Martha Jenkyn (Curnow) Shields (1863 - 1933)

Born 24 Jun 1863 in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Robert Shields — married 1884 (to 1907) in England

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1933 at age 70 in Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Martha (Curnow) Shields has English ancestors.

Martha Curnow was born on 24 June 1863 in England, the daughter of Richard Curnow and Martha Jenkins.^[1]

Martha Curnow was christened on 12 August 1863 in St Ives, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.^[2]

According to the 1900 Federal Census, Martha immigrated to the United Stated around 1887 and was married in England around 1884.^[3]

Martha Curnow Shields died 29 December 1933 in Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Research Notes

1. Mother of 7 children, all still living in 1900.
2. Parents born in England.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NZL-Q3Y : 1 October 2014), Martha Jenkyn Curnow, 1861; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Penzance, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL9D-PPP : 18 September 2020), Martha Jenkyn Curnow, 1863
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1V-V52 : 1 December 2021), Martha Shields in entry for Robt. Shields, 1900
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91078343/martha-shields: accessed 18 October 2022), memorial page for Martha Curnow Shields (24 Jun 1860–29 Dec 1933), Find A Grave: Memorial #91078343, citing Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Marianne (contributor 47147246)

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WXL9-36Z : 4 May 2019), Martha Curnow in household of Ann Sandow, Uny Lelant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cornwall county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. | Accessed 26 October 2022

• "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGDQ-JRX : accessed 21 Jul 2014), Mrs. Martha Shields, Pittsburgh Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 330, sheet 22A, family 442, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375313.

• "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6BG-V9T : accessed 21 Jul 2014), Martha Shields, Pittsburgh Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821519.

• "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCHR-8DR : accessed 21 Jul 2014), Martha Shields in household of John A Harrison, Mount Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0715, sheet 2B, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1968.