Greetings, one and all. At the moment all the Australian information I have is somewhat fragmented, therefore I hope anyone reading this page will be able to add some information to it, thus helping to compile and complete our Australian cousin's ancestry. Many thanks to Campbell, Jan, Maureen, & many others for their valuable help.
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EDWARD GEER born about 1763 @ Henfield, (about 10m. north of Worthing, Sussex, UK.) Married MARY BOWLDEN 12/05/1788 @ Henfield. MARY born about 1767, buried 22/10/1792 Issue:
A1. ANN GEER christened 13/02/1789 @ Henfield.
A2. MARY GEER christened 18/04/1790 @ Henfield. Transported in 1806 to Australia on the ship 'William Pitt'. Married
WILLIAM DAVIS 19/03/1815 , Parramatta, Australia, where she died in 1851. (see Mary's Story for more
on Mary.) WILLIAM DAVIS was also a convict, transported on the 'Royal Admiral' and arrived 20/11/1800.
A3. THOMAS GEER christened 04/12/1791 @ Henfield.
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WILLIAM GEER father of GEORGE THOMAS mother either MARY? or HANNAH SMITH.
GEORGE THOMAS GEER born 14/01/1820 christened 28/03/1820 @ Holywell Mount Independant Church, Shoreditch, London, UK. Died 01/04/1898 @ Elsternwick, Melbourne, Australia. Buried in St. Kilda Cemetary. Ref: CE D 840.
Wife: MARY FOSTER, born 1823. Issue:
B1. GEORGE GEER born 1845
B2. WILLIAM HENRY GEER born 1848 (in England ?) Ref: B2
B3. CHARLES FREDERICK GEER born 1855 died 1931
B4. MARY ANNIE ELIZA GEER born 1858 @ South Yarra, Melbourne. died 1863
B5. JOSIAH ANDREW GEER born1861 @ South Yarra, Melbourne. Died 1933
B6. ALFRED GEER born 1865 @ Melbourne.
B2 WILLIAM HENRY GEER born 1848 in UK. Died 1910 @ Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia. Married 1876 to ELIZABETH
ANNIE WARE, born 1853. Issue:
C1 WILLIAM JOHN GEER born 1877 @ Carisbrook, Victoria.
C2 FLORENCE MARY ANN GEER born 1878 @ Victoria.
C3 MABEL SARAH GEER born 1880 @ Ballan, Victoria. Died 1887
C4 ETHEL ELIZABETH GEER born 1882 @ Victoria.
C5 HAROLD GEER born 1884 @ Victoria.
C6 EVA MURIEL EDITH GEER born 1886 @ Ballan, Victoria.
C7 STANLEY REGINALD GEER born 1887 @ Ballan, Victoria.
C8 HORACE CLEMENT GEER born 1889 @ Buningyong, Victoria.
C9 ARTHUR HERBERT GEER born 1891 @ Buningyong, Victoria.
C10 ANNIE MAY GEER born 1895 @ Buningyong, Victoria.
C11 ALMA BEATRICE MAUD GEER born 1897 @ Avoca, Victoria.
JESSE GEER, born England, grt grandfather of :-
ROY FRANK GEER born England who went to Australia when a small boy and resided in Melbourne. Father of:-
IAN ROY GEER, father of:-
JUDELLE GEER mother of:-
JESSE GEER
(Editor:I have gleaned the following from various sources but not quite sure who fits where. Perhaps someone will tell me)
HENRY GEER, wife FRANCES. issue:
JESSE GEER (male) christened 27/04/1800 @ Hurstpierpoint, Sussex.
CHARLES GEER, wife JANE. issue:
JESSE GEER (male) christened 25/08/1839 @ Portslade, Sussex.
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TASMANIA & CONVICTS
SAMUEL GEER believed born in the Lewes district 1805. Transported in 1827 to Tasmania on the ship 'John.' A SAMUEL GEER was also transported in 1832/3 but I believe it was to Victoria this time and I assume it's the same Samuel who probably worked his passage back to the UK but fell foul of the law again, for this time he was sentenced for life.