John Lear   born Bitton about 1776; married Jane.           

Jane's name may be Lewton/Luton or Brain. However, a John Lear married Jane Ward 5 Feb 1797, a suitable date. Jane married a James Baker, and bore the name Baker when she was transported to Sydney in Morley in 1820

William Lear , born Bitton 25 Nov 1797; transported to Tasmania in Dromedary in 1819; married Mary Ann Connor in Hobart in 1825; died Eaglehawk, Victoria (Australia) 1 Feb 1872. Many descendants in Australia

Isaac Lear, born Bitton 5 April 1809; married Margaret Maitland in Hobart, 1833; died 1868.
Seeking information about his migration to Tasmania. He was a witness at William's marriage.

John James Lear (son of William, above) b. Tasmania 1828; married Susanna Priscilla Beard in 1850; died Tarraville, Victoria, in 1898. Occupation: saddler.

Isaac Lear, born Hobart, 1842; married Anna Elizabeth Gray in 1871; whaler and mariner, died at sea in 1890.
See his picture and the report. See a photo of Guiding Star and his other ships, below.

Ethel Maud Lear, (Isaac's daughter) born Hobart 1872; married William Kellaway about 1890 (My grandparents)         See photos of her and her family.

Many others of these families, especially in Tasmania and Victoria

Isaac Lear, Born Hobart 1842, first mate of Guiding Star	Report in The Mercury More of this
Guiding Star These photos may be seen in the Shipwrights Arms, Battery Point, Hobart
	See Isaac Lear's daughter Ethel, named after this ship.