Margaret (Berrell) Shepherd (bef. 1815 - 1864)

Born before 16 Jun 1815 in Kilsaran, County Louth, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Shepherd — married 9 Feb 1835 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1864 after age 48 in Parramatta, Colony of New South Wales, Colonial Australia

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Biography

Margaret (Berrell) Shepherd was born in Ireland.

Margaret (Berrell) Shepherd came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Margaret (Berrell) Shepherd was baptised on 16 Jun 1815 in Kilsaran, County Louth, Ireland. Her parents were Michael Leslie Berrell (~1796 - 1863) and Margaret Catherine (Hoy) Berrell (~1781 - 1881). ^[1]

She immigrated to Australia in 1833 aboard the ship Surrey II with her mother and siblings, Ann, Patrick and Catherine to join their father who was a convict that had been transported to Australia in 1828 for stealing oats. ^[2]

Margaret married Joseph Shepherd (1806 - 1873) on 9 Feb 1835 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

Their children were:

1. Martha (Shepherd) Connor (~1830 - 1929)
2. Joseph Shepherd (~1837 - 1888)
3. Ann (Shepherd) McGuirk (~1838 - 1920)
4. Michael Shepherd (1840 - >1875)
5. James Shepherd (1843 - )
6. William Shepherd (1845 - )
7. Daniel Shepherd (1849 - 1917)
8. Catherine (Shepherd) Carruthers (1850 - 1919)
9. Margaret (Shepherd) Guest (1852 - 1945).

Margaret died on 22 Mar 1864 in Parramatta, Colony of New South Wales, Colonial Australia aged ~48.^[4] She is buried in St Patrick's Cemetery, Parramatta. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Catholic Parish Registers", National Library of Ireland : accessed 10 Nov 2021; citing Page 18, Microfilm 05599 / 06, Kilsaran, Armagh, Margt Berril, 16 Jun 1815, Record URL
2. ↑ "New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849". Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1211 #63958 (accessed 10 November 2021). Name: Margaret Birrell; Vessel: Surrey II; Arrival year: 1833
3. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 14 Oct 2021), Index entry for JOSEPH SHEPHERD and MARGARET BERRELL; District: CW; Registration Number: 1351/1835 V18351351 19; Copy of Transcription in the possession of Maree Evans
4. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 14 Oct 2021), Index entry for SHEPHERD MARGARET (49 YEARS); Parents: - & -; District: PARRAMATTA; Registration Number: 5044/1864
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, Memorial: Margaret Shepherd, Birth Date: 1815, Death Date: 22 Mar 1864, St Patrick's Cemetery, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, Plot: 93, Find A Grave: Memorial #144763570, accessed: 19 Jan 2022, Maintained By: PMS Sillix, 46891836.