Researching Mark 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 Mark means "warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Mark Shields on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mark 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mark 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 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.
Look at Parish Records for Mark Shields at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mark Shields using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Mark Shields records.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Mark 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Mark Shields.
Study MyTrees for information on the Shields family and people looking to contact living Shields relations.
Check out One Great Family for Shields records submitted by people who are already researching the Shields Family Tree.
Find Mark 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.
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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. |
Miscellaneous Shields Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Mark Shields. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mark Shields
Mark Shields
Mark Stephen Shields (born May 25, 1937) is an American political columnist and commentator. He has worked in leadership positions for many Democratic candidates' election campaigns.
Shields provided weekly political analysis and commentary for the PBS NewsHour from 1988 to 2020. His on-screen counterpart from 2001 to 2020 was David Brooks of The New York Times. Previous counterparts were the late William Safire, Paul Gigot of the Wall Street Journal, and David Gergen. Shields was also a regular panelist on Inside Washington, a weekly public affairs show that was seen on both PBS and ABC until it ceased production in December 2013. Shields was moderator and panelist on CNN's Capital Gang for 17 years.
Source: Mark Shields, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaMark Shields (police officer)
Mark Shields (born 1957) Is a former British law enforcement officer and security consultant. He began his police career at an early age, and rose rapidly through the ranks. After nearly three decades of service with the City of London Police Essex Police and Scotland Yard, in 2005 he moved to Jamaica to take up a new position as Deputy Police Commissioner of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. In that capacity, he came to worldwide attention as he led the investigation into the death of Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer in the run-up to the 2007 Cricket World Cup finals. The Guardian credits him as "the British officer who changed policing in Jamaica".
Source: Mark Shields (police officer), 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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