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William Shields 1535 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kindom

Death Date: 1604

Death Location: Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Father: Joseph Shields

Mother: Margaret (Shields)

Spouse(s): Anne Boyd

Children(s): William Shields

In 1535, William Shields entered the world in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kindom, born to Joseph Shields and Margaret Smith\Smyth (Shields). William Shields married Anne Jane Boyd, and had children including William Shields. William Shields passed away in 1604 in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1535, William Shields entered the world in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kindom, born to Joseph Shields and Margaret Smith\Smyth (Shields).
  • William Shields married Anne Jane Boyd, and had children including William Shields.
  • William Shields passed away in 1604 in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Shields
1500 – 1535
Birth Location: Ireland
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Margaret (Shields)
1500 – 1535
Birth Location: Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Anne Boyd
1550 – 1588
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

William Shields
1600 – 1655
Birth Location: On the Shores of Lough Neagh, County Antrim, Ireland
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William Shields's Ancestors

Self
William Shields
1535 – 1604
Birth Place: Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kindom
Parents
Joseph Shields
1500 – 1535
Ireland
Margaret (Smith\Smyth) (Shields)
1500 – 1535
Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shields's Descendants

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William Shields (1535 – 1604) m. Anne (Jane) Boyd (1550 – 1588)
  1. 1. William Shields (1600 – 1655) m. Mary (Ann) Sholes (1610 – abt 1668)
    1. 1. Jas (Augustus Walkap) Shields (1633 – 1712) m. Jane (Gouldsmith Prather) (MGG-9) (1631 – 1710)
      1. 1. John ("William") Shields (1668 – 1741) m. Mary (Jeanette) Parker (1668 – 26 Feb 1750)
        1. 1. James Shields (1694 – April 1749) m. Jean Shields (1718 – 1800)

William Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Shields in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kindom
Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kindom
1604
1604
Age 69
Death of William Shields in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kindom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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