Mary Elizabeth Hill

Bef 1858 - 1942  (> 84 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth Hill
  Birth	Bef 23 May 1858	Harting, Sussex, England   [1]
  Baptism	23 May 1858	South Harting, Harting, Sussex, England   [2]
  	Mary Elizabeth Hill duaghter of Henry and Mary Hill, Carrier Abode: South Harting
  		HILL Mary Elizabeth bapt 1858 Harting Sussex
  Gender	Female
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Harting Street, Harting, Sussex, England   [3]
  	HILL Henry, Head, Mar, 32, Farrier, Harting Sussex HILL Mary, Wife, Mar, 42, Wife, Clare Ireland HILL Henry, Son, Unm, 7, Scholar, Harting Sussex HILL George, Son, 4, Harting Sussex HILL Mary Elizabeth, Dau, 3, Harting Sussex
  		HILL Henry 1861 Harting Hampshire
  Census	2 Apr 1871	North Lane, Harting, Sussex, England   [4]
  	HILL Henry, Head, M, 43, Game Dealer, Harting Sussex HILL Mary, Wife, M, 54, Clare Ireland HILL Harry, Son, Unm, 17, Servant, Harting Sussex HILL Elizabeth, Dau, 13, Scholar, Harting Sussex HILL William, Son, 7, Scholar, Harting Sussex MALONE Elizabeth, Visitor, Unm, 24, Westmeath Ireland BUTLER Harriett Dora, Visitor, 4, Kings County Ireland BUTLER Marion Louisa, Visitor, 2, London Surrey
  		HILL Henry 1871 Harting Hampshire
  Census	5 Apr 1891	52 Percy Road, Portsea, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	SHEPHERD Edmund, Head, Married, 35, Steward Royal Navy, Chichester Sussex SHEPHERD Elizabeth, Wife, Married, 33, Harting Sussex SHEPHERD William, Son, 5, Portsmouth Hants SHEPHERD Annie, Dau, 2mths, Portsmouth Hants SHEPHERD Rachael, Dau, 2mths, Portsmouth Hants.
  		SHEPHERD Edmund 1891 Portsea Landport Hampshire
  Census	31 Mar 1901	137 Guildford Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	SHEPHERD Mary, Wife, Head, Mar, 43, Harting Sussex SHEPHERD William, Son, Single, 15, Plumber apprentice, Worker, Portsmouth Hants SHEPHERD Annie, Dau, Single, 12, Portsmouth Hants SHEPHERD Rachel, Dau, 10, Portsmouth Hants SHEPHERD George, Son, 8, Portsmouth Hants SHEPHERD Ethel, Dau, 6, Portsmouth Hants Edmund was on board the Endymion on the night of the 31 March 1901 and next day aboard the Dofwell 1st April 1901 until 25 May 1901
  		SHEPHERD Mary 1901 Portsmouth Hamsphire
  Photo	1905  [7]
  	Shepherd Family in England c1905. L-R: George, Rachel, William, Annie. Front: Mary Elizabeth Shepherd MS Hill, Margaret, Edmund Shepherd and Ethel
  		Shepherd Family in England from Noeline Flipp
  Census	2 Apr 1911	118 Fratton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England   [8]
  	SHEPHERD Edmund, Head, 54, Mar, Manager, Off License, Worker, Home, Crocker Hill Sussex SHEPHERD Elizabeth, Wife, 53, Mar, Married 26 Years, 6 Children born and still living, Assisting in the Business, Harting Sussex SHEPHERD Annie, Dau, 22, Single, Milliner, Portsmouth Hants SHEPHERD Margaret, Dau, 8, Scholar, Portsmouth Hants
  		SHEPHERD Edmund 1911 Portsmouth Hampshire rg14_05524_0097_03
  Immigration	21 May 1914	from London, England via "Commonwealth" to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [9]
  	"Commonwealth" left London 21 May 1914 and arrived in Sydney NSW July 13th. 3rd Class Ticket No 262 SHEPHERD Edmund, Publican, 58 SHEPHERD Mrs Elizabeth, Wife, 56 SHEPHERD Margaret, 11 Most likely took a boat to NZ not long after arrival in NSW.
  		SHEPHERD Edmund to Sydney NSW May 1914 40610_B000845-00585
  Immigration	Abt 1915	from Sydney, Australia to New Zealand
  	Sometime after landing in Sydney, Edmund then bought his family to New Zealand
  Electoral	1919	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [10]
  	SHEPHERD Edmund, 63 Gilbert Street, warder SHEPHERD Elizabeth, 63, Gilbert Street, married
  Death	23 Jul 1942	Porirua Hospital, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand   [11, 12]
  	Cause: Hypostatic Pneumonia - 3 days; Senile Decay - years
  	Mary Elizabeth Shepherd Married, Aged 84 From Stratford Parents: William Hill, Gamekeeper & Elizabeth Hill MS Scales Born: Harting England In NZ 28 years (1914) Married: to Edmund Shepherd, when aged 26 in Harting England Living Issue: M: 57, 50 F: 54, 51, 48, 39
  		SHEPHERD Mary Elizabeth Death 1942 24863
  Burial	25 Jul 1942	Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [13]
  	In Loving Memory of our Dear Mother Mary Elizabeth Shepherd died 23rd July 1942 aged 84 years. And Father Edmund Shepherd died 15th Jan 1943 aged 86 years. Though lost to sight, to memory ever dear. Hendrie Street Extension Row 12 Lot 14 Plot 3
  		SHEPHERD Mary and Edmund New Plymouth Cemetery
  Probate	24 Sep 1942	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [14]
  	Mary Elizabeth Shepherd Edmund Shepherd Administrator Died intestate Value of estate £350 Edmund Shepherd lawful widower and six children. William Shepherd of New Plymouth, Painter aged 56yrs; Annie Wilkins wife of Percival Wilkins of London, England, aged 53yrs; Rachel Mary Baker wife of Arthur Baker of New Plymouth, Retired Engineer aged 52yrs; George Shepherd of Wellington, Civil Servant, aged 50yrs; Ethel Hartley wife James Hartley of Auckland, Warehouseman, aged 47yrs; and Margaret Boon wife of George Boon of Stratford, Builder, aged 40yrs.
  AAA Last Date	10 Jan 2023
  Research Note	unable to identify correctly on the 1881 Census.
  Person ID	I2499	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	Henry Hill,   b. Bef 11 Oct 1828, Harting, Sussex, England d. Bef 14 Jan 1875, Harting, Sussex, England (Age < 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Scales,   b. Abt 1819, Clare, Ireland d. Bef 10 May 1872, Harting, Sussex, England (Age < 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edmund Shepherd,   b. 15 Oct 1856, Crocker Hill, Sussex, England d. 15 Jan 1943, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1884	Parish Church, Harting, Sussex, England   [15, 16]
  	Edmund Shepherd, 27, Bachelor, Steward in Royal Navy Res: St Johns, Portsea Father: Edmund Shepherd - Farmer Mary Elizabeth Hill, 26, Spinster, no occupation, Res: West Harting Father: Henry Hill - Gamekeeper Witnesses: William John Hill & Catherine Weeks Banns were held 3 Sundays before marriage. Reg no 49 Edmund Shepherd of the Parish of St Johns, Portsea, Bachelor & Mary Elizabeth Hill of this Parish, Spinster 1st on Sunday Aug 10, HD Gooden, Vicar 2nd on Sunday Aug 17, JB Birkett, off minster 3rd on Sunday Aug 24, FJ Birkett, Curate
  Number of Children	6 Children
  Children	+ 1. William Shepherd,   b. 9 Jul 1885, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England d. 28 May 1966, New Plymouth Hospital, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Annie Shepherd,   b. 8 May 1888, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England d. 5 Jan 1951, 63 Holywell Hill, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Rachel Mary Shepherd,   b. 27 Jan 1891, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England d. 5 Jan 1973, 35a Wallace Place, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural] + 4. George Shepherd,   b. 27 May 1892, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England d. 20 Apr 1953, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural] + 5. Ethel Shepherd,   b. 13 Apr 1894, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England d. 2 Dec 1983, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural] + 6. Margaret Shepherd,   b. 1902, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England d. 12 Oct 1956, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F1235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Electoral - 1919 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Probate - 24 Sep 1942 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  HILL Mary Elizabeth from Robyn Johnson Ancestry site

  
  

• Sources

  [S63] England, Civil Registration Online, Record Type: BDM Indexes, 1858 June Qtr, Midhurst Sussex, Vol 2b Page 298 - Mothers Maiden Name - Scales. [S42] England, Parish Registers, Compiler Address: Old Church Records, Parish Register of Harting Sussex, Church of England 1567- 1876 Film No 918470, viewed June 2007. [S27] Compiler: PRO England, 1861 English Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: PRO England, www.ancestry.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Harting Sussex District 6, RG 9 628 page 62. [S28] Compiler: PRO England, 1871 English Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: PRO England, www.ancestry.co.uk, 2 Arpril 1871;), 1871 Harting Sussex District 6, RG 10 1122 page 24. [S60] Compiler: PRO England, 1891 English Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: PRO England, www.ancestry.co.uk, 5 April 1891;), 1891 Portsea Hampshire, RG12/ 875 Page 5. [S51] Compiler: Pro England, 1901 English Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: PRO England, www.ancestry.co.uk, 31 March 1901;), 1901 Portsmouth Hampshire, RG13/986 Page 2. [S225] Noeline Flipp, Supplied by Noeline Flipp, Recipient: Ailsa Corlett, Author Address: New Zealand, (Name: Various letters or emails;), email from Noeline Aug 2015 with Shepherd Family. [S104] Compiler: PRO England, 1911 English Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: National Archives England, www.Findmypast.co.uk, 2 April 1911;), 1911 Portsmouth Hampshire, RG14 Piece 5524 Sch No 48. [S47] Shipping Records, Subject: Passenger Lists, UK outward Passenger Lists, 1890 - 1960 - Commonwealth dep London 21 May 1914 for Sydney NSW Australia - via Ancestry. [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1919 NZ Electoral Roll, Taranaki. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1942 NZ Online Database: 1942/ 24863 aged 84yrs. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S3] NZSG, NZ Cemetery Records, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand & Online Council Databases; Date: 1988;), NZSG Cemetery Records, Taranaki Te Henui Row 12, Lot 14, Plot 2 - recorded as Shepperd. [S207] NZ Probates - National Archives NZ, National Archives - New Plymouth District Court - R14565660 Record No 6319 1942. [S42] England, Parish Registers, Compiler Address: Old Church Records, Parish Register of Harting Sussex, Church of England 1874-1901 Film No 2147081, viewed July 2007. [S63] England, Civil Registration Online, Record Type: BDM Indexes, 1884 Sept Qtr Midhurst Sussex, Vol 2b Page 665.