Benjamin SHEPHERD b. 1817 Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England d. 26 Jul 1896 Pond Farm, Clayton with Frickley, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England: Our Family History

1817 - 1896 (79 years)

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Name Benjamin SHEPHERD

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 1817 Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Christening 6 Apr 1817 St. Mary Magdalene Church, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

St. Mary Magdalene Church
Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Gender Male

Census 1841 Balby, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
23	106	Benjamin	Shepherd	1816	Yorkshire	25	Male	Carpenter
24	106	Eliza	Shepherd	1811		30	Female
25	106	Ann	Shepherd	1841	Yorkshire	3 Months	Female

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 1341 Folio: 14 Page: 20 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=2z7w_5333
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Census 1851 Ward Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	294	George	Harris	Head	1822	Devon	29	Male	Married	Saddler Journeyman
2	294	Mary	Harris	Wife	1830	Yorkshire	21	Female	Married
3	294	Benjamin	Shepherd	Lodger	1817	Whiston	34	Male	Widower	Carpenter Journeyman

PRO Class: H)107 Piece: 2339 Folio: 249 Page: 5 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=b6zd_5334
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Census 1861 Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	7	Benjamin	Shepherd	Head	1817	Whiston	44	Male	Widower	Carpenter
2	7	Ann	Shepherd	Daughter	1841	Balby	20	Female	Single	Carpenter's Daighter
3	7	John	Shepherd	Son	1844	Whiston	17	Male	Single	Carpenter's Son

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 3505 Folio: 68 Page: 2 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=rfwn_5335
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Census 1871 Guilthwaite, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
11	36	Benjamin	Shepherd	Head	1817	Whiston	54	Male	Widower	Joiner & Wheelwright
12	36	Annie	Shepherd	Daughter	1841	Doncaster	30	Female	Single
13	36	Agnes	Shepherd	Daughter	1846	Whiston	25	Female	Single
14	36	George	Walton	Apprentice	1854	Whiston	17	Male	Single	Joiner & Wheelwright

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 4704 Folio: 102 Page: 8 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=9mn0_5336
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Census 1881 Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
15	157	Benjamin	Shepherd	Head	1817	Whiston	64	Male	Widower	Master Joiner
16	157	Annie	Shepherd	Daughter	1847	Balby	34	Female	Single
17	157	Edith A	Shepherd	Grand Daughter	1879	Rotherham	2	Female	Single
18	157	John	Abson	Lodger	1863	Whiston	18	Male	Single	Apprentice Joiner

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 4674 Folio: 62 Page: 24 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=6v2z_5337
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Census 1891 Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image										Transcript
23	73	Benjamin	Shepherd	Head	1817	Whiston	74	Male	Joiner & Wheelwright
24	73	Anne	Shepherd	Daughter	1841	Balby	50	Female	Housekeeper
25	73	John J S	Denton	Grandson	1881	Rotherham	10	Male	Scholar

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 3848 Folio: 40 Page: 12 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=v31r_5338
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Occupation Carpenter

Death 26 Jul 1896 Pond Farm, Clayton with Frickley, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Burial 29 Jul 1896 St. Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Burial Record (1896 Jul-Dec)
St. Mary Magdelene Church, Whiston

St. Mary Magdalene Churchyard
Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Probate 6 Jul 1904

Probate Register - 1904
S & T - Page 74

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Benjamin SHEPHERD (Father)

Ann BOWER (Mother)

Person ID I52964 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 22 Mar 2026

Father	Benjamin SHEPHERD
Mother	Ann BOWER
Family ID	F19677	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eliza PEGGE, b. 4 Nov 1809, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Yorkshire, England

Marriage 6 Feb 1840 St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Banns (1839-1840)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

Marriage Record (1839-1840)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

St. Michael's Church
Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Children

	1. Ann SHEPHERD, b. 1841, Balby, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England d. Sep 1914, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England (Age 73 years)
	2. John SHEPHERD, b. 1843, Guilthwaite, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England d. Jul 1864, Guilthwaite, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England (Age 21 years)
+	3. Agnes SHEPHERD, b. 1846, Guilthwaite, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England d. 3 Jul 1929, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England (Age 83 years) ▻ George DENTON m. 15 Feb 1876

Family ID F19676 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Mar 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1817 - Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Christening - 6 Apr 1817 - St. Mary Magdalene Church, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Marriage - 6 Feb 1840 - St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1841 - Balby, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Ward Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Guilthwaite, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1891 - Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Death - 26 Jul 1896 - Pond Farm, Clayton with Frickley, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
	Burial - 29 Jul 1896 - St. Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

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