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Joseph Henry Shields 1849–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 DEC 1849

Birth Location: Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 06 Nov 1935

Death Location: Cherrybrook, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Shields

Mother: Mary Bellamy

Spouse(s): Sarah Sonter

Children(s): Emmy Shields, Sarah Shields, Minnie Shields, Linnie Shields, Dorcas Shields, Cecil Shields, Joseph Shields, Albert Shields, Clara Shields, Leslie Shields, Stephen Shields, James Shields

In 1849, Joseph Henry Shields entered the world in Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia, born to James Henry Shields And Mary Anne Bellamy. Joseph Henry Shields married Sarah Anne Sonter, and had children including Albert Henry Shields, Cecil Crayton Shields, Clara Jane Shields, Dorcas Elsie Shields, Emmy Beatrice Shields, James Shields, Joseph Henry Shields, Leslie James Shields, Linnie May Shields, Minnie Mildred Shields, Sarah Ada Shields, Stephen Arthur Shields. Joseph Henry Shields passed away in 1935 in Cherrybrook, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Joseph Henry Shields entered the world in Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia, born to James Henry Shields And Mary Anne Bellamy.
  • Joseph Henry Shields married Sarah Anne Sonter, and had children including Albert Henry Shields, Cecil Crayton Shields, Clara Jane Shields, Dorcas Elsie Shields, Emmy Beatrice Shields, James Shields, Joseph Henry Shields, Leslie James Shields, Linnie May Shields, Minnie Mildred Shields, Sarah Ada Shields, Stephen Arthur Shields.
  • Joseph Henry Shields passed away in 1935 in Cherrybrook, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shields
1813–1890
Birth Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
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Mary Bellamy
1825–1912
Birth Location: Parramatta, New South Wales
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sonter
1852–1944
Birth Location: Epping, New South Wales, Australia
SS

Children(s)

Emmy Shields
1889–1929
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, N.S.W. No. 18430
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Sarah Shields
1876–1877
Birth Location: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
SS
Minnie Shields
1885–1976
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
MS
Linnie Shields
1883–1940
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, Aus, New South Wales, Australia
LS
Dorcas Shields
1892–1966
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
DS
Cecil Shields
1887–1966
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
CS
Joseph Shields
1875–1955
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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Albert Shields
1873–1875
Birth Location: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
AS
Clara Shields
1871–1954
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
CS
Leslie Shields
1882–1954
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
LS
Stephen Shields
1878–1966
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
SS
James Shields
1879–1954
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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Joseph Shields's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shields
1849–1935
Birth Place: Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia
Parents
James Henry Shields
1813–1890
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Mary (Anne) Bellamy
1825–1912
Parramatta, New South Wales
Grandparents
Murtagh (SHIELDS ( Convict) )
1760–1835
Crissard, County Leix/Laois (also known as Queens County), Ireland.
Elizabeth Morris
1777–1852
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
James (Zadock) Bellamy
1798–1875
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Hannah Singleton
1802–1869
Mulgrave Place, Freemans Reach, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
William Convict
1772–1850
Ann Convict
1743–1843
William )
1752–1835
Hannah Parkinson
1758–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Singleton
1717–1784
Alice Trevies
1723–1800
Mary Thorpe
1737–1811

Joseph Shields's Descendants

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Joseph (Henry) Shields (25 DEC 1849–06 Nov 1935) m. Sarah (Anne) Sonter (17th October 1852–9th August 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
        1. 1. Stephen Shields –1987
      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
        1. 1. JEFFREY SHIELDS –2001
      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

Joseph Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1849
25 DEC 1849
Birth of Joseph Henry Shields in Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia
Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia
1870
03 Aug 1870
Age 21
Joseph Henry Shields was married in Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia
Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia
1935
06 Nov 1935
Age 86
Death of Joseph Henry Shields in Hornsby, New South Wales
Hornsby, New South Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1849
    Event Place: Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennant Hills
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Indexes to deceased estate files; Archive Series: NRS 13341; Series: "Pre A" Series (1923-1939); Reel Number: 3297

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1935
    Event Place: Hornsby, New South Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Indexes to deceased estate files; Archive Series: NRS 13341; Series: "Pre A" Series (1923-1939); Reel Number: 3297
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherrybrook, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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