Agnes SHEPHERD b. 1846 Guilthwaite, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England d. 3 Jul 1929 Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England: Our Family History

1846 - 1929 (83 years)

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Name Agnes SHEPHERD

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 1846 Guilthwaite, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Christening 8 May 1846 St. Mary Magdalene Church, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

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

Baptism Record (1845-1846)
St. Mary Magdelene Church, Whiston

Gender Female

Census 1851 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
7	11	John	Lemon	Head	1808	Orcheston	43	Male	Married
8	11	Ann	Lemon	Wife	1808	Shirley	43	Female	Married	Farmer
9	11	Sarah	Lemon	Daughter	1839	Shirley	12	Female	Single	Domestic Employed
10	11	Frederic	Lemon	Son	1845	Shirley	6	Male		Scholar
11	11	Philip	Lemon	Son	1849	Shirley	2	Male		Scholar
12	11	John	Sheppard	Nephew	1844	Whiston	7	Male		Scholar
13	11	Agnes	Sheppard	Niece	1846	Whiston	5	Female
14	11	Mary	Lemon	Daughter	1843	Shirley	8	Female		Scholar

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2146 Folio: 88 Page: 4 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=07rj_5307
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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 16 Frederick Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
4	8	George	Denton	Head	1851	Masbrough	30	Male	Married	Turner
5	8	Agnes	Denton	Wife	1847	Whiston	34	Female	Married
6	8	Lizzie A	Denton	Daughter	1877	Rotherham	4	Female	Single
7	8	Infant	Denton	Son	1881	Rotherham	1 Month	Male	Single
8	8	Martha	Hoskin	Servant	1867	Rawmarsh	14	Female	Single	General Servant
9	8	Emma	Marriott	Visitor	1855	Nottingham	26	Female	Single

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 4672 Folio: 39 Page: 2 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=7ycn_5339
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Census 1891 38 Effingham Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
26	156	Agnes	Denton	Head	1848	Whiston	43	Female	Widow	Furnishing Ironmonger
27	156	Edith A	Denton	Daughter	1879	Rotherham	12	Female
28	156	Jane	Tattersall	Servant	1865	Rotherham	26	Female	Single	Domestic Servant
29	156	Charles W	Shepherd	Lodger	1871	Richmond	20	Male	Single	Lime Keeper of Ironmongers Warehouse

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 3846 Folio: 74 Page: 24 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=25kg_5340
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Census 1901 28 Aldred Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
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1	173	Agnes	Denton	Head	1846	Whiston	55	Female	Widow	Ironmonger
2	173	Anne	Shepherd	Sister	1841	Doncaster	60	Female	Single
3	173	Lizzie Agnes	Denton	Daughter	1877	Rotherham	24	Female	Single	Ironmonger's Assistant
4	173	John James Shepherd	Denton	Son	1881	Rotherham	20	Male	Single	Ironmonger's Assistant
5	173	James	Clarke	Visitor	1874	Bolton	27	Male	Single	Insurance Agent

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 4392 Folio: 48 Page: 28 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=f9gt_5341
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Census 1911 35 Clifton Lane, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Children Born	Children Living	Occupation	Comments
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1	74	Anne	Shepherd	Head	1841	Balby	70	Female	Single			Private Means
2	74	Agnes	Denton	Sister	1846	Guilthwaite	65	Female	Widow	3	2	Housekeeper

PRO Class: RG14 Piece: 28052 RD: 511 SD: 2 ED: 10 SN: 74 Enumerated: 1911 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=cdm0_5342
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Census 1921 7 Frederick Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

UK 1921 Census 2nd page: click to display Page Two

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	84	James	Clarke	Head	1874	Lancashire	47	Male	Married	Refreshment Caterer
2	84	L Agnes	Clarke	Wife	1877	Rotherham	44	Female	Married	Refreshment Caterer
3	84	Annie B	Clarke	Daughter	1910	Rotherham	11	Female	Both Alive
4	84	Agnes	Denton	Mother-in-Law	1846	Whiston	75	Female	Widow	Not Occupied for a living
5	84	Doris A	Reed	Visitor	1897	Yorkshire	24	Female	Single	Home Duties

PRO Class: RG15 Piece: 23183 RD: 511 SD: 2 ED: 6 Enumerated: 19 Jun 1921 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=2nvf_5343
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Death 3 Jul 1929 Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Burial Moorgate Cemetery, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

FindAGrave Memorial 263511789

Moorgate Cemetery
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Benjamin SHEPHERD (Grandfather)

Sarah STORER, b. 1695 d. 26 Feb 1781, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 86 years) (3 x Great Grandmother)

Person ID I60208 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 22 Mar 2026

Father	Benjamin SHEPHERD, b. 1817, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England d. 26 Jul 1896, Pond Farm, Clayton with Frickley, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England (Age 79 years)
Mother	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
Family ID	F19676	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family George DENTON, b. 1851, Masbrough, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Marriage 15 Feb 1876 St. Mary Magdalene Church, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Marriage Record (1876 Feb 15-22)
St. Mary Magdelene Church, Whiston

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

Children

+	1. Lizzie Agnes DENTON, b. 24 Feb 1877, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England ▻ James CLARKE
	2. Edith Annie DENTON, b. 6 Nov 1878, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England d. 8 Feb 1896 (Age 17 years)
	3. John James Shepherd DENTON, b. 24 Mar 1881, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England bur. All Saints Churchyard, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Family ID F21650 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Mar 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1846 - Guilthwaite, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Christening - 8 May 1846 - St. Mary Magdalene Church, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Guilthwaite, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Marriage - 15 Feb 1876 - St. Mary Magdalene Church, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1881 - 16 Frederick Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1891 - 38 Effingham Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1901 - 28 Aldred Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1911 - 35 Clifton Lane, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Census - 1921 - 7 Frederick Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Death - 3 Jul 1929 - Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
	Burial - - Moorgate Cemetery, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

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