Edward Shearer

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. & Mike Shearer

• Occupation. labourer & in 1868 he was listed as a dairyman with his brother Samuel & in 1884 he was listed as a miner & also as a carter. After that he was the Publican of the Shire Arms Hotel, Reef Street Maldon and in March 1889 he transferred the licence to John Lawn Williams.
By 1904 he was no longer paying rates at Maldon.. So it is assumed that around 1900 may be when he and Anne left Maldon to go to New South Wales.

• emigrated. emigrated to Australia on the "Victory" with his parents 1857 & went to Castlemaine with friends from the ship

Edward married Anne McNicholl, daughter of John McNicholl and Elizabeth Moor, on 8 Dec 1860 in Maldon, Victoria Australia. (Anne McNicholl was born circa 1833, died on 20 Apr 1912 and was buried in Rookwood Cemetery, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW Australia C of E Section.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• source. Mike Shearer [mfs.terang@bigpond.com] who writes:
Edward married Anne McNicholl daughter of John McNicholl and Elizabeth Moor on the 8th December 1860 at Maldon. Edward was 24 years and Anne was 27 when they were married by the rites of the Church of England and Ireland by Richard Stepheny.