Researching Mark Shield
Delve into the history of Mark Shield using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1362 people with the Shield surname? In that year Shield was ranked number 2274 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mark means "warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Mark Shield on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mark Shield 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Shield 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 Mark Shield and the Shield Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shield 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 Shield family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Mark Shield at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mark Shield using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Mark Shield records.
Study MyHeritage for Mark Shield information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Mark Shield.
Research the Shield surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shield Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1425 people with the Shield surname in the UK? Shield is now ranked number 2747 for popularity in the UK. |
Shield Family Tree 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 Mark Shield.
Study MyTrees for information on the Shield family and people looking to contact living Shield relations.
Study One Great Family for Shield records submitted by people who are already researching the Shield Family Tree.
Find Mark Shield from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shield 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 Shield surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Shield surname in the USA? Shield is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shield Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Mark Shield. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mark Shield
Mark Shield
Mark Shield (born 2 September 1973 in Fortitude Valley, Queensland) is a former Australian Football referee and national Director of Referees. He most recently refereed in Australia's A-League. He first played soccer for the Innisfail Tigers at the age of six. Not showing much promise as a player, he began refereeing at age 12, and by 16 was officiating adult matches in Townsville. At age 28, he was selected to serve as a referee for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was one of 23 referees selected to officiate the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He lives in Ashgrove, Queensland. Shield announced his retirement from refereeing on 20 September 2008 and he refereed his last game in Round 8 of the 2008/09 A-League season in the match between Queensland Roar and Adelaide United.
Source: Mark Shield, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Shield
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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