Shields

Shields

1861 Census

The first Shields appear in Redmire in the 1861 census--they appear in Castle Bolton prior to this.

Thomas and John are brothers, sons of Joseph Shields, a tinner of Castle Bolton, and his wife Mary. Their baptisms both appear in the Castle Bolton parish register along with two more siblings.

Name	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
SHIELDS Thomas	Head, Married	34	Plumber and Glazier	Castle Bolton
SHIELDS Ann	Wife, Married	37		Hartburn, NBL
SHIELDS Joseph	Son	6	Scholar	Redmire
SHIELDS William Thomas	Son	4		Redmire
SHIELDS Margaret	Daughter	2		Redmire

Thomas was baptized 2 July 1826 in Castle Bolton, parents as above. Their children are:

Joseph: baptized 4 July 1855
William Thomas: baptized 21 June 1857, died 24 April 1870

There is no Margaret baptized, but there is a child Mary Ann baptized 25 September 1859 in Redmire. The use of the name Margaret may be an error.

Name	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
SHIELDS John	Head, Married	31	Plumber	Castle Bolton
SHIELDS Elizabeth M.	Wife, Married	38		Cotescue Park
SHIELDS Thomas J.	Son	6	Scholar	Castle Bolton
SHIELDS Francis T.	Son	4		Redmire
SHIELDS Mary E.	Daughter	1		Redmire
McKENZIE John	Servant, Unmarried	25	House Servant	Catterick

John was baptized 21 February 1830 in Castle Bolton, son of Joseph and Mary, and brother of the above Thomas. Their children baptized in Redmire are:

Joseph Thomas: baptized 2 July 1854
Francis Tirry: baptized 21 September 1856
William: baptized 26 September 1858, buried 20 April 1859
Mary Elizabeth: baptized 4 September 1859
William: baptized 12 September 1867, buried (William John) 15 September 1867, aged 9 days

John was buried 1 August 1868, aged 39 years. His headstone in the Redmire churchyard reads:

In affectionate remembrance of John Shields of Redmire who died 28 July 1869 aged 39 years. Also Elizabeth his beloved wife who died at Carperby 23 July 1883 aged 55 years. Also 2 sons who died in their infancy.

1871 Census

Name	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
SHIELDS Thomas	Head, Married	44	Plumber and Glazier	Castle Bolton
SHIELDS Ann	Wife, Married	47		South Witton
SHIELDS Mary Annie	Daughter	11	Scholar	Redmire
SHIELDS Frederic	Son	9	Scholar	Redmire
SHIELDS Elizabeth	Daughter	6		Redmire
SHIELDS Samuel	Son	3		Redmire

Note that Ann's birthplace is different from that recorded in 1861. Their new children, all baptized in Redmire, are:

Frederick: baptized 29 September 1861
Elizabeth: baptized 25 September 1864
Samuel: baptized 5 September 1867

Name	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
WILLIS John	Head, Married	46	Mason	Carperby
WILLIS Elizabeth M.	Wife, Married	42	Annuitant	Middleham
SHIELDS Thomas J.	Stepson	16		Castle Bolton
SHIELDS Francis	Stepson	14	Scholar	Redmire
SHIELDS Mary Elizabeth	Stepdaughter	11	Scholar	Redmire
PARK Alice	Servant	15	General Servant	Redmire

After the death of her husband John in 1868, Elizabeth married John Willis. Note that she has only aged 4 years since the last census, and her birthplace is also different. However, Cotescue Park is in Middleham, and the presence of her children described as step-children to John Willis confirms this is the same person.

Redmire parish register records the marriage in May 1870: John Willis widower of Carperby, married Elizabeth Martha Shield, widow of Redmire. By 1881, the family had moved back to John's village of Carperby, and that is where Elizabeth died in 1883 (see the tombstone for her first husband, above).

1881 Census

Name	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
SHIELDS Thomas	Head, Married	54	Plumber & Glazier	Castle Bolton
SHIELDS Ann	Wife, Married	56		South Witton, NBL
SHIELDS Samuel	Son	13	Scholar	Redmire
PEACOCK Albert	Lodger	7	Scholar	Leeds

1891 Census

Name	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
SHIELDS Thomas	Head, Married	65	Plumber	Castle Bolton
SHIELDS Ann	Wife, Married	67		South Witton, NBL
SHIELDS Elizabeth	Daughter, Unmarried	26		Redmire
SHIELDS Samuel	Son, Unmarried	23	Plumber	Redmire

Thomas and Ann both died shortly after the census, as recorded on this inscription in the Redmire churchyard:

In loving memory of Thomas Shields of Redmire who died 27 November 1893 aged 67 years. Also Ann wife of the above who died 30 December 1895 aged 73 years. Also William Thomas son of the above who died 24 April 1870 aged 13 years

The parish register gives a different age for Ann, buried 2 January 1896 aged 75 years. Thomas was buried 30 November 1893, aged 67 years.

The parish register also records the burial of William Shields, 2 March 1901 aged 72 years, died at Leyburn workhouse. This is possibly the brother of Thomas and John who was baptized 27 April 1828 in Castle Bolton.

1901 Census

Name	Relationship	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
SHIELDS Samuel	Head	34	Plumber and Glazier	Wensley
SHIELDS Mary	Wife	26		Denbighshire, Wales
SHIELDS Thomas J	Son	1		Wensley

Thomas Idris Shields was baptized 24 June 1900 in Redmire, son of Samuel and Mary. A headstone in the Redmire churchyard relates to this family:

In memory of my grandparents Mary Shields born 4 May 1873 died 18 March 1952. Samuel Shields born 29 April 1867 died 13 April 1954. Happy Memories - Roy.

Samuel Shields also appears in the 1912 Spencer's Almanac for Richmond, in the Redmire section, with occupation of Rural Postman.

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