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Isabella Shields 1829–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1829

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Jun 1898

Death Location: Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa

Father: Alexander Shields

Mother: Isabel Stevenson

Spouse(s): David Ferguson

Children(s): Elizabeth Ferguson

Isabella Shields was born in 1829 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Shields And Isabel Isobella Isobell Stevenson. In 1851, Isabella Shields resided in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Isabella Shields married David Ferguson, and had children including Elizabeth Gemmel Ferguson, Isabella Ferguson. Isabella Shields passed away in 1898 in Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Isabella Shields was born in 1829 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Shields And Isabel Isobella Isobell Stevenson.
  • In 1851, Isabella Shields resided in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Isabella Shields married David Ferguson, and had children including Elizabeth Gemmel Ferguson, Isabella Ferguson.
  • Isabella Shields passed away in 1898 in Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Isabella Shields's Ancestors

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Isabella Shields
1829–1898
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Shields
1795–
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabel ("Isobella" "Isobell") Stevenson
1796–1883
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Stevenson
1759–1841
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Cockburn
1763–1802
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Isabella Shields's Descendants

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Isabella Shields (14 Apr 1829–13 Jun 1898) m. David Ferguson (Abt. 1828–11 Jan 1885)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Gemmel) Ferguson 1855–1925 m. William ((Ernest William)) Sheldrake 1849–1897
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Grace) Sheldrake 1881–1944
    2. 2. Isabella (Woodie) Sheldrake 1879–1930
    3. 3. Flora (Mabel Nesta) Sheldrake 1883–1970 m. John (Boyd) Walker 1859–1943
      1. 1. Athol (John) Walker 1910–1951
      2. 2. Margaret (Ivo) Walker 1908– m. Frederick (William) Bridle 1905–1997
      3. 3. Flora (Elaine (Durrie)) Walker 1912–1983 m. Kenneth (Pringle) Niland 1915–1976

Isabella Shields's Timeline

4 Records

1829
14 Apr 1829
Birth of Isabella Shields in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 22
Isabella Shields resided here in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1898
13 Jun 1898
Age 69
Death of Isabella Shields in Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
1898
13 Jun 1898
Age 69
Death of Isabella Shields in Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1829
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Blantyre; ED: 8; Page: 17; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_149; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Blantyre; ED: 8; Page: 17; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_149; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa

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