Brief Life History of Florence Addie
When Florence Addie Shepherd was born in 1872, in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Charles Sheppard, was 40 and her mother, Anna Maria Holt, was 30.
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Sources (3)
- Florence Sheppard in household of Richard Sheppard, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Florence Addie Shepherd, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Florence Addie Sheppard, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"
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World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): occupational name from Middle English schepeherde ‘shepherd’ (Old English scēaphyrde, scēap‐weard).
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘shepherd’, for example German and Jewish Schäfer (see Schaefer ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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