William Dear

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection. Graham Rook's connection to me is as follows:

Graham Rook
His father was Ralph Rook
His father was George Rook (1879)
His father was William Dear (1857) who later went on to marry Elizabeth Rook (1861)
Her father was James Rook (1821) & he also had Mary Rook (1843) who married James Huckle (1842)
They had Eliza Huckle (1862) who married Walter Presland (1861)
They had Arthur Presland (18840 who married Annie Reeves (1890)
Her father was William Reeves (1866)
His father was Ephraim Reeeves (1830) & he also had Elizabeth Reeves (1859) who married John Kilcommons (1859)
They had James Kilcommons (1887) who married May Davis (1895)
Her father was Thomas Davis (1868)
His father was George Davis (1846)
His father was Thomas Davis (1805c) & he also had Joseph Davies (1852)
He had Joseph Davies (1852)
He had G. A. Davies (1894)
He had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• fact. John Lynch states:
According to research by Tina Dawson, he had a sister, Mary Ann Elizabeth Dear, born 12 Jun e 1859 1891 Census: RG12/1256 32 High Street, Arlesey, Bedfordshire William Dear, Head, Married, 31, Male, Brickyard labourer, born Bedfordshire Arlesey Eliza Dear, Wife, Married, 30, Female, born Bedfordshire Henlow George W Rook, Son, 12, Male, Scholar, born Bedfordshire Henlow Frederick J Rook, Son, 9, Male, Scholar, born Bedfordshire Henlow Gertrude M Dear, Daughter, 4, Female, born Bedfordshire Arlesey Florence S Dear, Daughter, 2, Female, born Bedfordshire Arlesey

• Occupation. general labourer

William married Elizabeth Rook, daughter of James Rook and Sarah Mabbott, on 1 Dec 1884 in Henlow, Bedfordshire England. (Elizabeth Rook was christened on 7 Apr 1861 in Henlow, Bedfordshire England and died on 8 Aug 1916 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire England.)