William Shepheard - Bridport

[Jane56]

i am totally at a loss, hope someone can help.

My ancestor Frank Shepheard was born in 1875 in Bridport - i have just got his birth certificate, the father is William H Shepheard and the mother Charlotte Jane Shepheard formally Parker. I have searched for a marriage between William and Charlotte and cannot find one, the only marriage I can find is William Henry Shepheard married to a Charlotte Jane Bone.

I know he married after her death and from the marriage bann i found his fathers name to be James. so finding the mothers name to be Parker has totally mixed everything up.

Could it be that she was Bone before Parker and remarried William?

William was a photographer.

Any advice would be great.

[Kerrywood]

My ancestor Frank Shepheard was born in 1875 in Birdport

Just so that we can orientate ourselves, do you mean Bridport?

[Jane56]

haha yes i do, sorry about that

[Kerrywood]

Thanks, now we know we're in Dorset. :smile5:

I've changed the thread title.

[Coromandel]

There's a William Shephard marrying in the Bridport district Q4 1858 (vol. 5a, page 853) which would fit nicely with the age of the eldest known child as per 1881 census (he's confirmed to be son of William & Charlotte Jane on baptisms on Ancestry). FreeBMD has only two others on this page, i.e. David Gould and Frances Sarah Stembridge. It looks like a case of a missing spouse.

Looking at the list of others marrying in the Bridport district in that quarter, there is a Charlotte Parker, but FreeBMD has her down as being on page 833. On the scan of the original page, it looks to me like it says 853. So I think this is probably the missing marriage and that Charlotte Bone is a red herring.

P.S. the 1881 census reference is RG 11/2123, f.69, p.4

[Jane56]

thank you.

i have found a william and fredrick on the 1861 census living with grandmother Susan Lily although there is no Charlotte and another resident listed as being gradaughter lives there called Eliza J Shephard :/

however i have found Susan Lily on the 1851 census and she lives with an Emily PARKER!!

[Peter Goodey]

i have found a william and fredrick on the 1861 census living with grandmother Susan Lily although there is no Charlotte and another resident listed as being gradaughter lives there called Eliza J Shephard :/

I don't think so.

I think the return suggests* that Frederick is the son of William and Eliza J. Susan is Frederick's great grandmother.

Does Eliza J = Charlotte J?

*there are other interpretations but I think that's a reasonable inference.

[Jane56]

thanks for the advice, the problem is i have also found a William and Charlotte living in Plymouth of the correct ages although with no Fredrick... Piece: 1441, Folio: 47, Page Number: 36

he seems to be a hard one to track. on the above census he is a plasterer and on the one where he lives with susan lily he is ?? maker. by the birth of his son Frank he is a Photograher

[valg]

There's a William Shephard marrying in the Bridport district Q4 1858 (vol. 5a, page 853) which would fit nicely with the age of the eldest known child as per 1881 census (he's confirmed to be son of William & Charlotte Jane on baptisms on Ancestry). FreeBMD has only two others on this page, i.e. David Gould and Frances Sarah Stembridge. It looks like a case of a missing spouse.

Looking at the list of others marrying in the Bridport district in that quarter, there is a Charlotte Parker, but FreeBMD has her down as being on page 833. On the scan of the original page, it looks to me like it says 853. So I think this is probably the missing marriage and that Charlotte Bone is a red herring.

P.S. the 1881 census reference is RG 11/2123, f.69, p.4

F.M.P bmd
Wiliiam Shephard-Charlotte Jane Parker-Bridport-Dec 1858-5a-853
William Henry Shepherd-Taunton Somerset-June 1839-10-474

[valg]

Charlotte Jane Parker baptised Walditch Dorset 31 Jan 1836 parents Joseph and Eliza-labourer

[valg]

Disregard the above birth for William H Shepheard as this William is living in Taunton still in 1861, but interesting his fathers name is James
1861- RG9 -1616-17-5

[valg]

1891 census William and 3 of the children living Bridport William listed as photographer...

[valg]

Charlotte Jane Shephard-deaths-Bridport-Dec 1891-age 54-5a-242

[valg]

1901 census-RG13; Piece: 2013; Folio: 9; Page: 9
New wife..Annie and more children..photographer
Marriage banns def say father James
On 1911 census with Annie and 4 children.photographer

[valg]

HO107; Piece: 1931; Folio: 272; Page: 9
Milborne Port Somerset




This looks like your William 1851 father James brush manufacturer
James Shephard-Fanny Stone married Milborne Port 29 March 1830

[valg]

William Shepherd brn 31 Dec 1833 Baptised 18 May 1834 THE OLD MEETING INDEPENDENT,​MILBORNE PORT,​SOMERSET,​ENGLAND
Parents James and Fanny.
Not sure where the middle name Henry comes in as no apparent record of it