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James Shepherd 1815–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1815

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: October 1877

Death Location: Sunderland, Durham

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Spouse(s): Margaret Crawford

Children(s): Margaret Shepherd, Mary Shepherd, James Shepherd, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Shepherd, Martha Shepherd

The story of James Shepherd began in 1815 in Plymouth, Devon, England. In 1851, James Shepherd resided in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England. James Shepherd married Margaret Crawford, and had children including Elizabeth Shepherd, James Shepherd, John Shepherd, Margaret Shepherd, Martha Shepherd, Mary Ann Shepherd. James Shepherd passed away in 1877 in Sunderland, Durham.

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Biography

  • The story of James Shepherd began in 1815 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
  • In 1851, James Shepherd resided in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England.
  • James Shepherd married Margaret Crawford, and had children including Elizabeth Shepherd, James Shepherd, John Shepherd, Margaret Shepherd, Martha Shepherd, Mary Ann Shepherd.
  • James Shepherd passed away in 1877 in Sunderland, Durham.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Margaret Crawford
1817–1887
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Shepherd
1838–1909
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Mary Shepherd
1836–1909
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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James Shepherd
1849–
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Elizabeth Shepherd
1843–1894
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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John Shepherd
1854–1917
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Martha Shepherd
1856–1948
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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James Shepherd's Ancestors

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James Shepherd
1815–1877
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
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James Shepherd's Descendants

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James Shepherd (28 Feb 1815–October 1877) m. Margaret Crawford (14 Feb 1817–October 1887)
  1. 1. Margaret Shepherd 1838–1909 m. Matthew Taylor 1834–1911
    1. 1. James (Shepherd) Taylor 1861–1896 m. Margaret Burnett 1865–1939
      1. 1. Matthew Taylor 1882–1956 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Small 1882–1950
        1. 1. Robert (Davison P) Taylor 1904–1977 m. Anne McIntyre 1906–1996
        2. 2. Thomas (Smith Small) Taylor 1907–1962 m. Violet Campbell 1911–2005
        3. 3. Dorothy (Winlow Nicholson) Taylor 1909–1987 m. Alfred (Ernest) Crawford 1907–1993
        4. 4. Lena Taylor 1919–1994
        5. 5. Hilda Taylor 1921–2001 m. John (Charles) Howard 1923–2011
        6. 6. Mary (Barrass) Taylor 1915–1998
        7. 7. Ruth (Burnett) Taylor 1911–2000
      2. 2. John (James) Taylor 1884–1953 m. Margaret (Jane) Hume 1886–1925
        1. 1. Robert (Taylor Has a) twin 1925–1979 m. Patricia Clough 1935–2012
        2. 2. Thomas Taylor 1923–1993
        3. 3. Septimus Taylor 1923–2009
        4. 4. Matthew Taylor 1916–1991
        5. 5. William Taylor 1914–1982
        6. 6. John Taylor 1919–1963
        7. 7. Fredrick Taylor 1921–
        8. 8. Edward (Pickering) Taylor 1909–1974
      3. 3. William Taylor 1889–
    2. 2. William Taylor 1860–
    3. 3. Matthew Taylor 1864–1911 m. Jane Kent 1865–1939
      1. 1. Arthur Taylor 1886–1954
      2. 2. Thomas (Richard) Taylor 1889–1939
      3. 3. Matthew (William) Taylor 1891–1952 m. Ruth (Margrethe) Foss 1893–1941
        1. 1. William (Oswald) Taylor 1921–1991 m. Louise Ann 1920–2016
        2. 2. Ruth (Margaret) Taylor 1916–1997 m. Carl Gilbert 1908–
        3. 3. Grace (Lillian) Taylor 1915–1975 m. Frank Reiss 1915–1967
      4. 4. Charles Taylor 1895–1938
      5. 5. Oswald Taylor 1896–1937
      6. 6. James (William) Taylor 1898–1971
      7. 7. Margaret Taylor 1901–1973 m. George Breen 1900–
        1. 1. Thomas (Matthew) Breen 1921–2008
    4. 4. Richard Taylor 1866– m. Elizabeth 1867–
      1. 1. Annie (Victoria) Taylor 1888–
      2. 2. Richard Taylor 1894–
      3. 3. Mary (E) Taylor 1896–
      4. 4. Margaret (A) Taylor 1892–
    5. 5. Mary (E.) Taylor 1869–
    6. 6. Arthur (Septimus) Taylor 1879–1882
    7. 7. Margaret Taylor 1858–1907 m. Charles Polley 1853–1893 m. Thomas (H) Forsigh 1856–
      1. 1. Charles (M.) Polley 1878–1928
      2. 2. Mary (E.) Polley –1881
      3. 3. John Forsigh 1899–
      4. 4. Thomas (H) Forsigh 1888–
      5. 5. James (H) Forsigh 1900–
      6. 6. Margaret Forsigh 1897–
      7. 7. Mary Forsigh 1882–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Shepherd 1836–1909 m. Thomas Greaves 1836–1910
    1. 1. Margaret (A) Greaves 1862–
    2. 2. Mary (S.) Greaves 1864–
    3. 3. Ada (Nesbit) Greaves 1868–1945
    4. 4. Thomas (W.) Greaves 1878–1952
  3. 3. James Shepherd 1849–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Shepherd 1843–1894
  5. 5. John Shepherd 1854–1917 m. Caroline Smith 1858–1899 m. Annie Marchant 1873–
    1. 1. Alfred Shepherd 1887–
    2. 2. John (J.) Shepherd 1879–
    3. 3. William Shepherd 1883–
    4. 4. Caroline Shepherd 1885–
    5. 5. George Shepherd 1902–
    6. 6. Eva Shepherd 1903–
    7. 7. Norman Shepherd 1906–
    8. 8. Arthur (Leslie) Shepherd 1908–
    9. 9. Hilda Shepherd 1910–
  6. 6. Martha Shepherd 1856–1948 m. Peter Hunter 1857–
    1. 1. John Hunter 1884– m. Melville (Lucy) Waldon 1885–
      1. 1. Albert (Edward) Hunter 1911–
      2. 2. John (William) Hunter 1905–
      3. 3. Melville (Evelyn) Hunter 1907–
      4. 4. Leonard (Francis) Hunter 1909–
    2. 2. Catherine Hunter 1889–
    3. 3. Ada Hunter 1897–
    4. 4. Sarah Hunter 1893–
    5. 5. Margaret Hunter 1886– m. Charles (Frederick) Taylor 1885–
      1. 1. Charles (J) Taylor 1913–
      2. 2. Irene (M) Taylor 1921–
    6. 6. William (James) Hunter 1890–1892

James Shepherd's Timeline

6 Records

1815
28 Feb 1815
Birth of James Shepherd in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1815
26 Mar 1815
James Shepherd was christened in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 36
James Shepherd resided here in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
1861
1861
Age 46
James Shepherd resided here in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1871
1871
Age 56
James Shepherd resided here in Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
1877
October 1877
Age 62
Death of James Shepherd in Sunderland, Durham
Sunderland, Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1815
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5006; Folio: 50; Page: 18; GSU roll: 847380
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3779; Folio: 80; Page: 8; GSU roll: 543186
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2395; Folio: 191; Page: 9; GSU roll: 87073
    [5] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [6] UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services; Class: ADM 188; Piece: 7
    [7] UK, Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices; Class: BT 150; Piece Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2395; Folio: 191; Page: 9; GSU roll: 87073

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3779; Folio: 80; Page: 8; GSU roll: 543186

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 5006; Folio: 50; Page: 18; GSU roll: 847380

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Monk-Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1877
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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