Gowman/Golman Family

of Upton Pyne, Devon

Descendants of James Gowman

Generation No. 1

1.  JAMES¹ GOWMAN  He married MARY CHESTERMAN 26 June 1786 in Upton Pyne, Devon. 

Children of JAMES GOWMAN and MARY CHESTERMAN are:

2.                i.       SARAH² GOWMAN, b. 1788, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. February 1863, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

                  ii.       WILLIAM GOWMAN, b. 1789, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: November 1789, Upton Pyne, Devon

3.              iii.       JAMES GOWMAN, b. 1792, Upton Pyne, Devon.

                 iv.       MARY GOLMAN, b. 1794; m. JOHN LEE, 25 November 1821, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 9 March 1794, Upton Pyne, Devon

4.               v.       ROBERT GOLMAN, b. 1796, Upton Pyne, Devon.

                 vi.       BETTY GOWMAN, b. 1798, Upton Pyne, Devon; d. May 1799, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 14 November 1798, Upton Pyne, Devon

Burial: 19 May 1799, Upton Pyne, Devon

5.             vii.       SAMUEL GOLMAN, b. 1800, Upton Pyne, Devon.

               viii.       MARTHA GOWMAN, b. 1802, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 10 October 1802, Upton Pyne, Devon

6.               ix.       JOHN GOWMAN, b. 1804, Upton Pyne, Devon.

                   x.       JAMES GOWMAN, b. 1805, Upton Pyne, Devon.

More About JAMES GOWMAN:

Baptism: 29 December 1805, Upton Pyne, Devon

Generation No. 2

2.  SARAH² GOWMAN (JAMES¹) was born 1788 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, and died February 1863 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.  She married WILLIAM PERKINS 25 October 1809 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, son of JOHN PERKINS and MARY JOLLIFFE.  He was born 1784 in Upton Pyne, Devon, and died 1864 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

More About SARAH GOWMAN:

Burial: 23 February 1863, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Christening: 8 April 1787, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

More About WILLIAM PERKINS:

Baptism: 16 April 1786, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Burial: 30 October 1864, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Occupation: 1851, Agricultural Labourer

Children of SARAH GOWMAN and WILLIAM PERKINS are:

                   i.       MARY³ PERKINS, b. 1810, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. Bef. 1819, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

More About MARY PERKINS:

Baptism (LDS): 11 November 1810, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

                  ii.       JOSEPH PERKINS, b. 1816, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

Notes for JOSEPH PERKINS:

Joseph Perkins was actually the son of William Quick and Sarah Perkins. He was apparently conceived when William Perkins was out to sea.  He was baptized on April 21, 1816 in Upton Pyne.

More About JOSEPH PERKINS:

Baptism (LDS): 21 April 1816, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

7.              iii.       WILLIAM PERKINS, b. 1817, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

8.              iv.       MARY PERKINS, b. 1818, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. April 1883, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

9.               v.       HARRIET PERKINS, b. 1822, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. August 1913, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

10.            vi.       SAMUEL PERKINS, b. 1824, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

                vii.       JAMES PERKINS, b. 1827, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Baptism: 22 October 1827, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

               viii.       ELIZABETH PERKINS, b. 1829, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Baptism: 24 January 1830, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

3.  JAMES² GOWMAN (JAMES¹) was born 1792 in Upton Pyne, Devon.  He married MARY.  She was born 1795 in Sandford, Devon.

More About JAMES GOWMAN:

Baptism: 11 March 1792, Upton Pyne, Devon

Child of JAMES GOWMAN and MARY is:

                   i.       WILLIAM³ GOLMAN, b. 1844, Pinhoe, Devon.

4.  ROBERT² GOLMAN (JAMES¹ GOWMAN) was born 1796 in Upton Pyne, Devon.  He married GRACE. 

More About ROBERT GOLMAN:

Baptism: 27 March 1796, Upton Pyne, Devon

Children of ROBERT GOLMAN and GRACE are:

                   i.       JOHN³ GOLMAN, b. 1821, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 23 November 1821, Upton Pyne, Devon

                  ii.       WILLIAM GOLMAN, b. 1825, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 6 March 1825, Upton Pyne, Devon

                 iii.       HARRIETT GOLMAN, b. 1827, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 1 July 1827, Upton Pyne, Devon

                 iv.       ANN GOLMAN, b. 1829, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 29 March 1829, Upton Pyne, Devon

                  v.       ELIZA GOLMAN, b. 1831, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 25 December 1831, Upton Pyne, Devon

5.  SAMUEL² GOLMAN (JAMES¹ GOWMAN) was born 1800 in Upton Pyne, Devon.  He married MARY. 

Notes for SAMUEL GOLMAN:

1851 Census

Name                      Relationship   Mar  Age      Sex     Occupation      Birthplace

Samuel  GOLMAN   Head               M     51         M       Agr Lab            Upton Pyne-DEV

Mary  GOLMAN       Wife                M     49         F        Agr Lab            Upton Pyne-DEV

Emma  GOLMAN     Daur                U      11        F        Scholar             Upton Pyne-DEV

Eliza  GOLMAN       Daur                U       8         F        Scholar             Upton Pyne-DEV

Charlotte  GOLMAN Daur                U       4         F         ---                      Upton Pyne-DEV

Address:        Stenson Cot, St. Thomas

Census Place: Upton Pyne St. Thomas, Devonshire

PRO Reference: HO/107/1867        Folio: 39        Page: 10 FHL Film:        0221015

More About SAMUEL GOLMAN:

Baptism: 20 April 1800, Upton Pyne, Devon

Children of SAMUEL GOLMAN and MARY are:

                   i.       ANN³ GOLMAN, b. 1822, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 13 January 1822, Upton Pyne, Devon

                  ii.       SAMUEL GOLMAN, b. 1829, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 4 October 1829, Upton Pyne, Devon

                 iii.       CHARLOTTE GOLMAN, b. 1832, Upton Pyne, Devon; d. Unknown, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 27 May 1832, Upton Pyne, Devon

                 iv.       JOSPEH GOLMAN, b. 1835, Upton Pyne, Devon.

Notes for JOSPEH GOLMAN:

1851 Census

Name                                           Relationship     Age       Occupation                          Birthplace

Henry Cann  TOWNSEND            Head                32          Farmer 390 Acres Employ 16 Lab.    Upton Pyne-DEV

Elizabeth Tremlet  TOWNSEND   Wife                 25         Farmer Wife                        Cadbury-DEV

Alice  TOWNSEND                        Daur                 1           Farmer Dau                         Upton Pyne-DEV

Emily Jane  TOWNSEND              Daur                 5m       Farmer Dau                          Upton Pyne-DEV

Anna Maria  TOWNSEND              Vist                  74         Retired Farmer Wife            Dunsford-DEV

Jane May  FROOM                        Vist                  34         Annuitant                              Upton Pyne-DEV

Sarah  CHUDLEIGH                        Serv                24        Childs Maid                           Colebrook-DEV

Elizabeth  VINNICOMBE                Serv                20        Dairy Maid                             Ide-DEV

Elizabeth  CASELY                        Serv                18         Maid All Work                       Thorverton-DEV

John  BOWDEN                             Serv                20         Baliff                                     Upton Pyne-DEV

James  COLLINGS                         Serv                23         Waggoner                             Upton Pyne-DEV

William  VINNICOMBE                   Serv                28         Farm Lab                              Plymtree-DEV

William  MILFORD                         Serv                17         Farm Lab                              Thorverton-DEV

Joseph  GOLMAN                           Serv                15         Farm Lab                              Upton Pyne-DEV

Henry  CASELY                              Serv                 11        Farm Lab                              Thorverton-DEV

Address:       Stenson Barton, St. Thomas

Census Place: Upton Pyne St. Thomas, Devonshire

PRO Reference: HO/107/1867       Folio: 39 Page: 11 FHL Film: 0221015

More About JOSPEH GOLMAN:

Baptism: 17 January 1836, Upton Pyne, Devon

                  v.       EMMA GOLMAN, b. 1839, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 29 December 1839, Upton Pyne, Devon

                 vi.       ELIZA GOLMAN, b. 1843, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 29 January 1843, Upton Pyne, Devon

                vii.       CHARLOTTE GOLMAN, b. 1846, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 7 March 1846, Upton Pyne, Devon

6.  JOHN² GOWMAN (JAMES¹) was born 1804 in Upton Pyne, Devon.  He married MARY. 

More About JOHN GOWMAN:

Baptism: 5 February 1804, Upton Pyne, Devon

Child of JOHN GOWMAN and MARY is:

                   i.       JOHN³ GOWMAN, b. 1826, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 23 April 1826, Upton Pyne, Devon

Generation No. 3

7.  WILLIAM³ PERKINS (SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 1817 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.  He married JEMINA.  She was born 1821 in Budleigh Salterton, Devon.

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Baptism: 7 June 1817, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Burial: 30 June 1898, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Children of WILLIAM PERKINS and JEMINA are:

                   i.       WILLIAM⁴ PERKINS, b. 1849, Upton Pyne, Devon; d. 1852, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Burial: 17 October 1852, Upton Pyne, Devon

                  ii.       JEMINA PERKINS, b. 1851, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 2 November 1851, Upton Pyne, Devon

                 iii.       MARY PERKINS, b. 1854, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 5 February 1854, Upton Pyne, Devon

11.            iv.       WILLIAM PERKINS, b. 7 January 1856, Upton Pyne, Devon.

                  v.       JOHN PERKINS, b. 1858, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 5 September 1858, Upton Pyne, Devon

                 vi.       SAMUEL PERKINS, b. 1861, Upton Pyne, Devon; d. February 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 5 May 1861, Upton Pyne, Devon

Burial: 12 February 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon

                vii.       RICHARD PERKINS, b. 1864, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 1 May 1864, Upton Pyne, Devon

8.  MARY³ PERKINS (SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 1818 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, and died April 1883 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.  She married (1) JOHN HOARE.  He was born 1803 in Crediton, Devon England, and died June 1895 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.  She married (2) JOHN SPEARE 4 July 1841 in Upton Pyne, Devon, son of RICHARD SPEARE and MARY WARD.  He was born 1818 in Folly Gate near Inwardleigh, Devon, England, and died October 1847 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

More About MARY PERKINS:

Baptism: 3 October 1818, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Burial: 22 April 1883, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

More About JOHN SPEARE:

Baptism: 4 October 1818, Inwardleigh, Devon, England

Burial: 31 October 1847, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Children of MARY PERKINS and JOHN HOARE are:

                   i.       SARAH⁴ HOARE, b. 1850, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

                  ii.       WILLIAM HOARE, b. 1851, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. 1877, Upton Pyne, Devon.

                 iii.       CHARLES HOARE, b. 1854, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

More About CHARLES HOARE:

Census: 1901, Biscuit Factory Labourer, Living at 41 Kings Road, Reading, Berkshire

                 iv.       MARY HOARE, b. 1858, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

Notes for MARY HOARE:

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1881 Census

Dwelling:       17 St Leonards Rd

       Census Place:       Exeter St Leonard, Devon, England

       Source:       FHL Film 1341519     PRO Ref RG11    Piece 2152    Folio 88    Page 5

       Marr       Age       Sex       Birthplace

Jane LUXMORE       W       81        F       Egg Buckland, Devon, England

       Rel:       Head

       Occ:       Dividends

Ellen LUXMORE       U       50        F       Plymouth, Devon, England

       Rel:       Daur

Kate HOSKINGS       U       20        F       Exeter, Devon, England

       Rel:       Servant

       Occ:       Parlourmaid Domestic Serv

Mary HORE       U       23        F       Upton Pyne, Devon, England

       Rel:       Servant

       Occ:       Cook Domestic Serv

                  v.       ELIZA HOARE, b. 1861, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

Notes for ELIZA HOARE:

1881 Census

Dwelling:       No 3 Heavitree Park

       Census Place:       Exeter Heavitree, Devon, England

       Source:       FHL Film 1341517     PRO Ref RG11    Piece 2143    Folio 71    Page 24

       Marr       Age       Sex       Birthplace

Emma SKILL       M       32        F       St Helena British Sub

       Rel:       Wife (Head)

Evelyn SKILL         13        F       Grahams Town, South Africa

       Rel:       Daur

       Occ:       Scholar

Herbert SKILL         10        M       Nr St Helena, At Sea

       Rel:       Son

       Occ:       Scholar

Maude SKILL         8        F       Currah Camp, Ireland

       Rel:       Daur

       Occ:       Scholar

Arthur SKILL         6        M       Devonport, Devon, England

       Rel:       Son

       Occ:       Scholar

Frank SKILL         5        M       Exeter, Devon, England

       Rel:       Son

       Occ:       Scholar

Edgar SKILL         8 m       M       Exeter, Devon, England

       Rel:       Son

Eliza HOARE       U       20        F       Upton Pyne, Devon, England

       Rel:       Servt

       Occ:       Domestic Serv (Nurse)

Elizabeth SELLY       U       22        F       Kennford, Devon, England

       Rel:       Servt

       Occ:       Domestic Serv (Cook)

                 vi.       THOMAS HOARE, b. 1864, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

Children of MARY PERKINS and JOHN SPEARE are:

12.           vii.       RICHARD⁴ SPEARE, b. 28 February 1842, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. 27 May 1895, 4 Lower Wellesley Road, Torquay, Devon, England.

               viii.       WILLIAM SPEARE, b. 1843, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. 1843, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Baptism: 3 December 1843, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

                  ix.       JOHN SPEARE, b. November 1843, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. June 1844, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Baptism: 3 December 1843, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Burial: 30 June 1844, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

                   x.       JOHN SPEARE, b. 1845, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. September 1870, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Baptism: 4 May 1845, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Burial: 6 September 1870, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

9.  HARRIET³ PERKINS (SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 1822 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, and died August 1913 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.  She married DANIEL SPEARE, son of RICHARD SPEARE and MARY WARD.  He was born 1821 in Inwardleigh, Devon, England, and died July 1900 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

Notes for HARRIET PERKINS:

Harriett Perkins Speare's death at the age of 91 was registered in St. Thomas, Devon, England.  She was buried at Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

More About HARRIET PERKINS:

Baptism (LDS): 30 March 1822, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Burial: 3 August 1913, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Notes for DANIEL SPEARE:

Daniel Speare was listed in the 1851 census as an agricultural labourer. His death was registered at the age of 79 in St. Thomas, Devon, England. He was buried on July 17, 1900, in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Burial: 17 July 1900, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Occupation: 1851, Agricultural Labourer

Children of HARRIET PERKINS and DANIEL SPEARE are:

13.              i.       MARY⁴ SPEARE, b. 1843, Upton Pyne, Devon.

14.             ii.       ANNA SPEARE, b. 1844, Upton Pyne, Devon.

                 iii.       WILLIAM SPEARE, b. Bet. 1847 - 1850, Upton Pyne, Devon; d. August 1855, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

Notes for WILLIAM SPEARE:

William Speare's death was registered in St Thomas, Devon, England.

More About WILLIAM SPEARE:

Burial: 25 August 1855, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

                 iv.       EMANUEL SPEARE, b. 1849, Upton Pyne, Devon; d. July 1872, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

More About EMANUEL SPEARE:

Burial: 21 July 1872, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

                  v.       JAMES SPEARE, b. Bet. 1850 - 1852, Upton Pyne, Devon; d. May 1875, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Burial: 30 May 1875, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

15.            vi.       ALFRED SPEARE, b. 1853, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. June 1899, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

                vii.       HENRY SPEARE, b. April 1855, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. June 1858, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Baptism: 2 September 1855, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Burial: 20 June 1858, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

               viii.       WALTER SPEARE, b. 1858, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. May 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Burial: 31 May 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

                  ix.       HARRIET SPEARE, b. 1860, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. May 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon.

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Baptism: 7 August 1860, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Burial: 28 May 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon

                   x.       DAMEL SPEARE, b. July 1860, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. 4 May 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

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Burial: 28 May 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

                  xi.       EMILY SPEARE, b. 1863, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. June 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

More About EMILY SPEARE:

Baptism: 1 February 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Burial: 8 June 1865, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

16.            xii.       JESSIE SPEARE, b. 1866, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. Aft. 1947, USA.

17.           xiii.       WALTER HENRY SPEARE, b. 17 November 1868, Upton Pyne, Exter, Devonshire, England; d. 1 March 1947, Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

10.  SAMUEL³ PERKINS (SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 1824 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.  He married MARY.  She was born in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

More About SAMUEL PERKINS:

Baptism (LDS): 19 September 1824, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Child of SAMUEL PERKINS and MARY is:

                   i.       CHARLES⁴ PERKINS, b. 1847, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

More About CHARLES PERKINS:

Baptism: 1 August 1847, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Generation No. 4

11.  WILLIAM⁴ PERKINS (WILLIAM³, SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 7 January 1856 in Upton Pyne, Devon.  He married AUGUSTA PALMER 1878 in Doncaster.  She was born 25 October 1854 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, and died 16 September 1931.

More About WILLIAM PERKINS:

Baptism: 6 July 1856, Upton Pyne, Devon

Occupation: 1881, Railway Wagon Maker

Children of WILLIAM PERKINS and AUGUSTA PALMER are:

                   i.    IDA AUGUSTA⁵ PERKINS, b. 24 May 1879, Batersea, Surrey; d. 10 September 1931; m. WILLIAM POOLE.

More About WILLIAM POOLE:

Occupation: 1905, Mercantile Clerk

                  ii.       JOHN H PERKINS, b. 25 May 1883.

                 iii.       RICHARD PERKINS, b. 11 May 1887.

                 iv.       FRANK PERKINS.

                  v.       EVA A PERKINS, b. 3 April.

12.  RICHARD⁴ SPEARE (MARY³ PERKINS, SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 28 February 1842 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, and died 27 May 1895 in 4 Lower Wellesley Road, Torquay, Devon, England.  He married SUSANNAH EMILY CARTER 7 December 1873 in East Teignmouth, Devon, daughter of JOHN CARTER and GRACE.  She was born 24 May 1836 in Tiverton Devon, England, and died 29 September 1909 in Devon.

Notes for RICHARD SPEARE:

In the 1881 Census, Richard Speare was listed as Head Gardner, living at 3 Portobella Cottages, Tormoham, Devon with his wife Susan Emily Speare and his son Richard Speare.

More About RICHARD SPEARE:

Baptism: 13 March 1842, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Cause of Death: Cancer of Pancreas

Children of RICHARD SPEARE and SUSANNAH CARTER are:

                   i.       ELIZA MARIA⁵ CARTER, b. 7 December 1858, Frog Street, Tiverton, Devon; m. GEORGE TARR; b. 1858, Littleham, Devon.

                  ii.       GEORGE WALTER SPEARE, b. 15 March 1863, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, , Devon, England; d. 26 August 1941, Southhampton, Ontario, Canada; m. (1) SARAH ANN MITCH, 25 February 1883, Torquay, Devon, England; b. 1861, Engand; d. 10 March 1896, Southampton, Ontario, Canada; m. (2) CHRISTINA ELLEN GRAY, Abt. 1898; b. 1861; d. 1940, Southampton, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for GEORGE WALTER SPEARE:

On his birth certificate George was named George Walter Speare born March 15, 1863 in the Sub-district of Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Devon, England.  On his marriage certificate he is listed as Walter George Speare.  George Speare died at the Owen Sound Hospital in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada and he was buried in the New Southampton Cemetery, with his second wife Christina Gray, in Southampton, Ontario, Canada

More About GEORGE WALTER SPEARE:

Burial: New Southampton Cemetery, Southhampton, Ontario, Canada

More About CHRISTINA ELLEN GRAY:

Burial: New Southampton Cemetery, Southhampton, Ontario, Canada

                 iii.       HARRY SPEARE, b. 3 January 1864, Teignmouth, Devon, England; d. 1930, Torquay, Devon, England; m. ELIZABETH MARY COLLINGS, 16 April 1882, Babbacombe, Devon, England; b. 30 November 1861, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England; d. 1 March 1942.

More About HARRY SPEARE:

Occupation: 1881, Footman at SO Devon Club, Tormoham Devon

Marriage Notes for HARRY SPEARE and ELIZABETH COLLINGS:

Harry Speare and Elizabeth Collings were married April 16, 1882 in All Saints Church, Babbacombe, Devon, England.

                 iv.       RICHARD JOHN SPEARE, b. 27 November 1867, Dawlish Road, East Teignmouth, Devon, England; m. MARY ELLEN TAYLOR, 25 March 1893, Ellacombe Church, Devon; b. 1870, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

More About RICHARD JOHN SPEARE:

Census: 1901

13.  MARY⁴ SPEARE (HARRIET³ PERKINS, SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 1843 in Upton Pyne, Devon.  She married DANIEL REED Abt. April 1862 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, son of JOHN REED and MARY.  He was born 1842 in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, England.

More About MARY SPEARE:

Baptism: 5 March 1843, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

More About DANIEL REED:

Baptism: 5 October 1841, Doddiscombsleigh, Devon

Occupation: 1891, Domestic, Gardener

Marriage Notes for MARY SPEARE and DANIEL REED:

The Banns for marriage between Mary Speare and Daniel Reed were read, in the Upton Pyne Parish Church, on the 16th, 23rd, and the 30th of March in 1862.  It is presumed they married shortly after the third reading of the Banns

Children of MARY SPEARE and DANIEL REED are:

                   i.       JOHN⁵ REED, b. 1863, St Thomas, Devon, England; m. EMILY; b. 1863, Exeter, Devon.

More About JOHN REED:

Census: 1901, Railway Clerk

                  ii.       EMILY SPEARE REED, b. 1869, Alphington, Devon, England.

More About EMILY SPEARE REED:

Census: 1901, Dressmaker in Alphington, Devon

                 iii.       LAURA MAY REED, b. 1876, Alphington, Devon, England.

                 iv.       HARRIET E. REED, b. 1879, Alphington, Devon, England.

14.  ANNA⁴ SPEARE (HARRIET³ PERKINS, SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 1844 in Upton Pyne, Devon.  She married WILLIAM QUICK Abt. July 1868 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, son of JOHN QUICK and ANN.  He was born 1842 in East Anstey, Devon, England.

More About ANNA SPEARE:

Baptism: 3 November 1844, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Notes for WILLIAM QUICK:

The 1881 Census listed William Quick as a carpenter living in Cadbury, Devon.

More About WILLIAM QUICK:

Occupation: 1901, Carpenter

Marriage Notes for ANNA SPEARE and WILLIAM QUICK:

The Banns for marriage between Hannah (Anna) Speare and William Quick were read in the Upton Pyne Parish Church on the 14th, 21st, and the 28tb of June in 1868.  It is presumed they got married shortly after the third reading of the Banns.

Children of ANNA SPEARE and WILLIAM QUICK are:

                   i.       EMMA⁵ QUICK, b. 1871, Cadbury, Devon, England.

                  ii.       HARRIET M. QUICK, b. 1876, Cadbury, Devon, England.

                 iii.       WILLIAM H. QUICK, b. 1878, Cadbury, Devon, England; m. MARY ANN; b. 1879, Somerset.

More About WILLIAM H. QUICK:

Occupation: 1901, Stone Hauler

                 iv.       LAURA QUICK, b. 1881, Cadbury, Devon, England.

                  v.       ALBERT QUICK, b. 1887, Cadbury, Devon.

                 vi.       ANDREW QUICK, b. 1890, Cadbury, Devon.

15.  ALFRED⁴ SPEARE (HARRIET³ PERKINS, SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 1853 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, and died June 1899 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.  He married SARAH PITTS, daughter of ROBERT PITTS and MARY.  She was born 1844 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, and died April 1888 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

Notes for ALFRED SPEARE:

Alfred Speare's death at the age of 46 was registered in St Thomas, Devon, England.

More About ALFRED SPEARE:

Burial: 21 June 1899, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

More About SARAH PITTS:

Baptism: 5 May 1844, Upton Pyne, Devon

Burial: 17 April 1888, Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Children of ALFRED SPEARE and SARAH PITTS are:

                   i.       ROBERT PITTS⁵ SPEARE, b. 1872, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; m. EMILY, 1890, Barnstaple District, Devon; b. 1872.

                  ii.       ALFRED EMANUEL SPEARE, b. 1874, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. 1912, Devon, England; m. ???, 1903, Gateshead District, England.

Notes for ALFRED EMANUEL SPEARE:

Alfred E. Speare's death at the age of 37 was registered in Totes, Devon, England in 1943.

                 iii.       DANIEL SPEARE, b. 1876, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

                 iv.       JAMES PITTS SPEARE, b. 1878, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; m. ?, 1902, Bedford, England.

More About JAMES PITTS SPEARE:

Census: 1901

                  v.       LILIAN SPEARE, b. 1878.

                 vi.       WILLIAM HENRY SPEARE, b. 1880, Upton Pyne, Devon, England; d. Bet. July - September 1883, Upton Pyne, Devon, England.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY SPEARE:

The death of 3 year old William Henry Speare was registered in St Thomas, Devon, England.

                vii.       ALICE MAUD SPEARE, b. 9 August 1884, Upton Pyne, Devon; m. WALTER CONBEER.

More About ALICE MAUD SPEARE:

Census: 1901, Living with Grandmother Harriet Speare

               viii.       MARY ANNA SPEARE, b. 1886, Upton Pyne, Devon.

                  ix.       JESSIE SPEARE, b. 1888, Upton Pyne, Devon.

16.  JESSIE⁴ SPEARE (HARRIET³ PERKINS, SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 1866 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, and died Aft. 1947 in USA.  She married EDWARD THOMAS LAWRENCE 1900 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England.  He was born 28 April 1877 in Engand, and died 3 September 1950 in San Francisco, California, USA.

Notes for JESSIE SPEARE:

The manifest of the St Paul, sailing from Southampton, England, arriving on July 24, 1913,  at Ellis Island listed Jessie Lawrence's family.  The family was listed as former residents of Warkton, Kettering, Northampton, England.  The obituary of Walter Henry Speare, Jessie's brother, stated that he was survived by a sister, Mrs. E. Lawrence of Tacoma, Washington which shows that Jessie died after 1947 probably in Washington.  Her husband Edward Thomas Lawrence died in 1950 in California where their son Edward Daniel Lawrence had gone to live.  No other record of Jessie Lawrence nee Speare is available at this time.

Children of JESSIE SPEARE and EDWARD LAWRENCE are:

                   i.       EDWARD DANIEL⁵ LAWRENCE, b. 23 June 1901, Engand; d. 8 June 1989, Menlow Park, San Mateo, California, USA.

Notes for EDWARD DANIEL LAWRENCE:

Edward Daniel Lawrence's SSN # was 534-09-4277 and was issued in Washington State before 1951.

He resided at 94025 Menlow Park, San Mateo, California, USA at the time of his death.

                  ii.       LIONEL ROBERT LAWRENCE, b. 20 March 1904, Engand; d. 17 April 1967, Kitsap, Washington, USA.

Notes for LIONEL ROBERT LAWRENCE:

Lionel Lawrence's SSN # 535-09-4277  was issued in Washington State before 1951.

                 iii.       CORRIGE GEOFFREY LAWRENCE, b. 1909.

                 iv.       HAROLD WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. 1909.

17.  WALTER HENRY⁴ SPEARE (HARRIET³ PERKINS, SARAH² GOWMAN, JAMES¹) was born 17 November 1868 in Upton Pyne, Exter, Devonshire, England, and died 1 March 1947 in Hamilton Ontario, Canada.  He married (1) LUCY HOWARD Abt. 1882 in Cardiff, Wales, daughter of JOSEPH HOWARD and MARY.  She was born Abt. 1868 in Wales, and died Abt. February 1898 in Cardiff, Wales.  He married (2) ALICE SCOURSE Abt. 1898 in Cardiff Wales, daughter of JIM SCOURSE and ELIZABETH WILSON.  She was born 26 April 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, and died 31 May 1941 in Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

Notes for WALTER HENRY SPEARE:

Walter was married first to Lucy Howard.  They had two children.  Lucy died either giving birth or shortly after the birth of their third child, another girl named Lucy.  Walter met and married Alice Sourse in 1898. Walter was in the Army in the Boer War and in the First World War.  In 1920 in early September, Walter, his second wife, Alice, and all their children and their families immigrated to Canada.  They set sail from Liverpool, England, on the 4th of September 1920, on the ship the Megantic, and reached the port of Quebec on September 11, 1920.  On the trip many of the children were seasick.

On the trip here, they met up with Wilfred Reese and his family who were also immigrating to Canada. That friendship remained for many years.

Upon their arrival in Hamilton, they went first to the Caroline St. Mission, and then they went to Wesley United Church.  The Speare family had trouble finding a place to live in.  No one wanted to rent a house to someone who had so many children.  Walter had been a master baker in Cardiff and had sold his business when they decided to move to Canada. They had to use the money they had from selling their bakery business in Cardiff to purchase a home to live in.  Instead of setting up a new bakery in Hamilton, they bought a semi-detached house at 12 Severn St. in Hamilton, a house where the youngest daughter lives in even now in the year 2002.  Walter then went to work as a master baker at Hill's Bakery.

More About WALTER HENRY SPEARE:

Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario

Notes for LUCY HOWARD:

Lucy Howard was the first wife of Walter Henry Speare.  Her parents were farmers and, according to  family members, her parents lived in Summerhouse Castle just outside of Cardiff, Wales.  Like her husband Walter, Lucy was born in the Devon area of England and had immigrated to Wales previous to her marriage.   Lucy died about the same time as the birth of their third child,  a daughter called Lucy.

Notes for ALICE SCOURSE:

Alice was the housekeeper for Lucy and Walter Speare.  When the Boer War began, Walter married Alice so that she could look after his children while he was away in the war.  Prior to Alice's marriage and coming to Canada, Alice's mother Elizabeth Scourse nee Wilson married a second time to George Hunter.  Elizabeth and George had a son they named Sydney Hunter.  Sydney immigrated first to Canada along with Walter Speare Jr. to see if Canada was a suitable place for the rest of the family.  Their findings altered the course of the history of the Walter Henry Speare family.

More About ALICE SCOURSE:

Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario

Children of WALTER SPEARE and LUCY HOWARD are:

                   i.       MAUDE HARRIET⁵ SPEARE, b. 1 December 1893, Cardiff, Wales; d. 26 September 1961, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; m. BROR LARS "CHARLIE" LARSSON, 14 December 1913, Cardiff, Wales; b. 17 November 1881, Trelloborg, Sweden; d. 1 April 1954, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for MAUDE HARRIET SPEARE:

After Maude and Bror, who became known as Charlie Larsson, arrived in Hamilton, they bought a house at 189 Weir St, N. in Hamilton.  The house was purchased around 1926.  They raised their family at that location, lived there up until the time of their deaths. and their youngest daughter, Selma lives there with her family to this day.  Maude was very involved with the Order of the Eastern Star, a female division to the Masonic Lodge, from about 1928 until the time of her death.  At one time, Maude was even the Worthy Matron for the Chapter.

Notes for BROR LARS "CHARLIE" LARSSON:

Bror Larsson was a member of the Merchant Marines and thus did a lot of travelling from country to country.  During his travels  he met and married Maude Speare.  He and Maude had two girls and two boys before they packed up their family and immigrated with the rest of the Speare family from Cardiff, Wales to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1920.  While in the work force in Hamilton, Charlie worked at the Co-op Dairy at the corner of Garside Ave. and Main St., E. in Hamilton.  He could walk to work from his house in a matter of minutes.  In 1943 Charlie was injured as a result of and explosion at the Dairy.  He suffered burns to his body and was hospitalized for some time.  He was allowed out of the hospital on October 30, 1943 for a day for his daughter Selma's wedding  so that he could walk his daughter Selma down the aisle.  After the wedding he returned to the hospital to finish his healing.

                  ii.       ANNIE BESSIE SPEARE, b. Abt. 1895, Cardiff Wales; d. 7 January 1938, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; m. WILLIAM QUINLAN, Abt. 1925, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for ANNIE BESSIE SPEARE:

Annie was a cook domestic when she was living at 49 Elm St. in Cardiff, South Wales with the family.  Annie was married briefly to William Quinlan.  At the time of her death she was divorced.  Annie died at the St Josephs Hospital in Hamilton Ontario after a short illness of five days. She was buried in the Hamilton Cemetery with her brother Robert Speare who predeceased her.

                 iii.       LUCY SPEARE, b. Abt. February 1898, Cardif, Wales; d. 4 September 1899, Cardiff, Wales.

Notes for LUCY SPEARE:

Lucy, the daughter of Lucy and Walter, died at the age of 19 months and was buried in Cardiff.

Children of WALTER SPEARE and ALICE SCOURSE are:

                 iv.       ALICE IRENE⁵ SPEARE, b. Abt. 1900, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales; d. Abt. 1905, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales.

Notes for ALICE IRENE SPEARE:

Alice Irene Speare died as a result of a rat bite around the age of 5 years old.  She was buried in Cardiff, Wales.

                  v.    IDA WINIFRED SPEARE, b. 28 May 1901, Cardiff Wales; d. 6 May 1997, Stoney Creek Ontario; m. WALTER FREDERICK GAMBLE, 17 April 1924, Hamilton Ontario, Canada; b. 3 June 1904, Bexley, County of Kent England; d. 12 November 1975, Stoney Creek Ontario.

Notes for IDA WINIFRED SPEARE:

Ida was born at 22 Crighton St. St. Mary, Cardiff, Wales.  While living in Wales, Ida took a 7 year apprenticeship to be a tailor.  When Ida arrived in Hamilton, she became employed by Firth Brother's Tailors almost immediately after she arrived.  Grandma Alice, Maude and Ida became members of the Order of the Eastern Star,  Kilwinning Chapter 132, on April 22, 1928  Ida decided to leave the membership on November 15, 1955.

Notes for WALTER FREDERICK GAMBLE:

Walter was born at 41 Lion Road, Bexleyheath, Bexley-County of Kent, England.  He immigrated to Hamilton, Ontario, in 1920.   He became a stonecutter by trade.   During the Great Depression Walter worked with others building the fountain at Gage Park, the Main Post Office in Hamilton, and the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls.  Before his retirement in 1968, he became the custodian at Winona Secondary School.  After his retirement, Walter became active in Club 60, a Senior Citizen Centre in Stoney Creek, Ontario.  He was serving his third term as president an the time of his death due to a major heart attack.

Marriage Notes for IDA SPEARE and WALTER GAMBLE:

Ida Speare and Walter Gamble were married at 39 Burris Street, in Hamilton Ontario. on April 17, 1924, (the day after Ivy and Alf Speare were married at the same location) with Alf and Ivy as their witnesses.

                 vi.       WALTER DANIEL JAMES SPEARE, b. 18 August 1902, Cardiff Wales; d. 2 July 1992, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; m. (1) AGNES MAIN "NESSIE" SMILLIE, 1928, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; b. 4 September 1906, Scotland; d. 25 June 1935, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; m. (2) JEAN ANN BOYLAN, 26 October 1951, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; b. 11 November 1909, Glasgow Scotland; d. 1 April 1995, Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

Notes for WALTER DANIEL JAMES SPEARE:

At first Walter was in the Navy Reserves (RCNR).  When the Second World War started he joined the Navy.  He was in the navy for a total of seven years.  When he returned to Canada, he went to live with his in-laws, the Smillies, who were at the time, raising his son Buddy as his wife, their daughter Agnes had died shortly after her son Buddy's sixth birthday. Walter later met and married Jean Boyland and they had a second son, John.

                vii.       ALFRED FRANCIS SPEARE, b. 1 August 1904, Cardiff Wales; d. 19 April 1964, Hamilton Ontario, Canada; m. IVY MAY DAVENPORT, 18 April 1924, Hamilton Ontario, Canada; b. 28 March 1905, Hamilton Ontario, Canada; d. 16 July 1999, Stoney Creek Ontario.

Notes for ALFRED FRANCIS SPEARE:

Alfred's father was born in Exter, Devonshire, England to parents Daniel Speare and Harriot Perkins.  His mother was born just outside of Cardiff to parents Jim Scourse and Elizabeth Wilson. Alfred and probably his brothers also went to Ttedegarville Boys' School in Cardiff where Chas Hardwicke was the Head Teacher.  Alfred's father, Walter Henry Speare, was a master baker in Cardiff Wales. During the Boer War and the First World War, Walter was a cook in the army.  After the First World War the family decided to immigrate to Canada. They sold their house on Elm Street in Cardiff and on September 4, 1920, the Mother and Father, together with Alfred,  and his brothers Walter, Robert, Gordon, George, and James, and Alfred's sisters, Maude, Annie, Ida, Emily, and Margery, together with Maude's husband Charlie and their children, Olga, Erik, and Alice set sail from Liverpool on the ship the Megantic.  According to the stamp on Alfred's immigration identification card the family arrived in Canada on September 11, 1920, and Alfred's name was on page 22 line 20 of the Ship's manifest.  After the family got settled in Hamilton, Alfred gained one more brother, Dennis and that completed the family of siblings.

Alfred, his brothers Gordon, George, and Walter and his father Walter were members of the Masonic Wardrope Lodge #555.  They caused quite a commotion when they were all  installed on the very same day, March 28, 1932, in the very same lodge.

Alfred was tied to his job at the Malton Airport during the Second World War so couldn't joined the armed forces.  After the war he left the job and became employed at National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario, where he worked as a tool and die maker until his death from lung cancer at the age of 59.

More About ALFRED FRANCIS SPEARE:

Burial: White Chapel Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Lung Cancer

Notes for IVY MAY DAVENPORT:

Ivy was the first born child of William and Ellen Davenport.  At the time of her birth she weighed only 3 1/2 pounds and not expected to live. She was kept  on the open oven door wrapped snuggly while the embers of the fire kept her warm the first few days.  On Ivy's birth certificate dated September 7,1905, it prints her last name as Devenport, but Ivy always spelled her name as Davenport, even on her marriage certificate.  Ivy was an accomplished sewer and worked at the True Knit  and the Mercury Knitting Mills before having her family.  She was married for 18 years before she had her first child.  She had her second child almost two years later at the age of 39.  Ivy was a stay at home Mum, but following the death of Alf, in 1964, she found herself another job as Housemother working nights at the nurses residence at the Henderson Hospital. She remained there until she retired at the age of 65.  Then she became involved with the seniors card clubs, playing euchre and travelling with them.  She lived on her own taking care of her own needs until a TIA at the age of 80 forced her to decide to sell her house and move in with her daughter in Vinemount.  For her 91st birthday she had a pacemaker installed.  She kept perky until she died of heart failure at the Stoney Creek Life Care Centre were she live from February 6, 1998 until July 16, 1999.

More About IVY MAY DAVENPORT:

Burial: White Chapel Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Heart Failure

Marriage Notes for ALFRED SPEARE and IVY DAVENPORT:

Alfred and Ivy Davenport were married at 18 Burris Street, in Hamilton Ontario with Walter Gamble and Ida Speare as their witnesses.  Shortly after they were married the moved to Cleveland Ohio, to try their luck at living in the USA.  After living there for two years, they finally packed it up and moved back to Hamilton, Ontario where they remained.

               viii.       ROBERT HENRY SPEARE, b. Abt. 1906, Cardiff Wales; d. 20 March 1922, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for ROBERT HENRY SPEARE:

Robert Speare was a twin brother to Sydney Howard Speare who died as an infant.  Robert was run over by a hearse while riding his bicycle in Hamilton Ontario, and died as a result of his injuries.  He was about 16 at the time of his death

                  ix.       SIDNEY HOWARD SPEARE, b. Abt. 1906, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales; d. Abt. 1906, Devon, England.

Notes for SIDNEY HOWARD SPEARE:

The death of Sidney Howard Speare at about the age of 1 was registered in Okehampton, Devon, England in 1906.  We can only assume that Walter and Alice had gone to Devon to visit some family members with the twins when one twin, Sidney died.  It is unsure of where Sidney was buried.

                   x.       GORDON EMANUEL SPEARE, b. 14 July 1908, Cardiff Wales; d. 18 December 1956, Hamilton Ontario, Canada; m. EVA CLARK, 3 August 1928, Hamilton Ontario, Canada; b. 29 August 1908, Paris, Ontario; d. 31 August 1999, Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

Notes for EVA CLARK:

Eva went to work after the death of Gordon to help keep her family living in their house on the "mountain" in Hamilton, Ontario.  She cleaned schools (Eastmount Park and Queensdale) for the Hamilton Board of Education.

                  xi.       GEORGE CHARLES WESLEY SPEARE, b. 22 June 1911, Cardiff Wales; d. 30 January 1987, Hamilton Ontario, Canada; m. MARGARET BROWNLEE, 2 August 1929, Hamilton Ontario, Canada; b. 9 November 1912; d. 30 June 1995, Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

Marriage Notes for GEORGE SPEARE and MARGARET BROWNLEE:

Margaret Brownlee and George Speare both worked at American Can Company when they very young adults.  They met at a company dance where they had both gone with other dates.  Somehow George managed to take Margaret home to her place instead of taking his own date home and instead  of her returning home with the date she arrived with. "The rest." according to their daughter Margaret, " is history."   George and Margaret  were the first couple married at Fairfield United Church, with William and Emily Olds as their witnesses.  George and Margaret celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary in the church hall, with many family members and friends attending, shortly before the Church was closed due to falling membership.

                 xii.       EMILY ADELINE SPEARE, b. 26 July 1912, Cardiff Wales; d. 3 April 1965, Stoney Creek Ontario; m. WILLIAM MARTIN OLDS, 28 March 1929, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; b. 6 September 1909, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; d. 27 February 1967, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

                xiii.       MARGERY IRENE SPEARE, b. 25 July 1914, Cardiff Wales; m. (1) JACK "JOHN" JOSEPH ROACH, 4 May 1935, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; b. 10 June 1910; d. 12 September 1947, Hamilton Ontario, Canada; m. (2) SLIM MARTIN, Abt. 1955, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for MARGERY IRENE SPEARE:

Margery Irene Roach has lived in the same house at 12 Severn Street in Hamilton Ontario since the day that Walter Henry and Alice Speare purchased the house in the early 1920's.  She married Jack Roach and lived there while raising her 4 children.  Both Margery's father and her husband died within months of each other in the year 1947 and Margery remained living in the house.  She met Slim Martin who at first was a boarder at her home.  They have been together now for about 45 years.

Notes for SLIM MARTIN:

Slim Martin ran a successful sewer business in Hamilton, Ontario for over 40 years called the A 1 Sewer Company.

                xiv.       JAMES ARTHUR SPEARE, b. 5 November 1919, Cardiff, Wales; m. INEZ J. O'BRIEN, 11 November 1954, Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

Notes for JAMES ARTHUR SPEARE:

Jimmy was in the Army during the Second World War.  He met and married Inez O'Brien and moved to Nova Scotia.  They have lived in Nova Scotia for many years.

Notes for INEZ J. O'BRIEN:

Inez and James unofficially adopted Inez's niece, when the child was about six months old, and they raised her as their own.

                 xv.       DENNIS SPEARE, b. 11 May 1921, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for DENNIS SPEARE:

Dennis Speare served in the Navy during the Second World War.  He never married.