Spears in Australia

Welcome to Spears in Australia

Here you will find a resource for the Spears family name in Australia.  We have strong ties back to the UK and, over time, we will discover more about our past.

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Cheers, Dave Spears

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Top 12 surnames
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Dunn
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81
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O'Leary
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Spears
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Birth: July 1772 22 22 — Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, ENGLAND
Baptism: May 2, 1773 23 23 — Holy Trinity Church, High Littleton, England
Marriage: 1801
Marriage: July 29, 1806 — Saint Philips Church, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Occupation: Soldier, sawyer
Ethnicity/Relig.: C of E
Comment 1: defacto relationship before marriage
Comment 2: land grants issued to his children
Height: 1.65 m
Death: June 29, 1833 — Sydney, NSW, Australia
Burial: July 1833 — St Philips, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart GVExport Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Howe John Spears James Spears William Spears George Spears Joseph Spears Mary Spears Isaac Spears Francis Henry Spears Elizabeth Spears Family with spouse Sarah Ann Robinson Mary Robinson Spears
William Spear
1772–1833
Birth: July 1772 22 22 — Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, ENGLAND
Death: June 29, 1833 — Sydney, NSW, Australia
William Spears from lye, Somerset, UK is this site's patriarch
Birth: April 21, 1827 37 37 — Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland
Marriage: September 29, 1856 — Scotch Church, Campbells Creek, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Death: September 13, 1884 — Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart GVExport Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Halliday Christina Spears Mary Jeffrey Spears Jane Lenore Spears Alexander Thomas Spears Mary Elizabeth Spears George Spears Robert James Spears James Spears
James Jeffrey Spears
1827–1884
Birth: April 21, 1827 37 37 — Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland
Death: September 13, 1884 — Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
James Jeffrey Spears migrated from Scotland in search of gold
Top 10 given names

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John 132
William 124
James 116
George 88
Thomas 66
Robert 54
Henry 54
Joseph 42
Charles 41
Edward 37

Females

Given name Individuals
Mary 106
Elizabeth 73
Ann 60
Margaret 47
Jane 44
Sarah 44
May 36
Anne 31
Alice 21
Emma 21