John
"Jack"
Mears
Born about in Exeter, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Mears
and Jane Score (Saunders) Mears
Brother of
Amelia (Mears) Blick, Elizabeth Jane (Mears) Watson, William Wilfred Mears, Emma (Mears) Dobson and Eva (Mears) Sowman
Husband of
Alice Hodson
— married
10 Sep 1890 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Gertrude Mildred Mabel Mears, Myrtle Florence Mears, Albert John Mears, Iris May Alice Mears, Norman Mears, Walter Earnest Mears, Catherine Jane Mears and Herbert Oswald Mears
Died about
at about age 92
in Springlands, Blenheim, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Oct 2018
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Biography
John was born about 1864. He passed away about 1956. Occupation Labourer according to probate record.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #207569054
- BDM NZ Marriage Registration Number: 1890/2442; Bride's Given Name(s): Alice; Bride's Family Name: Hodson; Groom's Given Name(s): John; Groom's Family Name: Mears. www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
- "New Zealand, Obituaries, 1844-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTV-P6JS : 17 March 2018), Mrs R T Earnshaw in entry for Mr John Mears, 23 Oct 1956; citing New Zealand, various New Zealand newspapers; FHL microfilm 287,501.
- "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDTM-X86 : 15 July 2017), John Mears, 1956; citing Blenheim, Blenheim probate files [first sequence], 1876-1972, record number 3588, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 004624969. [Names mentioned: Son-in-law Richard Alfred Marfell and Douglas Godfrey Marfell. Daughters Myrtle Earnshaw, Mildred Trinder, Catherine Marfell, Barbara Cannell; Sons Norman Mears and Walter Mears.] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-PPSQ-QS?i=83&cc=1865481
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