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William Shields 1535 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1535

Birth Location: Newry, Ireland

Death Date: Abt. 1604

Death Location: Newry, Ireland

Father: Joseph Shields

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): Anne Boyd

Children(s): William Shields

In 1535, William Shields entered the world in Newry, Ireland, born to Joseph Shields and Margaret Smith. William Shields married Anne Jane Boyd, and had children including William Shields. William Shields passed away in 1604 in Newry, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1535, William Shields entered the world in Newry, Ireland, born to Joseph Shields and Margaret Smith.
  • William Shields married Anne Jane Boyd, and had children including William Shields.
  • William Shields passed away in 1604 in Newry, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Shields
1500 – 1535
Birth Location: Ireland
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Margaret Smith
1510 – 1535
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Anne Boyd
1550 –
Birth Location: IRELAND
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Children(s)

William Shields
1585 – 1655
Birth Location: Antrim, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland now Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (GB/N IR))
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William Shields's Ancestors

Self
William Shields
1535 – 1604
Birth Place: Newry, Ireland
Parents
Joseph Shields
1500 – 1535
Ireland
Margaret Smith
1510 – 1535
Ireland
Grandparents
EOL? Shields
1480 –
Armaugh, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shields's Descendants

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William Shields (Abt. 1535 – Abt. 1604) m. Anne (Jane) Boyd (1550 – )
  1. 1. William Shields (1585 – 1655) m. Jane Williams (1590 – )
    1. 1. William Shields (1600 – 1 May 1654-1655) m. Mary (Ann) Sholes (1668 – abt 1668)
      1. 1. William Shields (1630 – 1699) m. Elizabeth Bray (1624 – 1700) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Davis (1645 – 1700) m. Mary Norcott (1668 – 1700)
        1. 1. James (Shields) * (1670 – 29 Jul 1727) m. Hannah
        2. 2. James (Shields) * (1674 – 2 Jan 1726)
        3. 3. Ruth Shields (1691 – 1705)
        4. 4. Hope Shields (Apri 17 1696 – April 1696)
        5. 5. Delight Shields (17 Apr 1696 – 1 Feb 1743)
        6. 6. Comfort Shields (17 April 1696 – 1696 (probable date for non-surviving twin))
      2. 2. James Shields (1635 – 1712) m. Jane Prather (1646 – 1710) m. Hannah (Abt. 1660 – ) m. Anne
        1. 1. James Shields (Abt. 1666 – )
        2. 2. William Shields (1668 – 1741) m. Mary (Jeanette) Parker (1668 – )
        3. 3. Thomas Shields (Abt. 1670 – )
        4. 4. Matthew Shields (1688 – )
        5. 5. Mary Shields (1692 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Shields (1692 – )
        7. 7. James Shields (Abt. 1700 – ) m. Elizabeth Cobbs (1704 – ) m. Anne Marot (1690 – )
      3. 3. Daniel Shields (1637 – 1 Jul 1690)
      4. 4. John Shields (1645 – 1738)

William Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1535
Abt. 1535
Birth of William Shields in Newry, Ireland
Newry, Ireland
1604
Abt. 1604
Age 69
Death of William Shields in Newry, Ireland
Newry, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1535
    Event Place: Newry, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1604
    Event Place: Newry, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958
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