RONALD WOOTTON SHEPPARD (1910)* He was
born 12 December 1910 in Wymeswold, and died 22 January 1992 in Nottingham. Son of HARRY
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DATES:
Born - Wymeswold 12th December 1910
Married 2nd August 1937 in St Marys Church , Wymeswold.
Died - 22
January 1992
Burial: Wymeswold Cemetery
NOTES:
Ronald worked the farm all his life. Mostly producing milk from his cow herd. There were
some hens producing eggs which were kept in the orchard in large huts. He did also produce
sugar beet, wheat and hay. Stan can remember his father Ronald would have to get up very
early with Alec his farm hand to make sure the beet would be ready to take to Loughborough
for the early train.
One day when moving the milk churns to the delivery stand by the gate Ronald chopped the
end of his little finger off. He was rushed to hospital where he received a skin graft
from his arm to repair the finger.
Occasionally the family would get away for a holiday at Skegness, Ronald's Son Roland
would usually be left at home to look after the farm.
I can remember myself (Mark) helping my Grand-father to bring the cows home to the farm
from the fields, i always felt very important wielding my big stick about and fetching
cows that were straying too far.
Ronald was a regular at the White Horse Pub on Far Street - now a residential premises.
He unfortunately Suffered with parkinsons disease in later life.
He Married :-
MONA HALLAM (1915)* She was
born 25 March 1915 in Elston, and died 10 October 1974 in Wymeswold. Daughter of JOHN
THOMAS HALLAM and ELIZABETH MOODY |
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DATES:
Born - 25 March 1915 at Elston
Married 2nd
August 1937 in St Marys Church, Wymeswold.
Died 10 October 1974
Burial: Wymeswold Cemetery.
Will : 18th September 1974, Moss Toone & Deane
NOTES:
From Margaret Illiots's Notes :-
Mona's father John Thomas Hallam found a farm the Turn Post, at Wymeswold and moved their
in Spring 1932. Mona stayed at Elston to be housekeeper for her brother , Thomas. She was
only seventeen but she was quite glad to get away from home.
Mona returned to Turn Post after her brothers death (Thomas-1933) and it was not long
before she married a local farmer, Ronald Sheppard and went to live in the village
(Wymeswold) at Church Farm. she had five children, one of whom died. Mona was always full
of fun when one visited her. She enjoyed a good laugh. However she smoked too much and
could not be persuaded to give up and so at fifty-nine, she died an early death.
Children of RONALD SHEPPARD and MONA HALLAM are:
i ROLAND HARRY JOHN SHEPPARD
ii BRIAN STANLEY SHEPPARD
iii DAVID ROY SHEPPARD
iv JANET MARY SHEPPARD*
v ERIC? SHEPPARD (Died as baby)
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