HARRY SHEPPARD (1872) * He was born 19 May 1872 in Wymeswold, and died 19 January 1933. Son of WILLIAM SHEPPARD and BETSY FOLLOWS. He married SARAH ANN WOOTTON 1 July 1908 in St Marys Church , Wymeswold, daughter of JOSEPH WOOTTON and MARY MILLS She was born 21 June 1872 in Wymeswold, and died 25 September 1948.

DATES:

Born - Wymeswold 19 May 1872

Family Bible - Harry Sheppard Born May 19 1872

Census 1881.  Henery - Age 8.
  Address - Sheppard's Farm, Wymeswold.
  Living With Father William(46) and Mother Betsy(36)
  Brother Ernest(7) and Sister Fanny(5) .
  + Borders & Servants (see William Sheppard for details)

Census 1891. Age 18. Farmers Son.
  Address - East Road, Wymeswold. (Church Farm)
  Living With Mother Betsy(45) , Brother Ernest(16) and Sister Fanny(15).

Census 1901. Age 28. Profession - Farmer Working Farm. Status - Worker.
  Address - East Road, Wymeswold. (Church Farm)
  Civil Parish - Wymeswold. Ecclesiastical Parish - St Marys.
  Living With Mother Betsy(55).

Harry & his Mother Betsy - tennants at Church Farm on 28th June 1909 when sold.

Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland 1912
Sheppard Harry, Farmer, East Street

Harry bought Church Farm on 22nd March 1926

Family Bible - Harry Sheppard died Jan 19th 1933

NOTES:

Notes from 'Memories of a Country Girlhood' by Ellen Smith © :-

* Aunt Sarah, who used to ask us kids in turn for Sunday dinner. She was good cook, but what fascinated us was her husband, Uncle Harry, when he carved the joint. He would give us a delightful grin and ask: "would you like a slice of dead pig?" or dead cow or dead sheep (which he pronounced "ship"). After carving each slice, he would lick the carving-knife both sides from handle to point. How he managed to do this without cutting his tongue, i cannot think.*

Bill Wootton remembers visiting Harry for Sunday dinner and Harry would place a lump of fat on the young Bill's plate and then wait for a reaction.

Harry farmed with the help of his brother Ernest at Church Farm, Wymeswold. During the hay making season on one Saturday Ernest had the job of tying the hay into bundles and stacking them up. Harry climbed up the stack on the Sunday and because one of the bundles had not been tied correctly he fell and broke his hip. This forced Harry to walk with a limp in later life, Ernest felt very guilty about what he had done and he eventually left to seek other employment because of it.

Harry & his Mother Betsy were tennants at Church Farm on 28th June 1909 when the farm and land came up for sale as part of 3 lots in a sale (Wymeswold,Burton-un-the-Wolds and Thorpe-in-the-Glebe) at the Bulls Head Hotel , Loughborough. Although they didn't buy it at the time.

The farm again came up for sale on 22nd March 1926, Harry & his Mother Betsy were still tennants. The farm was forced into sale by the direction of the Administrator of German Property. The farm was partly German owned and because of the War all German held property was to be sold (the Treaty of Peace Order, 1924). An Agnes Susan Muller is mentioned in the Conditions of Sale. It was Lot 1 and Lot 2 of the original 1909 auction that was for sale this time around. Harry bought it for £2250.

He Married :-

 DATES:

Born - Wymeswold 21 June 1872

Census 1881. Age 8.
  Address - Clay Street , Wymeswold.
  Living With Father Joseph(30), Mother Mary(29) and Brother Thomas(7) and Sister Florence(1)

Census 1891. Age 18.
  Address - Clay Street , Wymeswold.
  Living With Father Joseph(42), Mother Mary(40) and Brother Thomas(17) and Sister Florence(11)

Census 1901. Age 28. Profession - Assist in the Home. Status - Worker working at home.
  Address - Swifts Lane , Wymeswold.
  Civil Parish - Wymeswold. Ecclesiastical Parish - St Marys.
  Living With Father Joseph(51) , Mother Mary(49) and Brother Thomas(27) and Sister Florence(21).

She married Harry Sheppard on the 1st July 1908 in St Marys Church , Wymeswold.
 
Will: 5 April 1943, Moss, Deane & Moss
 
Died Date - 25 September 1948.
Burial: Wymeswold Cemetery

 NOTES:

Notes from 'Memories of a Country Girlhood' by Ellen Smith © :-

* My Aunt Sarah once sent me to the shop in the square (Wymeswold) for several articles and she recited to me the things she needed, adding at the end "a pennyiower". I could not think what this was ,but i asked all the same. As the shopkeeper didn't know either, she told me to ask my Auntie to write it down. "Good gracious me!" said auntie, " I owe the lady one penny." *

Child of HARRY SHEPPARD  and SARAH WOOTTON  is:

   i    RONALD WOOTTON SHEPPARD*     b. 12 December 1910, Wymeswold   d. 22 January 1992, Nottingham         

		Harry's Parents (Sheppard)
		Sarah's Parents (Wootton)