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William Shepherd 1850–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1850

Birth Location: Tytherington, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: Jan 1922

Death Location: Yeovil, Somerset, England

Father: John Shepherd

Mother: Anna Shepherd

Spouse(s): Emma Shepperd

Children(s): Elizabeth Sheppard

William Shepherd was born in 1850 in Tytherington, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Shepherd And Anna M Shepherd. In 1851, William Shepherd resided in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England. In 1861, William Shepherd resided in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. William Shepherd married Emma Shepperd, and had children including Elizabeth Sheppard. William Shepherd passed away in 1922 in Yeovil, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • William Shepherd was born in 1850 in Tytherington, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Shepherd And Anna M Shepherd.
  • In 1851, William Shepherd resided in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England.
  • In 1861, William Shepherd resided in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Shepherd married Emma Shepperd, and had children including Elizabeth Sheppard.
  • William Shepherd passed away in 1922 in Yeovil, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
William Shepherd
1850–1922
Birth Place: Tytherington, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Shepherd
1811–
Knook, Wiltshire, England
Anna (M) Shepherd
1817–
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sheppard
1778–1855
Wooton Rivers
Sarah Gullifer
1784–1851
Heytesbury
Maria Bartlett
1794–1867
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
George Pike
1789–1863
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sarah
1755–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shepherd's Descendants

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William Shepherd (abt 1850–Jan 1922) m. Emma Shepperd (abt 1848–3 Feb 1923)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sheppard 1872–

William Shepherd's Timeline

9 Records

1850
abt 1850
Birth of William Shepherd in Tytherington, Wiltshire, England
Tytherington, Wiltshire, England
1851
1851
Age 1
William Shepherd resided here in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
1861
1861
Age 11
William Shepherd resided here in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
1871
1871
Age 21
William Shepherd resided here in Holt, Wiltshire, England
Holt, Wiltshire, England
1872
October 1872
Age 22
William Shepherd was married in Melksham, Wiltshire
Melksham, Wiltshire
1881
1881
Age 31
William Shepherd resided here in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
1891
1891
Age 41
William Shepherd resided here in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
1901
1901
Age 51
William Shepherd resided here in Holt, Wiltshire, England
Holt, Wiltshire, England
1922
Jan 1922
Age 72
Death of William Shepherd in Yeovil, Somerset, England
Yeovil, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1850
    Event Place: Tytherington, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census
    [2] 1881 England Census
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [4] 1871 England Census
    [5] 1901 England Census
    [6] 1861 England Census
    [7] 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1872
    Event Place: Melksham, Wiltshire
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Holt, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Holt, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1922
    Event Place: Yeovil, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

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