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Henry Houseman Shields 1815–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Grafton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Knaresborough, Yorkshire West Riding

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Spouse(s): Mary None

Children(s): Betsy Shields, Edward Shields, Rachel Shields, William Shields, Jane Shields, Henry Shields, Mary Shields, Baby Shields, Jennifer Shields

Henry Houseman Shields was born in 1815 in Grafton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Henry Shields And Elizabeth Linton. Henry Houseman Shields married Mary, and had children including Baby Shields, Betsy Ann Shields, Edward Mortimer Shields, Henry Shields, Jane Shields, Jennifer Shields, Mary Linton Shields, Rachel Shields, William Henry Shields. Henry Houseman Shields passed away in 1907 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire West Riding.

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Biography

  • Henry Houseman Shields was born in 1815 in Grafton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Henry Shields And Elizabeth Linton.
  • Henry Houseman Shields married Mary, and had children including Baby Shields, Betsy Ann Shields, Edward Mortimer Shields, Henry Shields, Jane Shields, Jennifer Shields, Mary Linton Shields, Rachel Shields, William Henry Shields.
  • Henry Houseman Shields passed away in 1907 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire West Riding.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Mary None
1823–1879
Birth Location: Terrington, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Betsy Shields
1851–1937
Birth Location: Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
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Edward Shields
1863–
Birth Location: Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
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Rachel Shields
1853–
Birth Location: Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
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William Shields
1857–
Birth Location: Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
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Jane Shields
1859–
Birth Location: Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Shields
1862–
Birth Location: Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Shields
1857–1940
Birth Location: Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
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Baby Shields
1850–
Birth Location: –
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Jennifer Shields
1861–
Birth Location: –
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Henry Shields's Ancestors

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Henry Shields
1815–1907
Birth Place: Grafton, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Shields's Descendants

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Henry (Houseman) Shields (1815–1907) m. Mary (abt 1823–6 Dec 1879)
  1. 1. Betsy (Ann) Shields 1851–1937 m. James (Sefton) Bickers 1852–1937
    1. 1. Nora Bickers 1881–1967 m. George (Edward) Wright 1874–1934
      1. 1. Cassandra (Nora Bernadine) Wright 1919–2009 m. John (Musgrave Horsfall ( Sir) ) 1915–2005
      2. 2. George (J B) Wright 1918–1918
    2. 2. James (Sefton) Bickers 1885–
    3. 3. Beatrice (Mary) Bickers 1880–1957
    4. 4. Hilda Bickers 1884–
    5. 5. Kathleen Bickers 1883–
  2. 2. Edward (Mortimer) Shields 1863–
  3. 3. Rachel Shields 1853–
  4. 4. William (Henry) Shields 1857–
  5. 5. Jane Shields 1859–
  6. 6. Henry Shields 1862–
  7. 7. Mary (Linton) Shields 1857–1940
  8. 8. Baby Shields 1850–
  9. 9. Jennifer Shields 1861–

Henry Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Henry Houseman Shields in Grafton, Yorkshire, England
Grafton, Yorkshire, England
1907
1907
Age 92
Death of Henry Houseman Shields in Knaresborough, Yorkshire West Riding
Knaresborough, Yorkshire West Riding

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Grafton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Knaresborough, Yorkshire West Riding
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