Researching Georgia Shiels
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 705 people with the Shiels surname? In that year Shiels was ranked number 2875 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Georgia means "Fem. form of GEORGE - a farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Georgia Shiels on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Georgia Shiels in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Shiels ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Georgia Shiels and the Shiels Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shiels Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Shiels family tree.
Search Parish Records for Georgia Shiels at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Georgia Shiels using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Georgia Shiels records.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Georgia Shiels.
Research the Shiels surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shiels Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1788 people with the Shiels surname in the UK? Shiels is now ranked number 2481 for popularity in the UK. |
Shiels Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Georgia Shiels.
Study MyTrees for information on the Shiels family and people looking to contact living Shiels relations.
Study One Great Family for Shiels records submitted by people who are already researching the Shiels Family Tree.
Find Georgia Shiels from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shiels Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Shiels Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Georgia Shiels. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Georgia Shiels
Georgia Shiels
Georgia Shiels (born 14 January 1996 in Royal Tunbridge Wells) is an English rally driver. She has won the 2013 Novice Forest Rally Championship, the 2015 Jack Wills Young Brit award and in 2016, Georgia accepted an offer from the University of Bolton to study a degree in Automotive Engineering BEng. Georgia also worked with Abarth as their Abarth 500 Group R R1 development driver in the British Rally Championship 2014 and various other events.
Georgia began rallying at the age of sixteen after a chance meeting with the Junior 1000 Ecosse Challenge coordinator at Knockhill Racing Circuit Motor Show 2011. She took part in the Junior 1000 championship in a 1000cc Nissan Micra, finishing eighth overall. Georgia's best result was sixth overall on the Solway Coast Rally, just seconds off fourth place. By her fourth rally, Georgia had been selected to join the Motor Sports Association Academy AASE course which equips the UK's most promising young drivers with the knowledge, skills and attitude needed to maximise their performance.
In 2013, Shiels turned seventeen and gained her road licence. She competed in her first forest rally a few months later in a 2000cc M-Sport Ford Fiesta ST and finished fourth in the competitive class N3 and first lady driver overall. Georgia was the youngest driver in her class. Georgia selected various forest rallies to compete in. Her best result was second in class N3 and fiftieth overall on Trackrod Rally Yorkshire. Georgia won ANWCC Novice Forest Rally Champion 2013.
In 2014, at age eighteen, Georgia became a development driver for Abarth, driving the Abarth 500 Group R R1 car in numerous asphalt events. Georgia was nominated for Downforce UK's Teen Racing Driver of the Year after showcasing her talent across the year.
In 2015, Georgia became a Scouting ambassador for 4th Blackpool Scouts and began testing her M-Sport Ford Fiesta Group R R2. Georgia won the Jack Wills Young Brit award in the endurance category out of thousands of young British talent.
Georgia is also a STEM First ambassador, encouraging young girls into engineering and motorsport.
Shiels is currently competing in the British Rallycross Championship in 2017 in an RX150 buggy assisted by LOCO Energy Drink.
Source: Georgia Shiels, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Shiels
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