Researching Henry Shields
Delve into the history of Henry Shields using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | 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 Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Shields on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Henry Shields 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 Shields 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 Henry Shields and the Shields Family History
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 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 Shields family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Henry Shields at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Henry Shields using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Henry Shields records.
Look at MyHeritage for Henry Shields information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Henry Shields.
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
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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Henry Shields.
Study MyTrees for information on the Shields family and people looking to contact living Shields relations.
Look at One Great Family for Shields records submitted by people who are already researching the Shields Family Tree.
Find Henry Shields from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shields 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.
Research the Shields surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| 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. |
Miscellaneous Shields Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Shields. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Shields
Henry Shields
Henry Shields is an English playwright and actor. Shields grew up in Hastings and his family still live there. He initially studied nursing at university but dropped out after a year and auditioned for drama school, gaining a place at LAMDA. It was while there that he met the collaborators with whom he would go on to form Mischief Theatre company. He is best known for starring in TV adaptation The Goes Wrong Show, the plays The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, which he also co-wrote along with Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer. He has been nominated for three Olivier Awards for Best New Comedy, winning in 2015 for The Play That Goes Wrong.
Source: Henry Shields, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Shields
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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