Shephard/Shepherd Family History

Shephard/Shepherd Family History

The Village of Yelling approximately 1920 - 1930

Everet Shephard	b. c.1757 and died c.1829.
	Everet married Sarah Male in 1789 (Sarah's mother was Elizabeth Male) Sarah was born c.1770 and died c.1843.
	Children to Everet & Sarah Shephard:
	Simon	b. c.1790.
		Simon married (1) Lucy in 18??.
		Children to Simon & Lucy Shephard:
		Elizabeth	b. c.1822.
		James	b. c.1827.
		John	b. c.1827.
			John married Charlotte
			Children to John & Charlotte Shephard:
			Reuben	b. c.1869.
			Joseph	b. c.1871.
			Maria	b. c.1876.
		Sarah	b. c.1828.
		Joseph	b. c.1833.
			Joseph married Mary A
			Children to Joseph & Mary Shephard:
			Elizabeth E	b. c.1874.
		Simon married (2) Sarah Rowney in c.1838.
		Children to Simon & Sarah Shephard: Not Known.

	Elizabeth	b. c.1792.

	Thomas	b. c.1794.

	John	b. c.1795.
		John married (1) Mary Moor in c.1818 Mary was born 18?? and died c.1828.
		Children to John & Mary Shephard:
		Elizabeth	b. c.1819.
		Sarah	b. c.1825.
		Suzannah	b. c.1827.
		John	b. c.1828.
			John married Ann See (nee Barrs) in c.1850.
		John married (2) Mary Allen in c.1829.
		Children to John & Mary Shephard:
		Matthew	bpt. 30.10.1836 at Yelling, HUNTS, father John Reed a labourer and mother Sarah. Mary died 15.5.1921 aged 85 years and is buried at Little Plain, NSW, AUSTRALIA.
			Mary married Mary Ann Reed on 10.11.1854 at Yelling.
			b. 14.8.1833 at Yelling. bpt. 15.1.1834 at Yelling and died 31.8.1909 aged 76 years and is buried at Little Plain, NSW, AUSTRALIA. Matthew's parents were John a labourer and Mary (nee Allen).
			Australia Bound - Matthew and Mary arrived in Australia with baby Rhoda who was one year old, on board the "Commodore Perry" on the 1st May 1856, after departing Liverpool, England on the 17th February 1856. They were both C of E and could read and write. They arrived in good health and neither had relations in the colony. Matthew was 22 years of age, an agricultural labourer, his parents being John (a soldier, who served 3 years at Waterloo) and Mary Allen still living at Yelling at this date. Mary was 20 years of age, with her parents being John and Sarah Reed (nee White) both still living at Yelling at this date. Matthew worked as a farmer.
			Children to Matthew & Mary Shephard:
			Rhoda	b. 6.1.1855 at Yelling, HUNTINGDONSHIRE, ENGLAND. bpt. 11.11.1855 at Yelling, father Matthew Shephard a labourer and mother Marianne. d. 24.10.1887 aged 31 years.
				Children to Rhoda Shephard:
				Mary Jane	b. 10.2.1872 at Myall Creek Station, father unknown and died 10.1.1924 aged 51 years.
					Children to Mary Jane Shephard: (they all had the surname Johnson)
					Sidney Ellis Clare	b. 1888 and died 1917, KIA at Beersheba in WWI and was never married.
					Jessie Iris	b. 1894 and died 1975.
						Jessie married William James HOBBS (b.1888 and d. 1868) in 1915.
						Children to Jessie & William Hobbs:
						Allan Lindsay(1915-1993), Joyce Clare (b. 1918), John Murray (1921-1987), Iris Daphne (1923-1925) and Beverley James (b. 1936).
					Iva Estelle	b. 1900 and died 1999, married Clarie BURTON (1898-1979) in 1926 and had no children.
					Lindsay Gordon	b. 1907 and died 1907.
					Mary Jane married Arthur Ernest FINNEY on 28.3.1913 at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Inverell. Arthur was born 28.9.1882 and died 5.3.1918 aged 36 years.
					Children to Mary Jane & Arthur Finney:
					Lyla Amelia	(1913-1988) married Clifford Bernard McGrath in 1936 in NSW, AUSTRALIA.
				Rhoda married John JOHNSON on 30.5.1877 at "Red Vale", Little Plain in the house of Rhoda's parents. John was born 13.2.1849/50 at SOHAM ELY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND and died 13.5.1920 aged 70 years in Inverell Hospital.
				Children to Rhoda & John Johnson:
				George Henry (1878-1966), James Mathew (1879-1947), Samual ? (1880-18__), William John (1881-195_), Henry Alfred (1883-1957), Walter Edwin (1885-19__).

			Elizabeth	b. 13.7.1857 at Hinton, Morpeth, NSW, AUSTRALIA and died 18.10.1875 aged 18 years from childbirth (4 days later) at Rocky-Water, near Warialda.
				Elizabeth married Daniel William TERRY on 17.3.1875 at the Church of St Peters', C of E, Inverell. Daniel born 1846 at London, ENGLAND and died 13.6.1916 at Rookwood Hospital & Asylum, Lidcombe.
				Children to Elizabeth & Arthur Finney:
				Elizabeth Mary Anne b. 14.10.1875 at Rocky-Water, near Warialda and died 26.1.1892 aged 16 years 9 months.

			Sarah Ann	b. 7.8.1859 at Hinton, Morpeth and died 4.2.1860 at Manimbah, aged 6 months.

			Charlotte	b. 6.2.1861 at Neotsfield, near Singleton and died 25.5.1941 aged 80 years.
				Charlotte married Augustus Fredrick MYERS 16.3.1881 at St Judes C of E, Warialda. Augustus was born 24.9.1854 at BANTELN, HANOVER, GERMANY (born Friedrich August Meyer, certificate, 1854 p10 no29) and died 27.4.1931 aged 76 years.
				Children to Charlotte & Augustus Myers:
				Henry Matthew (1891-19__), Charlotte Florence Joanna (1886-1968), Beryl Hilda (1890-1976), Raymond Charles Stanley (1893-1961) & Norman Halwyn (1897-1967).

			William <Reid>	b. 21.8.1863 at Neotsfield, near Singleton and died 21.11.1940 aged 77.
				William married Elizabeth Jane Hammond 28.5.1895 at the Hammond residence, Little Plain by a Wesleyan minister. Elizabeth was born 15.8.1873 at Inverell and died 5.10.1963 at Warialda.
				Children to William & Elizabeth Shephard:
				Ida Margaret (1896-1935), Alice Mary (1897-19__), Linda May (1898-19__), William Wallace (1899-1973), Allan Henry (1901-1983), Leslie Edwin (1905-1977) & Dulcie Rhoda (1908).

			Rosetta	b. 25.11.1865 and died 1.12.1865 aged 7 days of Tetanus at Neotsfield, Singleton.

			Henry Charles	b. 9.12.1867 at Scott’s Flat, Singleton and died 26.1.1952 aged 83 and buried in an unmarked grave next to his parents in the C of E section at Little Plain East Cemetery. Henry never married.

			Matilda Rosetta	b. 4.7.1872 at Myall Creek, near Bingara. and died 24.10.1956.
				Matilda married John BARTLETT on 30.7.1890 at the house of Matthew Shephard, Little Plain, according to the rights of the Church of England. John was born 12.10.1865 at Inverell and died 23.9.1946.
				Children to Matilda & John Bartlett:
				Victor Gerald (1891-19__), Nelva May (1893-19__), Roy Stanley (1895-1958), Vera Olive (1897-1989), Norman E (1899-1899), Ruby Evelyn (1900-19__), Clarice Irene (1902-19__), Colin Harold (1905-19__) & Thelma Gladys (1909).

			Lydia Rose Ann	b. 8.6.1874 and died 13.7.1965.
				Lydia married John Thomas O'FARRELL on 22.4.1894 at St Augustine's Church of England. John was born 11.4.1872 and died 19.2.1951.
				Children to Lydia & John O'Farrell:
				Donald Sylvester (1894-1971), John Thomas (1896-1910), Ellen Rhoda (1901) & Kathleen Mary (1905).

			James (t)	b. 16.7.1876 at "Red Vale", Warialda and died 16.7.1876 aged 1 hour at "Red Vale", Warialda. Note: James was born before Thomas on that fateful day in 1876.

			Thomas (t)	b. 16.7.1876 at "Red Vale", Warialda and died 16.7.1876 aged ? at "Red Vale", Warialda.

		Betsy	b. c.1837.

		David	b. c.1840.
			David married Sarah Criswell in 1858.
			Children to David & Sarah Shephard: Not Known.

		Betsy	b. c.1843.
			Betsey married William Baxter inc.1869.
			Children to Betsy & William Baxter: Not Known.

	James	b. c.1797 and died c.1799.

	William	b. c.1802.
		William married Mary Gear in 1825.
		Children to William & Mary Shephard:
		Ebenezer	b. c.1825.
		John	b. c.1826.
		Rebecca	b. c.1828.
		Sarah	b. c.1830.
		Joseph	b. c.1833.
		John	b. c.1835.
			John married Charlotte Allen in 1855.
			Children to John & Charlotte Shephard: Not Known.
		William married Mary Hill (nee Illes) in 1838.
		Children to William & Mary Shephard: Not Known.

	Everet	b. c.1806.
		Everet married Elizabeth Barrs in 1826.
		Children to Everet & Elizabeth Shephard:
		Richard	b. c.1828.
		Joseph	b. c.1828.
		Avery	b. c.1830.
			Avery married James Jakins in 1851.
			Children to Avery & James Jakins: Not Known.
		Charles	b. c.1833.
			Charles married Mahala M Catmull in 1861.
			Children to Charles & Mahala Shephard:
			Arthur	b. c.1865.
			Cornelius	b. c.1869.
			Mary A	b. c.1870.
			Julia	b. c.1872.
			Annie	b. c.1875
			Lizzie	b. c.1878.
			Benjamin	b. c.1881.
		William	b. c.1833.
			William married (1) ??
			Children to William & ?? Shephard: Not Known.
			William married (2) Ann Shephard (nee Barrs, nee See) in 1858.
			Children to William & Ann Shephard: Not Known.
		David	b. c.1837.
		Charlotte	b. c.1839.
		Benjamin	b. c.1842.
			Benjamin married Kaziah Townsend in 1868.
			Children to Benjamin & Keziah Shephard: Not Known.
		Fanny	b. c.1845.
			Fanny married Frederick Conington in 1868.
			Children to Fanny & Frederick Conington: Not Known.
		Daniel	b. c.1850.
			Daniel married Elizabeth Murden in 1873.
			Children to Daniel & Elizabeth Shephard:
			William	b. c.1874.
			Ada	b. c.1876.
			Samuel	b. c.1879.

	Samuel	b. c.1808.
		Samuel married Rebecca
		Children to Samuel & Rebecca Shephard:
		Anne	b. c.1828.
			Anne married John Sibley in 1849.
			Children to Anne & John Sibley: Not Known.
		William	b. c.1833 and died c.1902.
			William married Dianah Papworth in 1856.
			Children to William & Dianah Shephard: Not Known.
		Caroline	b. c.1835.
		Henry	b. c.1837 and died c.1903.
		Jeremiah	b. c.1840.
		Caroline	b. c.1844.
		Mark	b. c.1845 and died c.1915.
			Mark married Hannah
			Children to Mark & Hannah Shephard:
			Eugene	b. c.1872.
			Albertine	b. c.1874.
			Alfred M	b. c.1879.
		Julie	b. c.1848.
		Ephriam	b. c.1850.
			Ephriam married Mary
			Children to Ephriam & Mary Shephard:
			William S	b. c.1877.
			Arthur	b. c.1879.

	George	b. c.1812.
		George married Jane Malone
		Children to George & Jane Shephard: Not Known.
		George	b. c.1832.
			George married Betsy Papworth in 1852.
			Australia Bound:
			Children to George & Betsy Shephard:
			Matthew	bpt. 9/6/1853 at Yelling, Huntingdonshire, England and buried 14/6.1853 at Yelling, Huntingdonshire, England.
			Mary Maria	b. 2.12.1854 in Australia and died 10.5.1934 at Tingha, NSW Australia.
				Mary married Robert William Walmsley in
				Children to Mary & Robert Walmsley: 8 (4 males & 4 females)
			Samuel George	b. 21.2.1857 in Morpeth, NSW, Australia and died 10.5.1934 at Brunswick Heads, NSW, Australia.
				Samuel married Letitia Kirkland on 31.7.1880.
				Children to Samuel & Letitia Shephard: 14
			Charles	b. 10.5.1859 and died 25.1.1863.
			Robert	b. 20.8.1861 and died 18.12.1946 at Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
			James	b. 17.1.1864 and died 18.1.1864.
			Jane Ann	9.12.1865 and died 24.1.1940.
				Jane married John Brindle on 2.1.1899.
				Children to Jane & John Brindle: 4 (1 male & 3 females)
			Emma	b. 14.4.1867.
			Charles	b. 3.7.1869 and died 1.7.1923 at Windsor, NSW, Australia.
				Charles married Muriel Ida Fitz-John on 26.2.1913.
				Children to Charles & Muriel Shephard: 5 (2 male & 3 female)
			William Alfred	b. 25.10.1871 at Ulmarra, NSW, Australia and died 23.7.1958 at Dorrigo, NSW, Australia.
				William married Ellen Johanna Davis on 3.1.1896 at Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
				Children to William & Ellen Shephard: 11 (5 male & 6 female)
			Rachel Georgina	b. 26.2.1874 and died 16.11.1962 at Richmond, NSW, Australia.
				Rachel married Robert Frederick Biddle on 24.9.1895.
				Children to William & Ellen Shephard: 5 (1 male & 4 female)
			Clarence Arthur	b. 31.7.1876 at Ulmarra, NSW, Australia and died 13.7.1967 at Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
				Clarence married (1) Ruth Eliza Gentle on 27.9.1897 Ballingen, NSW, Australia.
				Children to Clarence & Ruth Shephard: 13 (5 male & 8 female)
				Clarence married (2) Annie Ashworth
			Fanny Amelia	b. 14.8.1879 and died 3.6.1881.
			female	b. ?? and died at birth.

		Jacob	b. c.1837.
		James	b. c.1837.
		Sarah	b. c.1840.
		William	b. c.1843
		Fanny	b. c.1846.
		Lydia	b. c.1848.
		Samuel	b. c.1851.
		Louisa	b. c.1853.
		Alfred	b. c.1855.

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