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Vera Shields 1918–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JUL 1918

Birth Location: Bridlington, Yorkshire East Riding

Death Date: 14 MAR 1988

Death Location: Bridlington N Humber

Father: James Shields

Mother: Maud Leppington

Spouse(s): Harry Dodgson

Children(s): Mr Dodgson

Vera Shields was born in 1918 in Bridlington, Yorkshire East Riding, the child of James Mc Garva Shields And Maud Leppington. Vera Shields married Harry Dodgson, and had children including Mr Michael Dodgson. Vera Shields passed away in 1988 in Bridlington N Humber.

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Biography

  • Vera Shields was born in 1918 in Bridlington, Yorkshire East Riding, the child of James Mc Garva Shields And Maud Leppington.
  • Vera Shields married Harry Dodgson, and had children including Mr Michael Dodgson.
  • Vera Shields passed away in 1988 in Bridlington N Humber.

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Children(s)

Vera Shields's Ancestors

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Vera Shields
1918–1988
Birth Place: Bridlington, Yorkshire East Riding
Parents
James Mc Garva Shields
1897–1958
Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maud Leppington
1896–1966
Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Charles (Nesfield) Leppington
1856–1920
Buckton, Yorkshire, England
Emily Kitching
1861–1926
Sproatley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vera Shields's Descendants

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Vera Shields (29 JUL 1918–14 MAR 1988) m. Harry Dodgson (8 SEP 1916–17 JAN 1990)
  1. 1. Mr (Michael) Dodgson 1947–2022 m. Carol (Ann) Wood 1946–2016

Vera Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1918
29 JUL 1918
Birth of Vera Shields in Bridlington, Yorkshire East Riding
Bridlington, Yorkshire East Riding
1988
29 MAR 1988
Age 70
Vera Shields - Probate in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1988
14 MAR 1988
Age 70
Death of Vera Shields in Bridlington N Humber
Bridlington N Humber

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 29 MAR 1988
    Event Place: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JUL 1918
    Event Place: Bridlington, Yorkshire East Riding
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 7; Page: 246
    [3] England & Wales, Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 9d, Page 530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 9d, Page 530

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1988
    Event Place: Bridlington N Humber
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 7; Page: 246

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