Rebecca Mary SHEPHERD (10.4.6.1.4.1.1)
Born
21 October 1883 Hartlepool, Durham, England
Parents
Ellen GILL (age 22) and Thomas SHEPHERD (age 23)
Birth of Siblings
Annie E SHEPHERD was born 1886 Hartlepool, Durham, England when Rebecca was 3
James W SHEPHERD born 1889 Hartlepool, Durham, England when Rebecca was 6
Resided
1891 at Hartlepool, Throston, Durham, England with parents Mary GILL and Thomas SHEPHERD and siblings Annie E SHEPHERD, James W SHEPHERD and servant Mary ROBSON (aged 18)
Birth of Sisters
Jane Ellen SHEPHERD born 1891 Hartlepool, Durham, England when Rebecca was 8
Ethel SHEPHERD born 1896 Hartlepool, Durham when Rebecca was 13
Resided
1901 at Hartlepool, Durham working as a servant for Robert and Eliza LAUDER
Coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
Rebecca would have celebrated the coronation of King Edward VII at Westminster Abbey while living in the United Kingdom in 1902.
Married
Frederick James HEPPLEWHITE 1906 Hartlepool, Durham, England
Birth of Children
Annie HEPPLEWHITE born 1906
Henry HEPPLEWHITE born 10 January 1910 Hartlepool, Durham, England
Resided
1911 at 116 Hard Road, Hartlepool, Durham with husband Frederick James HEPPLEWHITE and children Annie HEPPLEWHITE and Henry HEPPLEWHITE
Women’s Suffrage
1911 when Rebecca was living at Throston, Durham, England the fight for women’s suffrage had turned militant
Marriage of Daughter
Annie HEPPLEWHITE married James CODD 1930 Hartlepool, Durham, England
Marriage of Son
Henry HEPPLEWHITE married Elizabeth COULTARD 1933 Hartlepool, Durham, England
Resided
1939 Hartlepool, Durham, England with husband Frederick James HEPPLEWHITE
Death of Husband
Frederick James HEPPELWHITE died 6 January 1956 Hartlepool, Durham, England aged 74. They had been married 49 years
Resided
1968 at 63 Rodney Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England
Died
25 October 1968 Hartlepool, Durham, England aged 85
Probate
5 December 1968 at 1,104 pounds
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Frederick James HEPPLEWHITE (10.4.6.1.4.1.1/1) (husband of Rebecca Mary SHEPHERD)
Born: 25 March 1882 Dalton Percy, Durham, England
Parents: Ralph HEPPLEWHITE (1847 – 1917) and Sarah RIDLEY (1849 – 1915)
Occupation: 1891 – 1939 Coal Turner
Military: Enlisted 24 September 1917. Discharged 3 December 1918 with disability. Service Number WR203830. Corps, Regiment or Unit R.E. Army. Title PRC Ledgers. Pension Record Ledger 2/MH/No.539
Died: 6 January 1956 Hartlepool, England
Probate: 17 February 1956 Durham, England
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Annie HEPPLEWHITE (10.4.6.1.4.1.1.1)
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Henry HEPPLEWHITE (10.4.6.1.4.1.1.2)
Born
10 January 1910 Hartlepool, Durham, England
Parents
Rebecca Mary SHEPHERD (aged 26) and Frederick James HEPPLEWHITE (aged 28)
Resided
1911 at 116 Hart Road, Hartlepool, Durham with parents Rebecca Mary SHEPHERD and Frederick James HEPPLEWHITE and sister Annie HEPPLEWHITE
Marriage of Sister
1930 Annie HEPPLEWHITE married James CODD 1930 Hartlepool, Durham, England
Married
Henry HEPPLEWHITE married Elizabeth COULTARD 1933 Hartlepool, Durham, England when he was 23
Occupation
1939 Heavy Motor Lorry Driver Railway Goods
Resided
1939 at 32 West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Universal Blackouts during World War II
Henry Hepplewhite would have experienced government regulated blackouts during World War II while living in Durham, Durham in 1939.
Britain Declares War on Germany
Henry Hepplewhite was living in Durham, Durham, in 1939 when Britain declared war on Nazi Germany.
Death of Father
Frederick James HEPPLEWHITE died 6 January 1956 Hartlepool, Durham aged 74
Death of Mother
Rebecca Mary SHEPHERD died 1968 Hartlepool, Durham aged 85
Resided
1976 at 42 Ashley Gardens, Hartlepool, Durham, England
Death of Wife
Elizabeth COULTARD died 19 November 1976 Hartlepool, Durham aged 69. They had been married for 43 years.
Death of Sister
Annie HEPPLEWHITE died 26 July 1982 Hartlepool, Durham when Henry was 72
Resided
1988 at Casterton House, Casterton Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Died
1988 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England aged 78
Probate
10 October 1988 at 16,720 pounds
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Elizabeth COULTARD (10.4.6.1.4.1.1.2/1) (wife of Henry HEPPLEWHITE)
Born: 21 March 1907
Parents: Robert George COULTHARD (1871 – 1951) and Margaret POUNDER (1874 – 1961)
Died: 19 November 1976 Hartlepool, Durham, England
Probate: 23 December 1976 at 3,461 pounds
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Sources:
10.4.6.1.4.1.1 SHEPHERD, Rebecca Mary, England and Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1873 – 1915
10.4.6.1.4.1.1 SHEPHERD, Rebecca Mary, England and Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index 1837 – 1915
10.4.6.1.4.1.1 SHEPHERD, Rebecca Mary, 1939 England and Wales Register, Durham, West Hartlepool CB
10.4.6.1.4.1.1 SHEPHERD, Rebecca Mary, England and Wales, Civil Registration Death Index 1968 Hartlepool, Durham
10.4.6.1.4.1.1.2 HEPPLEWHITE, Henry, England and Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1910
10.4.6.1.4.1.1.2 HEPPLEWHITE, Henry, England and Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index 1933
10.4.6.1.4.1.1.2 HEPPLEWHITE, Henry, England and Wales, Civil Registration Death Index 1988
10.4.6.1.4.1.1.2 HEPPLEWHITE, Henry, 1939 England and Wales Register