Brief Life History of James
When James Shepard was born in 1841, in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John William Wilkinson, was -21 and his mother, Jessie Shepard, was -25. He married Elizabeth Wormald from October 1864 to December 1864, in Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Sutton, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Sculcoates All Saints, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 19 September 1914, at the age of 73.
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- James Sheppard, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- James Sheppard, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- James Shepherd, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Shepherd .
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Berger .
Americanized form of French Chabot and Chaput .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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