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George Hedgman Lear (1858 - 1937)

George Hedgman Lear
Born in Shillingford, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married 1884 in London, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at about age 79 in Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

George Lear was born in 1858 in Shillingford, Devon, England to John Lear and Caroline Radford (Hedgeman) Lear. His birth was registered in St Thomas, Devon in the last quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Hedgman.[1]

In 1861 George Lear (age 2) lived at Dunsford in Shillingford with his father John (36, Farmer of 60 2 Acres Employing 3 Men), mother Caroline (27), brother John (3), sister Caroline (0), and four servants: Kitty Pall (18, House Servant), Helen Salley (17, House Servant), Thomas Pall (22, Plough Boy), and Dannel Greenslade (13, Plough Boy).[2]

In 1881 George Lear (age 23, Bakers Assist) lived at Tavistock Cres in Kensington, London in the household of his employer Thomas Kingston (47, Baker).[3]

George Lear married Elizabeth Dimond in 1884. The marriage was registered in Kensington in the third quarter of the year.[4]

  • George and Elizabeth were cousins through their mothers, who were half-sisters.

George and Elizabeth had four children:

  1. Elizabeth Dorothy White "Bessie" Lear (1886-1886)
  2. George Lear (1887-1966)
  3. Emily Dimond Lear AKA Emily Dorothy Lear (1889-1929)
  4. Carrie Dorothy Lear AKA Dorothy Carrie Lear (1890-1977)

In 1891 George Lear (age 32, Baker) lived at Lordship Terrace in Tottenham, Middlesex with his wife Elizabeth D (35) and three children: George (4), Emily D (2), and Carrie D (0), as well as servant Ellen Twaite (23, Domestic Servant).[5]

In 1901 George Lear (age 42, Baker & Confectioner) lived at Rathcoole Parade in Hornsey, Middlesex with his wife Elizabeth D (44) and three children: George (14), Emily D (12), and Dorothy C (10), as well as five boarders/employees: Rose Wendon (25, Baker's Counterman), Maude K Stockwell (22, Sub Post Office Counter Clerk), Kate Richards (23, Domestic Servant), Samuel Perry (19, Journeyman Baker), and Sidney Burd (17, Baker's Roundsman).[6]

In 1911 George Lear (age 52, Farmer) lived in North Tawton, Devon with his wife Bessie (55), son George (24, Farmer's Son Working on Farm), and daughter Carrie (20, Farmer's Daughter Worker).[7]

George Lear passed away in 1937, aged 78 years. His death was registered in Winchcomb, Gloucestershire in the first quarter of the year.[8] An obituary for Mr George Lear of Brookfield was published in the Gloucestershire Echo on 23 Feb 1937.[9]

  • In 1939 George's widow and two children lived at Brook Field in Bishop's Cleeve, Cheltenham district, Gloucestershire.

Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26BV-DDZ : 1 October 2014), George Lear, 1858; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, St. Thomas, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M758-4LW : 3 March 2021), George Lear in household of John Lear, Shillingford, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-MBL9 : 10 December 2017), George Lear in household of Thomas Kingston, Kensington, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 17, Piece/Folio 37/38, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,321.
  4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DVR-1BS : 13 December 2014), George Lear, 1884; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1884, quarter 3, vol. 1A, p. 219, Kensington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [Elizabeth is missing as a potential spouse because the page number hasn't been transcribed properly on her record (she has only "?", while he has 219 - they are listed together on FreeBMD.org.uk), Elizabeth is here: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DV5-Y31]
  5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QX96-B3Z : 22 February 2021), George Lear, Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Middlesex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X96W-TGP : 20 May 2019), George Lear, Hornsey, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hornsey subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW92-K47 : 3 July 2019), George Lear, North Tawton, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHL-JNJ8 : 3 November 2021), George Lear, 1937. [also on FreeBMD.org.uk: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=174402828:6258&d=bmd_1641815574]
  9. ↑ "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q26M-B5Z4 : 26 October 2019), Mr George Lear, 23 Feb 1937; citing Obituary, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, page , Records extracted by FindMyPast and images digitized by FamilySearch. The British Library, London; FHL microfilm 102,001,215.




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