Birth: 1724 Rothwell, Yorkshire, UK
Father: William (Willm, Wm) Shires (Shiers, Shyers) b1693-1748
Mother: Jane ? b1693-1728
Christening: 16 August 1724 Rothwell, Yorkshire, UK
Death: 19 October 1727?
Christening of Mary Shires in the IGI on 16 August 1724 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, father Wm Shires. There is also a submitted entry for Mary Shires christened on 16 September 1724 in Oulton, Yorkshire, parents William and Jane Shires, and her death on 19 October 1727. Oulton is 0.2 miles south of Rothwell.
There is an entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for Mary Shires baptised on 16 August 1724 at Rothwell, Holy Trinity father Wm Shires. The original entry in August states "16 Mary dau of Wm Shires Bap Oulton". However there is no entry for her death in October 1727.
There is an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Mary Shires born in 1724, parents William and Jane Shires, and her death in 1727.
Another Mary Shires, father William Shires of Oulton, was christened in 1716 so there is a query on whether these were the same family.
Rothwell is 8 miles SE of Leeds and Oulton cum Woodlesford was a chapelry in the parish of Rothwell.
Mary Shires was Felicity's fifth great grandaunt.
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