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Joseph Henry Shields 1875–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1875

Birth Location: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 11 Aug 1955

Death Location: Point Clare, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Joseph Shields

Mother: Sarah Sonter

Spouse(s): Georgina Moon

Children(s): Nellie Shields, Cyrus Shields, Albert Shields, Irene Shields, Edith Shields, Ellen Shields, Frank Shields

The story of Joseph Henry Shields began in 1875 in Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia. Joseph Henry Shields married Georgina Amelia Amelia Georgina Moon, and had children including Albert Henry Stephen Shields, Cyrus Ted Claude Shields, Edith Ada Shields, Ellen May Ella May Shields, Frank Bertrand Shields, Irene Mildred Shields, Nellie Rosalund Shields. Joseph Henry Shields passed away in 1955 in Point Clare, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Henry Shields began in 1875 in Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Joseph Henry Shields married Georgina Amelia Amelia Georgina Moon, and had children including Albert Henry Stephen Shields, Cyrus Ted Claude Shields, Edith Ada Shields, Ellen May Ella May Shields, Frank Bertrand Shields, Irene Mildred Shields, Nellie Rosalund Shields.
  • Joseph Henry Shields passed away in 1955 in Point Clare, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Shields
1849–1935
Birth Location: Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia
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Sarah Sonter
1852–1944
Birth Location: Epping, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Georgina Moon
1877–1967
Birth Location: Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
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Children(s)

Nellie Shields
1906–1983
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Cyrus Shields
1900–1973
Birth Location: Thornleigh, N.S.W.
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Albert Shields
1898–1971
Birth Location: Field of Mars, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
AS
Irene Shields
1904–1965
Birth Location: St Leonards, Lower North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
IS
Edith Shields
1901–1986
Birth Location: Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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Ellen Shields
1897–1968
Birth Location: Castle Hill, , New South Wales, Australia
ES
Frank Shields
1911–1912
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Joseph Shields's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shields
1875–1955
Birth Place: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Joseph Henry Shields
1849–1935
Pennant Hills, , New South Wales, Australia
Sarah (Anne) Sonter
1852–1944
Epping, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
James (Henry) Shields
1813–1890
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Mary (Anne) Bellamy
1825–1912
Parramatta, New South Wales
David Sonter
1799–1873
Beckley, Sussex, England
Emma Chandler
1813–1888
ROMNEY MARSH Kent England
Great-Grandparents
Murtagh )
1760–1835
Elizabeth Morris
1777–1852
James Bellamy
1798–1875
Hannah Singleton
1802–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Convict
1772–1850
Ann Convict
1743–1843
William )
1752–1835
Hannah Parkinson
1758–1813

Joseph Shields's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Henry) Shields (16 Mar 1875–11 Aug 1955) m. Georgina (Amelia "Amelia Georgina") Moon (1877–22 Jun 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

Joseph Shields's Timeline

4 Records

1875
16 Mar 1875
Birth of Joseph Henry Shields in Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
1876
26 Jan 1876
Age 1
Joseph Henry Shields was baptized in St Matthias', Liverpool, Lancashire, England
St Matthias', Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1898
Jul 1898
Age 23
Joseph Henry Shields was married in Cheshire
Cheshire
1955
11 Aug 1955
Age 80
Death of Joseph Henry Shields in Somersby, New South Wales, Australia
Somersby, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society Inc; Collection Title: R H Creighton Funeral Director's Records
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1876
    Event Place: St Matthias', Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jul 1898
    Event Place: Cheshire

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society Inc; Collection Title: R H Creighton Funeral Director's Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somersby Via Gosford
    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: B Series (1949-1958); Reel Number: 3372

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1955
    Event Place: Somersby, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society Inc; Collection Title: R H Creighton Funeral Director's Records
    [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: B Series (1949-1958); Reel Number: 3372
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Point Clare, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society Inc; Collection Title: R H Creighton Funeral Director's Records
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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