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Donald William Shields 1923–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 DEC 1923

Birth Location: "The Burrawong", Alpha Road Woy Woy, N.S.W.

Death Date: 04 SEP 2010

Death Location: Bangholme, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Cyrus Shields

Mother: Lily Jacobsen

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s):

Donald William Shields was born in 1923 in "The Burrawong", Alpha Road Woy Woy, N.S.W., the child of Cyrus Ted Claude Shields And Lily Dorothy Jacobsen. Donald William Shields married Mary Graham Violet Thompson, and had children including Helen Shields. Donald William Shields passed away in 2010 in Bangholme, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Donald William Shields was born in 1923 in "The Burrawong", Alpha Road Woy Woy, N.S.W., the child of Cyrus Ted Claude Shields And Lily Dorothy Jacobsen.
  • Donald William Shields married Mary Graham Violet Thompson, and had children including Helen Shields.
  • Donald William Shields passed away in 2010 in Bangholme, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia.

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Donald Shields's Ancestors

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Donald Shields
1923–2010
Birth Place: "The Burrawong", Alpha Road Woy Woy, N.S.W.
Parents
Cyrus (Ted) Claude Shields
1900–1973
Thornleigh, N.S.W.
Lily (Dorothy) Jacobsen
1898–1979
Seaham, N.S.W.
Grandparents
Joseph (Henry) Shields
1875–1955
Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Georgina (Amelia "Amelia Georgina") Moon
1877–1967
Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Shields
1849–1935
Sarah Sonter
1852–1944
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shields
1813–1890
Mary Bellamy
1825–1912
David Sonter
1799–1873
Emma Chandler
1813–1888

Donald Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1923
07 DEC 1923
Birth of Donald William Shields in "The Burrawong", Alpha Road Woy Woy, N.S.W.
"The Burrawong", Alpha Road Woy Woy, N.S.W.
2010
04 SEP 2010
Age 87
Death of Donald William Shields in Jessie Macferson Hospital, Clayton, Victoria
Jessie Macferson Hospital, Clayton, Victoria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 DEC 1923
    Event Place: "The Burrawong", Alpha Road Woy Woy, N.S.W.
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 SEP 2010
    Event Place: Jessie Macferson Hospital, Clayton, Victoria
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bangholme, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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