Gersham Ernest Mears

1887 - 1962  (74 years)

• Name	Gersham Ernest Mears
  Birth	12 Nov 1887	Hednesford, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	3 Nov 1889	Hednesford, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Name: Gershom Ernest Mears Baptism date: 3 Nov 1889 Baptism place: Hednesford, St Peter County: Staffordshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: Thomas Mother's name: Mary Ann Abode: Station Road Quality, Trade, or Profession: Brakesman Archive reference: D3195/3 Page: 48
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Hednesford, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  	Address: Station Road
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	Address: 18 Countess Street, Caldmore
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [6]
  	Address: 156/157 Stafford Street
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [6]
  	Grocery Manager
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [7]
  	Address: Bk 154 Stafford Street
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921  [7]
  	Grocer's assistant
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Address: 7 Victoria Terrace
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [3]
  	Baths manager, Walsall Corporation
  Death	1962	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [8]
  Notes	1939 Register - birth date 12 Nov 1885
  Person ID	I3075	Gilbert
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Mears,   b. 3 Sep 1859, Kiddemore Green, Staffordshire, England d. 1939, Walsall, Staffordshire, England (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Lawrence,   b. 1863, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 1920, Walsall, Staffordshire, England (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1882	Walsall, Staffordshire, England
  Family ID	F842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Deakin,   b. 4 Sep 1880, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 17 Apr 1969, Walsall, Staffordshire, England (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1909	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [9]
  Children	1. Geoffrey Ernest Mears,   b. 6 May 1912, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 29 Jun 1972, Westminster, London, England (Age 60 years)   2. Dorothy Alice Mears,   b. 29 Jul 1915, Walsall, Staffordshire, England d. 19 Jan 2007, Warwickshire, England (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F1294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Nov 1887 - Hednesford, Staffordshire, England Christening - 3 Nov 1889 - Hednesford, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Station Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Hednesford, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 18 Countess Street, Caldmore - 31 Mar 1901 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Marriage - 1909 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 156/157 Stafford Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: Bk 154 Stafford Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Residence - Address: 7 Victoria Terrace - 29 Sep 1939 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Death - 1962 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  MEARS, Gersham Ernest: World War 1 Medal Index Card World War 1 medal index card for Gersham Ernest MEARS. He was a Private in the South Staffordshire and Notts and Derby Regiments. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (ancestry.co.uk)

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Mears, Gersham Ernest; Mother's Maiden Surname: Lawrance; GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in CANNOCK Volume 06B Page 465 (accessed 18 Sep 2017). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mears, Gertham E; Birth year: 1888; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Cannock; Parish: Cannock; Town: Hednesford; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2220; Folio: 49; Page: 5 (accessed 9 Jun 2018). [S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Mears, Gersham E; 12 Nov 1885; Borough: Walsall C.B.; County: Staffordshire (accessed 6 Jan 2018). [S193] Staffordshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Mears, Gershom Ernest; Baptism year: 1889; Father's name: Thomas; Mother's name: Mary Ann; Baptism place: Hednesford, St Peter (accessed 5 Dec 2020). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mears, Gershon E; Birth year: 1888; Birth town: Hednesford; Birth county: Staffordshire; Reg dist: Walsall; Parish: Walsall; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2704; Folio: 114; Page: 46 (accessed 27 Apr 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mears, Gershom Ernest; Birth year: 1886; Birth place: Staffordshire Hednesford; Reg dist: Walsall; Parish: Walsall; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG14PN17199 RG78PN1058 RD370 SD4 ED12 SN94 (accessed 31 Mar 2018). [S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Mears, Gershom Ernest; Birth year: 1885; Birth place: Hednesford, Staffordshire, England; Reg dist: Walsall; Parish: Walsall; County: Staffordshire; Ref: RG15 PN13223 RD370 RS4 ED14 SN36 (accessed 10 Feb 2023). [S263] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Death index, Mears, Gersham E; 1962; Walsall, Staffordshire; Age: 75; D Quarter; Volume: 9B; Page: 722 (accessed 18 Sep 2017). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Mears, Gersham Ernest - Deakin, Alice; 1909; Walsall, Staffordshire; S Quarter; Volume: 6B; Page: 1216 (accessed 27 Oct 2018).