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William James Sheppard 1909–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1909

Birth Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 25 Jun 1994

Death Location: Birkenhead, Merseyside, England

Father: Walter Sheppard

Mother: Edith Sheppard

Spouse(s): Kathleen Read.

Children(s):

William James Sheppard was born in 1909 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, the child of Walter Thomas Sheppard And Edith Sheppard. In 1911, William James Sheppard resided in Corsham, Wiltshire, England. William James Sheppard married Kathleen Florence Gladys Read. William James Sheppard passed away in 1994 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England.

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Biography

  • William James Sheppard was born in 1909 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, the child of Walter Thomas Sheppard And Edith Sheppard.
  • In 1911, William James Sheppard resided in Corsham, Wiltshire, England.
  • William James Sheppard married Kathleen Florence Gladys Read.
  • William James Sheppard passed away in 1994 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England.

Immediate Family

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William Sheppard's Ancestors

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William Sheppard
1909–1994
Birth Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Walter Thomas Sheppard
1887–
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Edith Sheppard
1885–
Worcester
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sheppard's Timeline

6 Records

1909
8 Jun 1909
Birth of William James Sheppard in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1909
8 Aug 1909
William James Sheppard was baptized in The Ridge Corsham, Neston, Wiltshire, England
The Ridge Corsham, Neston, Wiltshire, England
1911
1911
Age 2
William James Sheppard resided here in Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Corsham, Wiltshire, England
1939
1939
Age 30
William James Sheppard resided here in 14 Ellen Green,Calne and Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
14 Ellen Green,Calne and Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
1994
25 Jun 1994
Age 85
Death of William James Sheppard in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
1994
26 Sep 1994
Age 85
William James Sheppard - Probate in Winchester
Winchester

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1909
    Event Place: The Ridge Corsham, Neston, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Christening Records
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 17261

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Corsham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: 14 Ellen Green,Calne and Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1017146i

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1994
    Event Place: Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1994
    Event Place: Winchester
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

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