Rankin Family History
George Harry Shepherd[1]
1884 - 1945 (60 years)-
Name George Harry Shepherd Birth 15 Jun 1884 85 Barry Street, Oldham U.S.D. [2] - Hannah Hill, maternal grandmother attended the birth and made her mark (X) on the certificate.
Her address was given as 5 Ripponden Road, Oldham
Gender Male Death 1 Mar 1945 - Buried at Eltham Cemetery 3rd March, 1945 http://www.elthamcemetery.com/ ID 3073
Recorded in Interment Register as George Henry Shephard but correction requested on 15th February, 2013
Person ID I0085 Rankin Genealogy Last Modified 24 Jun 2023
Father Dick Shepherd, b. 9 Apr 1848, Brotherton, Yorkshire d. 14 Jun 1926, 364 Huddersfield Road, Oldham East (Age 78 years) Relationship Birth Mother Elizabeth Hill, b. 1 Apr 1849, Macclesfield, Cheshire d. Bef Dec 1900 (Age < 51 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 11 Mar 1872 Hey, Lancashire, UK Family ID F0040 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elsie Lilian Wright Jolliffe, b. 18 Nov 1884 d. 31 Jan 1966 (Age 81 years) Marriage 31 Aug 1912 Narrogin, Western Australia [3] Type: Church of England - WA BDM Registration No 6700011 Children 1. Phyllis Ellen Shepherd, b. 28 Feb 1914, Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK d. 5 Jan 1958 (Age 43 years) [Father: Birth] 2. Richard Shepherd, b. 1 May 1917, Brading, Isle of Wight UK d. Jun 1919, Brading, Isle of Wight UK (Age 2 years) [Father: Birth] 3. Living 4. William George Shepherd, b. 5 Dec 1926, Eltham d. 16 Aug 1990, Wonthaggi (Age 63 years) [Father: Birth] Family ID F0023 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jun 2015
- Hannah Hill, maternal grandmother attended the birth and made her mark (X) on the certificate.
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Notes - Youngest of six children
- USD = Urban Sanitary District these were declared following an outbreak of cholera. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10004846#
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Sources - [S0030] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch ID, L2RX-RM3.
- [S0028] Certified copy of an event of birth BXCH 159441, (GRO 27th March, 2017).
- [S0015] No title - ID S0015, 16 Nov 2011, Williams 2468.
Copy of Marriage Certificate held on file
Shows Wilfred Howe and Thomas Shepherd as witnesses.
George & Elsie were both 28 years - confirming her birth date as 18/11/1883 however all other documents dictate that she was born in 1884.
- [S0030] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch ID, L2RX-RM3.