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Male 1862 - 1897  (35 years)


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  • Name William Lear 
    Born 1862  Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Apr 1897  Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Colliery Accident 
    • William Lear died 20 April 1897 at the Tyning Colliery at the age of 36. Fatally injured by a charge of dynamite upon his returning to ignite it after a charge of powder had gone off. The flame from the powder shot ignited the fuse and thus caused the accident. He died the following day. This consequently is really due to powder although actually caused by an explosion of dynamite
    Buried 28 Apr 1897  Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Nicholas Church, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK 
    Person ID I22691  Lasbury Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 

    Father Job Lear
              b. 1841, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 Jan 1926, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Ellen Nokes
              b. 1842, Dunkerton, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aug 1924, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1861  Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Nicholas Church, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK 
    Marriage Witness 25 Dec 1861 
    William Lear & James Frappell 
    Family ID F4015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Rebecca Loveridge
              b. 23 Apr 1864, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1948, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1883  Bath, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George Henry Lear
              b. 29 Dec 1883, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1962, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Fred Hubert Lear
              b. 13 Oct 1894, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 19 May 1962, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Gilbert William Lear
              b. 8 Jan 1897, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1966, Frome, Somerset, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F8271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1862 - Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1883 - Bath, Somerset, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Colliery Accident - 20 Apr 1897 - Radstock, Somerset, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    St. Nicholas Church, Radstock, Somerset, England, UK - 28 Apr 1897 - Radstock, Somerset, England, UK
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