The Reverend Augustus Shears was the sixth and youngest son of Daniel Towers Shears (1784-1860), a partner of James Shears and Sons, and Frances Spurrell (1788-1834), daughter of John Spurrell of Bessingham, Norfolk. Born on 28 July 1827 in Wimbledon, he was educated at Rugby and St John's College, Cambridge, and in 1851 was ordained a deacon in the Church of England. // Spreull History The Spreulls were an ancient Celtic family and members of the McFarlane Clan. ... Bessingham is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Wimbledon (pronounced ) is a suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located seven miles (11. ... A view of Rugby School from The Close, the playing field where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom and is perhaps one of the top co-educational boarding schools in... Full name The College of Saint John the Evangelist of the University of Cambridge Motto Souvent me Souvient I Often Remember Named after The Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist, Cambridge, named after John the Evangelist Previous names Incorporates part of what was Merton Hall which no longer exists Established... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Deacon is a role in the Christian Church which is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ...

After serving as Curate of the parishes of Lutterworth, Leicestershire (1851-1853), Escrick, Yorkshire (1853-1855), and Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire (1855-1859), he worked as a missionary in Burma (1859-1862). From the Latin curatus (compare Curator), a curate is a person who is invested with the care, or cure (cura), of souls of a parish. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Market Street Lutterworth is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Escrick is a small village situated between the historical city of York and Selby. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Abbots Langley is a large village in the English county of Hertfordshire. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Augustus Shears is best remembered for translating part of the Book of Common Prayer into Burmese. 1979 ECUSABCP The Book of Common Prayer[1] is foundational prayer book of the Church of England and also the name for similar books used in other churches in the Anglican Communion. ...

Having returned to England he became Curate of Ardingly, Sussex (1862-1864), Heathfield, Sussex (1864-1866), Southover, Sussex (1866-1868), and then St. Bartholomew's, Chichester, Sussex (1868-1873). He then went on to become Vicar of Sileby, Leicestershire (1873-1894), and later Rector of Black Notley, Essex (1894-1907). Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... The village of Ardingly is located in West Sussex, England approximatly half way between London and the coastal city of Brighton. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Parish of Heathfield and Waldron is in East Sussex, some 16 miles from the coastal town of Eastbourne and 17 miles from the historic spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Chichester is a small city in the south of England, in the county of West Sussex, with a population of about 25,000. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius) is anyone acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare vicarious). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. ... Sileby parish church Sileby is a village and civil parish in the Soar Valley in Leicestershire, between Leicester and Loughborough. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... Black Notley is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

He died at Southsea on 25 May 1911. Location within the British Isles Southsea is a seaside resort located in Portsmouth at the southern tip of Portsea Island in the County of Hampshire in the United Kingdom. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

On 2 May 1861 Augustus Shears married Annie Williams, daughter of the missionary Rev. Jackson Muspratt Williams (who died in Madras in 1832 aged 30) and sister of Major General Jackson Muspratt-Williams (1831 - 1901), and had three children, the eldest of whom, Augustus Jackson Shears, went on to become a barrister at the Middle Temple. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in most common law jurisdictions who principally, but not exclusively, represents litigants as their advocate before the courts of that jurisdiction. ... Part of Middle Temple c. ...

Augustus Shears was a cousin of Rev. Ernest Henry Shears and Rev. Frederick Spurrell. Born on 2 August 1824, Frederick Spurrell was the second son, and seventh of eight children, of Charles Spurrell and Hannah Shears. ...