James Shiels Genealogy: 72 obituaries, marriages, births, burials (1819-2013)

James Shiels is documented in 72 historical records spanning 1819-2013 across 27 cities — including Wawanosh East, Carleton Place, Territoire non-organise, Muskoka, Rawdon, Sainte-Rose, Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Chelsea, Normanby, and Maryborough. Sources include 26 births, 1 baptism record, 37 censuses, 4 marriage records, 1 burial record, and 3 obituaries. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named James Shiels through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with James Shiels today.

Year	Type	Subject	Location	Source	Results
abt. 1819	Birth	James Shield	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1819 Birth James Shield Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1824	Birth	James Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1824 Birth James Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1837	Burial	James Shiels	Rawdon, QC	Vital records	1837 Burial James Shiels Rawdon, QC (Vital records)
1842	Census	James Shiells	Sainte-Rose, Bas Canada	Recensement de 1842, Canada-Est (Québec)	1842 Census James Shiells Sainte-Rose, Bas Canada (Recensement de 1842, Canada-Est (Québec) )
abt. 1850	Birth	James Shiells	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1850 Birth James Shiells Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1851	Birth	James Shiel	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1851 Birth James Shiel Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1851	Birth	James-A Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1851 Birth James-A Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1854	Birth	James Shiell	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1854 Birth James Shiell Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1860	Baptism	James Shiels	Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, QC	Vital records	1860 Baptism James Shiels Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1860	Birth	James-B. Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1860 Birth James-B. Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1870	Marriage	James Shiels & Anne McClosky	Chelsea, Qc	Vital records	1870 Marriage James Shiels & Anne McClosky Chelsea, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1873	Birth	James-C Shiel	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1873 Birth James-C Shiel Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1875	Birth	James-G. Shiells	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1875 Birth James-G. Shiells Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1876	Birth	James-R Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	abt. 1876 Birth James-R Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
abt. 1877	Birth	William-James Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	abt. 1877 Birth William-James Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
abt. 1880	Birth	James-T Shiel	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1880 Birth James-T Shiel Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1880	Birth	James-Alfred Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1880 Birth James-Alfred Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	James Shiel	Normanby, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census James Shiel Normanby, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	James Shiel & Margret Shiel	Maryborough, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census James Shiel & Margret Shiel Maryborough, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	James Shield & Elizabeth Shield	Gwillimbury Est, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census James Shield & Elizabeth Shield Gwillimbury Est, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	James Shiell	Blenheim, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census James Shiell Blenheim, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	James Shiels	Quartier Sainte-Anne, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census James Shiels Quartier Sainte-Anne, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	James Shiels & Jane Shiels	Egremont, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census James Shiels & Jane Shiels Egremont, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	James-Alfred Shiels	Lot 3, IPE	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census James-Alfred Shiels Lot 3, IPE (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	James-B. Shiels	Richmond, NB	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census James-B. Shiels Richmond, NB (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	James-G. Shiells	Saugeen, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census James-G. Shiells Saugeen, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1887	Birth	James-F Shield	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1887 Birth James-F Shield Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1888	Birth	James-Edward Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1888 Birth James-Edward Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1889	Marriage	James Shiels & Margaret Dewyre	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1889 Marriage James Shiels & Margaret Dewyre Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1890	Birth	James-M Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1890 Birth James-M Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1890	Birth	James-H Shield	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1890 Birth James-H Shield Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1890	Birth	James-H Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1890 Birth James-H Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1891	Census	James Shiels & Margrette Shiels	York West, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census James Shiels & Margrette Shiels York West, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	James-A Shiels & Margaret Shiels	Carleton Place, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census James-A Shiels & Margaret Shiels Carleton Place, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	James-F Shield	Wawanosh East, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census James-F Shield Wawanosh East, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	James Shield	Wawanosh East, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census James Shield Wawanosh East, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	James Shiell & Agnes Shiell	Spallumcheen, C-B	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census James Shiell & Agnes Shiell Spallumcheen, C-B (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	James Shield & Jane Shield	Wawanosh East, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census James Shield & Jane Shield Wawanosh East, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	James Shiells & Jennette Shiells	Cornwall, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census James Shiells & Jennette Shiells Cornwall, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	James-H Shield	Wawanosh East, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census James-H Shield Wawanosh East, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	James-M Shiels	Carleton Place, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census James-M Shiels Carleton Place, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1900	Birth	James-Camern Shield	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1900 Birth James-Camern Shield Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1902	Birth	James-Charles Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1902 Birth James-Charles Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1904	Marriage	Patrick-James Shiels & Annie-Honora MC-Evoy	Osgoode, On	Vital records	1904 Marriage Patrick-James Shiels & Annie-Honora MC-Evoy Osgoode, On (Vital records)
abt. 1905	Birth	James-L Shiel-Jr	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1905 Birth James-L Shiel-Jr Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1907	Birth	James-R Shiel	Undetermined location	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	abt. 1907 Birth James-R Shiel Undetermined location (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
abt. 1907	Marriage	James Shiel & Margaret Laidlaw	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1907 Marriage James Shiel & Margaret Laidlaw Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1920	Birth	James-Wilford Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1920 Birth James-Wilford Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1920	Birth	Alfred-James Shiell	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1920 Birth Alfred-James Shiell Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1926	Birth	Donald-James Shiels	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1926 Birth Donald-James Shiels Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1926	Census	William-James Shiels & Annie-L Shiels	Moose Jaw, SK	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	1926 Census William-James Shiels & Annie-L Shiels Moose Jaw, SK (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
1926	Census	James-R Shiel	Nelson, MB	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	1926 Census James-R Shiel Nelson, MB (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
1926	Census	James-R Shiels & Janet Shiels	Last Mountain, SK	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	1926 Census James-R Shiels & Janet Shiels Last Mountain, SK (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
1926	Census	James Shiels & Jean Shiels	Long Lake, SK	Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926	1926 Census James Shiels & Jean Shiels Long Lake, SK (Recensement canadien des provinces des prairies, 1926)
abt. 1929	Birth	James-Wm Shiells	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1929 Birth James-Wm Shiells Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James Shiels & Evelyn Shiels	[Sans nom], SK	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James Shiels & Evelyn Shiels [Sans nom], SK (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-C Shiel & Amelia Shiel	[Sans nom], ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-C Shiel & Amelia Shiel [Sans nom], ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-Camern Shield	[Sans nom], AB	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-Camern Shield [Sans nom], AB (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-Charles Shiels & Margorie Shiels	Territoire non-organise, C-B	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-Charles Shiels & Margorie Shiels Territoire non-organise, C-B (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-Edward Shiels & Emily Shiels	Halifax (Cite), NÉ	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-Edward Shiels & Emily Shiels Halifax (Cite), NÉ (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-T Shiel	[Sans nom], ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-T Shiel [Sans nom], ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-Wilford Shiels	[Sans nom], SK	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-Wilford Shiels [Sans nom], SK (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-Wm Shiells	Muskoka (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-Wm Shiells Muskoka (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-H Shiels	[Sans nom], ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-H Shiels [Sans nom], ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-L Shiel-Jr	[Sans nom], ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-L Shiel-Jr [Sans nom], ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alfred-James Shiell	Elma (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alfred-James Shiell Elma (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Donald-James Shiels	Territoire non-organise, C-B	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Donald-James Shiels Territoire non-organise, C-B (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James Shiells & Mary-Ester Shiells	[Sans nom], MB	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James Shiells & Mary-Ester Shiells [Sans nom], MB (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James Shiells & Mary-T Shiells	Muskoka (Canton), ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census James Shiells & Mary-T Shiells Muskoka (Canton), ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)

Obituary of James Shiel (1916 - 2005)

James Shiel, born in 1916, spouse of Margaret-Hammond Shiel, son of Martin and Katherine, father of Thomas, Lisa, Royersford and Pa, died on October 1, 2005 at 89 years old.

Obituary: James Shielof KirkwoodJames Shiel, 89, of Kirkwood, NY, formerly of Syracuse, N.Y., passed away on October 1, 2005 at Good Shephard Fairview Home. He was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Margaret Hammond Shiel; his parents, Martin and Katherine Shiel; a brother, Robert; and a sister, Elizabeth Coon. He [...]

Obituary of James-Edward Shiell ( - 2007)

James-Edward Shiell, spouse of Marjorie Shiell, father of James and Leslie, died on March 4, 2007.

Obituary: SHIELL _ James Edward passed away peacefully March 04, 2007 in Langley, BC. Survived by his loving wife Marjorie, sons James of Abbotsford and Leslie of Ottawa. Celebration of Life drop-in will be held Saturday, March 10 at the family home from 2:00 pm on. No flowers by request. If [...]

Obituary of James-A Shiel (1930 - 2013)

James-A. Shiel, born in 1930, father of Leslie, Va, Larry, Ga, Michael, In, Kevin and Tx, died on August 12, 2013 at 83 years old.

Obituary: JAMES A. SHIEL HIGHLAND, IN James A. Shiel, 83, of Highland passed away Monday, August 12, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 57 years (next month), Gloria; children: Leslie (Michael Keller) Shiel of Richmond, VA, Larry (Susan) Shiel of Alpharetta, GA, Michael (Brenda) Shiel of Dyer, IN, and [...]

What are the most common first names in Shiels family?

The most popular first names associated with the Shiels surname.

James	John	Hilda	Patrick
Billy	Florence	William	Francis
Gertrude	Harriet	Henry	Brenda
Catherine	Charles	Evelyn	Rita
Rose	Ann	Lenora	Margaret

The most popular first names associated with the Shiels surname.

James	John
Hilda	Patrick
Billy	Florence
William	Francis
Gertrude	Harriet
Henry	Brenda
Catherine	Charles
Evelyn	Rita
Rose	Ann
Lenora	Margaret

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Shiels who bear each given name, based on the 58 available.

Updated: 2025-05-20

James Shiels: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

Obituary of James Shiel (1916 - 2005)

Obituary of James-Edward Shiell ( - 2007)

Obituary of James-A Shiel (1930 - 2013)

What are the most common first names in Shiels family?