Of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
James and Margaret Shearing brought up their twelve children in the Rosemount area of Montreal. James grew up not far from there near St. Dominque Street and Margaret in Cote-des-Neiges.
The twelve children grew up and spread across Canada with brief forays to the US and to the UK. (Alas, Michael died in 2013.)
There are many family surnames in our family tree – Marchand, Spraggett, McKenna, Quinn, Kearney.
James and Margaret’s descendants have supplied more – West, Harris, Anderson, Hogan, Phillipowsky, and Tipping. And their children have brought new surnames into our family!
This isn’t just about history, but about connection between family members. For now, though, it will be mostly retrospective.
