| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Joseph Shepherd, tailor He was born Oct to Dec 1840 at Wateringbury, Kent, registered at Malling District, Kent, ref: 1840 Q4 Vol 5 Page 308; christened 30th Oct 1840 at St John's Church, Wateringbury, Kent, parents Thomas & Sarah Shepherd [Barnes]; died Apr to June 1874 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1874 Q2 Vol 2A Page 310 | |||
| He married Emma Neal [Shephard] [King] [Tester] on 16th Mar 1869 at St John's Church, Wateringbury, Kent, witnesses Henry & Emma Shepherd. She was born 1844 at Balcombe, Sussex; christened 17th Mar 1844 at St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex, daughter of John Tester (labourer) and Lydia Tester. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Edward who was born 1870 at Wateringbury, Kent; christened 25th Feb 1870 St John's Church, Wateringbury, Kent | ||
| ii | Margaret Catherine who was born Jan to Mar 1872 at Maidstone, Kent, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q1 Vol 2A Page 617 | ||
| iii | Alice who was born Oct to Dec 1873 at Frances Terrace, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1873 Q4 Vol 2A Page 577; christened 22nd May 1874 Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died before 30th Jun 1874 Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
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