Elizabeth Prike born 30th December 1859 Laceby, Nr. Grimsby, Lincolnshire

[diana2646]

I don't know of anyone is able to help me.  I am researching the above Elizabeth Prike, born 30th December 1859 in Laceby, near Grimsby.  She married William Francis Sheppard on 8th November 1877.  His father's name according to the marriage record, was Francis Sheppard.

I have searched and searched, but cannot find anything at all as to what happened to them after the marriage.  I have also searched for the birth of William Francis Sheppard, and cannot find a birth for him either or any censuses for him before marriage.  I have searched censuses, death records, emigration records, although I do not have an international subscription to Ancestry, only the British one.

Can anyone suggest anything.

Thanks, Diana

[keyboard86]

Hi try the spelling SHEPHERD at Watkin Terrace
Census ref 1881 RG11/3271/20/34
Keyboard86

[diana2646]

Oh, thank you very much.  That looks like it is them.  Says Elizabeth was born Laceby, and William born Diss, Norfolk.

I looked on freeBMD, but could not find his birth.  There seems to be so many ways of spelling 'Shepherd', its a bit of a minefield.  Now I know where he was born, I will look for him again.

Thanks very much,

Diana

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Wonder if this is William on 1861 in Ipswich?

Francis Sheppard    56 - labourer at oil mill b Norwich
Deborah Sheppard    51 - dressmaker, b Allington Suffolk
Jacob Sheppard    21 - oil cake maker b Redgrave, Suffolk
Francis Sheppard    8 - b Diss

RG 9, 1162, 84, 22

[rosie17]

1891 Census Great Grimbsy

Elizabeth Shepherd 32 born 1859 Laceby ( widow ) is housekeeper to John Burley transcribed as Birley
There is also a John S Burley age 7 years

Gro records John Shepherd Burley  born 1883 mother's maiden name Prike

Marriage for a Elizabeth Sheppard 1918 Grimsby to John Burley 

Death for a Elizabeth Burley 1936 Grimsby   age 76 birth year 1860 might be worth checking out

Rosie

[rosie17]

Going by the occupation of William Francis Sheppard ( fisherman ) there are a few deaths at sea
1881_1883 might be possibilities

Rosie

[diana2646]

Hi Mabel and Rosie,

Thank you both for all the brilliant information.

Mabel, I think you are right re the 1861 census and William's family in Norfolk, thank you.

Rosie, thanks very much for all the info as regards Elizabeth and her being 'housekeeper' to John Burley and the eventual marriage.  When you say there are some deaths at sea between 1881-1883, are there records of deaths at sea somewhere?  I wondered how you knew that?

Thanks to you both,

Diana

[diana2646]

Hi, I have just found on Ancestry, a death for a William Shepherd age 28, born 1855 Died 6th March 1883.  Says - Merchant Marine - at sea, Great Britain.  Needs looking into I think.

There are records which I have also just found, of fishermen who died at sea 1880 - 1882, but William is not on them.  If he died in 1883, he wouldn't be.

Diana

[rosie17]

Yes it would need further investigation on the death for William Shepherd maybe some mention in newspaper collections ..There are a few records for the son John Shepherd Burley on Ancestry I see on the census records 1891 his father was also a fisherman There are a few trees on Ancestry but no mention of William Shepherd ..

Rosie