Hi
I'm a descendant of Brabson Shields. My understanding is his father was James or William Shields who was a seaman, labourer and woollen weaver at various times. If you look in the 1891 census he is listed on board a ship docked in Wales. He is also in the 1911 census in Ayr. He died 1912. He appears in valuation rolls 1885 & 1905.
Brabson's mother was Ann Foster who died 1895. Her parents were James Foster and Rose Brannie.
Brabson married Sarah McCutchan and had Lizzie, William, Thomas, Sarah Jane and Annie. I am descended from Lizzie.