Born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Walter Frederick Shepherd
and Mary Elizabeth (Carr) Shepherd
Sister of
Catherine Ellen (Shepherd) Malone, Sidney Frederick Shepherd, Irene Theresa (Shepherd) Downie, Frederick John Shepherd, [private sister (1920s - unknown)], [private sister (1920s - unknown)], [private brother (1920s - unknown)] and Walter Shepherd
Wife of
Herbert James Bridges
— married
6 Apr 1940 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Leslie Raymond Bridges, Phil Bridges, [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 101
in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2017
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Biography
Lillian (Lil) Mary SHEPHERD was born in 1914. She is the daughter of Walter Shepherd and Mary Carr.
Lil and Bert had four children together:
- Leslie John BRIDGES (1941 - 2006)
- Rodney David BRIDGES (1947 - living)
- Philip John BRIDGES (1944 - 2023)
- John Desmond BRIDGES (1954 - living)
She passed away in 2016.
Sources
- Stemp, P. (1989). Walter Leonard & Bridget Duffy, From Meath to Balmain. Kyle Bay, New South Wales. ISBN 0 7316 7257 7
- Personal witness
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lil 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 Lil:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lil 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 Lil:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Anne (Leonard) Velu 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A532849 [compare], Ancestry member annevelu
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Katelyn (Williams) Velu :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A909348 [compare]
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Phil Donnan
Shepherd-10875 and Shepherd-4584 appear to represent the same person because: More detailed bio from family
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by Phil Donnan
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