Origins of surname
No prizes for guessing that the original Mr Shepherd was employed to look after a flock of sheep.
Early records
The earliest appearance in island records of any of the spelling variants was for the marriage of Lanvrenic Shepheard and Marie de Quetteville at Grouville in 1703. This was followed seven years later in the same parish by the wedding of Francis Shepheard and Elizabeth Le Feuvre. There is no record of children from either of these marriages.
The first baptism record was also for a Shepheard - Sara, the daughter of James and Honour in St Helier in 1770.
The surname Shepherd seems to have been more common, or perhaps better researched, in Guernsey than Jersey.
Variants
- Shepherd
- Shephard
- Sheppard
- Shepeard
- Shepard
- Shepheard
- Shepperd
- Shippard
Family records
Family trees
Church records
- Shepherd baptisms in Jersey
- Shepherd marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Shepherd marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Shepherd burials in Jersey
Great War service
- George William Shepard (St B), Private, Royal Defence Corps
- Gordon Frederick John Shepherd (1888- ) (St B), to Canada
Family wills
This will created by a member of the Shepherd family is now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, date and reference number shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Charlotte Shepherd - 11 August 1934, D/Y/A/96
Burial records
Family album
Evelyn Ruth Shepherd, nee Farrell, in 1922 with children Philip John, Phyllis Evelyn, Marjorie Constance and Sheila Madeleine. Philip John and Marjorie were born in Jersey while their father, Philip William Shepherd (1879-1953) was serving with the Army garrison regiment. This photograph was taken when the family lived in Plymouth
Marjorie Constance Shepherd (1912-1993) pictured in nurse's uniform in 1932
Elizabeth Shepherd (1874- ), wife of Charles, and mother of a daughter and two sons
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