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Hugh J Shields 1827–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1827

Birth Location: Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down, N. Ireland

Death Date: 1926

Death Location: Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down,N. Ireland

Father: Hugh Shields

Mother: Catherine (Dawney)

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In 1827, Hugh J Shields entered the world in Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down, N. Ireland, born to Hugh Shields And Catherine Downey Dawney. Hugh J Shields passed away in 1926 in Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down,N. Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Hugh J Shields entered the world in Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down, N. Ireland, born to Hugh Shields And Catherine Downey Dawney.
  • Hugh J Shields passed away in 1926 in Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down,N. Ireland.

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Hugh Shields's Ancestors

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Hugh Shields
1827–1926
Birth Place: Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down, N. Ireland
Parents
Hugh Shields
1795–1872
Hillsbaugh, Down, Northern Ireland
Catherine (Downey) (Dawney)
1797–1860
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Patrick Downie
1775–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1827
abt 1827
Birth of Hugh J Shields in Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down, N. Ireland
Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down, N. Ireland
1926
1926
Age 99
Death of Hugh J Shields in Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down,N. Ireland
Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down,N. Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1827
    Event Place: Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down, N. Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Brackenagh Kilkeel Co. Down,N. Ireland

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