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William Shepherd (abt. 1693)

William Shepherd
Born about in Cupar, Fife, Scotlandmap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 29 Dec 1727 in Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

William was born 7 Jun 1693, christened 11 Jun 1693 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. His parents were Thomas Shephird and Helen Donaldson.[1]

He married Margaret Tilloch 29 Dec 1727

They had children, born and christened in Dunermline, Fife, Scotland:

  1. Patrick, b 16 Sep 1728, christened 23 Sep 1728[2]
  2. William, b 16 Aug 1730, christened 27 Aug 1730 [3]
  3. Andrew, b 7 Dec 1732, christened 17 Dec 1732 [4] probaby died young since another Andrew was born 1737
  4. James, b 1 Jul 1735, christened 10 Jul 1735[5]
  5. Andrew, b 26 Feb 1737, christened 3 Mar 1737 [6]
  6. Janet (Shepherd) Thomson (abt.1739-), b 11 Nov 1739, christened 22 Nov 1739,[7] d 1776, married Robert Thomson
  7. Margaret, b 29 May 1742, christened 6 Jun 1742 [8]
  8. Helen, b 6 Feb 1745, christened 10 Feb 1745, [9] d 1791
  9. John Shepherd (1747-abt.1782), b 21 Oct 1747, christened 1 Nov 1747,[10] d 1782
  10. Katherine, b 25 Jan 1751, christened 1 Feb 1751[11]

Research Notes

Possibly buried 27 Oct 1773 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England


Sources

  1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYVN-YT1 : 11 February 2020), William Shephird, 1693.
  2. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTF1-S44 : 11 February 2020), William Shepherd in entry for Patrick Shepherd, 1728.
  3. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY7Q-L9H : 11 February 2020), William Shepherd in entry for William Shepherd, 1730.
  4. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTNM-CSS : 11 February 2020), William Shepherd in entry for Andrew Shepherd, 1732.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTFB-YF3 : 11 February 2020), William Shepherd in entry for James Shepherd, 1735.
  6. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTF1-XM2 : 11 February 2020), William Shepherd in entry for Andrew Shepherd, 1737.
  7. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTF1-8ZJ : 11 February 2020), William Shephird in entry for Janet Shephird, 1739.
  8. ↑ amilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTNM-391 : 11 February 2020), William Shephird in entry for Margaret Shephird, 1742.
  9. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTF1-D87 : 11 February 2020), William Shiperd in entry for Hellen Shiperd, 1745.
  10. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTNM-YM1 : 11 February 2020), William Shepherd in entry for John Shepherd, 1747.
  11. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTF1-GYQ : 11 February 2020), William Shepherd in entry for Katharine Shepherd, 1751.


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Taylor-25258 Carole Taylor
Caution, do not edit while this note is here Lee-5956 13:27, 22 August 2016 (EDT)

It's been 4 years????? Can we work on it now?

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