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Ryeland Family Tree
The Genealogy of the Ryeland and connected Families
Alexander SHEARER
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1. Alexander SHEARER was born on 25 Nov 1814 in Shotts, , Lanark, Scotland; died on 25 Feb 1901 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. Family/Spouse: Lydia SWEET. Lydia was born on 25 Dec 1830 in Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Nov 1905 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Ann SHEARER
was born in 1852; and died.
- 3. Mary SHEARER
was born on 9 Apr 1854 in Roseneath, Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Mar 1931 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada.
- 4. Alberta SHEARER
was born in 1855; and died.
- 5. Alexander SHEARER
was born on 25 Jan 1858 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
- 6. Eliza SHEARER
was born in 1865 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
- 7. Agnes SHEARER
was born in 1869 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
- 2. Ann SHEARER
Generation: 2
2. Ann SHEARER (1.Alexander1) was born in 1852; and died.
3. Mary SHEARER (1.Alexander1) was born on 9 Apr 1854 in Roseneath, Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Mar 1931 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada.
Family/Spouse: James LEEPER. James (son of James LEEPER and Isabella HUNTER) was born on 5 Feb 1855 in Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Sep 1927 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Jessie Eliza LEEPER
was born on 20 Dec 1879 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Apr 1952 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada.
- 8. Jessie Eliza LEEPER
4. Alberta SHEARER (1.Alexander1) was born in 1855; and died.
5. Alexander SHEARER (1.Alexander1) was born on 25 Jan 1858 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
Alexander married Emma Ann POLLEY about 1879. Emma (daughter of James Henry POLLEY and Charlotte M SAXON) was born on 11 Sep 1861 in Haldimand, Northumberland West, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Aug 1903 in Haldimand, Northumberland West, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Edith Gertrude SHEARER
was born on 20 Jul 1879 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1958; was buried in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
- 10. Effie B. H. SHEARER
was born on 19 Jul 1893 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
- 9. Edith Gertrude SHEARER
6. Eliza SHEARER (1.Alexander1) was born in 1865 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
7. Agnes SHEARER (1.Alexander1) was born in 1869 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
Generation: 3
8. Jessie Eliza LEEPER (3.Mary2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 20 Dec 1879 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Apr 1952 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada.
Jessie married Arthur Sandford POLLEY on 10 Aug 1904 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada. Arthur (son of Robert A POLLEY and Melissa MOORE) was born on 4 Jan 1876 in Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana, USA; died on 10 Nov 1963 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Marguerite Violet POLLEY
was born on 19 Jun 1908 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Mar 2003 in Lindsay, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada.
- 12. Melba Phyllis POLLEY
was born on 1 Mar 1913 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Jul 1977 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; was buried in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada.
- 11. Marguerite Violet POLLEY
9. Edith Gertrude SHEARER (5.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 20 Jul 1879 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1958; was buried in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
Edith married Charles R DOWN on 14 Dec 1897 in Cobourg, , Ontario, Canada. Charles (son of John DOWN and Emma JEWELL) was born on 28 Aug 1870 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1951; was buried in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Lewis Earl DOWN
was born on 13 Oct 1897 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1971; was buried in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
- 14. Charles Clarence DOWN
was born on 9 Mar 1899 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Feb 1978 in Ontario, Canada.
- 15. Stanley DOWN
was born in Sep 1902 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
- 16. Leslie DOWN
was born in Dec 1906 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
- 17. Bartley DOWN
was born in 1910 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
- 18. Lloyd DOWN
was born in 1916 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1926.
- 13. Lewis Earl DOWN
10. Effie B. H. SHEARER (5.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 19 Jul 1893 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
Effie married William Alexander HERRINGTON on 19 Jan 1910 in Roseneath, Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. William was born in 1886; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
11. Marguerite Violet POLLEY (8.Jessie3, 3.Mary2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 19 Jun 1908 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Mar 2003 in Lindsay, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada.
Marguerite married Jack Tregerthen TRUMAN on 17 Sep 1934. Jack and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
12. Melba Phyllis POLLEY (8.Jessie3, 3.Mary2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 1 Mar 1913 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Jul 1977 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; was buried in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada.
13. Lewis Earl DOWN (9.Edith3, 5.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 13 Oct 1897 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1971; was buried in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
14. Charles Clarence DOWN (9.Edith3, 5.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 9 Mar 1899 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Feb 1978 in Ontario, Canada.
Charles married Edna Lillian Ruth COYLE on 8 Jun 1922 in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Edna was born in 1903 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Feb 1973 in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Stanley DOWN (9.Edith3, 5.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born in Sep 1902 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
16. Leslie DOWN (9.Edith3, 5.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born in Dec 1906 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
17. Bartley DOWN (9.Edith3, 5.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born in 1910 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
18. Lloyd DOWN (9.Edith3, 5.Alexander2, 1.Alexander1) was born in 1916 in Alnwick Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1926.