Stella's parents marriage.......
Marriages Dec 1919 (>99%) Sheppard Margaret H K Webb Croydon 2a 749 Webb Leonard E Sheppard Croydon 2a 749
Leonard Edwin Webb in the Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937 Name: Leonard Edwin Webb (Bachelor) Labourer....209 Church Road Age: 25 Birth Year: abt 1894 Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1919 Archive Provided Parish: Mitcham, St Peter and St Paul Parish as it Appears: Mitcham Spouse: Margaret Helen Kathleen Sheppard (Spinster) 144 Church Road Spouse Age: 20 Father: Leonard John Webb (Carman) Spouse Father: Edward Albert Sheppard (Balata Rubber Washer) Witnesses: Lilian Mary Sheppard and George Leonard Stephen Webb
Births Dec 1894 (>99%) Webb Lennard Edwin Kingston 2a 303
(A bit of cunfusuion over the spelling of Lennard/Leonard)
Leonard Edwin Webb in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Leonard Edwin Webb Gender: Male Baptism Date: 11 Nov 1894 Baptism Place: Mitcham, Surrey, England Father: Leonard John Webb Mother: Clara Louisa Webb FHL Film Number: 1278892
Births Jun 1899 (>99%) Sheppard Margaret Helen K Croydon 2a 322
Margaret Helen K Webb in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Margaret Helen K Webb Birth Date: 22 Mar 1899 Date of Registration: Oct 1987 Age at Death: 88 Registration district: Grantham Inferred County: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire Volume: 7 Page: 1535
Lennard Edwin Webb in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Lennard Edwin Webb Birth Date: 18 Oct 1894 Date of Registration: Dec 1975 Age at Death: 81 Registration district: Grantham Inferred County: Lincolnshire Volume: 7 Page: 1523
(On the marriage record it states that Margaret's father is Edward Albert....but you will see from the census records that he often preferred his second name of Albert. Also the surname "Sheppard" is often mis-spelt or mis-transcribed)
Margaret Helen Kathleen Shepherd in the 1901 England Census Name: Margaret Helen Kathleen Shepherd Age: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1899 Relation to Head: Daughter Gender: Female Father: Albert Edward Shepherd Mother: Margaret Shepherd Birth Place: Mitcham, Surrey, England Civil Parish: Mitcham Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter and St Paul County/Island: Surrey Country: England Registration district: Croydon Sub-registration district: Mitcham
Household Members:
Albert Edward Shepherd 28 (Miller Labourer) Mitcham, Surrey Margaret Shepherd 28 Grace Marla Shepherd 3 Margaret Helen Kathleen Shepherd 2 Herbert Bryant 18 Robert Martine 32
Margaret appears as Ellen in 1911 (Probably her nick name)
Ellen Sheppard in the 1911 England Census
Ellen Sheppard in the 1911 England Census Name: Ellen Sheppard Age in 1911: 12 Estimated birth year: abt 1899 Relation to Head: Daughter Gender: Female Birth Place: Mitcham Civil Parish: Mitcham County/Island: Surrey Country: England Street address: 5 A Keens Terrace, Church Road, Mitcham Occupation: School Registration district: Croydon Registration District Number: 39 Sub-registration district: Mitcham
Household Members:
Albert E Sheppard 39 Mitcham, Surrey, England (Rubber Worker) Margaret E Sheppard 39 Bethnal Green, Middlesex, Grace Sheppard 14 Ellen Sheppard 12 Mary Sheppard 10 Violet Sheppard 8 Ted Sheppard 6 Dothy Sheppard 4 Herick Sheppard 1
Married 15 years..........7 children born and living
Marriages Jun 1897 (>99%) Sheppard Edward Albert Croydon 2a 479 Blackhall Margaret Elizabeth Croydon 2a 479
Edward Albert Sheppard in the Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937 Name: Edward Albert Sheppard (Bachelor) Dairyman....Causeway Age: 25 Birth Year: abt 1872 Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1897 Archive Provided Parish: Mitcham, St Peter and St Paul Parish as it Appears: Mitcham Spouse: Margaret Elizabeth Blackhall (Spinster) Phipps Bridge Spouse Age: 25 Father: Robert Sheppard (Felt Maker) Spouse Father: William John Blackhall (Cabinet Maker) Witnesses: William and Emily Sheppard
Edward Albert Sheppard in the Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912 Name: Edward Albert Sheppard Baptism Date: 4 Aug 1872 Archive Provided Parish: Mitcham, St Peter and St Paul Parish as it Appears: Mitcham Father: Robert Sheppard ....Abode: Causeway...Occ: Felt Worker Mother: Maria Sheppard
So here's a head start for you on your Mother's maternal side.
I will leave you the pleasure of figuring the rest out........if you get stuck, you can always post on this thread for help.
Prickles. x
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Your Mothers paternal side......
This is the closest marriage I can find to fit in with the birth of William Edward Povey born 1921........
Marriages Jun 1905 (>99%) Capon Annie Eliza Croydon 2a 673 Povey James Croydon 2a 673
Ring any bells??
James Povey in the Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937 Name:James Povey (Bachelor) Carman Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1881 Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1905 Archive Provided Parish: Thornton Heath, St Paul Parish as it Appears: Thornton Heath Spouse: Annie Eliza Capon Spouse Age: 20 Father: James Henry Povey (Sweep) Spouse Father: William Edward Capon (Omnibus Driver) Witnesses: William Edward Povey and Annie Thaxter??
James Povey in the 1911 England Census Name: James Povey Age in 1911: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1882 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo Civil Parish: Lambeth County/Island: London Country: England Street address: 5 Vicary Street, Cornwall Road, Brixton Marital Status: Married Estimated Marriage Year: 1906 Occupation: CARMAN CONTRACTORS Registration district: Lambeth
Household Members:
James Povey 29 Annie Eliza Povey 25 London Lucy Helen Povey 5 Edith Caroline Povey 3 Florence May Povey 1 William James Povey 0 Married 5 years........4 children born and living
Births Sep 1913 (>99%) Povey George H Capon Croydon 2a 540
Births Jun 1915 (>99%) Povey Charles F Capon Croydon 2a 584
James Povey in the 1901 England Census Name: James Povey Age: 19 Estimated birth year: abt 1882 Relation to Head: Son Gender: Male Father: James Povey Mother: Mary Ann Povey Birth Place: Lambeth, London, England Civil Parish: Clapham Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints County/Island: London Country: England Registration district: Wandsworth Sub-registration district: Clapham
Household Members:
James Povey 42 Gloucestershire (Sweep/Chimney Cleaner) Mary Ann Povey 40 Marylebone, London James Povey 19 (Carman) George Povey 18 Sidney Povey 16 Charles Povey 14 Mary E Povey 13 Amelia Povey 10 Clara Povey 9 Rhoda Eml Povey 2
James H Pavey in the 1891 England Census Name: James H Pavey Age: 9 Estimated birth year: abt 1882 Relation: Son Father's name: James H Pavey Mother's name: Mary A Pavey Gender: Male Where born: Lambeth, London, England Civil Parish: Lambeth Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour County/Island: London Country: England Registration district: Lambeth Household Members:
James H Pavey 33 (Chimney Sweep) Mary A Pavey 30 James H Pavey 9 George W Pavey 8 Sidney Pavey 6 Charley Pavey 4 Mary E Pavey 3 Caroline Pavey 1 Amelia Pavey 3/12
His parents in the 1911 census........ James Povey in the 1911 England Census Name: James Povey Age in 1911: 54 Estimated birth year: abt 1857 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, England Civil Parish: Wandsworth County/Island: London Country: England Street address: 5 Clarks Cottages, Lower Orchard Street, Lyham Road, Brixton Hill, Clapham Park, London S W Marital Status: Married Occupation: SWEEP Registration district: Wandsworth
Household Members:
James Povey 54 Mary Povey 50 Charles Povey 25 Rose Povey 13 Lilly Povey 10
Marries 29 years........14 children born, 9 living, 5 had died.
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Marriages Mar 1882 (>99%) POVEY James Lambeth 1d 360 SALES Mary Ann Lambeth 1d 360
The births of some of the children....
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Births Sep 1883 (>99%) POVEY George William Lambeth 1d 492
Births Dec 1884 (>99%) Povey Sidney Lambeth 1d 547
Births Sep 1886 (>99%) Povey Charles Lambeth 1d 520
Births Mar 1888 (>99%) POVEY Mary Elizabeth Lambeth 1d 542
Births Sep 1889 (>99%) Povey Caroline Lambeth 1d 486
Births Mar 1891 (>99%) Povey Amelia Lambeth 1d 519
Births Jun 1892 (>99%) Povey Clara Lambeth 1d 501
Births Dec 1898 (>99%) Povey Rosina Emily Lambeth 1d 525
Births Dec 1901 (>99%) Povey Lily Matilda Wandsworth 1d 660
Hmm, I am not seeing a birth registered for son James.
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