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Peter Shields 1844–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1844

Birth Location: Lanchester, Durham, England

Death Date: 4 March 1900

Death Location: Durham, England

Father: Thomas Shield

Mother: Mary Simpson

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Children(s):

In 1844, Peter Shields entered the world in Lanchester, Durham, England, born to Thomas Shield And Mary Simpson. Peter Shields passed away in 1900 in Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Peter Shields entered the world in Lanchester, Durham, England, born to Thomas Shield And Mary Simpson.
  • Peter Shields passed away in 1900 in Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shield
1792–1868
Birth Location: Norton, Northumberland, England
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Mary Simpson
1798–1868
Birth Location: Lanchester, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Shields's Ancestors

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Peter Shields
1844–1900
Birth Place: Lanchester, Durham, England
Parents
Thomas Shield
1792–1868
Norton, Northumberland, England
Mary Simpson
1798–1868
Lanchester, Durham, England
Grandparents
Thomas Shield
1767–1842
Ovingham, Northumberland, , England
Elizabeth Fenwick
1762–1847
Whickam, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1844
31 May 1844
Birth of Peter Shields in Lanchester, Durham, England
Lanchester, Durham, England
1900
4 March 1900
Age 56
Death of Peter Shields in Durham, England
Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1844
    Event Place: Lanchester, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1900
    Event Place: Durham, England
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