james and ellen shephard

[woodley]

thankyou sandra,, what about
herbert william sheppard born 1884, george sheppard born 1886, james sheppard born 1893, parents thomas 1847 and elizabeth from melksham, wilts

[*Sandra*]

Hi,

Would this be the family you mean  in 1891 - RG12 Piece 1602 Folio 33 Page 15 - Old Brompton Road.  Melksham. Thomas would have been born a little earlier than 1847 

Thomas Sheppard  48 Born Atworth. General Labourer.
Elizabeth Sheppard  30 Born Atworth.
Sarah Sheppard  12 Born Corsham.
Lucy Sheppard  9 Born Corsham.
Herbert Sheppard  7 Born Corsham.
George Sheppard  5 Born Melksham.
Thomas Sheppard  3 Born Melksham.
Rose Sheppard  9 months. Born melksham.
Charles Flowers  14 Born Corsham. Brother. Bakers Assistant.

A Thomas Sheppard married Elizabeth Flowers at Bath - Q3 - September 1877 - 5C 985

Baptism for Herbert William Sheppard

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6S1-G9R

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

RG13 Piece 1930 Folio 13 Page 17 - 1901 Gaines Bldgs Melksham - Birth year for Thomas is 1849 on this one

Thomas Sheppard  52 Born Atworth. Road labourer.
Elizabeth Sheppard  39 Born Atworth.
Herbert Sheppard  17 Labourer. Mason.
George Sheppard  15 Something on farm.
Thomas Sheppard  13 Something on farm.
Rose Sheppard  10  James Sheppard  8  Ruth Sheppard  7
Lily Sheppard  8 months. Born Melksham. Nurse. Domestic.
Lucy Sheppard  19 Born Chapel Knep, Wiltshire.

There was another child Edith Sheppard born in 1903

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

British Army WW1 Pension records have a Herbert William Sheppard born 1884 Chappel Kapp, Wiltshire and aged 19 years. Duke of Edinburgh's (Wilthsire) Regiment - Short Service Attestation.
He hadn't resided in his fathers house within the last 3 years. Occupation - Labourer. Single. Served in the Militia 3/Wilts Reg - Discharged by purchase.

5ft 6 1/4 inches - weight 154 ibs - 36" - 38" chest - fresh complexion, brown eyes, brown hair. Scar - tip of right 4 th finger.Church of England. Considered fit for army - dated 21 January 1903 - Devizes.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

There is a possible death record for a Herbert William Sheppard born 1883 and who passed away December 1865 - aged 82 years - Trowbridge Wiltshire.

Sandra

[woodley]

hello sandra, yes its my sheppards, thankyou, i thought it would have been james 1893 who would have joined the army, but thanks for the army info on herbert william 1884, i am actually chasing two sheppard lines , 1 is mine and the other is my sister, she married into a sheppard line, caused a laugh at church.
thankyou

[*Sandra*]

There is a marriage of George Shepherd at Clutton Somerset to Lydia Daisy Y Harris - Q2 - June 1908 5c 1123 which could be your George.

There was a birth at Clutton - January 1891 - Lydia Daisy Y Harris - 5c 550

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

A death for Lydia D Y Sheppard - born 1891 passed away March 1964 aged 73 years - Bristol Gloucestershire. 7a 17

Probate Lydia Daisy Young Sheppard - Died 12 march 1964 - Probate 4 May 1964

Lydia Daisy Young Sheppard of 86 Hotwell Road, Hotwells Bristol - widow - probate to William Frederick Brown -  legal executive  - and Ernest Lewis Boyce - storekeeper - effects £6543

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

hello sandra, yes its my sheppards, thankyou, i thought it would have been james 1893 who would have joined the army, but thanks for the army info on herbert william 1884, i am actually chasing two sheppard lines , 1 is mine and the other is my sister, she married into a sheppard line, caused a laugh at church.
thankyou

Oops - sorry didn't see you there. Your very welcome - hope these little snippets help. I have noticed an ancestry tree showing census records for this family but using a different Elizabeth (York). They also describe George as George Richard Shepherd and that is incorrect. 

Sandra