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Was this your Teare relative? Newspaper clippings 1842-1915
A selection of 16 newspaper clippings mentioning Teare in stories from Wales, North West England, Manchester, London, IoM between 1842-1915. Arranged in date order. Some need to be read in sequence to get the full story. As usual press interest … Continue reading
Y-DNA testing and origins of Teare / Tear name
Developments in DNA testing over the last 20 years have contributed greatly to the recent increase in knowledge about people’s ethnic and genetic origins. The availability of a number of companies offering commercial testing has lead to a reduction in … Continue reading
Unlocking Stories from the Archives: the Records of Teare and Sons, Sail Makers and Ship Chandlers of Peel
Featured on the imuseum website – June 2017 Unlocking Stories from the Archives: the Records of Teare and Sons, Sail Makers and Ship Chandlers of Peel Posted on 16.06.2017 Manx National Heritage Library & Archives hold the archive of a … Continue reading
Brothers Frederick and Frank Teare from Peel killed in the battle of Arras April 1917
Frederick and Frank Teare, stepbrothers born in Peel, were in two different armies when the battle of Arras started on 9 April 1917. They died within days of each other and despite being in the same battle and within miles … Continue reading
John Henry Teare built the first bicycle on the Isle of Man 1867
Most people hearing of ‘cycling’ and the ‘Isle of Man’, will probably think of Mark Cavendish and Peter Kennaugh, both sportsmen who have achieved amazing success. But someone else who deserves recognition in the field of Manx cycling is the … Continue reading
Denys Teare 1922-2015 – Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur
Denys Teare passed away peacefully in Ramsey Cottage Hospital on 1 December 2015 aged 93 years. I have posted previously about Denys and his book ‘Evader’. In 1944 he lived in France for over 12 months following the crash landing … Continue reading
Teare genetics: Y-DNA and the origins of Manx family names
The Teare name is Manx in origin and its earliest recording is from 1599. It has developed and contracted to its modern spelling from the Manx Gaelic ‘Mac-y-teyir’ meaning ‘son of the craftsman or carpenter’. The Y-DNA project, which uses … Continue reading
Wilfred Kneale Teare 1896-1919
Wilfred Kneale Teare was born in 1896 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire son of James Teare born in Ramsey, IoM and Anne Arnott born in Ripley, Derbyshire. She was totally deaf since the age of 19. His father worked as a hewer … Continue reading
Charles Henry Teare 1895-1918
Charles Henry Teare was born 23 January 1895 in Douglas, IoM, son of John Teare, a general labourer and Lydia Margaret Clague. In 1901 the family was living at 12 Barrack Street and there were 5 siblings George S, John … Continue reading
Philip Norman Teare 1892-1917
Philip Norman Teare was born 20 March 1892 near the town of Happy Valley, O’Halloran Hill, South Australia son of Philip Thomas Teare and Lucy Isabelle Kenihan. Philip worked as Porter on the South Australia Railways living in Keswick, South … Continue reading