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Hugh Shields 1812–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1812

Birth Location: Brackenagh Kilkeel Co.Down N.Ireland

Death Date: 21 Nov 1883

Death Location: Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland

Father: Charles Shields

Mother: wife Speers

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Shields, James Shields, Susan Shields, Mary Shields, Charlotte Shields, Annie Shields

Hugh Shields was born in 1812 in Brackenagh Kilkeel Co.Down N.Ireland, the child of Charles Shields And Wife 1 Speers. Hugh Shields had children including Annie Shields, Charlotte Shields, James Shields, Mary Shields, Susan Shields, William Shields. Hugh Shields passed away in 1883 in Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Hugh Shields was born in 1812 in Brackenagh Kilkeel Co.Down N.Ireland, the child of Charles Shields And Wife 1 Speers.
  • Hugh Shields had children including Annie Shields, Charlotte Shields, James Shields, Mary Shields, Susan Shields, William Shields.
  • Hugh Shields passed away in 1883 in Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Shields
1770–1820
Birth Location: Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
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wife Speers
1770–
Birth Location: Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shields
1835–1869
Birth Location: Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
WS
James Shields
1837–1926
Birth Location: Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down, N. Ireland
JS
Susan Shields
1846–1899
Birth Location: Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
SS
Mary Shields
1831–1908
Birth Location: Brackenagh, Kilkeel, Down, Ireland
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Charlotte Shields
1855–
Birth Location: Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
CS
Annie Shields
1851–
Birth Location: Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
AS

Hugh Shields's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Shields
1812–1883
Birth Place: Brackenagh Kilkeel Co.Down N.Ireland
Parents
Charles Shields
1770–1820
Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
wife (1) Speers
1770–
Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Charles (SHIELDS Sr Sr) IRE
1753–1769
Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
SHIELDS Sr
1729–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Shields's Descendants

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Hugh Shields (abt 1812–21 Nov 1883)
  1. 1. William Shields 1835–1869 m. Sarah Bingham 1837–1911
    1. 1. William Shields 1859–1921 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Parke 1862–1936
      1. 1. Jane (Caster) Shields 1894–
      2. 2. Samuel Shields 1899–
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Shields 1886–
      4. 4. Sarah Shields 1884–
      5. 5. John Shields 1892–
      6. 6. James Shields 1896–
  2. 2. James Shields 1837–1926
  3. 3. Susan Shields 1846–1899
  4. 4. Mary Shields 1831–1908
  5. 5. Charlotte Shields 1855–
  6. 6. Annie Shields 1851–

Hugh Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1812
abt 1812
Birth of Hugh Shields in Brackenagh Kilkeel Co.Down N.Ireland
Brackenagh Kilkeel Co.Down N.Ireland
1883
21 Nov 1883
Age 71
Death of Hugh Shields in Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1812
    Event Place: Brackenagh Kilkeel Co.Down N.Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1883
    Event Place: Brackenagh Kilkeel, Co Down, Ireland
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