Born in Mere, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Foot
and Sarah (Dorrington) Foot
Wife of
Henry Sheppard
— married
30 Aug 1839 in Mere, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Emily Sheppard, Persis Augusta (Sheppard) Neck, Mary Jane Sheppard, Sarah Sheppard, Daniel Sheppard, Henry Sheppard and Ann (Sheppard) Coombes
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Mary, daughter of William Foot & Sarah, was baptised on 25 December 1806 in Mere, Wiltshire, England.[1]
Mary's marriage to Henry Sheppard was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1838 in the Mere district.[2]
In the 1841 census Mary (age 25) was in Mere, Wiltshire, England.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Geo Sheppard | M | 70 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Mary Sheppard | F | 70 | ||
| Hy Sheppard | M | 25 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Mary Sheppard | M | 25 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Emily Sheppard | F | 5 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Persis Sheppard | F | 2 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Mary Sheppard | F | 3 Mo | Wiltshire, England |
In the 1851 census Mary (age 37) was the wife of Henry Sheppard in Back Street, St Nicholas Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.[4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Henry Sheppard | Head | Married | M | 36 | Porter | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Mary Ann Sheppard | Wife | Married | F | 37 | Wife | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Emily Sheppard | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 14 | Scholar | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Persis Auga Sheppard | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 12 | Scholar | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Mary Jane Sheppard | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 10 | Scholar | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Sarah Sheppard | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 8 | Scholar | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Daniel Sheppard | Son | Unmarried | M | 6 | Scholar | Evercreech, Somerset |
| Henry Sheppard | Son | Unmarried | M | 4 | Scholar | St Nicholas Bristol |
| Ann Sheppard | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 2 | Scholar | St Nicholas Bristol |
In the 1861 census Mary (age 47) was the wife of Henry Sheppard in Gloucestershire, England.[5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Henry Sheppard | Head | Married | M | 47 | Porter At Livery | Mere, Wiltshire |
| Daniel Sheppard | Son | Single | M | 16 | Porter At Livery | Evercreech, Somerset |
| H Sheppard | Son | Single | M | 14 | Porter At Livery | Bristol, |
| Anne Sheppard | Daughter | Single | F | 10 | Scholar | Bristol, |
| Mary Ann Sheppard | Wife | Married | F | 47 | Mere, Wiltshire |
Research Notes
Baptism record found for Mary Anne Foot dating from 1806 (Parents William and Sarah Foot) - this is ten years earlier than the date given on census records. Cannot find a copy of the actual record, so perhaps a mistake has been made in transcribing?
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
FamilySearch Record: JW9L-SQB (accessed 23 November 2022)
Mary Ann Foot baptism on 25 Dec 1806, daughter of William Foot & Sarah, in Mere, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
Citing 1838, quarter 3, vol. 8, p. 467, Mere, Wiltshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
FamilySearch (accessed 25 March 2022)
Mary Anne Foot marriage Jul-Aug-Sep 1838 in Mere. - ↑
1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1183; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Mere; County: Wiltshire; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 41; Page: 27; Line: 2; GSU roll: 464201
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #11315341 (accessed 17 June 2022)
Mary Sheppard (25) in Mere registration district in Wiltshire, England. Born in Wiltshire, England. - ↑
1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
Citing St Nicholas Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, p. 45; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch (accessed 25 March 2022)
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Mary Ann Sheppard (37), wife, in household of Henry Sheppard (36) at Back Street in Bristol registration district. Born in Mere, Wiltshire. - ↑
1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
Citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch (accessed 25 March 2022)
FindMyPast Image
Mary Ann Sheppard (47), wife, in household of Henry Sheppard (47) in Bristol registration district.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
Jenny (Coombes) Middlemiss
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