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Shearer Family History
Shearer Genealogy & Family TreeShearer is an English name from Berwickshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comse from the Old English sceran and referred to someone with the occupation of a sheep sheerer. The earliest known ancestor--Robert le Sherer--was recorded in 1231.
Other spellings of the name include "Sherar," "Sherer," and "Sheerer." Notable people with the surname include New Zealand Olympic athlete Jan Lee Shearer-Jones (yachting), American actor Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, Spinal Tap, Godzilla), and Canadian actress Norma Shearer (The Women, Marie Antoinette, Romeo and Juliet). The first Shearer to come to America was James Shearer in New England in 1720.
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Shearer Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Campbell Shearer -- --, 1841 December 0, 1900 Pennsylvania
- John Wesley Shearer -- --, 1832 August 5, 1905 South Carolina
- Gordon Elwood Shearer -- --, 1917 August 4, 1983 Ontario
- Curtis Alexander Shearer -- --, 1941 April 0, 1987 Nova Scotia
- Lydia Shearer -- --, 1819 May 4, 1888 Pennsylvania
Shearer Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Melville R Shearer -- --, 1860 September 8, 1884 Indiana
- Annette Shearer -- --, 1899 November 6, 1981 Iowa
- Ralph Shearer -- --, 1928 May 0, 1986
- Andrew John Shearer -- --, 1963 January 3, 1963 Victoria
- Jonathan Shearer -- --, 1783 June 19, 1857 Pennsylvania
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