Sgt. Richard Cleary1

M, (December 1851 - )
Last Edited=22 Mar 2026
     Sgt. Richard Cleary was born in December 1851 at Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador.2,3

Sgt. Richard Cleary, age 29, married Ellen Sullivan, age 24 , daughter of Florence Michael Sullivan and Ann Hanlon, on 4 May 1881 at the St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Children:
1. Annie Priscilla Cleary (1884–1940)
2. John Cleary (1887–1889)
3. Richard C. Cleary (1890–1972)
4. John Sullivan Cleary (1892–1981)
5. Robert David Cleary (1895–1965)
6. Genevieve Cleary (1897–____)
7. Mary Madeline Cleary (1899–____.)1,3


Sgt. Richard Cleary appeared as Head of Household with his wife Ellen Cleary, on the Canadian Census of 1921 at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.2

Full review completed: 22 March 2026.

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com. Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2017.
  2. Ancestry.com. 1921 Newfoundland Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2017.
  3. Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.