Family history

[birdietoo]

I'm researching my family history - and trying to track down my grandfather who was brought up within the Plymouth Brethren around 1901 in Devonport the family name is Shepherd - can anyone help

[CaroleW]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

What was your grandfathers christian name and do you know the names of his parents or any of his older siblings

[birdietoo]

Grandfathers name was Cecil George
G.Grandfathers name was Richard B Shepherd
Brothers and sisters were Samual, Elizabeth, Montague, Ernest and Richard

[heywood]

Hello and welcome to rootschat

Not sure if this is the kind of information you are after but here they are in 1901:

1901 RG13; Piece: 2111; Folio: 41; Page: 27

62 Admiralty Street Devonport

Richard B Shepherd 45 yrs shipwright b Devon Bideford
Lucy   46 yrs    b -do-
Samuel H 20 yrs carpenter apprentice  b -do-
Elizabeth 19 yrs  dress maker b -do-
Montague 13 yrs b Devonport
Cecil 10 yrs   -do-
Ernest 7 yrs  -do-
Reginald 4 yrs  -do -

hope this helps
heywood

[heywood]

1891 RG12; Piece: 1741; Folio 67; Page 24

84 James Street Stoke Damarel Devonport

Richard W B Shepherd 35 yrs shipwright b Bideford
Louise 36 yrs
Samuel H 10 yrs
Elizabeth 9 yrs
Victor M 3 yrs b Devonport
Cecil G 5 months  b -do-

presumably Victor M is Montague. You can view 1881 yourself - that is free acess.

Strong possibility - Free BMD marriage:
1879 Richard Wonnacott B Shepherd and Lucy Slocombe.

[heywood]

Free BMD - birth 1856 Richard Wonnacott Blight Shepherd.
There is also a birth -1883- Richard Wonnacott Harris - sounds like a relation 

[CaroleW]

Hi

Here's your grandfathers birth registration

Births March quarter 1891   
 
Cecil George Shepherd  Stoke Damerel Volume  5b  Page 302

And your great grandparents marriage

Marriages September quarter 1879   
 
Richard Wonnacott B Shepherd/Lucy Slocombe  Bideford  Volume 5b Page 831   
     

[birdietoo]

thank you - but now I need to know how to retrieve information within the Plymouth Brethren

[CaroleW]

This is your great grandfather on the 1861 census with his parents and siblings.  It has been entered as Shephard

Children all b Bideford

Samuel Shepherd/Shephard 28 b Parkham Devon shipwright
Ann 26 b Abbotsham Devon
John W 7 b
Richard W 5
Elizabeth  1
James Jeffery 26 boarder shipwright b Devon

And your Gt Gt Grandparents marriage

Samuel Shepherd to Ann Blight September quarter 1853 Bideford Vol 5B Page 851