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Record #3722
Name :
: John Robert SHIELDS (1894 - 1912)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 18 Aug 1894

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 13 Mar 1912   Notes : Perforating Ulcer
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Lanark, Glasgow
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Centreville
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Apr 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hesperian

Placement Family
: Reid
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesIn 1901, Grace Shields, 1 year of age, was residing at 12 Mauldslie Street, Glasgow Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Other family members included: (aunt) Mary Rankin, 19, weaving factory worker; (mother) Agnes Shields, 28; John R. Shields, 6; and (father) Robert Shields, 29, carter. (Source: 1901 Census of Scotland, Parish: Glasgow Camlachie; ED: 33; Line: 21; Year: 1901.)

In 1911, John Shields, 16, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with a group of 99 boys en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada. (His sister, Grace Shields, arrived in 1910 on the Southwark through Quarriers.) 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-04-27 13:09:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-29 16:47:19 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23847 SHIELDS, Elizabeth1903SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
23846 SHIELDS, Euphemia1902SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
3721 SHIELDS, Grace1899SCT, RFW, Paisley Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
3722 SHIELDS, John Robert1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
2780 SHIELDS, Maggie1874ENG,     Sep 1882 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
4311 SHIELDS, Mary1869ENG,     Sep 1882 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)