Upper Level: Thomas Sheppard 1797-1884 Mary Coneage abt 1801

Monday, January 26, 2009

Thomas Sheppard 1797-1884 Mary Coneage abt 1801

Note: The surname spelling has many variations - Shepherd, Shepard, Shepperd, Sheppard, etc.

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5th ggrandparents

Thomas Shepherd

Parents: William Sheppard and Sarah Keats
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Christened 11 Dec 1797 Pagham, Sussex, England

Occupation: 1841-1861: Agricultural Labor
Married Mary Coneage 20 Oct 1821 Donnington, Sussex, England

Burial 2 Feb 1885 Donnington, Sussex, England

Sources

Christening: IGI Film 0416708 Batch C070881 Dated 1690-1812

Marriage: England Marriages 1538-1973 Film 1041532 Batch I03119-1 p 9-10
1841 Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 40 - which should have been 43)
Note: surname extracted as Shipperd
1851 UK Census Donnington, Sussex, England (age 52)
Note: surname extracted as Thipud
1861 Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 62, Servant, widower)
1871 UK Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 73)
Note: living with son Thomas
1881 Census for Northend Cottages, Donnington, Sussex, England (age 80)
Note: living with son Thomas
Burial: England Deaths and Burials 1538-1991 Batch I03119-3 Film 1041532 p 40-41
Mary Coneage

Parents: Joseph Coneage and Mary Russel
Born abt 1801 Sussex, England
Died 27 June 1859 Donnington, Sussex, England

Sources
1841 Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 40)
Note: surname extracted as Shipperd
1851 UK Census Donnington, Sussex, England (age 52)
Note: surname extracted as Thipud

CHILDREN

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4th Ggrandparents
*Mary Shepherd

Note: Mary was the only child born in Sidlesham

Christened 13 Oct 1822 in Sidlesham, Sussex, England
Note: Surname spelled Sheppard in record

Married George Welcome 26 Nov 1843 in Hunston, Sussex, England

Children: Frank, Alfred, Harriet, Caroline, George, Ellen, Henry, Frederick, William, Florence, Walter
Died 7 April 1909 Chichester, Sussex, England
Sources

Christening: IGI Film 0919100,0416749 Batch C071051 Dated 1813-1876

1841 UK Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 15 - which should have been 19)
Note: surname extracted as Shipperd
1851 UK Census for Hunston, Sussex, England (age 29)
1861 UK Census for Hunston, Sussex, England (age 40)
1871 UK Census for Hunston, Sussex, England (age 47)
1881 UK Census for Hunston, Sussex, England (age 59)
1891 UK Census for Hunston, Sussex, England (age 66 - should be 69)
1901 UK Census for Hunston, Sussex, England (age 75 - should be 79, widow)
Marriage: England Marriages 1538-1973 Film 2186971 Batch I04395-7 items 1-3 p 3-4
Thomas Shepherd

Christened 13 Nov 1825 in Donnington, Sussex, England
Note: Surname spelled Shepherd in record

Occupation (1871-1891) Agricultural Laborer
Married: Mary Osmond 26 Jul 1847 Donnington, Sussex, England
Note: Her surname spelled Osmund in record

Children: Frances, Marianne, Thomas, William, Ellen, Eliza, George, Kate, Henry

Died 1898 Westhampnett, Sussex, England
Sources

Christening: IGI Film 0416755 Batch C070371 Dated 1559-1878

1841 Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 15)
1851 UK Census (age 26, head of house)
Marriage: England Marriages 1438-1973 Batch I03119-2 Film 1041532 and IGI Film 0416755 Batch M070371 Dated 1585-1876
1861 UK Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 36)
1871 UK Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 45)
Note: his father is living with them
1881 UK Census for Northend Cottages, Donnington, Sussex, England p 7 (age 52)
Note: his father is living with them
1891 UK Census Donnington, Sussex, England (age 65)

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

Henry Shepherd

Christened 26 April 1828 Donnington, Sussex, England

Occupation: (1861-1901) Shepherd (1911) Retired Shepherd
Married Mary Ann Barnes 4 Oct 1851 Donnington, Sussex, England

Children: Henry, John, Charles, Mary, James
Died after 1911

Sources

Christening: English Births and Baptisms Film 1041532 Batch I03119-2 p 49
1841 Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 14)
Note: surname extracted as Shipperd
1851 UK Census Donnington, Sussex, England (age 24)
Note: living with parents, surname extracted as Thiphud
Marriage: England Marriages 1438-1973 Batch I03119-2 Film 1041532 and IGI Film 0416755 Batch M070371 Dated 1585-1876
1861 Census for Westhampnett, Sussex, England (age 38)
Note: Surname spelled Shephard
1871 UK Census East Wittering, Kent, England (age 44)
1881 Census for The Warren, Earnley, Sussex, England p 16 (age 54)
1891 UK Census East Wittering, Kent, England (age 64)
1901 Census for Earnley, Sussex, England (age 73)
1911 UK Census Sidlesham, Sussex, England (age 83)

William Shepherd

Christened 9 Aug 1830 Donnington, Sussex, England

Sources

IGI Film 0416755 Batch C070371 Dated 1559-1878
1841 Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 12)
Note: surname extracted as Shipperd
1851 UK Census Donnington, Sussex, England (age 22, still with parents)
Note: surname extracted as Thipud
Charles Shepherd
Born 1832 Donnington, Sussex, England
Christened 13 Dec 1832 Chichester, Sussex, England
Married Rhoda Warrington 10 May 1862 Stoughton, Sussex, England
Children: Charles, Thomas, George, Albert, Walter, Kate
Sources
1841 Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 8)
Note: surname extracted as Shipperd
1851 UK Census Donnington, Sussex, England (age 18)
Note: surname extracted as Thipud
1861 UK Census Donnington, Sussex, England (age 28)
Marriage: England Marriages Film 1041567 Batch I03559-5
1871 UK Census Stoughton, Sussex, England (age 34)
1881 Census for Chapel Street, Chichester St Peter the Great, Sussex, England p 3 (age 41)

George Shepherd

Christened 30 Aug 1835 Donnington, Sussex, England

Died 10 Jul 1836 Donnington, Sussex, England

Sources

Christening and death: IGI Film 0416755 Batch C070371 Dated 1559-1878
Death: England Death and Burials 1538-1991 Film 1041532 Batch I03119-2 p 13-14

Fanny Shepherd

Christened 23 Jul 1838 Donnington, Sussex, England
Burial 26 Dec 1841 Donnington, Sussex, England

Sources

Christening: IGI Film 0416755 Batch C070371 Dated 1559-1878
1841 Census for Donnington, Sussex, England
Note: surname extracted as Shipperd
Burial: England Deaths and Burials 1538-1991 Film 1041532 Batch I03119-2

Caroline Shepherd

Christened 15 Jan 1842 Donnington, Sussex, England

Married: Thomas Leppard 26 Jan 1862 Donnington, Sussex, England
Children: Kate, William, Edwin, Emily, Albert, Arthur, Mary, Ernest, Herbert
Died 1919

Sources

Christening: IGI Film 0416755 Batch C070371 Dated 1559-1878

1851 UK Census (age 9)
Note: surname extracted as Thipud
1861 Census for Donnington, Sussex, England (age 19)
Marriage: England Marriages 1538-1973 Batch I03119-2 Film 1041532 p 27 and IGI Film 0416755 Batch M070371 Dated 1585-1876
1871 UK Census 1871 Southwick, Hampshire, England (age 28)
1881 UK Census for Southwick, Hamp, England page 15 (age 38)
1891 UK Census Southwick, Hampshire, England (age 48)
1901 UK Census for Southwick, Hamp, England (age 58)
1911 UK Census Southwick, Hamp, England (age 69, Widowed)

George Shepherd

Christened 10 Nov 1844 Donnington, Sussex, England
Occupation(s): 1871: Officer at the Prison
1881-1891: Baker
Married: Emma Hughes 11 Sep 1868 St Mary's, Portsea, Hampshire, England
Children: George, Samuel, Emma, Blanche, May, Ernest, Harry, Rose, Stephen

Sources

Christening: IGI Film 0416755 Batch C070371 Dated 1559-1878

Marriage: England Marriages 1538-1973 Film 919760 Batch M06261-4
1851 UK Census (age 6)
Note: surname extracted as Thipud
1861 UK Census for British Ships in home Ports (age 16)
1871 UK Census for Portsea, Hampshire, England (age 26)
Note: Officer at her Majestys Portsea Convict Prison

1881 UK Census for Somers Rd, Portsea, Hampshire, England page 35 (age 36)
1891 UK Census for Portsea, Hampshire, England (age 47)

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From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."

Monday, January 26, 2009

Thomas Sheppard 1797-1884 Mary Coneage abt 1801

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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