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John Shields Whitfield 1891–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1891

Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Death Date: 07 Oct 1933

Death Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Father: John Whitfield

Mother: Eliza Hedley

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The story of John Shields Whitfield began in 1891 in Sunderland, Durham, England. John Shields Whitfield passed away in 1933 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Shields Whitfield began in 1891 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
  • John Shields Whitfield passed away in 1933 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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John Whitfield's Ancestors

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John Whitfield
1891–1933
Birth Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
Parents
John Shields Whitfield
1864–1946
Monkwearmouth, Durham, England
Eliza Hedley
1862–1897
Monkwearmouth, Durham, England
Grandparents
John (Shields) Whitfield
1831–1876
South Shields, Durham, England
Ann Wallace
1833–1918
Monkwearmouth, Durham, England
Michael (Allan) Hedley
1816–1895
Monkwearmouth, Durham, England
Margaret Havelock
1819–1885
Monkwearmouth, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
George Whitfield
1803–1830
Mary Shields
1813–1869
Thomas Wallace
1804–1874
Elizabeth Bell
1805–1885
Anthony Hedley
1792–1864
Jane Almony
1795–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wallace
1784–1840
Margaret Turnbull
1784–
Michael Hedley
1754–1795
Isabella Hepple
1757–1795

John Whitfield's Timeline

2 Records

1891
Apr 1891
Birth of John Shields Whitfield in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1933
07 Oct 1933
Age 42
Death of John Shields Whitfield in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1891
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Oct 1933
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England

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