The Shields Family.

Will Shields

BIRTH:  October 21st, 1884 (Ontario)
DEATH:  August 28th, 1972 (Vernon)


William J. Shields was born in Ontario on October 21st, 1884. He came west to manage the store in Lumby owned by W.R. Megaw.

He married Birdie R. Waffle from Ontario on August 13th, 1910 and the couple came to Lumby. That year Will bought the business from Megaw and founded Shields and company with T.J. Bardolph and Cleophas Quesnel. Will semi retired in 1927 and moved with his family to Victoria.

In 1932 the great fire destroyed the store of Will's in Lumby. He then returned to Lumby to rebuild, this time a brick building. In 1956 he sold his company and moved to his Kalamalka lakeside home. Will Shields passed away on August 28th, 1972.


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