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James Shields 1813–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1813

Birth Location: Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie

Death Date: 1 November 1890

Death Location: Carlingford, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Murtagh Sheilds

Mother: Elizabeth Morris

Spouse(s): Mary Bellamy

Children(s): Samuel Shields, Joseph Shields, Martha Shields, William Shields, Mary Sheilds, James Shields, Sarah Shields, Arthur Shields, Rachel Shields, Albert Shields, Thomas Shields, George Shields

James Shields was born in 1813 in Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie, the child of Murtagh Sheilds And Elizabeth Morris. James Shields married Mary Ann Bellamy, and had children including Albert Shields, Arthur Shields, George Shields, James Shields, Joseph Henry Shields, Martha Jane Shields, Mary Ann Sheilds, Rachel Shields, Samuel Shields, Sarah Shields, Thomas Shields, William Shields. James Shields passed away in 1890 in Carlingford, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • James Shields was born in 1813 in Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie, the child of Murtagh Sheilds And Elizabeth Morris.
  • James Shields married Mary Ann Bellamy, and had children including Albert Shields, Arthur Shields, George Shields, James Shields, Joseph Henry Shields, Martha Jane Shields, Mary Ann Sheilds, Rachel Shields, Samuel Shields, Sarah Shields, Thomas Shields, William Shields.
  • James Shields passed away in 1890 in Carlingford, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Murtagh Sheilds
1760–1835
Birth Location: Crissad, County Laois, Ireland
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Elizabeth Morris
1777–1852
Birth Location: Bristol, City of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bellamy
1825–1912
Birth Location: North Ryde, New South Wales, Australie
MB

Children(s)

Samuel Shields
1857–1938
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, NSW, New South Wales, Australie
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Joseph Shields
1849–1935
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, The Council of the Shire of Hornsby, New South Wales, Australie
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Martha Shields
1869–1956
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australie
MS
William Shields
1847–1902
Birth Location: Pennant Hills NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie
WS
Mary Sheilds
1866–1943
Birth Location: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia
MS
James Shields
1845–1927
Birth Location: Castle Hill, The Hills Shire, New South Wales, Australia
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Sarah Shields
1872–1874
Birth Location: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia
SS
Arthur Shields
1860–1925
Birth Location: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia
AS
Rachel Shields
1865–1951
Birth Location: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia
RS
Albert Shields
1862–1915
Birth Location: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia
AS
Thomas Shields
1852–1927
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia
TS
George Shields
1854–1931
Birth Location: –
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James Shields's Ancestors

Self
James Shields
1813–1890
Birth Place: Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie
Parents
Murtagh Sheilds
1760–1835
Crissad, County Laois, Ireland
Elizabeth Morris
1777–1852
Bristol, City of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Morris
1731–1790
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Hester Dickenson
1731–1778
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shields's Descendants

1.
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James Shields (15 February 1813–1 November 1890) m. Mary (Ann) Bellamy (19 August 1825–3 December 1912)
  1. 1. Samuel Shields 1857–1938 m. Bertha (Matilda) Bowerman 1858–1923
    1. 1. Olive (Beatrice) Shields 1894–1980 m. Edgar Bowerman 1899–1966
    2. 2. Percival (Samuel) Shields 1883–1959 m. Katherine McCarthy 1890–1940
    3. 3. Ernest (Hayward) Shields 1879–1945 m. Ethel (Bridget) Maher 1885–1959
      1. 1. Effie (Esme Lillian) Shields 1912–1974
      2. 2. Jean (Gwendoline) Shields 1913–1995
      3. 3. Malcolm (Ernest Samuel) Shields 1907–1932
      4. 4. Ronald (Edward Allen) Shields 1915–1995
      5. 5. Rupert (E) Shields 1906–1906
      6. 6. Wallace (William Thomas) Shields 1909–1996
    4. 4. Emily (May) Shields 1881–1950 m. John (Ernest) Catt 1876–1959
      1. 1. Evelyn (Thelma) Catt 1924–1985
      2. 2. Ernest (Samuel) Catt 1902–1975 m. May Brogden 1905–1959
        1. 1. Garfield Catt 1926–1956
        2. 2. Theodore (Ernest) Catt 1930–1940
        3. 3. Valda (Sophia) Catt 1934–1996
        4. 4. Brian (Francis) Catt 1935–2023
        5. 5. David (Robert) Catt 1937–1981
  2. 2. Joseph (Henry) Shields 1849–1935 m. Sarah Sonter 1852–1944
  3. 3. Martha (Jane) Shields 1869–1956
  4. 4. William Shields 1847–1902 m. Caroline Sonter 1843–1929
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Sheilds 1866–1943
  6. 6. James Shields 1845–1927 m. Maria Mobbs 1849–1921
    1. 1. Amy (Evelina) Shields 1871–1964
    2. 2. Belmore (James) Shields 1874–1950
    3. 3. Eva Shields 1881–1882
    4. 4. Evelyn (Blanche) Shields 1885–1958
    5. 5. Harold Shields 1891–1946
    6. 6. Herbert Shields 1889–1949
    7. 7. James (Arthur) Shields 1869–1877
    8. 8. Mabel Shields 1897–1972
    9. 9. Mark Shields 1879–1949
    10. 10. Matthew Shields 1876–1951
    11. 11. Minnie (Gertrude) Shields 1883–1977
    12. 12. Spencer (George) Shields 1887–1971
  7. 7. Sarah Shields 1872–1874
  8. 8. Arthur Shields 1860–1925
  9. 9. Rachel Shields 1865–1951 m. Alfred Smith 1861–1946
    1. 1. Edith (Emily) Smith 1893–1956
    2. 2. Edwin Smith 1893–1893
    3. 3. Ellis (Alfred) Smith 1884–1967
    4. 4. Enid (Rachel) Smith 1891–1972
    5. 5. Eric (L) Smith 1898–
    6. 6. Harold (W) Smith 1895–
    7. 7. Harry (Baden) Smith 1900–
    8. 8. Ida Smith 1889–1970
    9. 9. Lenard (Arthur) Smith 1885–1959
    10. 10. Owen (L) Smith 1904–
  10. 10. Albert Shields 1862–1915
  11. 11. Thomas Shields 1852–1927 m. Harriett Sonter 1845–1929
    1. 1. Claude Shields 1875–1899
    2. 2. Elsie (May) Shields 1883–1968
    3. 3. Emmie (Harriet) Shields 1877–1937
    4. 4. Ethel (Blanche) Shields 1878–1967
    5. 5. Harriet (Emy) Shields 1877–1937
    6. 6. John Shields 1880–1880
    7. 7. Linnie (Grove) Shields 1885–1984
    8. 8. Linnie (Grove) Shields 1885–
    9. 9. Mary (Ann) Shields 1871–1903
    10. 10. Not (Named Child) Shields 1870–
    11. 11. Rachel (Beatrice) Shields 1881–1951
    12. 12. Tamarina Shields 1873–1949
    13. 13. Tamar Shields 1873–1949
    14. 14. William (Ernest) Shields 1880–1880
  12. 12. George Shields 1854–1931

James Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1813
15 February 1813
Birth of James Shields in Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie
Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie
1890
1 November 1890
Age 77
Death of James Shields in Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie
Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1813
    Event Place: Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1890
    Event Place: Castle Hill Farm Windsor NSW Australia, New South Wales, Australie
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carlingford, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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