Sheppard Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Sheppard Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10373 people with the Sheppard surname? In that year Sheppard was ranked number 398 for popularity in the UK. |
Sheppard records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Sheppard family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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Historical References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 Sheppard Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sheppard 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Sheppard family tree.
Look at Sheppard Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Sheppard family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Sheppard family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Sheppard family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Sheppard family.
Research the Sheppard surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sheppard Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 14676 people with the Sheppard surname in the UK? Sheppard is now ranked number 393 for popularity in the UK. |
Sheppard Genealogy Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Sheppard family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Sheppard data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Sheppard family and people looking to contact living Sheppard relations.
Check out GENi for Sheppard family records.
Find your Irish Sheppard relatives on findmypast.ie
Sheppard Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 51650 people with the Sheppard surname in the USA? Sheppard is ranked number 140 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sheppard Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Sheppard 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 Sheppard surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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