Shepherd Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Shepherd Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21944 people with the Shepherd surname? In that year Shepherd was ranked number 155 for popularity in the UK. |
Shepherd records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Shepherd family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"SHEPHERD, SHEPPARD, SHEPPHARD, SHEEPHEARD, SHTPPEHT. From the occupation of 'shepherd,' Latinized pastor in early charters. William and Walter Pastor were on inquest held at Peebles, 1262 (Peebles, 5). Henricus Scyphard held land in Elgin in 1383 (REM., p. 312), and Thomas Schiphird or Scippart witnessed inventory of the estate of Sir John Erskine of Dun, 1513 (SCM., rv, p. 16, 18). In 1538 the wife of Wille Schiphird was fined for brewing (CRA., p. 157). James and William Schiphird were tenants of Innerlochthe in 1565 (REM., p. 441), and Thomas Schipperd is recorded in Litill Innerlochte, 1594 (SCM., n, p. 122). John Schiphird was 'post' in Aberdeen in 1650 (ibid., v, p. 173), and Andrew Schippert, barter burgess of Dundee who died in 1641 is buried in the Howff there. Gulielmus Schippert in Kynnaldie, 1643 (Inquis. Tut., 657), and Jon Shepherd in Midskeith, 1662 (Banff Rec., p. 21). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Shepherd Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shepherd Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Shepherd family tree.
Study Shepherd Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Shepherd family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Shepherd family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Shepherd family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Shepherd family.
Research the Shepherd surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shepherd Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 27088 people with the Shepherd surname in the UK? Shepherd is now ranked number 187 for popularity in the UK. |
Shepherd Genealogy Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Shepherd family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Shepherd data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Shepherd family and people looking to contact living Shepherd relations.
Search GENi for Shepherd family records.
Find your Irish Shepherd relatives on findmypast.ie
Shepherd Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Shepherd surname in the USA? Shepherd is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shepherd Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Shepherd family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Shepherd surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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