Shields
There is only one Shields household in 1841:
Name | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
SHIELD Joseph | 35 | Gamekeeper | Yks |
SHIELD Mary | 35 | | Yks |
SHIELD Thomas | 14 | | Yks |
SHIELD William | 13 | | Yks |
SHIELD John | 11 | | Yks |
SHIELD Hannah | 7 | | Yks |
SHIELD William | 45 | Tinman | Yks |
PARK Charlotte | 20 | | Yks |
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Joseph was XXX. In July 1825, he married Mary Render, the XXX.
They had the following children in Castle Bolton:
- Thomas: baptized 2 July 1826
- William: baptized 27 April 1828
- John: baptized 21 February 1830
- Hannah: baptized 6 February 1833
By 1851, Joseph has changed his occupation to plumber, and
son John has joined the trade:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
SHEILDS Joseph | Head | 48 | Plumber | Middleham |
SHEILDS Mary | Wife | 48 | | Middleham |
SHEILDS William | Son | 22 | | Castle Bolton |
SHEILDS John | Son | 21 | Plumber | Castle Bolton |
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In 1861, the Shields are living in the Castle:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
SHIELDS Joseph | Head | 57 | Plumber, Glazier | Middleham |
SHIELDS Mary | Wife | 57 | | Middleham |
SHIELDS Anne | Daughter | 26 | | Bolton Castle |
SHIELDS William | Son, Unmarried | 32 | | Bolton Castle |
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Anne being a misspelling or nickname for Hannah Shields, Joseph
and Mary's daughter last seen in 1841.
Mary, now a widow, is still living in the Castle:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
SHIELDS Mary | Head, Widow | 67 | Farmer | Middleham |
SHIELDS William | Son, Unmarried | 43 | Labourer | Bolton Castle |
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Mary's husband, Joseph Shields was buried in Redmire, 9 April 1869.
Their son John, recently living in Redmire, died the same year and
was buried 1 August 1869.
Mary had quite the large household in 1881:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
SHIELDS Mary | Head, Married | 78 | Farmer of 6 Acres | Middleham |
SHIELDS William | Son, Unmarried | 52 | | Castle Bolton |
SHIELDS Elizth. Ann | Granddaughter, Unmarried | 16 | | Redmire |
SHIELDS Joseph | Grandson, Married | 26 | Plumber | Redmire |
SHIELDS Elizth. | Grandson's Wife, Married | 24 | | Castle Bolton |
SHIELDS William Thos. | Grandson | 5m | | Castle Bolton |
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This census noted William as an imbecile.
The grandchildren seen here are children of Thomas and Ann, Thomas
being Mary's son, Elizabeth baptized 25 September 1864 and Joseph 4
July 1855. Joseph married Elizabeth Kildon, 14 September 1879,
Elizabeth being the daughter of Joseph Kildon and Elizabeth, nee
Storey, having been baptized 20 September 1857. Their first child
seen above, William Thomas, was baptized 6 February 1881.
Mary Shields (nee Render) died shortly after the last census, and was
buried in Redmire 28 November 1881. By 1891, her son William is
living with Elizabeth Russell:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
RUSSELL Elizabeth | Head, Widow | 62 | | Aysgarth |
SHIELDS William | Lodger, Unmarried | 63 | | Castle Bolton |
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William's nephew Joseph is living nearby with his growing family:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
SHIELDS Joseph | Head, Married | 36 | Plumber | Redmire |
SHIELDS Elizabeth | Wife, Married | 33 | | Castle Bolton |
SHIELDS William T. | Son | 10 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
SHIELDS Alice | Daughter | 8 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
SHIELDS Joseph | Son | 6 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
KILDING Elizabeth | Mother in Law, Widow | 68 | Living on Own Means | Castle Bolton |
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Their new children are Alice, baptized 3 September 1882, and Joseph,
baptized 9 October 1884. There was also another child, Frederick,
baptized 7 September 1890 and buried in Redmire 13 November 1890, aged
6 months.
Living in the Castle in 1901, Joseph's family are now the only Shields
in Castle Bolton:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
SHIELDS Joseph | Head, Married | 45 | Plumber | Redmire |
SHIELDS Elizabeth | Wife, Married | 43 | | Castle Bolton |
SHIELDS William T. | Son, Unmarried | 20 | Plumber's Apprentice | Castle Bolton |
SHIELDS Alice | Daughter, Unmarried | 18 | | Castle Bolton |
SHIELDS Joseph | Son, Unmarried | 16 | Plumber's Apprentice | Castle Bolton |
SHIELDS Fred K. | Son | 4 | | Castle Bolton |
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The latest addition to the family is Fred Kilding Shields, baptized 18
September 1896.
©2005 David W.J. Stringer-Calvert