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Mary Isabella Plunkett 1846–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 15 Sep 1908

Death Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Thomas Rushton

Mother: Catherine Plunkett

Spouse(s): George Shields

Children(s): Albert Shields, Celestrous Shields, Alice Shields, Gertrude Shields, Wallace Shields

Mary Isabella Plunkett was born in 1846 in Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Thomas Rushton And Catherine Plunkett. Mary Isabella Plunkett married George Isaac Shields, and had children including Albert Victor Shields, Alice Shields, Celestrous Shields, Gertrude Shields, Wallace William Thomas Shields. Mary Isabella Plunkett passed away in 1908 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Mary Isabella Plunkett was born in 1846 in Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Thomas Rushton And Catherine Plunkett.
  • Mary Isabella Plunkett married George Isaac Shields, and had children including Albert Victor Shields, Alice Shields, Celestrous Shields, Gertrude Shields, Wallace William Thomas Shields.
  • Mary Isabella Plunkett passed away in 1908 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Rushton
1806–1878
Birth Location: Cresswell, Staffordshire, England
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Catherine Plunkett
1807–1882
Birth Location: Kells, Meath, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

George Shields
1852–1923
Birth Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
GS

Children(s)

Albert Shields
1882–1949
Birth Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
AS
Celestrous Shields
1877–1948
Birth Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
CS
Alice Shields
1878–1878
Birth Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
AS
Gertrude Shields
1880–1947
Birth Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
GS
Wallace Shields
1885–1952
Birth Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
WS

Mary Plunkett's Ancestors

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Mary Plunkett
1846–1908
Birth Place: Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Thomas Rushton
1806–1878
Cresswell, Staffordshire, England
Catherine Plunkett
1807–1882
Kells, Meath, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Plunkett's Descendants

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Mary (Isabella) Plunkett (1846–15 Sep 1908) m. George (Isaac) Shields (20 Feb 1852–1923)
  1. 1. Albert (Victor) Shields 1882–1949 m. Minnie (Ethel) Chilcott 1884–1953
    1. 1. Ronald (Victor) Shields 1915–1969 m. Phyllis (May) Hocking 1917–1990
      1. 1. Patricia (Anne) Shields 1938–1955
      2. 2. Marilyn (Frances) Shields 1941–2022 m. Warren (Francis) Rickard –2006
      3. 3. Richard (Victor) Shields 1939–2022
    2. 2. Thelma (Mavis) Shields 1916–1988 m. Allen (Watson) Hardman 1912–1991
    3. 3. Douglas Shields 1920–
  2. 2. Celestrous Shields 1877–1948 m. Michael McNamara 1875–1938
    1. 1. John (J) McNamara 1901– m. Beatrice (Ivy) Smith 1889–
    2. 2. Francis (Michael) McNamara 1904–1984 m. Mary (Imelda C) Canham 1906–
    3. 3. Gertrude (Eileen) McNamara 1903–1982 m. Basil Sharpe 1898–1974
  3. 3. Alice Shields 1878–1878
  4. 4. Gertrude Shields 1880–1947 m. Roland Riley 1877–1936
    1. 1. Alice (Ida) Riley 1911–1985 m. Arthur (George) Kenchington 1910–
  5. 5. Wallace (William Thomas) Shields 1885–1952 m. Kathleen (Mary) Murray 1903–1949

Mary Plunkett's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1846
Birth of Mary Isabella Plunkett in Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
1908
15 Sep 1908
Age 62
Death of Mary Isabella Plunkett in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1908
    Event Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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