Tom
Elgar Manning
(Elgar)
Shepherd
Born in Stockton, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Tom Shepherd
and Maria Thorrold (Manning) Shepherd
Brother of
Louisa Margaret Shepherd, John Alaric Shepherd, Joseph West Manning Shepherd, Edward Vivian Shepherd, Florence Mildred (Shepherd) Wheatley and Lily Ava (Shepherd) Peters
Husband of
Eleanor Annie (Barber) Shepherd
— married
25 Dec 1925 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Elgar Tom Shepherd and Joan (Shepherd) Drozdowski
Died
at age 85
in Cleveland, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jul 2016
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Biography
Tom was born in 1898.[1] He was the son of Tom Shepherd and Maria Manning.
He was baptised on 5 April 1898 at the Anglican Church in North Ormesby, Yorkshire. Her father was a Joiner of 9 Newby Terrace, Port Clarence.[2]
England and Wales Census, 1901: Living with his parents and younger brother John in Newby Terrace, Billingham, Durham, England. Aged 3.
In 1911 Tom was still living with his parents in Billingham, Durham. Aged 13 and at School.
On 26 September 1914, at the age of 19 and an apprentice Joiner, Tom signed up for the 1st World War at West Hartlepool, short service. He served as a Private with the 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment; 15166. He was discharged on 22 October 1914 after 32 days.
He married Eleanor Annie Barber on 25 December 1925 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.[3]
They had two children: Elgar Tom and Joan.
Sadly his wife died in 1936. His son Elgar died in 1967.
He passed away in 1983 at the age of 95.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 20 March 2020. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FWG-N1X
- ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records: Yorkshire Baptisms
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 20 March 2020. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZY-MJWM
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ7-7DYC : 4 September 2014), Tom Elgar M Shepheard, 1983; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,"
- "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBL-J1BR : 23 March 2015), Tom Elgar Shepherd, 1914; citing , Yorkshire Regiment, regiment #15166, publication WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,283,326.
Census Records
- "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSC3-HK1), Tom E Shepherd in household of Tom Shepherd, Billingham, Durham, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
- "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWH6-KWS), Tom Elgar Shepherd, Billingham, Port Clarence, Durham, England; from "1911 England and Wales census,"
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elgar by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elgar:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elgar by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elgar:
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~12.50%
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