Florence Addie Shepherd

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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Family Time Line

Richard Charles Sheppard
1833–1895
Anna Maria Holt
1842–
Walter William Sheppard
1868–
Richard H Sheppard
1882–
Florence Addie Shepherd
1872–
Minnie Holt Shepherd
1875–
Eliza Annie Sheppard
1877–
Leah Maria Lily Sheppard
1879–

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"

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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