Researching Hamilton Shields
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4629 people with the Shields surname? In that year Shields was ranked number 916 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Hamilton means "beautiful mountain" and is of English origin.
Records of Hamilton Shields on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Hamilton Shields and the Shields Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shields 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Shields family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Hamilton Shields at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Hamilton Shields using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Shields surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shields Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 9771 people with the Shields surname in the UK? Shields is now ranked number 592 for popularity in the UK. |
Shields Genealogy Databases
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Shields Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 60765 people with the Shields surname in the USA? Shields is ranked number 137 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Hamilton Shields. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Hamilton Shields
Hamilton Leroy Shields
Hamilton Leroy Shields (November 1, 1823 – November 24, 1889) was an attorney and farmer active in New York City and Bennington, Vermont.
Shields was born to William Cannon Shields and Elizabeth Finch in Norfolk, Virginia, studied at the Virginia Military Institute from 1839–1841 and then the United States Military Academy from 1841–1846, and subsequently served in the Mexican–American War, where he was eventually made captain. In 1851 he married Caroline Hart, of Troy, New York. Shields served as judge-advocate in the Eastern Division of the Army until 1853, resigned his commission in 1854, and became an attorney in New York City. In 1857 he moved to Bennington, Vermont.
Source: Hamilton Leroy Shields, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Shields
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