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James Henry Shields 1813–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1813

Birth Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1 Nov 1890

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

Father: Murtagh )

Mother: Elizabeth Morris

Spouse(s): Mary Bellamy

Children(s): Joseph Shields, Samuel Shields

James Henry Shields was born in 1813 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Murtagh Shields Convict And Elizabeth Morris. In 1828, James Henry Shields resided in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. James Henry Shields married Mary Anne Bellamy, and had children including Joseph Henry Shields, Samuel Shields. James Henry Shields passed away in 1890 in Carlingford, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • James Henry Shields was born in 1813 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Murtagh Shields Convict And Elizabeth Morris.
  • In 1828, James Henry Shields resided in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia.
  • James Henry Shields married Mary Anne Bellamy, and had children including Joseph Henry Shields, Samuel Shields.
  • James Henry Shields passed away in 1890 in Carlingford, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Murtagh )
1760–1835
Birth Location: Crissard, County Leix/Laois (also known as Queens County), Ireland.
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Elizabeth Morris
1777–1852
Birth Location: Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bellamy
1825–1912
Birth Location: Parramatta, New South Wales
MB

Children(s)

Joseph Shields
1849–1935
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia
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Samuel Shields
1857–1938
Birth Location: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
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James Shields's Ancestors

Self
James Shields
1813–1890
Birth Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Murtagh SHIELDS ( Convict )
1760–1835
Crissard, County Leix/Laois (also known as Queens County), Ireland.
Elizabeth Morris
1777–1852
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shields's Descendants

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James (Henry) Shields (3 Feb 1813–1 Nov 1890) m. Mary (Anne) Bellamy (19 Aug 1825–3 Dec 1912)
  1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Shields 1849–1935 m. Sarah (Anne) Sonter 1852–1944
    1. 1. Emmy (Beatrice) Shields 1889–1929 m. George Booth 1889–1945
      1. 1. Stanley (Walter) Booth 1917–1990 m. Mary (Dorothy) Rawling 1919–2004
      2. 2. Harold (George) Booth 1913–1983
      3. 3. Ray Booth 1921–1987
    2. 2. Sarah (Ada) Shields 1876–1877
    3. 3. Minnie (Mildred) Shields 1885–1976 m. John Hennessy 1881–1952
      1. 1. Mary (A) Hennessy –1910
      2. 2. Joseph (Gorman) Hennessy 1907–1993
      3. 3. Mary (Alma) Hennessy 1909–1910
    4. 4. Linnie (May) Shields 1883–1940 m. Robert Booth 1880–1956
      1. 1. Emmie (Beatrice) Booth 1910–1982
      2. 2. Dorothy (May) Booth 1907–2004
      3. 3. William (Robert) Booth 1918–1982
      4. 4. Leonard (Raymond) Booth 1911–1999
      5. 5. Hilda (Amy) Booth 1912–1997
      6. 6. Owen (Edward (Joe)) Booth 1913–1992
    5. 5. Dorcas (Elsie) Shields 1892–1966 m. George Booth 1889–1945
    6. 6. Cecil (Crayton) Shields 1887–1966 m. Catherine (Louisa) King 1885–1968
      1. 1. Elsie (May) Shields 1913–1988 m. John (Edward) Cusack –1973
      2. 2. Cecily (Joan) Shields 1928–1970
      3. 3. Eunice (Rebecca 8245\1908) Shields 1908–2002 m. Hector (Harrington) COLLISON 1903–1991
      4. 4. Alfred (Cecil) Shields 1909–1999 m. Hazel (Doreen) Edwards 1908–1989 m. Hazel (Dorothy) COLLISON 1909–2004
        1. 1. Robin Shields 1940–2009
        2. 2. Peter (Shields) Australia 1943–2022
      5. 5. Stanley (James) Shields 1910–1996 m. Edna (Amelia (Doll)) McKee 1908–2015
        1. 1. Colin (James) Shields 1942–1947
      6. 6. Amy (Eileen) Shields 1911–2004
      7. 7. Minnie (Catherine) Shields 1915–1993 m. Ronald ("Ronnie" Walter COLLISON) * 1906–1973
        1. 1. Marie (Jean) COLLISON 1939–1940
      8. 8. Douglas (Joseph) Shields 1919–1996
    7. 7. Joseph (Henry) Shields 1875–1955 m. Georgina (Amelia "Amelia Georgina") Moon 1877–1967
      1. 1. Nellie (Rosalund) Shields 1906–1983 m. Aurther (William) Goode 1875–1937
        1. 1. Jeffrey (William) Goode 1932–2012
        2. 2. Robert (Arthur) Goode 1928–2006
      2. 2. Cyrus ((Ted) Claude) Shields 1900–1973 m. Lily (Dorothy) Jacobsen 1898–1979
        1. 1. Daphne (Margaret) Shields 1929–2017 m. Philip (Bevan Clements) Holdsworth 1896–1988
        2. 2. Alan (Joseph) Shields 1921–1987 m. Coral (Joyce) Lawrence 1924–2015
        3. 3. Donald (William) Shields 1923–2010 m. Mary (Graham Violet) Thompson 1926–2004
        4. 4. Frank (Geoffrey) Shields 1919–2009
        5. 5. Kenneth (John) Shields 1925–1929
        6. 6. Victor (James) Shields 1931–1976
      3. 3. Albert (Henry Stephen) Shields 1898–1971 m. Irene (Florence) Baldwin 1898–1984 m. Emily (Eva) Jermin 1898–1946
      4. 4. Irene (Mildred) Shields 1904–1965 m. William (Ernest) Bauer 1885–1965
      5. 5. Edith (Ada) Shields 1901–1986 m. m TRIPP 1897– m. Cecil (Marcus) Wallis 1895–1946 m. Albert (William Sydney) Tripp 1895–1980
      6. 6. Ellen (May "Ella May") Shields 1897–1968 m. Stephen (Rasmus G.) JACOBSEN 1895–1976
        1. 1. Lorna (May) JACOBSEN 1917–2011
        2. 2. Barry (William) JACOBSEN 1931–1981
        3. 3. Beryl (Irene) JACOBSEN 1940–1981
      7. 7. Frank (Bertrand) Shields 1911–1912
    8. 8. Albert (Henry) Shields 1873–1875
    9. 9. Clara (Jane) Shields 1871–1954 m. Henry (Ernest) Shipton 1869–1935
      1. 1. Alice (Emmie) Shipton 1911–1996
      2. 2. Alfred (Henry) Shipton 1912–
      3. 3. Harold (Wilton) Shipton 1897–1953 m. Ann Clinch 1900–1974 m. Thelma (May Pettet) (Pettit) 1900–1979
        1. 1. William (Ernest) Shipton 1926–1974
        2. 2. Constance (May "Connie") Shipton 1921–2001
        3. 3. Enid (Shirley) Shipton 1924–1989
      4. 4. Roy (Goodwin) Shipton 1899–1969
      5. 5. Muriel (Doris May) Shipton 1900–1983
      6. 6. Stanley (Ernest) Shipton 1902–1981
      7. 7. Esma (Ada) Shipton 1904–
      8. 8. Clara (Goodwin) Shipton 1905–2006
      9. 9. Dulcie (Gwendoline) Shipton 1906–1996
      10. 10. Jessie (Winifred) Shipton 1908–1973
      11. 11. Jean (Maud) Shipton 1909–2002
    10. 10. Leslie (James) Shields 1882–1954 m. Hilda Thompson 1883–1980
      1. 1. Alan (Stanley) Shields 1920–2002 m. Mabel (Grace) Cramp 1916–2005
      2. 2. Donald (Leslie) Shields 1923–1990
      3. 3. Gweneth Shields 1914–1998
      4. 4. Sidney (Norman) Shields 1918–2000 m. Mary (Neah) Johnson 1923–2017
      5. 5. Jeffrey (James) Shields 1909–1956 m. Sarah (E P) Hicks 1914–1990
        1. 1. Noel (James) Shields 1936–2001 m. BERYL (GLORIA) GREBERT 1932–2018
        2. 2. Allan (Stanley Arthur) Shields 1946–2019 m. Fay (Lorraine) Rose 1945–2021
        3. 3. Gwenneth (Pearl) Shields 1933–2018
        4. 4. Dorothy (May) Shields 1938–2010
        5. 5. Betty (Gloria) Shields 1942–2002
      6. 6. Kipling (Thomas) Shields 1911–1980
      7. 7. Ronald (Owen) Shields 1917–1990 m. Mary (Theresa) Cruden 1918–2008
    11. 11. Stephen (Arthur) Shields 1878–1966 m. Eva (Alice) Harvey 1881–1954
      1. 1. Ronald (Joseph) Shields 1908–1998
      2. 2. Wesley (Stephen (Ben)) Shields 1911–2000
      3. 3. Edna (Mabel) Shields 1923–2019 m. Herbert (Thomas) Stein 1916–1982
      4. 4. Cecily (Enid) Shields 1918–2009
      5. 5. Howard (Henry) Shields 1915–1995
      6. 6. Muriel (May) Shields 1912–2011
      7. 7. Marion (Alice) Shields 1910–2002 m. John (Bowman) Dunlop 1907–1988
      8. 8. Edward ('Ted' Mervyn) Shields 1906–1983
      9. 9. William (Arthur) Shields 1902–1919
      10. 10. Raymond (Byron) Shields 1903–1968
    12. 12. James Shields 1879–1954 m. Hilda Thompson 1883–1980
      1. 1. Alan (Stanley) Shields 1920–2002
      2. 2. Donald (Leslie) Shields 1923–1990
      3. 3. Gweneth Shields 1914–1998
      4. 4. Sidney (Norman) Shields 1918–2000
      5. 5. Ronald (Owen) Shields 1917–1990
      6. 6. Kipling (Thomas) Shields 1911–1980
      7. 7. Jeffrey (James) Shields 1909–1956
  2. 2. Samuel Shields 1857–1938 m. Bertha (Matilda) Bowerman 1858–1923
    1. 1. Olive (Beatrice) Shields 1894–1980 m. Edgar (Arthur) Bowerman 1899–1966
      1. 1. Betty (Margaret Bertha) Bowerman 1925–
      2. 2. June Bowerman 1927–2007
      3. 3. Douglas (Edgar Arthur) Bowerman 1924–1988

James Shields's Timeline

5 Records

1813
3 Feb 1813
Birth of James Henry Shields in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
1828
1828
Age 15
James Henry Shields resided here in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
1844
1844
Age 31
James Henry Shields was married in Hunters Hill, New South Wales
Hunters Hill, New South Wales
1861
1861-1862
Age 48
James Henry Shields resided here in Central Cumberland, New South Wales, Austalia
Central Cumberland, New South Wales, Austalia
1890
1 Nov 1890
Age 77
Death of James Henry Shields in Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1813
    Event Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Hunters Hill, New South Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy), State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; 1828 Census: Alphabetical Return; Series Number: NRS 1272; Reel: 2555

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861-1862
    Event Place: Central Cumberland, New South Wales, Austalia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia Historical Electoral Rolls, 1842-1864

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1890
    Event Place: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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