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William Calvin Shephard 1554–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Chidham, Sussex, England

Death Date: 12 October 1615

Death Location: Chidham, Susses, England

Father: Robert Shepherd

Mother: Lady Burchett

Spouse(s): Joan Collinge

Children(s): Jane Sheppard

William Calvin Shephard was born in 1554 in Chidham, Sussex, England, the child of Robert Shepherd And Lady Agnes Burchett. In 1568, William Calvin Shephard established residence. William Calvin Shephard married Joan Collinge, and had children including Jane Sheppard. William Calvin Shephard passed away in 1615 in Chidham, Susses, England.

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Biography

  • William Calvin Shephard was born in 1554 in Chidham, Sussex, England, the child of Robert Shepherd And Lady Agnes Burchett.
  • In 1568, William Calvin Shephard established residence.
  • William Calvin Shephard married Joan Collinge, and had children including Jane Sheppard.
  • William Calvin Shephard passed away in 1615 in Chidham, Susses, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Shepherd
1505–1560
Birth Location: Redgrave, Suffolk, England
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Lady Burchett
1509–1560
Birth Location: Redgrave, Suffolk, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Joan Collinge
1558–1635
Birth Location: Chidham, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Jane Sheppard
1580–1639
Birth Location: South Mundham, Pagham, West Sussex, England
JS

William Shephard's Ancestors

Self
William Shephard
1554–1615
Birth Place: Chidham, Sussex, England
Parents
Robert Shepherd
1505–1560
Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Lady (Agnes) Burchett
1509–1560
Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Edmund Shepard
1475–1524
Redgrave, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Annes Shepard
1479–1540
Redgrave, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shephard's Descendants

1.
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William (Calvin) Shephard (1554–12 October 1615) m. Joan Collinge (1558–14 Jan 1635)
  1. 1. Jane Sheppard 1580–1639 m. Henry Chatfield 1588–1636
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Chatfield 1615–1649 m. Abel Ingram 1614–1658
      1. 1. Miriam Imgram 1642–1682 m. Adam (Henry) Short 1642–1669
        1. 1. Ann Short 1666–1731 m. Joel (Sr. Baily of) Bromhill* 1658–1732

William Shephard's Timeline

3 Records

1554
1554
Birth of William Calvin Shephard in Chidham, Sussex, England
Chidham, Sussex, England
1568
1568
Age 14
William Calvin Shephard resided here
None
1615
12 October 1615
Age 61
Death of William Calvin Shephard in Chidham, Susses, England
Chidham, Susses, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Chidham, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1568
    Record Source: Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1615
    Event Place: Chidham, Susses, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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