Born in Parramatta, New South Wales,
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert (Thomas) Bowerman
and Elizabeth Anne (Staughton) Bowerman
Sister of
John Robert Bowerman, James David Bowerman, Alice Ada (Bowerman) Catt, George Albert E Bowerman, Elizabeth Anne (Bowerman) Williams, Lilly May (Bowerman) Cochrane, Leslie Arthur Bowerman and Samuel Henry Balmoral Bowerman
Wife of
Samuel Shields
— married
18 Apr 1878 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Ernest Haywood Shields, Emily May (Shields) Catt, Percival Samuel Shields, Clarice Mildred (Shields) Plant, Frederick Shields, Walter Shields, Hilda (Shields) Devaney, Rosina Shields, Bruce Stanley Shields, Olive Beatrice (Shields) Bowerman, Herbert L Shields, Roy Stanley Shields, Wilton R Shields, Horace John Shields and Berthina Pearl Shields
Died
at age 65
in Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Dec 2016
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Biography
Bertha Bowerman was born on 9 September 1858 in Parramatta, New South Wales, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth A Bowerman [1].
She married Samuel Shields 18 April 1878 at Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia[2]Their children were Ernest Haywood Shields, Emily May Shields, Percival Samuel Shields, Clarice Mildred Shields, Frederick Shields, Walter Shields, Hilda Elizabeth Shields, Rosina Shields, Bruce S. Shields, Olive Beatrice Shields, Herbert L. Shields, Roy Stanley Shields Wilton R. Shields, Horace John "Abe" Shields and Berthina P. Shields.
Bertha died on 23 November 1923 in Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia [3] [4].
Sources
- ↑ New South Wales Australia Births: Name: BOWERMAN BERTHA M Registration number: 10562/1858 Father's Given name(s): ROBERT Mother's Given name(s): ELIZABETH A District: PARRAMATTA
- ↑ New South Wales Australia Marriages: Registration number: 4373/1878 Groom's Family Name: SHIELDS Groom's Given Name(s): SAMUEL Bride's Family Name(s): BOWERIMAN Bride's Given Name(s): BERTHA District: PARRAMATTA
- ↑ SHIELDS, BERTHA M - https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search -Death: Registration number: 19738/1923 - F = ROBERT, M = ELIZABETH A - HORNSBY
- ↑ Surname: SHIELDS Given Names: Bertha Matilda Notice Type: Death notice Date: 23 NOV 1923 Type: Death Age: 65 Other Details: late of Pennant Hills Sydney Publication: Morning Herald Published: 26 NOV 1923 Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Monday 26 November 1923. SHIELDS. - November 23, 1923, at her residence, Erina, Castle Hill-road, Pennant Hills, Bertha Matilda, dearly loved wife of Samuel Shields, aged 65 years. At rest. http://ryersonindex.org/search.php
Links
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- [ww.bdm.nsw.gov.au/Pages/family-history/family-history.aspx]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bertha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bertha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha:
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~3.12%
Aaron Bowden
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~0.39%
~6.25%
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