| Name | Alexander Shearer |
| Born | 13 Dec 1887, 9 Harbour Place, Ardrossan, Ayrshire |
| Died | 1 Dec 1921, Mendooran NSW — pneumonia, aged 33 |
| Buried | Mendooran cemetery (headstone, Masonic emblem) |
| Parents | Alexander Shearer (ships' carpenter) & Margaret Wylie |
| Occupation | Seaman (Loch Line) → carpenter → builder (Shearer & Allan, 1918) |
| Property | "Ardrossan", leased, Mendooran (Portions 76/77) |
| Lodge | Lodge Saltcoats & Ardrossan No. 320 (Master Mason, 1909) |
| Estate | Intestate; net £162/7/2 |
| Name | Annie Barclay Tyre |
| Born | 23 Dec 1889, Alexander Place, Ardrossan |
| Died | 25 May 1979, Hornsby NSW |
| Parents | James Tyre jr (draper) & Margaret Campbell Stevens Thomson |
| Occupation | Children's nurse; later shopkeeper, Mendooran |
| 2nd marriage | George H. Colley, 1929 (→ Sheet 2) |
| Date | 28 July 1914 |
| Place | Neutral Bay Presbyterian Church, North Sydney |
| Reg. no. | 1914/10505 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Minister | Rob. H. Waugh |
| Witnesses | Hugh W. Shearer; Janetta M. Kirkwood |
| # | Name | Born | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret (“Meg”) Shearer | 1915 | b. Coonamble | |
| 2 | Catherine Shearer | 1918 | b. Mendooran | |
| 3 | Alexandra (“Lex”) Shearer | 17 Dec 1921 | b. Mendooran — 16 days after her father’s death |
| Name | George Colley |
| Born | 1884, Bathurst NSW |
| Died | 7 Jun 1950, Kenthurst NSW |
| Parents | James Colley (father) |
| War service | WWI, A.I.F. — gassed, Western Front; welcomed home Coolah 1919 |
| Occupation | Soldier-settler / farmer; later orchardist, Kenthurst |
| Property | "Wheatlands" (Portion 82, 1915); soldier block (1919); town block (1924); Kenthurst orchard (1939) |
| Name | Annie Barclay Tyre (widow of A. Shearer) |
| Born / Died | 23 Dec 1889, Ardrossan — 25 May 1979, Hornsby |
| Date | 1929 |
| Place | Dubbo district, NSW (registration) |
| Reg. no. | 15776/1929 |
| Note | Town block transferred to Annie 20 Feb 1929, before the marriage |
| # | Name | Born | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Herbert (“Bert”) Colley | 1930 | son of George & Annie |