New to list James Stares SPEARING baptised Porchester 1780, son of James and Elizabeth SPEARING James lived in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, NSW Australia, and back to Isle of Wight where he died in 1859 but is buried at Wymering. James SPEARING fathered at least 8 illegitimate children to 5 different women over a period of 44 years. Jane JACOB: mother of Sophia 1810 Isle of Wight who married (1) Jean Baptiste Lehamas D'Arrietta in NSW 1828 (2) William Walker in NSW 1838 (descendant of first marriage in Australia) Sarah NOBBS :mother of James 1813, Marcus 1815 and Ooctavius 1817 (all Isle of Wight) James died as an infant, Marcus in NSW in 1895 and Octavius USA 1838 (no known descendants) Elizabeth WHITING - mother of Tullia Ann 1819 Isle of Wight (no other details) Fanny DYER : mother of (1) Caroline 1848 married Frederic Hearn Joyce 1890 -son (Fred)Eric Michael Hearn Joyce (no known descendants in next generation) (2) Ellen 1854 married (1) Richard Warlow -son George -some descendants in Canada (2) Wilson Bundy- two sons Jane DYER/ DOWNER : mother of James Spearing DYER married Fanny Chiverton- 1872 IOW James and Fanny had two children Caroline born Gosport 1873 James born Gosport 1875 1901 Census James DYER (Jnr) aged 26 was living in a house at 32 Margate Rd, Portsmouth James described as a Hammerman Shift Building Worker 1901 Census Caroline DYER aged 27 domestic parlourmaid at 24 Crescent Rd Anglesey Rd with THOMAS family Any information particularly on DYER/ DOWNER descendants or further details about James Stares SPEARING sought. James Stares SPEARING did marry in Australia in 1827 Harriet OVERINGTON a widow from Sussex. This couple had no children together. Harriet had at least one daughter before coming to NSW- Bertha OVERINGTON. Lorraine Neate NSW Australia