Researching Joseph Sheppard
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 | 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. |
The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Sheppard on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Sheppard and the Sheppard Genealogy
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.
Study Parish Records for Joseph Sheppard at Find My Past.
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| 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 Family Tree Databases
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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
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Joseph Sheppard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joseph Sheppard
Joseph Sheppard
Joseph Sheppard (born 1958, Houston, Texas) is an American actor. His first public appearance was in 1968 as a child guest on the Art Linkletter House Party television program.
Sheppard was graduated Verdugo Hills High School (1977( where he appeared in numerous plays. He was a member of the exclusive Los Angeles City College Theatre Department and Academy program (Associate of Arts in Theater, 1979).
Sheppard started the Roadshow Players traveling theater troupe. It entertained thousands of children in Southern California in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1987 Sheppard was the Sysop of The Ledge PCBoard, a Bulletin Board System, and ran it for ten years. The Ledge became one of the most popular BBS systems in the pre-internet online world.
After his father's death in 1995, Sheppard left acting to manage SDC Convention Services. The company provides equipment and union labor for trade shows in the western United States.
He is a member of Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actor's Equity, and Screen Actors Guild. He and his wife, the former Jane Sweet, have three children.
Source: Joseph Sheppard, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sheppard
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