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help with this family please

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Carter

Carter Report 30 Dec 2006 22:28

hi i am looking for any info on this family any scrap or titbit will do see below in a mo love linda x

Carter

Carter Report 30 Dec 2006 22:31

christopher shepherd born c 1835 wigan lancashire his wife mary ellison born c1836 wigan lancashire they married c1857 wigan lancashire i know nothing else except they had a daughter sarah ann shepherd born c 1860 wigan lancashire many thanks love linda x

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 30 Dec 2006 22:33

have you any census returns?- i can see an 1861 but just one daughter , and she is called Lydia not sarah. Christopher is Born Brindle, his wife Mary in Wigan ,likewise daughter all born the right years too

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 30 Dec 2006 22:36

1871 possible Name: Sarah Ann Shepherd Age: 11 Estimated birth year: abt 1860 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Christopher Mother's name: Mary Gender: Female Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Pennington Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Town: Leigh County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Registration district: Leigh Sub-registration district: Westleigh ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 169 Household Members: Name Age Christopher Shepherd 36 - bricklayers labourer Mary Shepherd 35 Mary Shepherd 7 Sarah Ann Shepherd 11 Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 3914; Folio: 62; Page: 28; GSU roll: 842050.

Carter

Carter Report 30 Dec 2006 22:36

jess thats great i havent any census results my computer is playing up and everytime i try to contact to different sites i keep getting disconnected luckily this ones is ok. thanks love linda x

Carter

Carter Report 30 Dec 2006 22:38

thanks girls you are superstars love linda x

Julie

Julie Report 30 Dec 2006 22:39

Couldn't find them on the 1861 but heres the 1871 Sarah Ann Shepherd Age: 11 Estimated birth year: abt 1860 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Christopher Mother's name: Mary Gender: Female Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Pennington Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Town: Leigh County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Leigh Sub-registration district: Westleigh ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 169 Household Members: Name Age Christopher Shepherd 36 Mary Shepherd 35 Mary Shepherd 7 Sarah Ann Shepherd 11

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 30 Dec 2006 22:42

Sarahs christening Birth: 29 SEP 1859 Christening: 19 DEC 1859 Wigan, Lancashire, England

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 30 Dec 2006 22:46

1881 not sure about this one as age is a bit out Name: Mary Shepherd Age: 51 Estimated birth year: abt 1830 Relation: Patient Gender: Female Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Whittingham County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: 'lancaster County Lunatic Asylum' Condition as to marriage: Windower (Widower) Occupation: Charwoman No Occ Registration district: Preston Sub-registration district: Broughton ED, institution, or vessel: County Lunatic Asylum Lancashire Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4248; Folio: 109; Page: 8; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342016

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 30 Dec 2006 22:51

I cant see a death for Christopher to tie in with the mary being a widow in the assylum

Carter

Carter Report 30 Dec 2006 22:51

so glad about that i havent found anyone yet in an asylum but there is always a first time for everything love linda x

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 30 Dec 2006 22:56

any idea who sarah married, and when?

Carter

Carter Report 30 Dec 2006 22:59

not confirmed but i think she married a william or james stowell around 1875 thanks jess love linda x