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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Devon => Topic started by: charlow on Friday 18 November 11 09:41 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone help me with a Albert Job SHEPHERD who was born in the Tiverton registration area March 1918, Tiverton 5b 532.
Both his parents are listed with the SHEPHERD surname and I am trying to track them down.
I cannot see any SHEPHERD/SHEPHERD marriages in Devon for the appropriate period, so am guessing that the parents were married and came from? out of the county.
Clive Harlow
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Sounds to me like he was illegtimate hence only giving his mother's surname. You will only know for sure by sending for his birth cert.
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Sounds to me like he was illegtimate hence only giving his mother's surname. You will only know for sure by sending for his birth cert.
Thanks Linda,
I don't think that he was illegitimate because both his parents surnames are listed as BLACKMORE.
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Not sure what you mean by both his parents are listed as BLACKMORE - the birth registration clearly states Albert's surname as SHEPHERD and his mother's maiden name as SHEPHERD (father's surname is not given in the GRO Birth index - it is the child's surname and then (post 1912) the mother's maiden surname.), which, as Linda V correctly stated usually means he was illegitimate. Another birth was registered in Tiverton district Sept qtr 1924 for a William R SHEPHERD, mother's maiden name also SHEPHERD.
A marriage registration is shown June qtr 1906, Plympton St Mary district with the 2 possible grooms being George HENRY SHEPHEARD & William LEE and brides Caroline Maud SHEPHEARD & Harriet Elizabeth INSKIP. I checked the 1911 census and George Henry married Harriett INSKIP, so that is not the solution.