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Hi everyone. I am fairly new to this but have done well on my maternal side (back to 1500s) - then I come to the paternal side - the Shepherds. I thought this would be easier as my father had 15 siblings!!. Now this is complicated. My dad's parents had both been previosly married both bringing children into the marriage. I'm desperate to find the name and birthplace of my grandad's 1st wife and the birthplace at least of my grandmother's 1st husband. this is what I do know:-
Walter William? Shepherd married ? ABOUT 1900 children:-
Walter,Fred,lily,Elsie9died@16yrs)
Sarah Elizabeth Tanswell (neeRiest) Hull? married Charlie Chapman from? Children:- Mary,Doris,Charlie,Phylis,Winnie,Reenie, Maybe from Barton-on-humber.
Eliz Tanswell (26.10.1885 then Marries W. Shepherd children together, Jack (MY DAD) George, Harry, Kathleen, Jim, Joyce(died @2yrs) I think all born Dinnington,Sheffield, South Yorks (my dad LIved @ 35 Western Ave, Dinnington - born 1925 CAN ANYBODY HELP ME MAKE A START PLEASE? Thanks Shep

sorry finding it difficult to follow Could you start first with Walter Shepherd and where and when he remarried and to whom

can you give details of where any events took place

this looks promising cos Elsie born Dinnington

1911 census
SHEPHERD, Walter Head Widower M 28 1883 Coal Miner Getter Woodhouse Yorkshire VIEW
CAMDEN, Edith Single F 24 1887 Housekeeper Domestic Woodhouse Yorkshire VIEW
CAMDEN, J H Boarder Single M 21 1890 Coal Miner Getter Woodhouse Yorkshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, Walter Son M 3 1908 Woodhouse Yorkshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, Elsie Daughter F 1 1910 Dinnington Yorkshire VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
20251 Reference:
RG14PN20251 RG78PN1213 RD427 SD3 ED4 SN159

Registration District:
Worksop Sub District:
Anston Enumeration District:
4 Parish:
Dinnington

Address:
2 Sherwood Terrace New St Dinnington County:
Nottinghamshire

could this be Walter in 1891
SHEPHERD, William Head Married M 37 1854 Coal Miner
Gleadless
Yorkshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, Rebecca Wife Married F 37 1854
Owlerton
Yorkshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, John Son Single M 17 1874 Coal Miner
Mosborough
Derbyshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, Herbert Son Single M 14 1877 Coal Miner
Mosborough
Derbyshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, Willie A Son M 13 1878 Scholar
Woodhouse
Yorkshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, Fred Son M 11 1880 Scholar
Woodhouse
Yorkshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, Walter Son M 9 1882 Scholar
Woodhouse
Yorkshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, Mary Ann Daughter F 4 1887 Scholar
Woodhouse
Yorkshire VIEW
SHEPHERD, Thos A Son M 2 1889
Woodhouse
Yorkshire VIEW
WITHAM, James Boarder Single M 29 1862 Coal Miner
Ecclesfield
Yorkshire VIEW
RG number:
RG12 Piece:
3842 Folio:
77 Page:
19

Registration District:
Sheffield Sub District:
Handsworth Enumeration District:
4 Ecclesiastical Parish:
St James Woodhouse

Civil Parish:
Handsworth Municipal Borough:
Address:
Talbot Road, Handsworth, Woodhouse County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)

Your post is very difficult to understand. I presume you have your father;s birth certificate? What's the mother's maiden name on it?

a possible marraige but to whom
Marriages Jun 1900 (>99%)
Bellwood Emily Leeds 9b 1072 Scan available - click to view
CLAXTON Clara Leeds 9b 1072 Scan available - click to view
Harrad Thomas Leeds 9b 1072 Scan available - click to view
Shepherd Walter Leeds 9b 1072 Scan available - click to view

Need some clarfication Christine, before we can look further

chapman / tanswell marraige
Marriages Jun 1903 (>99%)
Burton Sarah Elizabeth Hull 9d 527 Scan available - click to view
Chapman Charles Henry Hull 9d 527 Scan available - click to view
Redhead Albert Hull 9d 527 Scan available - click to view
TANSWELL Sarah Elizabeth Hull 9d 527 Scan available - click to view

1911 census ??? Charles Chapman
CHAPMAN, Charles Henry Head Married M 33 1878 Fish Dealer Lincolnshire Barton on Humber VIEW
CHAPMAN, Sarah Elizabeth Wife Married
8 years F 26 1885 Assisting In Business Hull Yorkshire VIEW
CHAPMAN, Mary Hannah Daughter F 7 1904 Lincolnshire Barton on Humber VIEW
CHAPMAN, Doris Daughter F 4 1907 Lincolnshire Barton on Humber VIEW
CHAPMAN, Charles Jarvis Edward Son M 2 1909 Lincolnshire Barton on Humber VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
20114 Reference:
RG14PN20114 RG78PN1202 RD424 SD3 ED20 SN269

Registration District:
Glanford Brigg Sub District:
Barton Enumeration District:
20 Parish:
Barton upon Humber

Address:
93 Newport Street Barton upon Humber County:

Christine, it's been an hour now. If you want help come back and answer some questions.

from yorkshirebmd.org.uk

Yorkshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1900
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
SHEPHERD Walter CLAXTON Clara Leeds Registered Building Leeds RB/133/199

I can't find a Shepherd / Tanswell marriage nor a birth for a Jack Shepherd in the right area in 1925

wonder if this one is relevant
Births Mar 1922 (>99%)
click to view
Shepherd Jack R Shepherd Rochdale 8e 8

can't seem to find the death of Elsie at 16 and Joyce at 2

sorry the shepherd family is soooooooo complicated. I have no birth, marriage or death certifictes. firstly Sarah Elizabeth Tanswell ( nee Riest fromHULL ) married Charlie Chapman from???? in1903 in hull .
Walter Shepherd from?? married??( Possibly a clara claxton from leeds (someone - lancashireann has suggested this info.) - she died don't know when.
then Walter Shepherd married Sarah Elizabeth Tanswell probably around 1915-1921 as my dad (jack was born1925 and wasn't the oldest of Walter and Elizabeth's children they had together. The others were, harry, george ,kathleen, Joyce(died 2and a half yrs),Jim
Elizabeth and Charles Chapman' s children were, mary,doris,charlie,phylis,winnie,reenie
Walter and ???????s children were walter,fred,lily,elsie
not sure if this is any cleare than the first posting! but thankyou all those who have sent info (JUST WHERE &HOW DO YOU GET IT & SO QUICKLY) I,ve spent the last hour on gr records and can find nothing positive as ther are so many walter shepherds etc and not knowing there d.o.bs or origins is frustrating.There is only my dad left and I haven't seen him for 41 yrs - he did a runner to Leicester (I'm in Sheffield. The woodhouse info looks promising I'll keep trying but still need help thanks chris shepherd (shep)

Walter & Sarah's marriage: But after Jack's birth.

Marriages Jun 1927 (99%)
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Chapman Sarah E Shepherd Worksop 7b 136
Shepherd Walter Chapman Worksop 7b 136

madBull, thanks for the last piece of info. It does seem strange and my dad was def. born aug 1925 but the names match and Worksop is only a few miles away from Dinnigton where I know my dad was brought up ps do I relpy at the bottom of these or pelies or should I go back on to record list and do a fresh posting? Shep

christine
keep to this posting.
keeps all the info in one place
maddie

ok thanks. I think I'll give up for today go and have some tea then try again tomorrow on my new lap top 'cos this ones playing up and I can't tell whether its sent messages or not1!! c

There are these Shepherd births with mother's maiden name Tanswell but you said she was nee Riest. Where did that come from?

Births Jun 1920 (>99%)
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Shepherd James Tanswell Worksop 7b 98

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Births Mar 1923 (>99%)
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Shepherd Harry Tanswell Worksop 7b 79

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Births Dec 1925 (>99%)
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Shepherd George Tanswell Rother V. 9c See D'40

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Births Dec 1932 (>99%)
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Shepherd Joyce Tanswell Worksop 7b 69

I wonder if your father could have been George and used Jack as a nickname? Although Jack is usually a nickname for John. This George's birth was registered Oct/Nov/Dec quarter so could have been born August.