the SHEPHERD family

· the first known ancestor was ROBERT SHEPHERD, joiner, of St Clement Danes, City of London, Middx, died 1752, married 1718 at Greenwich, Kent, Elizabeth Tyrell, widow, née Messingham

· their son, MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD,1727-1783, joiner, then carpenter, married 1751 at Greenwich, Ann Adams

· their son ANTHONY SHEPHERD, 1752-1819, undertaker, married 1774 at Greenwich, Mary Land – they do not appear to have had children

· the undertaking business was taken over by his wife Mary on Anthony’s death

· after Mary’s death the undertaking business seems to have passed to Anthony's brother Jesse's son JOHN ANTHONY SHEPHERD (I) 1785–1841 (Jesse is described as a Broker)

· it then passed to John Anthony’s son, ANTHONY SHEPHERD, 1817–1881 - unmarried, no issue, he committed suicide

· it then passed to his brother, CHARLES MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD (I), 1823–1887, who lists himself as assistant undertaker (1851), undertaker (1853), coal merchant (1861,64,71,81), gentleman (1884 ), and on his death certificate is described as retired coal merchant

· his great-granddaughter thinks the undertaking business, which was in London Street, Greenwich, closed down about the time the railways were being built in that area

· Messingham Shepherd owned properties in Church Street and Church Fields, Greenwich, Dogkennel Road, Deptford, and in Blackheath - he bought 23 perches of the Roan estate from Greenwich church for £350 pounds sometime after 1744 - he died at Church Fields in 1783

· houses built on some of this property, in today’s Roan Street, are still in the possession of the DURHAM FAMILY, presumably transmitted via John Anthony’s daughter Sarah Jane to her husband Alexander William James Durham, and thence to their descendants

· the name Messingham has been given to various males in the family up to the present

· the Shepherds listed below only start with John Anthony, whose children were the first to marry into the Durham family

ROBERT SHEPHERD

GENERATION

-1

born

died 1752

married 1718, Greenwich, Kent, ELIZABETH TYRELL née MESSINGHAM, widow

born

died

Robert is the first traced member of this family – he is described in ….. as joiner, of St Clement Danes, City of London, Middx

Elizabeth married (1) …..

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD

1727

1783

SEE BELOW

MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD

GENERATION

born 1727

died 1783

married 1751, Greenwich, Kent, ANN ADAMS

born

died

Messingham is described in ….. as joiner, then carpenter

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

ANTHONY SHEPHERD I

1752

1819

SEE BELOW

JESSE SHEPHERD

ANTHONY SHEPHERD I

GENERATION

born 1752

died 1819

married 1774, Greenwich, Kent, MARY LAND

born

died

POSSIBLY NO CHILDREN

JESSE SHEPHERD

GENERATION

born

died

married …., CATHERINE …..

born

died

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

MESSINGHAM HENRY ANTHONY SHEPHERD

CHARLES JESSE SHEPHERD I

SEE BELOW

JOHN ANTHONY SHEPHERD I

born 11 JUL 1785, baptized 13 JUL 1785, St Alphege, Greenwich, Kent^CERT

died 17 AUG 1841^CERT, Greenwich, Kent R/D^BMD, age 56, buried 24 AUG 1841, St Alphege, Greenwich, Kent^CERT, reburied JUL 1859, Nunhead, Surrey^CEMETERY^RECORD WILL

JESSE SHEPHERD’s CHILDREN

CHARLES JESSE SHEPHERD I

GENERATION

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

MARIA CATHERINE SHEPHERD

16 APR 1817, baptized 25 MAY 1817, Greenwich, Kent^CERT

Q1 1908, Kingston, Surrey R/D^BMD, age 90

SEE BELOW

JOHN ANTHONY SHEPHERD I

GENERATION

born 11 JUL 1785, baptized 13 JUL 1785, St Alphege, Greenwich, Kent^CERT

died 17 AUG 1841^CERT, Greenwich, Kent R/D^BMD, age 56, buried 24 AUG 1841, St Alphege, Greenwich, Kent^CERT, reburied JUL 1859, Nunhead, Surrey^CEMETERY^RECORD WILL

married (1) 12 JAN 1812, St Margaret, Lee, Kent^CERT, MARY BROWN

born about 1793^{BURIAL
RECORD}

died 12 MAY 1813, age 20, buried St Alphege, Greenwich, Kent^CERT

nothing more is known about Mary Brown

married (2) 29 JAN 1815^{SHEPHERD
FAMILY BIBLE}, St James, Westminster, Middx, SARAH NORRIS, daughter of James Norris and his 1^st wife Sarah Simmons WILL

WILL SUMMARY

FULL WILL

born 5 FEB 1796, Greenwich, Kent

died 4 JUN 1863, Hatcham, Surrey^WILL, age 67, buried Nunhead, Surrey^CEMETERY^RECORD WILL

perhaps her name was Sarah Morris, and she was related to Elizabeth (Morris?), William Smith I’s wife

the Shepherds were undertakers, but the business may have died out when Anthony died 14 MAR 1881 – his nephew, Charles Evan Durham, who was his assistant in the 1861 census, and is shown as an undertaker in the 1871 census, may have carried on the business, but he died in 1875, age 33, and his only son, Charles Samuel, became a clergyman

the Greenwich churchyard inscription read:

Mary 12 May 1813 aged 20, wife of John Anthony Shepherd

John Anthony Shepherd 5 June 1841, aged 29, son of the above

Lydia Matilda Shepherd 10 January 1842, aged 32, widow of the above

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

JOHN ANTHONY SHEPHERD II

9 JUN 1812

5 JUN 1841^{SHEPHERD
FAMILY BIBLE}, Greenwich, Kent R/D, age 28, buried St Alphege, Greenwich, Kent (see above), reburied Nunhead, Surrey [died of phthisis]

no will could be found - SEE BELOW

ANTHONY SHEPHERD

22 APR 1817^{SHEPHERD
FAMILY BIBLE}, Greenwich, Kent

14 MAR 1881, Greenwich, Kent^WILL, age 63, buried Nunhead, Surrey WILL

unmarried – nothing more is known about him

W I L L

SARAH JANE SHEPHERD

24 DEC 1818^{SHEPHERD FAMILY BIBLE}, Greenwich, Kent?

1 SEP 1846^CERT, Greenwich, Kent R/D^BMD, age 27, buried 10 SEP 1846, Greenwich, Kent^CERT

SEE BELOW

JAMES JESSE SHEPHERD

29 SEP 1820^{SHEPHERD
FAMILY BIBLE}, Greenwich, Kent?

5/15? APR 1842^{SHEPHERD
FAMILY BIBLE}, Greenwich, Kent R/D, age 21, buried Nunhead, Surrey

unmarried - nothing more is known about him

CHARLES MESSINGHAM I

7 APR 1823^{SHEPHERD
FAMILY BIBLE}, Greenwich, Kent

30 AUG 1887, Deptford, Kent^CERT, age 64, buried 5 SEP 1887, Nunhead, Surrey [died of intestinal obstruction] WILL

SEE BELOW

ELIZA CATHERINE SHEPHERD

1 JUN 1826^{SHEPHERD
FAMILY BIBLE}, Greenwich, Kent

29 JAN 1881, Tunbridge Wells, Kent^WILL, age 54, buried Nunhead, Surrey [died of apoplexy] WILL

unmarried – nothing more is known about her

W I L L

total 8 children, of whom the last 3 died in infancy

KENTISH MERCURY - INQUEST REPORT – ANTHONY SHEPHERD

Found Monday a.m. by housekeeper (Mary Ann Read). Couldn't rouse him at 10.30. Room looked as usual. Door had to be broken down. Found in bed with throat cut. Razor was near his left hand though he was right handed. Doctor reports he was afraid as his sister (died 29th Jan 1881) had died of apoplexy. Doctor examined him, could find no sign of the disease, but suggested he gave up the business. Doctor was surprised to see a notice in window the following morning saying that he had retired from the business. [Was this the end of the undertaking business, about 14 MAR 1881?]. Doctor thought he had been dead 6 - 8 hrs when found. Verdict Deceased committed suicide whilst labouring under temporary derangement

he left £20,813-17s-1d - there is a will – the residue of his estate went to his younger brother Charles Messingham Shepherd I

THE TIMES – DEATHS - 3 FEB 1886 – ELIZA CATHERINE SHEPHERD

On Jan 29th while staying at Tunbridge Wells, Eliza Catharine Shepherd, in her 55th year

CHARLES JESSE SHEPHERD I’s CHILDREN

THE SENIOR LINE

MARIA CATHERINE SHEPHERD

GENERATION

born 16 APR 1817, baptized 25 MAY 1817, Greenwich, Kent^CERT

died Q1 1908, Kingston, Surrey R/D^BMD, age 90

married 6 JUN 1838, St Nicholas, Deptford, Kent, JOHN DORRINGTON^CERT

born about 1810, Greenwich, Kent^CENSUS

died 1851~61^CENSUS

CHILDREN – SEE DORRINGTON FAMILY

JOHN ANTHONY SHEPHERD I’s CHILDREN

THE JUNIOR LINE

JOHN ANTHONY SHEPHERD II

GENERATION

born 9 JUN 1812

died 5 JUN 1841, Greenwich, Kent R/D, age 28, buried St Alphege, Greenwich, Kent (see above), reburied Nunhead, Surrey [died of phthisis] - no will could be found

married 1 MAR 1835, St Luke, Charlton, Kent^BMD, LYDIA MATHILDA TAYLOR

born about 1810

died 14 JAN 1842, Greenwich, Kent R/D, age 32, buried St Alphege, Greenwich, Kent (see above) [died of typhus fever]

nothing more is known about Lydia Mathilda Taylor

CHILDREN?

SARAH JANE SHEPHERD

GENERATION

born 1818 DEC 24, Greenwich, Kent

died 1 SEP 1846^CERT, Greenwich, Kent R/D^BMD, age 27, buried 10 SEP 1846, Greenwich, Kent^CERT

married 1838 OCT 2, Lee, Kent, ALEXANDER WILLIAM JAMES DURHAM, son of Jacob Durham I and Sarah Witherington

born 6 SEP 1813, baptized 16 JAN 1814, St Laurence Jewry, City of London, Middx

11 APR 1848^{SHEPHERD
FAMILY BIBLE}, Londonderry Road, North Brixton, Surrey, age 34, buried Greenwich, Kent [died of TB]

THE ERA - 7 OCT 1838 - MARRIAGES

At Lee Church, Kent, Mr. Alexander Durham, to Miss Sarah Sheppard [sic], the amiable daughter of Mr. Sheppard, of London-street, Greenwich, Kent

CHILDREN: SEE DURHAM FAMILY

CHARLES MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD I

W I L L [1-3] [4-5]

GENERATION

born 7 APR 1823, Greenwich, Kent

died 30 AUG 1887, Deptford, Kent^CERT, age 64, buried 5 SEP 1887, Nunhead, Surrey [died of intestinal obstruction] WILL

married 7 JUN 1852, St Paul, Deptford, Kent, SARAH MORRIS SMITH, daughter of William Smith I and Elizabeth (Morris?), and sister of of Ann Frances Smith, wife of Charles Jacob Durham

baptized 10 APR 1824, Deptford, Kent

died 1874 FEB 04, Greenwich, Kent R/D, age 49, buried 12 FEB 1874, Nunhead, Surrey

THE MORNING POST – DEATHS – 7 FEB 1874

SHEPHERD - On the 4^th inst., Sarah Morris, wife of Charles Messingham Shepherd, of Clifton Villa, Upper Lewisham-road, New-cross, in her fiftieth year

THE MORNING POST – DEATHS – 2 SEP 1887

SHEPHERD - On the 30^th ult., at Clifton Villa, 226, Lewisham High-road, St. John’s, Charles Messingham Shepherd, in his sixty-fifth year

LLOYD’S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER – FIRES IN THE METROPOLIS – 23 DEC 1888

there is mention of an outbreak of fire on the previous Sunday at 226 Lewisham High Road at 7.20 pm, one of 4 in the metropolis that day – no further details are given

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

ELIZABETH SARAH SHEPHERD

30 MAR 1855, Deptford, Kent

18 FEB 1943, Stokefield Nursing Home, Great Malvern, Worcs^WILL, age 87 WILL

unmarried; nothing more is known about her

WILL SUMMARY

FULL WILL

ANN(I)E JANE SHEPHERD

1858 AUG 03, New Cross, Kent/Surrey

28 DEC 1955, Calthorpe Nursing Home, Edgbaston Birmingham, Warks^WILL, age 97 WILL

SEE BELOW

JESSIE MORRIS SHEPHERD

1860 JUL 18, Deptford, Kent

21 MAR 1936, Purley. Surrey^WILL, age 75 cremated ….., ashes at Bandon Hill Cemetery, Beddington, Surrey^WILLWILL

FLORENCE THOMASINE SHEPHERD

1862 DEC 03, New Cross, Kent/Surrey

14 DEC 1890, Herne Bay, Kent^WILL, age 27 WILL

CHARLES MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD II

1864 JUN 19, Deptford, Kent

5 DEC 1915, Regent Palace Hotel, Regent Street, Westminster, Middx^CERT, age 51, buried 10 DEC 1915, Nunhead, Surrey [died of arterial sclerosis, cerebral haemorrhages] WILL

CHARLES MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD I’s CHILDREN

ANN(I)E JANE SHEPHERD

GENERATION

born 3 AUG 1858^FAM, New Cross, Kent/Surrey^CENSUS

died 28 DEC 1955, Calthorpe Nursing Home, Edgbaston Birmingham, Warks^WILL, age 97 WILL

married Q2 1886, St George, Hanover Square, Westminster, Middx R/D^BMD, JOHN RYAN BELL

born about 1856, Leamington, Warks^CENSUS

died 1 FEB 1923, Moseley, Birmingham, Warks^WILL, age about 67 WILL

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

HUGH RANDOLPH RYAN BELL

Q3 1887^BMD, Birmingham/King's Heath?, Warks^CENSUS

29 AUG 1917, at 4th Casualty Clearing Station, near St Julien, France^WILL, age about 30 (WW1 casualty) WILL

SEE BELOW

RALPH JOHN RYAN BELL

11 DEC 1888 Q1^FAM, Birmingham/King's Heath?, Warks^CENSUS

APR 1975, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^FAM, age 86

DOUGLAS HOWARD BELL

Q2 1891^BMD, Birmingham, Warks^CENSUS

15 AUG 1940, Barnsley Hall Mental Asylum, Bromsgrove, Worcs^WILL, age 49 WILL

possibly unmarried - nothing more is known about him

EDGAR DAVID BELL

14 JUN 1894^BMD, Birmingham, Warks^CENSUS

MAR 1985, Solihull South, Warks R/D^BMD, age 90

SEE BELOW

MARJORIE ANNIE BELL

6 JUN^BMD or Q4 1897^BMD, Birmingham, Warks^CENSUS

DEC 1992, Northampton, Northants R/D^BMD, age 95

the birth date of 6 JUN is given in her death record, but disagrees with that given in her birth record - unmarried - nothing more is known about her

JOHN BELL

based on a family source - may be Ralph John Ryan - nothing more is known about him

total 5 children by 1911 census, all alive

JESSIE MORRIS SHEPHERD

GENERATION

born 1860 JUL 18, Deptford, Kent

died 21 MAR 1936, Purley, Surrey^WILL, age 75 cremated ….., ashes at Bandon Hill Cemetery, Beddington, Surrey^WILLWILL

married 1884 APR 03, Parish Church, Marylebone, Middx, JAMES EDWARD DURHAM I, her cousin, son of Charles Jacob Durham and Ann Frances Smith, and brother of Henrietta Sarah Durham, wife of Charles Messingham Shepherd II

born 6 MAY 1849, Camberwell, Surrey

died 1912 MAY 10^WILL, Purley, Surrey, age 63, cremated ….., ashes at Bandon Hill Cemetery, Beddington, Surrey^WIFE’S^WILL WILL

one of the witnesses at the marriage was a J. Montgomery - nothing more is known about him or her - perhaps he/she was the reason they called their son, assuming that he was, Hugh Montgomery – otherwise, the use of these names is interesting – Montgomery is the name of Jessie Morris’ FUTURE brother-in-law, as her sister Florence Thomasine Shepherd married Henry Greville MONTGOMERY in 1888 – however, HUGH MONTGOMERY was also the name of the latter’s father, so perhaps there is some connection with him or his family

CHILDREN: SEE DURHAM FAMILY

FLORENCE THOMASINE SHEPHERD

GENERATION

born 3 DEC 1862, New Cross, Kent/ Surrey

died 14 DEC 1890, Herne Bay, Kent^WILL, age 28 WILL

if she died in or as a result of childbirth, why did the birth take place in Dorking, Surrey, and her death in Herne Bay, Kent?

married 31 JAN 1888, St Margaret, Westminster, Middx, HENRY GREVILLE MONTGOMERY, son of Hugh Montgomery, printer reader, and Susanna Longhurst

born 15 DEC 1863?, Lambeth, Surrey?

died 2 DEC 1951, Bacton, Norfolk^WILL, age 87 WILL

ž OBITUARY

in her will, Florence Thomasine left £1,257-7s

Florence Thomasine’s sister, Jessie Morris Shepherd Durham, named her (possible) son HUGH MONTGOMERY DURHAM in 1886, before Florence Thomasine was even married - however, HUGH MONTGOMERY was also the name of the Henry Greville’s father, so perhaps there is some connection with him

Henry Greville married (2) 22 SEP 1892, Brixton, Surrey, Emily Caroline Wallbank Lewis, and had 4 daughters by 1911 census

THE TIMES – MARRIAGES - 3 FEB 1888

On the 31st Jan. At St. Margaret’s, S.W. [ie. S. W. London, actually Westminster] by the Venerable Archdeacon Farrar, D.D., HENRY GREVILLE, son of HUGH MONTGOMERY, of Westminster, to FLORENCE THOMASINE, youngest daughter of the late CHARLES M. SHEPHERD, of St. John’s, S.E. [London]

THE TIMES – DEATHS - 16 DEC 1890

On the 14th inst., at 12, Marine-terrace, Herne Bay, [Kent,] FLORENCE THOMASINE, age 28, beloved wife of H GREVILLE MONTGOMERY, of The Bungalow, Shere, near Guildford, [Surrey].

a Henry Greville Montgomery, described as journalist in 1892, trained in the school of journalism founded by David Anderson in London, started organizing exhibitions in 1895 - the company still exists today - and was MP for Bridgwater, Somerset, 1906-10 – it is not definite that this was the same man

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

GLADYS JESSIE MONTGOMERY

Q1 1889, Richmond, Surrey

unclear whether she was their daughter, see note in 1891 census - nothing more is known about her

HUGH ROGER GREVILLE MONTGOMERY

Q4 1890, Dorking, Surrey

13 FEB 1952, Hospital da Misericordia, Funchal, Madeira^WILL, age 61 WILL

SEE BELOW

OTHERS?

CHARLES MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD II

GENERATION

born 19 JUN 1864, Deptford, Kent

died 5 DEC 1915, Regent Palace Hotel, Regent Street, Westminster, Middx^CERT, age 51, buried 10 DEC 1915, Nunhead, Surrey [died of arterial sclerosis, cerebral haemorrhages] WILL

married 21 JUL 1885, St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, Middx, HENRIETTA SARAH DURHAM “Hetty”, his cousin, daughter of Charles Jacob Durham and Ann Frances Smith, and sister of James Edward Durham I, husband of Jessie Morris Shepherd

born 3 APR 1861, Greenwich, Kent

died 29 JAN 1959, Croydon, Surrey^WILL, age 97, cremated, Nunhead, Surrey, ashes interred 8 APR 1959 WILL

Henrietta Sarah married & (2) 24 SEP 1919, Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea, Middx^CERT, Alfred Godfree, widower, son of Thomas Godfree, yoeman, and Elzabeth B. --, born about 1856, Combe Raleigh. Honiton, Devon^CENSUS, died 23 AUG 1928, Smedleys Hydro, Matlock, Derby^WILL, age about 72 WILL

Alfred Godfree married (1) 1881~91, Kate Hatcher, born about 1861, Old Kent Road, Kent, died 1911~19, 6 children^CENSUS

THE TIMES – MARRIAGES – 23 JUL 1885

On the 21^st inst., at St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, Charing-cross, CHARLES MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD, Junior, son of Charles Messingham Shepherd, Esq., of Clifton Villa, Lewisham High-road, S.E. [London], to HENRIETTA SARAH DURHAM, niece of James Thomas Smith, Esq., of Fairby House, Eltham-road, Lee, S.E.

for Henrietta Sarah’s various homes before she married, see her father

1864

baptism

parents’ address 413 New Cross Road, Deptford, Kent

1871

census

Clifton Villa, Upper Lewisham Road, Deptford, Kent

the same address

1881

census

226 Lewisham High Road, Deptford, Kent

1885

marriage certificate

gave National Liberal Club, Northumberland Avenue, Westminster, Middx as address

father’s address Clifton Villa, Lewisham High Road, Deptford, Kent

1886-7

son’s births

St Andrew’s House, 5 Perry Vale, Forest Hill, Kent

1888

father’s will documents

1888

son’s baptism

Clifton Villa, 226 Lewisham High Road, Deptford, Kent

1889

son’s baptism

226 Lewisham High Road, Deptford, Kent

1891

census

1894

daughter’s baptism

1901

census, son’s birth

1911

census

1915

death

home address Clive House, The Orchard, Blackheath, Kent

(the death took place at the Regent Palace Hotel, Regent Street, Westminster, Middx)

1919

2^nd marriage certificate

widow

Toksowa House, Dulwich Common, Kent (Hambledon Place is there now)

1933

family sources

left "Melbury”, Southborough Road. Bickley, Kent

the house is still standing – over the years it has been nos. 16 and 28 Southborough Road, and is now no. 34, and is used as offices by a firm of chartered accountants, who have kindly provided much of this information (Edwin Messingham Shepherd was also a chartered accountant working at home when he lived there) – most of the back garden was sold in the early 1990’s for redevelopment, and the houses in Chadd Close stand on what was probably the tennis court – the house cannot be found in the 1911 census, yet the property includes stables, presumably putting its construction in the horse-drawn era

before WW2 up to 1939

1 Luga(r)no(?) Mansion(s), Campden Road, South Croydon, Surrey

Henrietta Sarah’s granddaughter says she thinks, with the war on and the blitz starting, it was very bad in the Croydon area because of the proximity of Croydon airport, so she sold her house and took her young granddaughter down to Cornwall out of harm’s way - they lived in boarding houses and hotels until her granddaughter started there at boarding school, and then Henrietta Sarah moved back to Croydon and lived in hotels – her granddaughter came back for the holidays – by then her son Edwin Messingham and his wife were in rented accommodation - at the end of the war they bought their own house and lived at 25 Nottingham Road, and later at 49 Upfield, both in Croydon - eventually Henrietta Sarah moved from the hotel where she was living to 49 Upfield, where she eventually died – her granddaughter can't remember the names of some of the hotels, nor when she moved from one to another - the name of the house at 49 Upfield was “'Melbury”, but they rarely bothered to use it!

during WW2

at various hotels in Newquay, Cornwall, Malvern, Worcs, and Croydon, Surrey

about 1950

Shirley Park Hotel, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey

about 1957/8

49 Upfield, Croydon, Surrey (her son’s home from 1949)

1959

death

for photos of the various homes A PHOTOS

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

CHARLES ANTHONY SHEPHERD

13 AUG 1886, Forest Hill, Kent

16 APR 1945, Worthing, Sussex^WILL, age 58 WILL

SEE BELOW

HAROLD GORDON SHEPHERD

26/7 JUL 1887, Forest Hill, Kent

3 SEP 1959, Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford, Kent^WILL, age 72, cremated, ashes interred 8 APR 1959, Nunhead, Surrey WILL

both unmarried - nothing more is known about them

CLIVE HORACE SHEPHERD

1/5 SEP 1888, Deptford, Kent

22 MAY 1911, Deptford, Kent^WILL, age 22, buried 26 MAY 1911, Nunhead, Surrey [died of congenital heart disease^FAM] WILL

EDNA QUEENIE SHEPHERD

25 MAY 1894, Deptford, Kent

12 APR 1918, Blackheath, Kent^WILL, age 23, buried 18 APR 1918, Nunhead, Surrey WILL

SEE BELOW

EDWIN MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD “Eddie”

20 FEB 1901, Deptford, Kent

2 AUG 1958, Charing Cross Hospital, Westminster, London, Middx^WILL, age 57 [traffic accident] WILL

ANN(I)E JANE SHEPHERD’s CHILDREN

THE BELL FAMILY, BIRMINGHAM, WARKS

RALPH JOHN RYAN BELL

GENERATION

born 11 DEC 1888 Q1^FAM, Birmingham/King's Heath?, Warks^CENSUS

died APR 1975, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^FAM, age 86

married Q4 1915, Rochford, Essex R/D^BMD, EMILY FLORENCE VIOLET GARWOOD, daughter of Isaac Garwood, coachman, and Rebecca --

born 23 MAY 1893, Edmonton, Middx R/D^BMD

died Q1 1971, Birmingham, Warks R/D^BMD, age 77

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

FREDA V(IOLET?) BELL

Q1 1916, Rochford, Essex R/D^BMD

Q2 1916, Kings Norton, Worcs R/D, age 0^BMD

nothing more is known about her

DOROTHEA KATHLEEN BELL

28 MAY 1920^FAM, Kings Norton, Worcs R/D^BMD

1 DEC 1978, Scotland^FAM, age 58

SEE BELOW

HUGH RANDOLPH RYAN BELL

GENERATION

born Q3 1887, Birmingham/King's Heath?, Warks

died 29 AUG 1917, at 4th Casualty Clearing Station, near St Julien, France^WILL, age about 30 (WW1 casualty) WILL

married Q4 1916, Aston, Warks R/D^BMD, MAUD MARIE CHAPMAN

born 14 FEB 1887^BMD

died Q2 1979, Birmingham, Warks R/D^BMD, age 92

Hugh Randolph Ryan was a lieutenant in the 1/8th battalion Worcestershire regiment territorial force at his death

Maud Marie married (2) 4 OCT 1922, Meriden, Warks R/D^BMD, Robert Cecil Wansbrough, born 9 MAR 1896^BMD, died Q2 1975, Birmingham, Warks R/D^BMD, mentioned online as “C. Eng FIEE FIERE Robert Cecil WANSBROUGH MA (Cantab)”, son Peter Tarlington Wansbrough, born 3 SEP 1924, died 26 APR 1945 (WW2 casualty), mentioned online as “Peter Tarlington WANSBROUGH, RAFVR”^FAM

NO CHILDREN^FAM

EDGAR DAVID BELL

GENERATION

born 14 JUN 1894^BMD, Birmingham, Warks^CENSUS

died MAR 1985, Solihull South, Warks R/D^BMD, age 90

married Q3 1923, Kings Norton, Worcs R/D^BMD, DOROTHY McMICHAEL

born about 1901^BMD

died Q1 1969, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks R/D^BMD, age about 68

nothing more is known about Dorothy McMichael

the death is for Edgar David R. Bell, the R. being possibly Ryan

2 SONS, 5 GRANDCHILDREN, at least 4 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, including the ADAMS family

FLORENCE THOMASINE SHEPHERD’s CHILDREN

THE MONTGOMERY FAMILY

HUGH ROGER GREVILLE MONTGOMERY

GENERATION

born Q4 1890, Dorking, Surrey

died 13 FEB 1952, Hospital da Misericordia, Funchal, Madeira^WILL, age 61 WILL

married Q3 1927, St George, Hanover Square, Westminster, Middx R/D, MOLLIE AUDREY NEELE, daughter of C. W. Neele

ž MARRIAGE

born 5 JUL 1903, Bucklow, Cheshire R/D

died JAN 1990, Hammersmith, Middx R/D, age 86

nothing more is known about Mollie Audrey Neele; her aunt was a Lady Stevenson

THE TIMES – DEATHS - 16 FEB 1952

MONTGOMERY – On Feb. 13, 1952, very suddenly at Funchal, Madeira, HUGH ROGER GREVILLE MONTGOMERY, M.C., and Hon. A.R.I.B.A., beloved husband of Molly and dearly lived father of Bryan and Bridget

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

HUGH BRIAN GREVILLE MONTGOMERY

26 MAR 1929, Amersham, Bucks RD

DEC 2008, age 79

nothing more is known about them

BRIDGET E. MONTGOMERY

Q2 1933, Amersham, Bucks R/D

CHARLES MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD II’s CHILDREN

CHARLES ANTHONY SHEPHERD

SMITH GENERATION

DURHAM GENERATION

born 1886 AUG 13, Forest Hill, Kent

died 16 APR 1945, Worthing, Sussex^WILL, age 58 WILL

married NOV 1924, Wandsworth, Surrey R/D, WINIFRED GRACE COSTELLO, daughter of James Edward Costello, incorporated accountant?, and Alice Eliza Colbrook?

born 23 JUL 1892, Streatham, Surrey

died Q4 1978, Sutton, Surrey R/D, age 86

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

ANTHONY CHARLES MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD

1928 JUN 26, Bromley, Kent R/D

1975 OCT 24, Sutton, Surrey R/D, age 47

all unmarried - nothing more is known about them

ROSEMARY WINIFRED ALICE SHEPHERD

1932 JAN 19, Bromley, Kent R/D

1986 AUG, Surrey S.E. R/D, age 54

JENNIFER MARY GRACE SHEPHERD

1933 FEB 17, Bromley, Kent R/D

EDNA QUEENIE SHEPHERD

SMITH GENERATION

DURHAM GENERATION

born 25 MAY 1894, Deptford, Kent

died 12 APR 1918, Blackheath, Kent^WILL, age 23, buried 18 APR 1918, Nunhead, Surrey WILL

married Q1 1915, Lewisham, Kent R/D^BMD, REGINALD HARRY KIRSTEIN, son of Heinrich/Henry Charles F. Kirstein, civil engineer, and Mary Louisa Bingham

born Q2 1888, Millwall, Middx

died 1968 APR 16, Greenwich, Kent R/D, age 80

Reginald Harry changed his name to Bingham (his mother's maiden name) in 1915 (after marriage Q1 1915) - he married (2) Q3 1920, Woolwich, Kent R/D, Dorothy Winifred M. Sayers, and had 2-3 daughters

The National Archives hold the following papers: Nationality and Naturalisation: Kirstein, Henry Charles Frederick, from Germany. Resident in Blackheath. Certificate 14796 issued 13 September 1904, possibly Reginald Harry’s father

CHILDREN

BORN

DIED

NOTES

RAYMOND CHARLES MESSINGHAM BINGHAM

1915 Q4, Woolwich, Kent R/D

6 MAR 1943, Epsom, Surrey^WILL, age 27, buried Brockley Cemetery, Surrey (WW2 casualty) WILL

he was a Captain in the Royal Engineers, 14^th Bomb Disposal Company: perhaps this was the cause of his death, and the place - unmarried - nothing more is known about him

MARGARITA MARY JOYCE BINGHAM “RITA”

1917 DEC 28, Woolwich, Kent R/D

2002 JAN, Colchester, Essex R/D, age 84

unmarried - nothing more is known about her

EDWIN MESSINGHAM SHEPHERD “Eddie”

SMITH GENERATION

DURHAM GENERATION

born 1901 FEB 20, Deptford, Kent

died 2 AUG 1958, Charing Cross Hospital, Westminster, London, Middx^WILL, age 57 [traffic accident] WILL

married 18 AUG 1934, St Peter, Eaton Square, Belgravia, Middx, (JEAN) BERTHA COLLEY, daughter of Benjamin Colley and Bertha Tomlinson

born 7 DEC 1912, Bolsover, Derbyshire

died 1 JUL 1993, Blythburgh Hospital, Suffolk^FAM, age 80, cremated Ipswich, Suffolk, ashes interred Aldeburgh cemetery, Suffolk [died of bronchopneumonia]

Edwin Messingham was an MA, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and a Chartered Accountant, ACA

2 DAUGHTERS, 3 GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, including the DIGBY, HAWKINS and WALTON families

RALPH JOHN RYAN BELL’s CHILDREN

DOROTHEA KATHLEEN BELL

GENERATION

born 28 MAY 1920^FAM, Kings Norton, Worcs R/D^BMD

died 1 DEC 1978, Scotland^FAM, age 58

married Q1 1944, Birmingham, Warks R/D^BMD, PETER MELVILLE

born 19 OCT 1916, Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland^FAM

died FEB 1996, Scotland^FAM, age 79

nothing more is known about Peter Melville

2 DAUGHTERS, 1 SON, 6 GRANDCHILDREN, at least 1 GREAT-GRANDCHILD, Scotland, including the MILLER and PATIENCE families^FAM

● NOTES:

Roman numerals after a person’s name, eg. William I, are purely to distinguish different people with the same name

R/D = Registration District

R/O = Register Office (for an explanation of these two terms, see homepage)

ž = items from the newspapers

i = odd notes

¼ = graves, monumental inscriptions

● SOURCE ABBREVIATIONS:

^BMD online birth/marriage/death indexes ^CENSUS various census records ^CERT birth/marriage/death certificate ^FAM family sources

^IGI International Genealogical Index (not always completely reliable) ^WILL will/letters of administration/probate details

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