James Francis Cleary (c.1881-date of death unknown)

James Francis Cleary

James Francis Cleary was born on 8 August 1881 in Dunedin, New Zealand. He was the son of Michael James Cleary and Catherine Kiely. His early life was in Otago, New Zealand.

James married Mary Farrell and they were the parents of eight children.

James Francis Cleary & Mary Farrell outside their home in Ashburton, NZ
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Mary and James Francis Cleary Snr with their son James Francis Cleary Jnr,
his wife Hilary, and baby Farrell being nursed by his grandmother.

James Francis Cleary died in 1976.

Thanks to Brigid Baker, of Brisbane, Queensland, and her brother Mark Cleary
(daughter and son of James Francis Cleary Jnr) for providing pictures and information.

James Francis Cleary in the

brief family tree of
James Francis Cleary