James Sheppard 1860/1 Brighton

[Vicwinann]

Hello
I keep ending up in Sussex. This time I am on the scrounge for a James Sheppard (of different spellings).

According to the 1901 census, and if I have the right James, the 1881 census, he was born 1860/1 in Brighton. His father was also James but I can't read his occupation (but looks like gentleman) on son James'  2nd marriage in 1900 in Deptford.

I think James jun's  first wife was Mary Jane Hallett but I don't have the certificate to prove he is the same as on the 1881 with 2 children. In 1901 neither of them were with him or his new wife, Ellen Mary Dack.

I think one (Florence 1879 ) died in Brighton in 1882. Her sister Nellie 1880 I cannot positively identify but may be living with an uncle. Montague Blundell. I also think that James' first wife, Mary  Jane, died in 1890 in St Olave Reg Dist. the next district to where he remarried. He was a smith.

Now that I have finished waffling, is anyone able to look up the 1871 census for him so that I can identify his parents. Or the 1891 in case dau Nellie is still with him at that point. family search has nothing on him that I could find as positive. I have him in 1911.  Thanks
Yours
Vicwinann

[omega 1]

Hello Vicwinann

From the SFHG

Could this be your James ?

Baptised 2nd Sept 1860,Mum @ Dad James & Jane Shepperd
Dad,Labourer living Carlton St ,Brighton

Will look up census

Kind Regards

omega 

[Vicwinann]

Hello Omega,
I don't know but looks very promising.  And it is a start which I didn't have before. Thank you.
Vicwinann

[omega 1]

Hi

1861,living Drove Portslade

James Shepperd  39 Lath Render born Wilton,Wilts
Jane Wife 34 born Coldwaltham,Sussex
Frederich 10
Percy 2 James 4 months ,born Brighton
Sarah Knight,Vistor,79 born Wilton

1871 is hard to read on FindMyPast

James,looks like Grocer ?
Jane
James
Living Brighton

Hope this helps

omega

[suzard]

Could this be the family in 1851/61?

1851
Dutch n Hulk Littlehamptonn Sussex
James Shepherd head M 23 Coldhampton? (no occ given)
Jane wife 24 Amberley
Esther daughter 6 Filleworth?
Fredk son 4 Littlehampton
Kate daughter 2 Littlehampton
Alice daughter 6 mths :lLittlehampton
HO107 1651 449 28

1861
The Drove Brighton Sussex
james Shepherd head M 39 Lash render?( lathe vendor??) Wilton ? Wilts
jane wife 34 Coldwalthamn ? Sussex
Frederick son 14 (same occ as father -whatever that is?)Littlehampton Sussex
Percy son 7 Aldrington Sussex
Lawrence son 2 Brighton Sussex
james son 4 mth Brighton Sussex
Sarah Knight visitor widow 72 Wilton? Wilts
RG9 605 136 43

Suz

[suzard]

1871
24 Sussex St Brighton
James Shepherd head M 49 Grocer Coldwatham Sussex
Jane wife 44 Amberley
Percy son 17 Upholsterer Aldrington Sussex
James son 10 scholar brighton Sussex
Alice K daughter 6 Brighton
Florence daughter 3 Brighton
Katherine Tool servant 17 domestic servant Brighton
RG10 1076 82 7

Suz

[suzard]

1891
80 Hanover Buildings
Southwark London
Frank Drayson Head M 34 carpenter Gravesend Kent
Elizabeth A wife 26
Elizabeth A daughter 4 gravesend
Albert E son 2 gravesend
Charles Anthony Boarder S 22 Engine Fitter Middlesex london
James Sheppard Boarder W 30 Smith Brighton Sussex
RG12 369 28 10

Suz

[Vicwinann]

Hello Suzard,
Thank you. Looks like two Sheppards  to unwind. The 1891 definitely looks like him.

 A lathe renderer is what we call a plasterer. In earlier times they were called pargeters, hence the occupational surname. - Knowall!

I have now found dau  Nellie Sheppard's  uncle and aunt in 1891 with her as neice on Freecen and on FreeBMD her aunt looks very much like to be her mother's sister, Ann Hallett, daus of Thomas and Harriet.

So James got his sister-in-law to bring up his daughter and then remarried. I know it happened many, many, times, but for some reason it still makes me uncomfortable.  His second wife was my great- grandaunt. 
I am now going to get a magnifying glass and see if I can decipher what James said was his father's occupation on his marriage cert.
Vicwinann

[Vicwinann]

Sorry, I should have thanked both of you. Thank you.
Vicwinann