THE SHEER FAMILY
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My thanks to Vina Wilson Urquhart of Saratoga, New
York State (formerly from Catrine, Ayrshire |
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Robert Sheare married
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I have identified five children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| William Sheare | 25 MAR 1602 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Married Annys Miners in 1629 [Source = Phillimore Parish Register] |
| Joan Sheare | 7 JUL 1605 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
None |
| Robert Sheare | 2 SEP 1610 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Buried on 18 JUL 1625 [Source = IGI] |
| Peternell Sheere | 30 NOV 1614 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
None |
| John Sheere | No record of christening found | Married Mary Dony in 1641 |
I have identified seven children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Elizabeth Sheere | 8 AUG 1630 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
None |
| Francis Sheere | 23 DEC 1632 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Buried on 26 DEC 1632 [Source = IGI] |
| Emlin Sheere | 25 DEC 1633 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Married Henry George on 21 MAY 1668 in Menheniot [Source = Phillimore Parish Register] |
| Wilmot Sheer | 21 DEC 1636 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Married Jacob Hoyle on 1 JAN 1675 in Menheniot |
| William Sheere | 15 MAR 1638 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Married Dorothy Hickes in 1668 |
| Temperance Sheere | 7 FEB 1640 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
None |
| Thomasin Sheere | 14 MAY 1643 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Possible marriage to Petter Browen on 17 MAY 1695 in Menheniot [Source = Phillimore Parish Register] |
They had four children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Anna Sheere | 23 FEB 1668 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
None |
| William Sheere | 10 OCT 1671 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Buried on 24 AUG 1682 [Source = IGI] |
| John Sheere | 25 OCT 1674 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
None |
| William Sheere | No record of a christening found and an assumption on my part | Married Mary Philp in 1716 |
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William Sheere married
Mary Philp on 3 JUL 1716 in Menheniot [Source = Phillimore
Parish Register]
(A William Sheer was buried on 25 JUN 1761 in Menheniot) |
They had seven children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Honor Sheare | 16 FEB 1716 Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Married John Lane in Lanreath on 16 NOV 1741 |
| Mary Sheare | 17 JUL 1718 Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Died between 1718 and 1724 |
| Ann Sheer | 4 MAY 1720 in Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Married Abel Lane on 3 JUN 1760 in Menheniot [Source = Phillimore Parish Register] |
| Mary Sheere | 29 OCT 1724 Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Married Matthias Bray on 25 SEP 1758 in Menheniot
[Source = Phillimore Parish
Register] Matthias was left 10 schillings and Mary was left 5 schillings in the Will of Mary's nephew, John Lane who died in 1772 |
| Robert Sheere | 19 NOV 1727 Menheniot [Source = IGI] |
Married Mary Wenmouth in 1753 in Menheniot [Source = Phillimore Parish Register] |
| William Sheer | 28 NOV 1731 Meneniot [Source = IGI] |
Possible marriage to Mary Sober in 1759 [Source = Phillimore Parish Register] |
| James Sheer | No record of christening found and an assumption on my part | Married Jane ? around 1774 |
They had five children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Mary Sheer | 8 SEP 1754 Menheniot | None |
| William Sheer | 10 OCT 1757 Menheniot |
Possible marriage to Mary Cutler on 26 SEP
1784 in Menheniot or Mary Davis on 1 APR 1793 in Menheniot In 1841 William is aged 80 and a Tailor living with John Kernick an Ag Lab and his wife Mary in Menheniot Village William was buried on 30 APR 1845 in Menheniot aged 84 |
| Honour Sheer | 2 MAR 1760 Menheniot |
Married Wm Goynes of St Ive on 16 MAY 1785 in Menheniot [Source = Phillimore Parish Register] |
| Ann Sheer | 2 JAN 1763 Menheniot |
Possible marriage to John Short on 29 DEC 1783 in Menheniot [Source = Phillimore Parish Register] |
| Robert Sheer | 24 AUG 1766 Menheniot | Married Eleanor Petters in 1789 in Menheniot |
They had three children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| William Sheer | 16 SEP 1794 Menheniot |
Married Mary ? around 1823 |
| John Sheer | 28 JUN 1798 Menheniot |
Married Jane Prynn on 12 MAR 1825 in Tywardreath |
| Honour Sheer | 26 JUN 1808 Menheniot |
None |
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John
Sheer married Jane
Prynn on 12 MAR 1825 in Tywardreath (In 1841 John Shear is aged 40 and a Black Smith. Jane is aged 40. The family is living in Croft Mason, Parish of Perranuthnoe) (In 1851 John Sheer is aged 54 and a Blacksmith at a Mine. Jane is aged 50. The family is living in Well Row, Tywardreath) (In 1861 John is aged 63 and a Blacksmith. Jane is 60. The family is living in Tywardreath) (In 1871 John is a Widower aged 73 and a Blacksmith. He is living in North Street, Tywardreath) (John died in theJune quarter 1875 aged 80 - St Austell 5c 97) |
They had nine children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Eleanor Sheer | 2 OCT 1825 Saint Blazey | Not
with the family in 1841. Eleanor died in the JUN quarter 1844 (St Austell 9 12) |
| Robert Sheer | 1 OCT 1826 Saint Blazey | In
1841 he is living at home aged 14. Married Caroline Rowett in 1848 |
| Ann Sheer | 3 AUG 1828 Saint Blazey | In
1841 she is living at home aged 13 In 1851 she is living at home aged 22 and a Mine Lab Married John Joll around 1853 |
| Honor Sheer | 7 NOV 1830 Tywardreath | In
1841 she is living at home aged 10 Had a son called Thomas Prynn Sheer in the JUN quarter 1849 (St Austell 9 18) In 1851 she is living at home aged 21 and a Mine Lab. Her son Thomas is aged 1 Honor is not with the family in 1861. Thomas is, aged 11 and a Copper Dresser. In 1871 he is aged 21 and a Miner living at 79 Store Back Row, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. |
| Mary Sheer | 6 APR 1833 Lanlivery | In
1841 Mary is aged 10 and with her grandparents William Pryn a Farmer of Treese
Mill, Tywardreath and Catharine In 1851 she is living at home aged 19 and a Mine Lab. Married a Goldsworthy between 1851 and 1861 In 1861 Mary Goldsworthy is living at home aged 29 and a Mine Lab |
| William Prinn Sheer | 2 FEB 1834 Lanlivery | Died between 1834 and 1842 |
| John Sheer | Born around 1836 in St Austell | In
1841 he is living at home aged 5 In 1851 he is living at home aged 15 and a Mine Lab Married Mary ? around 1857 In 1861 John is aged 25 and a Copper Miner. Mary is aged 25. They are living with their son John, aged 3 in Tywardreath Village. |
| William Sheer | Born around 1839 in Sithney Christened on 27 OCT 1842 in Tywardreath |
In 1841 he
is at home aged 3 In 1851 he is living at home aged 12 and a Mine Lab In 1861 he is living at home aged 22 and a Copper Miner |
| Richard Tarkitt Sheer | 27 OCT 1842 Tywardreath | In
1851 he is living at home aged 9 In 1861 he is living at home aged 19 and a Copper Miner Married Grace Runnnels in Tywardreath in 1861 |
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Robert
Sheer married Caroline
Rowett on 2 MAR 1848 in Tywardreath
(In 1851 Robert Sheers is aged 24 and a Copper Miner. Caroline is aged 22. The family is living in North Street, Tywardreath) (In 1861 Robert is aged 35 and a Copper Miner. Caroline is 31. The family are living in Tywardreath Village) (In 1871 Robert is aged 44 and a Copper Miner. Caroline is 40. The family are living in Camborne, District 5) (Robert died between 1871 and 1881) (In 1881 Caroline is a Widow aged 45. The family are living in 83 Trelowarren Street, Camborne) (Can not locate Caroline on the 1891 census) |
They had twelve children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| John Sheer | Born around 1849 Tywardreath | In
1851 he is living at home aged 2 and a Scholar In 1861 he is at home aged 13 and working in the Copper Mine Married Mary Jane Toms in 1870 |
| Thomas Hy Sheer | Born around 1850 Tywardreath | In
1851 he is at home aged 1 In 1861 he is at home aged 11 and working in the Copper Mine |
| William H. Sheer | Born around 1852 Tywardreath | In
1861 he is at home aged 9 and a Scholar In 1871 William is living at home aged 19 and a Copper Miner |
| Mary E. Sheer | Born around 1853 Tywardreath | In
1861 she is at home aged 8 and a Scholar In 1871 Mary is living at home aged 18 and a Mine Girl |
| Martha Sheer | Born around 1855 Tywardreath | In
1861 she is at home aged 6 and a Scholar In 1871 Martha is living at home aged 16 and a Mine Girl Married in the March quarter 1878 (Redruth 5c 288) to either John Harvey, William Hocking or Charles Shepherd |
| Robert Sheer | Born around 1856 Tywardreath | In
1861 he is at home aged 5 and a Scholar In 1871 Robert is living at home aged 15 and a Tin Miner |
| Albert Sheer | Born around 1859 Tywardreath | In
1861 he is at home aged 2 In 1871 Albert is living at home aged 12 and a Mine Boy |
| Emma Sheer | Born around 1861 Tywardreath | In
1861 she is 11 mths old In 1871 Emma is living at home aged 10 and a Mine Girl Emma married William Holman in the March quarter 1881. In 1881 they are living with Emma's mother in Camborne. Emma is aged 21 and William is 21 and a Tin Miner |
| Bertha Sheer | Born
around 1862 Tywardreath | In 1871 Bertha
is living at home aged 9 and a Scholar In 1881 she is living at home aged 19 and a Tin Miner |
| Kate Sheer | Born
around 1865 Tywardreath | In 1871 Kate
is living at home aged 6and a Scholar In 1881 she is living at home aged 16 and a Tin Miner In 1891 she is aged 26 and living with her sister Emma and brother in law in Treswithian, Camborne |
| Richard Sheer | Born around 1867 Tywardreath | In
1871 Richard is living at home aged 4 and a Scholar In 1881 he is living at home aged 13 and a Tin Miner Married Elizabeth Ann Cock in the September quarter 1886 (Redruth 5c 301) |
| William Henry Sheer | Born around 1873 Camorne | In
1881 he is at home aged 8 and a Scholar In 1891 he is aged 17 and a Tin Miner living with his sister Emma and brother in law in Treswithian, Camborne William married Kate Mitchell in the March quarter 1897 |
They had one son
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Richard Sheer | Born around 1889 in Camborne | In 1891 he is at
home aged 2 In 1901 he is at home aged 12 |
