Shield - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: SHIELD Family

sclarke82 — 2012-05-23 20:15:30Z

Hi Robert

my line is from Thomas and Rachel, there son Thomas who married Abigail, there son Cook who married Alice, to my nan Gertrude shield who married George lee.

I've only been researching for a few years, my nan always said they came from Ireland but I'm still yet to find any link to there other than a surname back in the 1600.

Regards
Sarah

Re: SHIELD Family

rshield7 — 2012-05-20 08:56:13Z

Sarah,

Thomas Shield is also my Great Great Great Grandfather, the line is -
Robert, David, Robert W and my father Robert H.

I have been researching the Shield Family off and on for over 20 years with the help of a distant relative (Peter Shield) who lives in Nottingham, England. Peter is descendant from Thomas' second marriage. Regards, Robert Shield

Re: SHIELD Family

sclarke82 — 2012-04-29 14:25:09Z

Hi
Thomas shield was my great great great granddad
Regards
Sarah

Re: SHIELD, George of Chelsea, MDX, married Florence WITHERS

pandpw — 2012-04-14 18:35:55Z

Hi Tony

Thanks for your latest message. Yes, I'm sure the Shield family you mention are all mine. Florence Margaret and John Frederick were 2 of the children of George Leonard Shield and Florence Elizabeth. I've now discovered that in 1930 Alice Elizabeth Shield was the wife of John Frederick.

I'm not sure, though, that they were actually living under the same roof as your Pippett family? It looks more to me from the house numbers as if they were living just along the road from them. So they would certainly have known them for quite a while.

I have found the Shield family in one or two later electoral registers, but only up to 1936, when they seem to be living at 6 Woodford Place, Wembley. Perhaps the Pippett family also moved house during this time?

I have quite a lot of work still to do on this branch of the family, as I had not previously realised that John Frederick had married, so thank you for pointing me in the right direction!

Have you any new information on your family?

With best wishes

Patricia

Re: SHIELD, George of Chelsea, MDX, married Florence WITHERS

jantone52a — 2012-04-08 08:52:57Z

Hi Patricia
I have recently found some more compelling evidence of a possible connection between your George L & Florence SHIELD(S) and my CAMERON & PIPPETT families in Willesden.

I think you will agree that it is the same George L & Florence Shield(s) found in the 1891 census,living with James & Jane Cameron at 77 and 78 Villiers Road, Willesden and in the 1901 census where George L. Shields is living at 379 Chapter Rd a few doors up from my PIPPETT family (Pippett married CAMERON)

Now I have found them ALL, living under the one roof at 371A Chapter Road, Willesden.
In the 1925 Elec Reg - William Charles Pippett and Mary Ann Pippett also George Leonard Shield and Florence Elizabeth Shield.
The same entry goes for 1929 but there is also a John Frederick SHIELD.
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371A Chapter Road Willesden.
1929 Elec Reg: Alice Emily Pippett, Amy May Pippett, Leonard Walter Pippett, Mary Ann Pippett & William Charles Pippett
ALSO living here are George Leonard Shield and John Frederick Shield.
Then a year later in the 1930 Electoral register there is George Leonard Shield and Florence Elizabeth Shield plus John Frederick Shield & Alice Elizabeth Shield and Florence Margaret Shield living under one roof with the Pippett family.

So if you could have a look at JOHN FREDERICK SHIELD & Alice
does he appear in your family records?

I'm trying to find later electoral registers on Ancestry.com for the mid and late 1930's and onwards but they appear rarer for Willesden in these times.

Anyway, sorry for a rather long message just to inform you about JOHN FREDERICK SHIELD and his family but all these
snippets in the long run may add up to something bigger and better!

With kind regards

Tony

Re: SHIELD, George of Chelsea, MDX, married Florence WITHERS

pandpw — 2012-04-04 19:14:33Z

Dear Tony,

Don't worry about rambling - family history is complicated, and it always pays to avoid jumping to conclusions.

My Shiel or Shield family came to London in 1837 from Berwick upon Tweed, where they had certainly been for 2 generations at least. I do have a Jane Shield born in Wooler, Northumberland, in 1842, where she married and remained for the rest of her life. I also have a Jane Thompson Shiel, born in Soho in 1850. I'm not entirely sure what happened to her - like you, I have one or two possible marriages for her, and I think I shall have to bite the bullet and get a certificate. Her mother's father (a Robert Malone) came from Ireland originally, but that is the only Irish connection I know of.

I'm afraid I've never been able to discover where the Wilson Cameron names came from in GWC Shield's name. He was born in Berwick in 1829.

It's interesting, anyway, that way back your family must have known my family - it all helps to flesh these people out a bit.

Best wishes,

Patricia

Re: SHIELD, George of Chelsea, MDX, married Florence WITHERS

ShelleyThompson21 — 2012-04-04 18:45:13Z

Hello Patricia.
Thank you for your reply to my posting.
Everything has been a bit of a long shot during many years of research but I'm sure I'm onto the last pieces of the puzzle.

My Great grandmother is WILHELMINA CAMERON (often known as Williamina, Minnie or Mina) who married John Edward Brown in 1878 in Camberwell, Surrey.

In 1871 census - with her parents James & Jane Cameron who, along with Williamina were stated as all being born in Ireland.
In 1881 census it states "born in Scotland"
In 1891 census states "born in Willesden".
However I'm convinced she was born in Co Antrim, Ireland
in or around 1860.

Her parents were James CAMERON and Jane or Mary Jane.
Her surname not immediately known but I sifted it down to 2 possibilities. One I have now been able to "put to bed" as being wrong (that was Mary Jane CHARTERS).

There is a marriage of James Cameron to Jane SHIELDS 6th August 1854 Belfast, Antrim. His father Alexander Cameron; her father David SHIELDS. However there is another marriage in Belfast between James Cameron and Jane Shields in 1855 !!
So I will have to plump to buy one of the certificates very soon.

Recently I viewed a tree by Joseph Jackson who has uploaded a small tree to ancestry which includes James Cameron and Jane Shields - also with all the Cameron children listed the same as I had found them.

I found in the 1891 census, James & Jane Cameron living at 77 Villiers Road, Willesden and immediately below them, next door to them at No 78 are George L & Florence SHIELDS, although the enumerator did not link them as they were in seperate properties.

I then found,in the 1901 census George L. Shields living at 379 Chapter Rd, Willesden and the PIPPETT family (of whom the wife, Mary Ann, was daughter of James Cameron) living at 371a Chapter Rd.

Although still possibly coincidentally, I feel I'm getting closer.

Now you message comes explaining about George Leonard Shield, brother of your great-grandmother Margaret Isabella Shield. Also you mention an uncle, George Wilson Cameron Shield. He could hold a key so shall search for him this ewvening.

NOTE: James and Jane CAMERON's family are as follows:- Williamina b1860 Antrim,
John Alexander Cameron born c1865 St Geo in East,
Mary Ann Cameron born 1866 St Geo in East, who married William Charles Pippett (aforementioned),
Annie Cameron b 1868 Maidstone,
James Robert Cameron b 1871 Kilburn
Alice Emily Gardener Carstairs Cameron born 1872, Willesden who married Arthur WIGMORE,
James Edward Cameron b c1876 married Annie Burrows, Henrietta Cameron born c1878

So to round it off, Jane Shields would have been born c1833 and married James Cameron in Belfast, Antrim in 1854 or 1855.

If this is true or not leads me to more research, and obviously if there is anything here that "ties in" somewhere with your research I would be very pleased to hear from you.

Sorry it's been a rather long ramble - but so has the research been!!

Kind regards

Tony

Re: SHIELD, George of Chelsea, MDX, married Florence WITHERS

pandpw — 2012-04-04 08:05:23Z

Dear Tony,

This was George Leonard Shield, brother of my great-grandmother Margaret Isabella Shield. You can find them in Chelsea in the 1881 census, though their parents were away in Margate on census night.

They had an uncle called George Wilson Cameron Shield, but I've never come across a Wilhelmina Cameron. What sort of date would this be? There's more than one Jane Shield in this Shield family, but I don't think they'd be likely candidates for Wilhelmina's mother, and I don't know of any Belfast connection.

Hope this helps,

Patricia Wightman

SHIELD, Jane married to CAMERON, James c1854 Antrim, Ireland

ShelleyThompson21 — 2012-04-03 19:36:05Z

Searching for my 2nd great grandparents, thought to be JANE SHIELD(S) and JAMES CAMERON who married in Belfast, Co Antrim in 1854.
His father was ALEXANDER CAMERON
Her father was DAVID SHIELD(S).

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Tony
Tony Brown & Janet Capon-Brown (mother of Shelley Thompson)
Dartford, Kent ENG

SHIELD, George of Chelsea, MDX, married Florence WITHERS

ShelleyThompson21 — 2012-04-03 19:32:01Z

Am searching for details/family connections with George SHIELD born Chelsea, Middx, ENG 1859 who married Florence Elizabeth WITHERS at Marylebone, Middlesex, London in 1883.

I am wondering if this George Shield was near relation (cousin) to Wilhelmina Cameron whose mother was Jane Shield, possibly of Belfast Co Antrim, Ireland.

Not much to go on I'm afraid but does this ring any bells with anyone?
Regards
Tony

Tony Brown & Janet Capon-Brown (mother of Shelley Thompson)
Dartford, Kent UK

Re: James Shield of Durham?

roystuarthilton — 2010-05-15 17:43:26Z

Thanks Jenny. I had managed to find most of this but many thanks for your help. Sorry for delay in responding but been away on vacation.

Best wishes

Roy

SHIELD Myrtle B 1906-1966

t42MountOlivet — 2010-05-14 10:44:54Z

SHIELD Myrtle B 1906-1966

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SHIELD R B Burt 1904-1947

t42MountOlivet — 2010-05-14 10:44:43Z

SHIELD R B Burt 1904-1947

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SHIELD D'Anna Denee 1964

t42MountOlivet — 2010-05-14 10:44:32Z

SHIELD D-Anna Denee 1964

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Re: James Shield of Durham?

kenjennymccaskill — 2010-05-06 04:01:37Z

Thanks Sandy, I didn't have Mary, Margaret or Leonard in my tree. But I do have a James born 20 Jul 1789 who is my husband's 3rd Great Grandfather. You didn't mention him in your post. I have a photo of him actually as well as one of his son James and then his son James, our 2nd and Great Grandfathers. I was able to get the two latter from the Queensland State Library site.

Once again thank you for the new info. Much appreciated

Jenny

Re: James Shield of Durham?

tawyn — 2010-05-05 10:54:55Z

Hi Jenny,

I had tracked down James Shield's (1789) parents a while ago to be Leonard Shield & Catherine Walton but I have a different approx birthdate for Leonard. There were 2 Leonard's christened in Cumberland - Alston 17/11/1738 & Garrigill 4/2/1751 and I think the 1751 one is more likely and it seems to be the one favoured by descendants of the other siblings.
Given that the father's name for both christenings was William, maybe it was the same family and the 1738 Leonard died early and the name was used again when the 1751 Leonard was born.

So the info I have is:
Leonard c. 4/2/1751 Garrigill d.24/2/1801
Catherine c. 4/6/1758 Garrigill d.Abt 1798
Other Children:
Margaret 1776, Thomas Walton 1779, William 1782,
Leonard 1785, Mary 1793, Catherine 1798.

Regards Sandy

Re: James Shield of Durham?

kenjennymccaskill — 2010-05-05 05:31:34Z

Hi, I saw your message from Mar 27. Thomas Walter Shield b. 25 Nov 1885 at Toowong. Ellen Alice Warwick b. 5 Dec 1887 at Taringa, Brisbane, Qld. they had 3 children. Jean Alice b. 20 Oct 1913 and d. 9 Jul 1964, Colin Albert b. 29 Jan 1925, Warwick Thomas b. 18 May 1919 and d. 9 May 1960 and possibly another child named Edna Hazel but I'm not sure about her. I picked up her name in the electoral roll so she could possibly be the wife of Colin. Jean Alice married a Thomas Gregory Buckle aft 1934. Warwick married Sybil Elsie Payne sometime after 1943. Our marriage records only go up to 1934 unfortunately. Whether any of them had children I know not. Hope this helps.

Jenny

Re: James Shield of Durham?

kenjennymccaskill — 2010-05-04 09:54:38Z

Glad to have been of help. If you are looking for photos of James and Isabella or their son James you can go to the Qld State Library site http://www.pictureaustralia.org/ There are photos of both as well as their homes at Moggill and Brookfield in Brisbane. Good luck.

Jenny

Re: James Shield of Durham?

DCampbellWilliams — 2010-05-04 07:57:40Z

The timing is terrific- I have done little research in recent months and at that not on Shield, but am just getting back to it.

I have to get my head back around the Shield ancestors- cannot recall whether what I had asked was a long shot or had good provenance. Thankyou either way!

David Campbell-Williams

Re: James Shield of Durham?

kenjennymccaskill — 2010-04-23 00:45:52Z

James Shield who married Ann Kirk was born to Leonard Shield and Catherine Walton on 20 Jul 1789 in Alston, Cumbia. His Grandparents were William Shield and Margaret Wilson. No dates for them sorry. But his James' father Leonard was born 17 Nov 1738 in Alston and Catherine 16 Apr 1758 where I don't know. My husband is a direct descendant from William and Margaret (5th Great Grandparents) right down to James and Annie (Great Grandparents) who was a son of James and Isabella Fryar. I realise it has been some time since you posted your request but I hope this has been of help.

Cheers Jenny

Re: James Shield of Durham?

roystuarthilton — 2010-04-05 16:30:57Z

Hi Sandy. Not sure if I've responded earlier to your note but thanks.

Also seen your "general e-mail" about the newspaper cuttings you've extracted. Very interesting.

Regards

Roy

Re: James Shield of Durham?

tawyn — 2010-03-26 22:28:40Z

Hi Roy,

I do have Thomas Walter & Ellen Alice in my tree, but they are as far down as I have, as I'm descended from William Leonard Shield b.1852 - Thomas' uncle.

Sandy

Re: James Shield of Durham?

roystuarthilton — 2010-03-26 18:41:10Z

Hello

Seen your message on James Shield. Do you have in your tree a Thomas Walter Shield [b.1885 Toowong] who married Ellen Alice Warwick in 1912 - she is one of my relatives. Looking for any descendents of them.

Shield(s) Family of Louisiana

EmmanuelShield — 2010-02-17 23:01:50Z

My name is Emmanauel Shield Jr. My grandfather was Albert Shield, born about 1889, in Louisiana, married Martha Fabre. Sons Norman and Emmanuel. Daughter Rosie.

Shield

JIWelsch — 2010-01-10 13:35:57Z

MUSCATINE, Iowa -- William G. Shield, 79, 2703 Lucas St., died Monday, June 24, 2002, at his home.

Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Elder Ron Symmonds will officiate. Burial will be at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Community of Christ Church.

Mr. Shield was born on Sept. 6, 1922, in Muscatine, the son of G. Edward and Mary V. Wollett Shield. He married Phyllis J. Wagler on June 17, 1951, in Muscatine. She preceded him in death in 1996.

He worked at Weber Button Company for 53 years.

He was a member of Community of Christ Church, formerly the R.L.D.S. Church.

He was devoted to his family. He loved to tease and joke with people. He loved to work in his yard, being outside and feeding and watching the birds and other wildlife.

Survivors include two sons, Jeffrey Shield and Michael Shield and his wife, Lori, all of Muscatine; two daughters, Barbara Peak and her husband, Harry, and Tamara Lanfier and her husband, Robert Lanfier Jr., all of Muscatine; seven grandchildren, Jennifer Simmering and her husband, Nathan, Kelly Peak, Cory Peak, Stacey Lanfier, Benjamin Lanfier, McKenna Shield and Elise Shield; a brother, Rollie Shield of Rock Island, Ill.; and a sister, Phyllis Lorber of Muscatine.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and a brother, Robert.
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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Rollie H. Shield, 82, Rock Island, died Tuesday, July 30, 2002, in Moline, Ill.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island. Burial will be at Davenport Memorial Park with military honors conducted by the Moline American Legion Post No. 246.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today, with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service, at McGinnis, Chambers and Sass Funeral Home, Bettendorf.

Mr. Shield was born on Dec. 21, 1919, in Muscatine, the son of Edward and Mary Virginia Wollett Shield. He married Lillian Berlin in Rock Island. She preceded him in death. He married Rachel Kuster on June 18, 1966, in Davenport.

He was employed by the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company, Rock Island, for 34 years, retiring as a sub-station electrician in 1985.

During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Haven and the USS Coasters Harbor. Upon his honorable discharge in 1948, he was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Medal with two stars, the American Area Medal, the American Defense Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the Purple Heart.

He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1303 of Rock Island, American Legion Post No. 246 of Moline and the Rock Island Conservation Club.

He was an avid gardener, enjoyed feeding the birds and squirrels and was an accomplished woodworker.

Survivors include his wife, Rachel and her children, Linda Schneider of Toronto, Landa Duszynski of Gresham, Ore., Lea Mayerhofer of New Liberty, Lori Blake of Orange Beach, Ala. and Larry Kuster of Wheatland; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Phyllis Lorber of Muscatine.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and his parents.

Re: Jack Edward Shield

waltonc66 — 2009-10-02 20:15:03Z

esau and annie were my great grandparents. i think we should talk. email me at waltonc66@yahoo.com

grandmother/tinnie p.shield/father/james leo short

jojojohahaha — 2009-09-17 12:18:01Z

my name is joan short I am in search of my family I know nothing about. Do I have brother or sisters. aunts,uncle,cousins

SHIELD R B 1932-2004

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-11 21:36:10Z

SHIELD R B 1932-2004

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,880 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: James Shield of Durham?

desshield1 — 2008-11-17 08:40:42Z

I recently visited and took photos of the uniting Church, Brookfield, Brisbane, of which James Shield of Durham was one of the original founders in 1869 and also obtained a copy of an 1886 Queensland land titles map with the properties of James, two of his sons, James Junior and Thomas (my ancestor) Shield on it, courtesy of the Brookfield History group. I also visited nearby "Rafting Ground Reserve" on Moggill Creek where James, his family and many of their neighbours assembled logs into rafts to float them down the Brisbane River to sawmills in Brisbane. I trust this information is of interest to others who appear to be on the same "search". I am very keen, however, to find definite information about the ancestry of James Shield of Durham further back than just a couple of generations.

Re: James Shield of Durham?

desshield1 — 2008-11-17 08:40:39Z

Re: James Shield of Durham?

tawyn — 2008-10-31 12:01:21Z

For any decendants of James Shield & Isabella Fryar - I have posted a number of newspaper clippings I've found for James & Isabella's family once in Australia that you may find interesting here:

http://bowesclan.wordpress.com/newspaper-excerpts-for-james-...

Leave me a hi in the comments ;)

Re: James Shield of Durham?

DCampbellWilliams — 2008-10-08 02:43:57Z

I am in Australia and my paternal grandmother was a Shield; the family came here from the UK in several groups between 1906 and 1910. Leonard (and James and Joseph) is a strongly recurrent name in my line too, and although the family spent from the 1840's in Liverpool Lancs. according to the various census records and migrated from there, there is no doubt they came from Durham originally. I have a marriage cert for James Shield b abt 1819 to Alice Sutherberry b abt 1825 married in Walton, West Derby Lancs. 2 June 1845. Importantly James was born in Durham, and his father (my 3rd great grandfather) was also a James, according to the marriage certificate. This older James would (by inference based on the age of the younger James)have been born by no later than 1800.
I would be very interested to see if there is a link with your James and Leonards

Re: Shield, Margaret, Patrick, Thomas, Hugh-Bklyn 1870+

debzara — 2008-08-28 20:09:25Z

Since posting discovered Margaret's maiden name was Reynolds. Parents Thomas and Jane. Resided Naul, Co Dublin with husband Thomas c 1841-1860. Immigrated US 1860-70. Do not have info on husband Thomas's parents or siblings.

Re: Shield, Margaret, Patrick, Thomas, Hugh-Bklyn 1870+

mauriceclarke107 — 2008-08-28 07:32:28Z

seeking Ireland links to Margaret Sheil or her husbands Daniel Joseph Colby, had 2 sons who went to USA and two more James and Michael who went to UK Wigan 1800-1850 time line

Help welcomed

Maurice Rugby UK

Re: James Shield of Durham?

tawyn — 2008-08-11 09:12:58Z

Ok this is only supposition - nothing is proved in any way!!!!
I read somewhere on the net that the difference for the marriage dates for James & Anne was that the bride & groom were from 2 different parishes and the marriage was entered into both registers. (It may have been Tony the starter of this thread)
I have Anne being born in Stanhope Durham which means that James was probably living in Alston Cumberland.
I have found a James Shield born Alston Cumberland 24/7/1789 baptised 6/3/1791 (LDS website) parents Leonard & Catherine Shield.
It was the name Leonard that caught my eye as it appears that the name has been handed down thru a few generations - James Shield & Anne Kirk's first son was Leonard and second son Joseph (Anne's father's name) so it is entirely possible that the firstborn son was named for James' father.

James Shield & Isabella Fryar have 2 sons with Leonard in their names (along with a number in the next generation too).
Leonard & Catherine Shield died abt 1801 & 1798 respectively, so wouldn't have been around when James married in 1812 (if I have the right people)
Repeat - this is only assumptions.
I'd love to hear from anyone regarding any of the above.

Re: Shield

kshield_1 — 2008-07-19 13:52:05Z

my dad is called joseph shield and is from county durham, england. As far as I know his father before him was of the same name. looking for nore info on my ansestry.

Re: James Shield of Durham?

desshield — 2008-07-12 02:18:30Z

James and Isabella (nee Fryar) Shield lived in Gosforth , Northumberland, where James worked in a local colliery and suffered bad burns from "fire damp" prior to emigrating to Australia (via Liverpool 28 July 1854) on the "Stamboul" arriving in Sydney on 31 October 1854. The family moved to Newcastle where they lived for a few years prior to moving to "Moggill" (now part of Brisbane) Queensland which was then part of the colony of New South Wales.

James became the first storekeeper and postmaster in Moggill. He died, aged 80, 19 January 1901 and Isabella died, aged 86, 8 July 1906. James does not appear to have ever worked in mines after arriving in Australia. There is a memorial to them in the Pioneer Park/Cemetery in the Brisbane suburb of Bellbowrie (once part of Moggill). Many of their descendants still live in the brisbane area.

I am a direct descendent through their son Thomas and would like to find out more about James and Ann (nee Kirk) Shield and their antecedents.

Des Shield

Re: Am I a Shield?

tkelly5 — 2008-02-22 00:40:38Z

Hello, there is a simple and inexpensive DNA test that can verify or disprove the claim.

However, you need to locate known male descendants of the two males in question, or even going back and finding known male cousins of the same name (Shields). I would start with a few sucesses: contact your uncles, or their sons, and test them to see if each line is related, and establish a baseline.

Then, try and locate some known male cousins of the 1st and 2nd Marriages (the dispute men) and see if they will participate- there you will have your match. Personally I find it hard to stomach that 10 years, 9 children would not be an easy thing to get away with, I like the explanation - who knows what I would say on my deathbed...?

Re: Descendants of Thomas SHIEL/DS of Scotland

brainfamily — 2008-01-09 21:59:52Z

I am descended from Thomas Shield, born c.1831 in Scotland. Thomas had a sister Isabella (1833) and a brother - Robert (1834) who were born in Cramond, Midlothian, but I have found no evidence to suggest where Thomas was born. His parents were Thomas Shield and Isabella Adamson and they had moved to Scotland from Co. Durham, England. They returned to Co. Durham before the birth of their next child Jane in 1839.

My Thomas lived the rest of his life in Swalwell/Whickham, Co. Durham and died in 1862.

I hope this enables you to eliminate a Thomas Shield, and if possible give some clue as to where my ancestor was born.

Thanks and good luck in your search.
Catherine

Re: Shield family

redanniejack — 2007-09-18 18:05:04Z

Hi. I have been looking for my grandmas family "Shield" coming from South Shields or thereabouts. My grandma was Dorothy Shield and her sister was called Ellen. Their dad was a John Shield and his dad called Peter. I am really stuck!! You say that "Shield" without the final "s" is not very common - don't suppose you know of any of the above?

Am I a Shield?

newtonscat — 2007-06-14 04:58:47Z

My grandmother married a widower in 1902, who had had no children during the 7 years of his previous marriage. A further 8 years went by without any children - then she had 9 children over the next 10 years! Her husband died in 1940 and she then married a long time friend of her husband. In 1959, on her deathbed, she caused absolute consternation in the family by announcing that all her children had been fathered by this man! As far as I know I was the only person of my generation to be told of this. Within a couple of days it was concluded that it was not true - that she'd said it because she feared the family wouldn't look after him (they didn't much like him). I was told never to talk about it.

Quite a story, eh?

My question is - are there DNA tests that can establish whether I have Shield genes?

George Shield

VLRinghouse10 — 2007-06-12 20:53:25Z

I am looking for George Shield or Shields. He would have been arounf 17 or 18 in 1949. He lived in Tenino, Thurston Co., Washington or around there. I don't know anything else about him.

John Shields

2006-11-12 19:25:42Z

I am looking for John Shields who was in Williamson County Texas in the 1900 census. He was 48 at the time of the census and was born in Alabama 1852. His parents are also from Alabama. Any information would be helpful.

George Shields

2006-11-12 19:23:07Z

I am looking for George Shields who was born 1867/68 in Kentucky and his parents are from Ireland? He was living as a borderer --TM Long in Williamson County Texas and he was about 33 in the 1900 census. Any information would be helpful!!!!!

Re: Shield

2006-08-02 02:53:12Z

Info I have on this line is as follows:
John Shield (b. Oct 31, 1763; d. 1815)
married Aug 21, 1790 at Alston, Cumberland, England
to Sarah Peart (b. Dec 22, 1767; d. 1818 in England)
daughter of Thomas Peart and Isabella Shaw.

Children of John Shield and Sarah (Peart):
Cuthbert Shield (b. May 15, 1791 Alston, Cumberland, England; d. Nov 8, 1857) married to Mary (d. before 1851 in England)

Thomas Shield (b. Dec 16, 1792; d. June 27, 1857)

John Shield (b. June 7, 1795; d. Jan 1, 1842)

Joseph Shield (b. Apr 26, 1798; d. July 13, 1871) married June 12, 1823 at St. Bees, Cumberland, England to Elizabeth Humble (b. Dec 24, 1800; d. Mar 16, 1880)

William Shield (b. Nov 14, 1800; d. 1800)

William Shield (b. Apr 16, 1803; d. 1803)

Sarah Shield (b. Sep. 1804 at Tynehead, Durham, England; d. Jan. 25, 1871 at Centreville, West Oxford Twnshp, Oxford County, Ont., Canada) married Dec 1, 1821 at St. Augustine's Parish, Alston, Cumberland, England to Joseph Henry Lowes (b. Oct 9, 1798 at Garrigill, Cumberland, England; d. Apr 19, 1867 at Centreville, West Oxfd Twnshp, same)

Mary Shield (b. Sep 1804 at Tynehead, Durham, England, twin of Sarah; died in infancy)

Nancy Shield (b. May 24, 1807, St. John's Garrigil, Cumberland, England)

George Shield (b. 1807 - 1809?; d. June 13, 1853 in Mount Pleasant area of Durham County, Ont. Canada) married Jane Cain (d. Apr 13, 1881)

Re: Donegay

victorian_70 — 2006-07-16 22:13:47Z

What information do you the Donegay family? I have a female Donegay listed in our family?
email me.
thank you.

amanda shields

sophie1958 — 2006-05-19 20:57:54Z

Looking for Amanda Shields, married Thomas Taylor, lived in Texas. Burleson co. 1910-1920. Her birthday was abt; 1874. Thomas Taylor was born abt; 1870. His father was Nathan R. Taylor from Arkansas,. mother was, Amanda J. Shields.

Descendants of Thomas SHIEL/DS of Scotland

2006-04-07 21:09:24Z

Is anyone out there descended from a Thomas SHIELS or SHIELD/S (etc.), born in Scotland between about 1829 and 1836? We have been trying to find the origins of our Thomas for years (he was born about 1833, came to Aus in the 1850s, died in 1910) but he has been very hard to pin down.

We recently made up a list of all the Toms we could find in Scots OPR births and baptisms, and any of the right age in the1841 and 1851 censuses. We have eliminated about 3/4 of them by finding them in later censuses or finding their deaths. There are still a few who are eluding us, one of whom we hope will turn out to be our Tom, but we need to cross the others off the list before we can be sure.

So does anyone have an ancestor of this name (in any variation) who might have emigrated to Canada, the USA or anywhere else, from Scotland? We also have quite a collection of death certs for men who fit this description but died in Scotland, if anyone would like details.

Thanks,
Loretta

Re: Shield

2006-01-23 18:52:05Z

Hi Norm It's been a few years since you posted this. I'm descended from Josephs brother Cuthbert 1791-1857 here are a few more siblings Thomas 1792-1857 John 1795- 1842 Sarah 1804 -1871 George1807-1847
Also have letters from the old country to the family in Ontario

Transcription & Image of Ann P. Shield 1823 Shield Family Sampler Online

sassytazzy — 2005-12-14 05:39:03Z

I have put up a transcription & image of the Family Sampler made by Ann P. Shield in 1823 on my website. The page is on my rootsweb genealogy website at:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sassytazzy/family/s...

Other Shields records are also on the web site.

Hope it's of use to someone in their research --

Susan :)