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William Sheppard was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 16th Mar 1842 and arriving 11th Aug 1842 with 254 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 42 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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CON14-1-13 Image 314 No; 6626. Aged; 23 years old [born abt 1819] Status; Married. Wife; Eliza at Native Place.
Married: Jane Phoebe KING - 25 April 1859 Hobart Nine children: Unnamed female born 1860 Hobart Tasmania James William Shepherd born 1862 Gordon Tasmania died 1941 Beauty Point Tasmania Charles Edward Shepherd born 1864 Esperance Tasmania died 1959 Jane Phoebe Shepherd born 1866 Tasmania married George Homer 1885 Port Esperance Tasmania Unnamed Male born 1869 Esperance died 1869 Esperance William West Shepherd born 1870 Esperance died 1856 NSW William Shepherd born 1872 Launceston died 1872 Launceston Mary Ann Shepherd born 1873 Launceston Rheuben Shepherd born 1875 Launceston FATAL ACCIDENT Our Launceston correspondent, writing on Sunday evening, says :- A sad accident, which subsequently terminated fatally, occurred at the tannery of Messrs. Gardner and Mackenzie, Wellington-street, Launceston. About noon on Saturday, a man named William Sheppard, a carpenter, when engaged in erecting a drying-Shed, and sitting on some scaffolding on the inside of the building, was thrown down, by the beam upon which he was sitting falling to the ground. The man in falling struck his head against the side of a tan pit, and a quantity of timber and debris also fell upon him. He was taken up and found to be insensible, and then conveyed by his fellow workmen to the General Hospital. On examination by the medical officer at the Hospital, Sheppard was found to have sustained severe injuries to the head. He was insensible from the time of the accident, never rallied, and died about 8 o'clock on Sunday morning. He leaves a wife and five children, totally unprovided for. A young man named Scott was on the scaffolding, and also fell down, but escaped uninjured. The Mercury (Hobart) Wednesday 25 August 1875 William Shepherd was a Cabinet Maker from St Martin Birmingham Warwickshire England. He was married prior to coming to Australia with no issue. We was a son of Charles Shepherd (miniature Painter/Artist of St Martin Birmingham born 1784 died 1832) and grandson of Robert Shepherd (Landscape Painter of Wolford Warwickshire born 1763 died 1849).