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please i need help or info on my grandfather william gearing,
born 1895 ish, he was from australia, lived in newcastle upon tyne.
married isabel or isabella, had 2 sons, william and joseph.
joseph was my father, he was also born in newcastle in 1923. kind regards. (albert gearing)

poss connection

Husband's Name
William Edward GEARING (AFN:162B-RB2) Pedigree

Born: Abt. 1874 Place:
Married: 1 Jun 1901 Place:

Father:
Mother:

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Wife's Name
Ethel Amelia STEWART (AFN:RC3S-Z5) Pedigree

Born: 4 Mar 1878 Place: , , Nsw, Australia
Died: 23 Jan 1958 Place:
Married: 1 Jun 1901 Place:

Father: William Bourne Elphinstone STEWART (AFN:RC3S-S9) Family
Mother: Phillis Ann GIGGINS (AFN:RC3S-TG)

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Children

Husband
Jessie Gearing Pedigree


Birth:
Christening:
Marriage:
Death:
Burial:





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1. William Gearing Pedigree
Male

Birth:
Christening: 22 JUL 1860 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Death:
Burial:

Is this your father?


England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
about Joseph J Gearing
Name: Joseph J Gearing
Year of Registration: 1923
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Mother's Maiden Name: Dixon
District: Newcastle Upon Tyne
County: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 10b
Page: 15

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about William J J Gearing
Name: William J J Gearing
Year of Registration: 1918
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's Surname: Dixon
District: Lambeth
County: Greater London, London, Surrey
Volume: 1d
Page: 763

I check the marriage indexes. Mother's name is Isabel Dixon

This one is a possible:


Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936
about William John Joseph Gearing
Name: William John Joseph Gearing
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1914
State: Tasmania
District: Denison
Subdistrict: Hobart Central
Address: 213 Harrington Street
Occupation: Labourer
Occupants: Mother Annie, Father William John
Also George Daniel.

His WW1 records are online:

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx

Search as a guest user. Just put in William John Gearing and the records are digitalised.

And how lucky are you!!! A copy of the marriage certificate is amongst his papers!!!!!! :-))))

Colonial Tasmanian Family Links Detail

See bottom of this page for explanation of symbols.
GEARING, WILLIAM JOHN JOSEPH
Gender: Male
Birth 1887 - HOBART,Tasmania
Marriage/Relationship:
Death:

FAMILY INFORMATION
Parents:
134509 FOX ANNE 1861
151461 GEARING JOHN JOSEPH 1861

Siblings:
143925 GEARING JOSEPH WILLIAM 1882
143924 GEARING GEORGE DANIEL 1884
143926 GEARING ELSIE MAY 1890

IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical

JOHN JOSEPH GEARING

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Marriages:
Spouse: ANNE FOX
Marriage:
15 OCT 1882 , Tasmania, Australia
Husband Age at Marriage: 21
Wife Age at Marriage: 21

Marriage certificate discloses that Isabel's father was a Henry Fletcher Dixon. This could be him:


British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
about Henry Fletcher Dixon
Name: Henry Fletcher Dixon
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Age at enlistment: 45
RESIDENCE: 72 Norwich St Sth Benwell, Newcastle-On-Tyne
Document Year: 1915
Regimental number: 4515
Number of Images: 11

1901 England Census
about Isabella Dixon
Name: Isabella Dixon
Age: 1 Mo
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Henry F
Mother's Name: Sarah E
Gender: Female
Where born: Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Civil Parish: Caldewgate
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Carlisle
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England

Registration district: Carlisle
Sub registration district: St Mary
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 42
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry F Dixon 31
Sarah E Dixon 28 (born Hensingham)
Mary J Dixon 8
Henry F Dixon 7
Thomas Dixon 5
John Dixon 1
Isabella Dixon 1 Mo

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Henry Dixon
Name: Henry Dixon to Sarah Ellen Corkhill
Year of Registration: 1891
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Carlisle
County: Cumbria, Cumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 751

1871 England Census
about Sarah E Corkhill
Name: Sarah E Corkhill
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thos
Mother's Name: Jane
Gender: Female
Where born: Hensingham, Cumberland, England
Civil Parish: Hensingham
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England

Registration district: Whitehaven
Sub registration district: St Bees
ED, institution, or vessel: 3d
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
Thos Corkhill 26 (Isle of Man)
Jane Corkhill 26
Isabella Corkhill 10
Catherine Corkhill 9
Elisabeth Ann Corkhill 8
Darra Corkhill 7
Mary Jane Corkhill 6
Sarah E Corkhill 1

Well done Lewella! I was very confused reading this at first but you have cracked it.

Albert, you really need to check out the file for Wm Jno Jos GEARING online. The whole thing is laid out.

But he was older than you expected as his marriage in 1918 aged 31 makes him born c1887 and when he enlisted in 1915 he was 27. Maybe it is because he was a bit older than his wife Isabel (she was 22 when they married). She was a munitions worker; her father Hy Fletcher DIXON was a coal miner. Wm was a saw mills worker like his father John Jos.

There is a possibility that John Jos GEARING & Annie FOX were children of convicts. Try www.raogk.org for a Tasmanian lookup volunteer.

Good luck!

Cheers
Cherilyn

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I have emailed Albert and told him to return to this thread - have explained to him how to do that

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