23:28:21 2002
mildred@shears.org
I leave this message in
any Shears place from time to time - I have the domain @shears.org,
and anyone with the surname Shears is welcome to an @shears.org
email address if they want it. It's free, and you won't get spammed.
Visit www.shears.org for details, and for details of making your
inbox entirely spamless. : )
Spammers should visit
www.cia.gov for details, and post "Blowing up the Pentagon" in the
message field.
From: Art
Hughes (pro4art@core.com)
Date: Sun Feb 24
12:19:09 2002
Shears VA/VW to Ohio
Hi all
I see a email from me to Fred, 1999. Boy, came a long way
since then. My Line starts; James Shears from Greenbriar VA/WV, to
Chillicothe, Ross Co, Ohio,USA. Married Sarah Bailey there.
GGrandfather John P Shears b there 1862, and met and m Elizabeth
Cassatt. They lived in Xenia, Greene Co, Ohio area. In 1900 census
they were shown with 3 children deceased, 3 alive. Lena Shears,
1891-1974 (1 m Oliver 2 m Vernon Tobin both Greene Co, Ohio), John W
Shears, 1894-1918 (d Army overseas), and Grandfather Earl Shears,
1898-1980 (m 1 Mabel Millard 1879-1923 in Ft.Wayne, IN m 2 Sarah
Kelly in Ohio, no children) d/o Earl and Mabel, Annebelle Shears m
Alva Hughes (my parents) Always looking for connections, and anyinfo
prior to james in Greenbriar.
From:
Christian Shears (shears@citytel.net)
Date:
Sun Mar 10 00:26:29 2002
Shears as well
I
was searching for the shears name on the internet to see if i could
find any lost relatives. My family is from NFLD, The rocky harbour
shears. i believe they came from Harbour Le Cou. I thank the family
originated from devon, but i am not sure. it would be great if you
could send me some more info.
Thanks
From: Liz
(Elizabeth) Shears (liz@lucidfusion.com.au)
Date:
Mon Mar 18 17:17:06 2002
Shears - Adelaide, Australia
My parents,Lesley & Gordon Shears, migrated to Adelaide (Australia)
30 years this September, leaving all of the many many relatives back
in the UK. I have two brothers Brendan (31) and Martin (25). Martin
and myself were both born in Australia.
My father was one of
eight children of Jim/James & (can't remember my Grandmothers
name!)Shears.. he grew up in Dagenham, Essex UK. Although I have met
most of my living relatives & we still have contact with most of
them, I am not sure of any other history.
I believe my
Grandfather or perhaps great Grandfather originated from New York.
Unfortunately with families in those days being rather large, age
differences and my parents moving to Australia I was never fortunate
enough to meet any of my grandparents.
I am unaware of any
living family residing in Australia that we are related to. It would
be interesting to find out if there are any other Shears here and
the family history.
From: Andrew
Shears (killsuburbia@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Mar 27
13:00:22 2002
Shears in the US
My name is Andrew Shears. I'm in Indiana USA. I know this is mostly
dealing with Shears in UK, but I thought I would leave a message
calling for help!!! I come from a mostly dead line in my family tree
from my father's side (Frederick David Shears, Indiana). None of his
siblings produced children. His Mother, Betty Jo Stanley Shears, was
an only child, and his father died a few months after my father was
born, so we have very little information. We know his father was
born in Illinois around 1903 and is named Eugene Tony Shears. If
anyone has any information, please feel free to email me...
killsuburbia@yahoo.com. Thank you.
From:
Bridget Wilkinson (bridget.wilkinson@bigpond.com)
Date: Sat Mar 30 18:58:26 2002
The Third Fleet
G'day Fred accidently found your list of The Third Fleet. Very
interesting, well done. We came from Lincs and arrived in Adelaid
2nd April 1962,forty years ago.Was interested to read of people
coming to Au from Lincoln. You never know the BROWN Mary could be
one of ours? I will ask out local Millicent Family Histroy Group if
they are interested in your list. New to all this so they may alread
have a copy of The Third Fleet lists of names. Anyway thanks Bridget
in South Australia near Mount Gambier.
From:
Jeanette Keillor (jk48423@aol.com)
Date:
Wed Apr 17 23:02:09 2002
Shears in Canada
My greatgradfather is from Trenton Ontario Canada.
He married
Esther Ann Dickenson they had 3 children born in Canada, then they
moved to Michigan in the United States where they had 3 more
children. Upon moving to Michigan they droped
the s from the name
Shears. The farthest back I have in Canada is my great-great
grandfather John Shears an his wife is Mary Ann. My
great-grandparents were married January 13, 1880 in Hastings County,
Trenton Ontario Canada.
If any one has any information on this
branch of the Shears in Canada they can e-mail me at jk48423@aol.com
I am glad to find this page.
From:
Jeanette Keillor (jk48423@aol.com)
Date:
Wed Apr 17 23:02:12 2002
Shears in Canada
My greatgradfather is from Trenton Ontario Canada.
He married
Esther Ann Dickenson they had 3 children born in Canada, then they
moved to Michigan in the United States where they had 3 more
children. Upon moving to Michigan they droped
the s from the name
Shears. The farthest back I have in Canada is my great-great
grandfather John Shears an his wife is Mary Ann. My
great-grandparents were married January 13, 1880 in Hastings County,
Trenton Ontario Canada.
If any one has any information on this
branch of the Shears in Canada they can e-mail me at jk48423@aol.com
I am glad to find this page.
From: Pamela
Shears-Carlier (pnvgarza@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue
May 28 11:15:19 2002
Looking for Answers for Paternal
History
I'm writing you from Florida... am trying
to find out some history on my Dad's side.All I know for sure is my
Grandfather's name was Otis Stanley Shears (d.1977 or 1979) and my
Grandmother's name in Ruth. They lived in Sturgis,Michigan and had 2
sons,Robert D. Shears (my father) and Roger Lee (d.1995). Am hoping
somewhere out there there is someone who would know more about the
tree in which I am inquiring about.I am led to believe that we are
homesteaded in the Michigan/ Indiana area. Know my grandfather had a
brother known as "Spike",but not sure how many siblings.
From: Justin
Shears (jmls24@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 6
00:32:26 2002
hello to all the Shears
Hi im Justin Shears just checking out the site aswell as my family
crest i stumbled across all you Shears and im wondering if any of
you are related in any way? Im from Toronto Canada father is Leslie
his father is John and his father is Augustis if any of this sounds
familiar e-mail me and i will be waiting?
From:
Richard (richardjh@despammed.com)
Date:
Wed Jun 12 06:47:32 2002
Heraldry
I've
recently become interested in Heraldry, and of course one of the
first things I looked at were the arms held by members of the Shears
family.
Firstly, please note that it is incorrect to assume
the arms of someone else who just happened to have the same surname
as us. To do so is to declare (almost certainly falsely) that you
are their descendant. In effect you are disowning your own parents.
If you want arms of your own, you can have these issued to you quite
cheaply by the South African Bureau of Heraldry. http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~heraldry/page_sa_boh.html
tells you how.
Having got that out of the way, there are two
former Shears' who have been granted arms. One (don't know who,
don't know when) was granted the arms shown on this site, namely
"Or, three crosses crosslet sable", with a crest of a "a talbot's
head erased proper, collared and lined or". No motto. In English,
this means three crosses with arms of equal length (like a Swiss
cross,
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