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Shepard of Green Arbour, Thurcroft

Shepard, Shephard, Shepherd

Thomas Shepard married Hannah Limb 23 September 1822 at Laughton en le Morthen

In 1871 Hannah Shepard (Nee Limb) age 75 from Brookhouse was farming 150 acres. Her late husband was Thomas. Their children:

• Ann Shepard christened 18/8/1824 at Laughton en le Morthen
• Elizabeth Shepherd christened 14/4/1825 Todwick
• Martha Shepherd christened 28/10/1827 Todwick
• William Limb Shepherd christened 5/7/1829 Todwick. Died In 1899 aged 70 at Worksop
• Hannah Shepherd christened 3/1/1833 Todwick
• Alfred Shephard christened 28/3/1835 Todwick
• Thomas Shepherd christened 23/4/1836 Todwick. Married Emma (nee Johnson) from Hardwick

William L. Shephard was farming 108 acres at Todwick in 1881. His sister Hannah was his housekeeper.

Emma Shepard (nee Johnson) :

Parents were Joseph Johnson - born about 1806 at York, and Frances ? born about 1807 at Sarham, Norfolk. Joseph and Frances had 6 children:

• Joseph Parwood born about 1835 at Hardwick, Yorkshire, married Sarah and had at least 1 child: Francis born about 1860 at Barnsley.(source 1861 Census)
• Sarah Elizabeth - born about 1836 at Hardwick
• Ann - born about 1838 at Hardwick
• Emma born about 1841 at Hardwick married Thomas Shepard
• Frances - born about 1845 (possibly a twin sister to Eliza)
• Eliza - born about 1845 (possibly a twin sister to Frances)

(Source 1851 England Census)

Thomas and Emma Shepard had 5 children:

• Charles born 21 Jun 1863 at Birkenhead, married Elizabeth.He died 1 Mar 1956 at Laughton
• William Edward born 1 May 1867 at Aston, died 8 Apr 1899 at Laughton
• Ernest born 29 Mar 1868 at Brampton, married Minnie Garnet, he died 25 May 1943 at Rotherham
• Ada Mary born 3 Aug 1871 at Green Arbour; died 9 Apr 1888 at Green Arbour
• Florence Annie born 23 Nov 1876 at Green Arbour, married George Brooke on 29 Jul 1896 at Laughton; died 29 Oct 1968 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In the 1881 census Emma (Nee Johnson) Shepard, now a widower, aged 40 was farming 152 acres employing two men and her two sons:

• William E. age 19 born at Aston. Died 8 April, 1897
• Charles age 17 born in Birkenhead
• Ada M. aged 9 born at Green Arbour
• Florence A. aged 7 also born at Green Arbour

There were two servants living with the family:
Christiana L. Graham aged 11 from Hanby, Notts and William Hoggard, aged 43, a widower from Worksop.

In Laughton-en-le-Morthen churchyard are graves: Thomas Shepard of Green Arbour died 28 October,1873 aged 43 and William Edward Shepard died 8 April, 1897 aged 36.

By 1891 Charles was living at Nether Hallam, Sheffield. He had married Elizabeth (Nee Wadsworth) who was born about 1858 in Manchester. Children:

• Florence Elizabeth born 12 Nov 1887 at Sheffield
• Charles born 12 Dec 1891 at Green Arbour; Married Emma Beech; he died 7 Mar 1980 at Green Arbour
• Ada Mary(1894-1956) born about 3 Mar 1894 at Laughton, married Bruce Revitt, a farmers son, b.1888 Laughton. She died 26 Nov 1956
• Winifred born about 18 Oct 1896 at Laughton; died 8 Dec 1918

Winifred was living as a child at Laughton Old Hall from 1897 until at least 1905.

Children of Charles Shepard and Emma (Nee Beech):

• Catherine Shepard
• Charles born 8 Sep 1920 at Laughton; died 1925 at Old Hall Farm
• William born 16 Mar 1924 at Old Hall Farm; Married (living)

Ernest Shepard married Minnie Garnet and they had two children:

• Albert Garnet Shepard b 5 Mar 1907 at Wickersley, Married Doreen Nicholson and they had 2 children: Judith and Sally
• Peter Garnet Shepard b 14 Mar 1918; died 9 Nov 1970, Married Margaret Kirk - no children

 

 

Florence Annie Shepard married George Brooke on 29th July, 1896 at Laughton-en-le-Morthen.

 

Florence and George Brooke went to Canada in about 1905 and settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

 

Their 3rd daughter Elsie (b.1907) was born there.

 

 

George and Florence had three children:

• Florence Audrey b 5 July 1897 at Todwick; Married T. David Smith and they had 3 children:
• Dorothy m. Hartley Earnshaw
• Brent Smith
• Bradley Smith (?)
• Hilda Mary b 18 Sep 1904 at Todwick, still living, m. Les Crosby
• Elsie - b 17 Aug 1907 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; d 8 Jan 2008 at Seattle, WA. Married Trevor Evans and moved to Seattle where they had 2 children:
• Brooke Evans
• Gwynneth Evans

 

 

 

Hilda Mary was born in 1904. The picture on the left was taken in 1926.

She is still living, now age 103 ½ years old !

She lives with her daughter, Frances, in Vernon, BC.

She married Leslie Arrowsmith Crosby on 28th August 1928 at Vancouver, BC Canada.

 

 

 

Hilda and Les Crosby

Hilda and Les Crosby are my grandparents.. Hilda came to Canada in about March 1905 when she was only 6 months old with her mother, Florence and older sister Audrey. Their port of entry was Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They came over on the ship called the Lake Manitoba . Apparently George (her father) had been back and forth from England to Canada and had a home all set up for them in Winnipeg. He worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway and after a few years the family was moved to Regina, Saskatchewan and by 1912 they had found their way to Vancouver, BC..

Hilda finished high school and became a school teacher and taught school at a place called Bienfait (she pronounced it Bayan Fay). From here when the family moved to Vancouver, she taught school at one of the first residential schools for the Indian children, situated in Chilliwack, BC - called Coqualeetza - where she taught while courting my grandfather until he finally persuaded her to settle down in Vancouver and on 28 Aug 1928 they were married.

Les and Hilda had 5 children:

1. Leslie Lorne - born 15 Jun 1929 at Vancouver; d 21 Jan 1932 at Vancouver (He died of spinal meningitis)
2. Daryl Joyce - b 10 Apr 1932 at Vancouver; still living (my mother) on Gabriola Island, BC Married Raymond Henry Maxwell on 21 Apr 1950 at Vancouver and had 3 children:
1. Brenda Leigh - b 25 Sep 1950 at Vancouver (this is me) and I live in Grand Coulee, WA, USA with my husband Gary Carriere
2. Karen Lesley - b 29 Aug 1954 at Vancouver - still living on Gabriola Island, BC with her husband Ian Lowden
3. Paul Raymond - b 23 Feb 1956 at Vancouver - still living on Gabriola Island, BC
3. Frances Audrey - b 1 Jul 1933 at Vancouver, BC; still living in Vernon, BC. Married John Allen Walker on 29 Nov 1958 at Vancouver, BC. They have two children:
1. Donna Marie - b 24 Oct 1959 at Vancouver, BC - never married
2. Marlene Emma - b 4 Apr 1962 at Vancouver, BC.http://www.abbotsford.ca/site4.aspx Married Brian Wyatt on 7 Apr 1980 at Abbotsford, BC They have no children.
4. Marilyn Sylvia - b 1 Mar 1937 at Vancouver, BC. She is still living. Married Jack Howard on 26 Jun 1959 at Vancouver, BC. They have 3 children:
1. Lisa Marilyn - b 31 Jul 1961 at Vancouver. Still living. Married with 3 children.
2. Graham Alexander - b 26 Feb 1963 at West Vancouver, BC. Married with 3 children.
3. Jennifer Louise - b 12 Oct 1964 at West Vancouver, BC Never married - no children
5. Alan Shepard - b 2 Dec 1938 at Vancouver, BC. Living now in New Jersey, USA Married Janet Durant on 2 Apr 1960 at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA. Divorced sometime in the 1980’s; Janet since has passed away. They had 3 children:
1. Jeffrey Alan - b 5 Jun 1961 at Vancouver, BC Married and divorced; has 3 children; living in New Jersey, USA
2. Mark Andrew - b 4 Sep 1962 at Vancouver, BC Married; has 3 children; living in New Jersey, USA
3. Angela Marie - b 7 Nov 1963 at Vancouver, BC Married; no children; lives in Richmond, Virginia.

I have two sons:

1. Steven Kenneth Raymond - b 1 Jan 1975 at Surrey, BC Canada Married to Anne Charlotte Fliegel on 15 Sep 1985 at Kirkland, WA, USA They have 3 children:
1. Nicole Charlotte - b 16 Sep 1998 at Grand Coulee, WA
2. Austin Michael - b 13 Feb 2002 at Grand Coulee, WA
3. Matthew James - b 28 Jul 2005 at Wenatchee , WA
2. Tyler Preston - b 30 Aug 1979 at Surrey, BC, Canada Married to Kristina Marie Bjorson on 5 May 2001. They have 4 children:
1. Sierra Michelle - b 25 Sep 1999 at Omak, WA
2. Joseph Everett - b 11 Jan 2002 at Grand Coulee, WA
3. Nathan Robert - b 11 Oct 2003 at Grand Coulee, Wa
4. Ayden Raymond - b 16 May 2006 at Grand Coulee, WA

Karen Lesley (my sister) has one son:

• Kristoffer Jon Raymond Law - b 17 Dec 1978 at Victoria, BC. He is not married - lives in Victoria, BC.

Paul Raymond (my brother) has never married and is now living with my mother on her beautifully gardened home on Gabriola. My dad (Raymond) passed away on 21 Jun 2006 and it became much more than my mom could handle alone.

Brenda Carriere has kindly given permission to use family details and images on this website. EMail Brenda

 

Court Rolls and Fines

Court Roll 1324-25 Thomas le Shepherd

Various references to Shepperd

John Sheppard mentioned in Braithwell Fines Court Roll 1481-82

Archives

In 1583 Rob. Sheaperd of Ulley, husbandman leased a messuage called Cowperhouse, with lands, in Brampton, for 21 years, at 20s per annum, 3 rent hens and 3 rent capons.

Refer to Levett - Ely Levett, wife of Wm. Levett of Bentley and mother of Wm. Sheppard

Deed of exchange : 5 Dec 1639
Robert Mirfin of Thorcroft, gentleman, to William Sailes of Brooke Howse, tanner. 3 acres and 3 roods of land in Laughton as follows:- in the Nabbs one acre and one rood now in the occupation of Richard Ward, one acre one rood in the Brecks or High Thorne Feild also in the occupation of Richard Ward, one acre in the Lepwellfeild in the occupation of William Sayles, and one rood in the same field in the occupation of widow Sheppard. In consideration of 3 acres and 3 roods surrendered by William Sayles to Robert Mirfin in the court of the manor of Laughton. Source: Sheffield Archives, Marrian Deeds. Reference: Mar D/55

On 27 April, 1796 Richard Sheppard of Braithwell, gent., and William Wasteneys of Lambcote Grange, parish of Stainton, gent., trustees appointed in trust for Ann, wife of George Lawson, formerly of Conisborough, late of Clifton in the parish of Conisborough, and now of Wilsick Lodge in the parish of Stainton, yeoman, surrendered to the Lord Ocastle Close in Conisborough to the use of William Smith of Conisborough, carpenter, who is admitted. Source: Sheffield Archives: Melton Hall Deeds.Reference: MHD/227.27 Apr 1796

In 1832 John Sheppard of Balby, parish of Doncaster, esq., was one of the acting trustees of the Turnpike Road leading from Tinsley to Doncaster.

 

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