The entries for people & families with the surname Sheard are gathered together in this SideTrack.
This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.
The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Hannah.
Children:
The family lived at 15 Mason Green, Ovenden [1881]
He was a twiner with Hinchliffe & Sons Limited.
He lived at Turvin Cottages, Mytholmroyd.
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 20th August 1916 (aged 20).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial [13A & 13B],
on a memorial in St John in the Wilderness, Cragg Vale,
and in the book Royd Regeneration.
Official notification of his death was received in July 1917
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
King's (Liverpool Regiment).
He died of wounds [2nd September 1918].
He was buried at the St Martin Calvaire British Cemetery, St Martin-sur-Cojeul, France [II B 24].
His death was reported in the Halifax Courier [21st September 1918]
In February 1855, he was declared insolvent
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church
Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire.
He was
a watch & clock maker of Lister Lane, Halifax [1891] /
a clockmaker [1891] /
a watchmaker [1901] /
a watchmaker & jeweller [1911].
In [Q4] 1890, he married Nellie Witter [1865-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was sister-in-law Jessie Gould
[b 1880] (waitress).
James Schofield died in Halifax [Q1 1930] (aged 72)
Son of James Schofield Sheard
He was a lithographer [1911] with Milnes printers, Gerrard
Street.
In [Q1] 1915, he married Lilian Hall in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [4th September 1914], and
served as a Lance Sergeant
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
His brother Harry was also serving.
He was wounded [June 1915] and recovered.
He was fatally wounded in the legs by a grenade whilst leading an
attack at Ficheux, Somme
[18th February 1917] (aged 21).
He was buried at the Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty [VI A 6].
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
(posthumously).
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Halifax,
on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church,
and (possibly) on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Boys' School, Halifax
He was landlord of the Savile Arms, Elland [1834, 1841, 1845,
1851].
On 21st August 1824, he married Caroline Chadwick at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
His sister-in-law Harriet took over as landlady at the Savile Arms, Elland [1861]
Born in Halifax.
He was
clerk and cashier in carpet manufacturing office [1851] /
head cashier of John Crossley & Sons /
carpet manufacturer [1871].
He established Sheard & Company
In 1853, he married Ruth Moorhouse [1809-1???] in Halifax.
They lived at Bramley Lane, Hipperholme [1871].
In 1851, he was living with sister Hannah and brother-in-law
Samuel Bold Tillotson.
Living with them [in 1871] was Ruth's sister Ann
Moorhouse [aged 64]
He lived at Southowram Workhouse [1881]
Son of Mrs Sheard of 4 Argyle Terrace, Baillie Street,
Rochdale.
He was
a member of Mixenden Independent Chapel & Choir /
treasurer of the Sunday School /
a watchmaker & jeweller /
apprenticed to Mr Firth of Haley Hill /
employed by Mr Williamson of Rochdale.
In [Q1] 1915, he married Florence Mann in Halifax.
They lived at 24 Tennyson Street, Lee Mount, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/6th Battalion
Cheshire Regiment.
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
He was killed by an aerial bomb dropped from an enemy aircraft
[16th February 1918].
He was buried at Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, France [IV B 20].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and (possibly) on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Boys' School, Halifax
He was
a brewer, a maltster [1871] /
a brewer [1881, 1891, 1899]
He was in partnership with James Mansley.
On 28th February 1882, he was fined £2 8/6d for being drunk in
charge of a pony and trap in Bull Green, Halifax on 22nd February.
The trap went on to the causeway and narrowly missed smashing a shop
window.
He had been summoned several times previously.
In October 1871, Jonathan was living with his
sister Nanny, her husband James Mansley [aged 34] (a common
brewer and farmer) and their son Brook, at Brackenbed Brewery, Ovenden.
In 1871, he married (1) Annie / Hannah.
Annie had a daughter by her first marriage: Ada [b 1868]
Children:
Hannah was dead by 1891.
In January 1899, he married (2) Sarah Lee.
The family lived at
See
Albert Brewery, Halifax,
Brackenbed Brewery,
Manesley & Sheard and
Sheard's Brewery
He married Alice [1799-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Schorah's Row, Brighouse [1851]
Children:
He was
a beerseller at Cheapside, Halifax [1845] /
a farmer [1851] /
a farmer of 12 acres [1861].
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
He married Elizabeth.
Children:
The family lived at
He was landlord of the Smiths' Arms, Halifax [1871].
He married Mary
Born in Ovenden [5th November 1883].
Baptised at Illingworth Church.
He was
educated at Crossley & Porter School /
a brewer's clerk [1911] /
at Ramsden's Stone Trough Brewery [for 18 years].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He was killed on his second day at the Front [23rd April 1917].
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial [4 & 5],
on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross,
and on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax
He was
a farmer /
brewer at Brook House Brewery, Mixenden.
On 18th April 1877, he married Hannah Horsfall [1851-1926] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Ovenden and baptised at Illingworth Church.
The family lived at
Patchett died 13th May 1891.
He was buried at Illingworth Church
He married Unknown.
He was widowed by 1911.
Children:
The family lived at 9 Lemon Street, Halifax (where
daughter Clare and her husband were with them) [1911]
He married Catherine [1808-1893]
Children:
William died 4th February 1874 (aged 64).
Catherine died 17th January 1893 (aged 85).
They were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
with their granddaughter Sarah Ann Sheard [1862-1872]
Born in Ovenden [10th Jun 1888].
Baptised at Illingworth Church.
His father died in 1891, and William was placed in the
Crossley Orphanage, Halifax.
By 1911, he had returned to the family home at 14 Summergate Place,
Halifax.
He was
a resident scholar [1901] /
an education clerk [1911].
On 23rd January 1918, he married Hilda Davies [1888-19??] at
St Paul's Church, King Cross.
Children:
William died in Halifax [11th September 1925]
Nellie, of Green Royd, Skircoat, was born in Liverpool, the
daughter of James Witter, commercial clerk
Caroline was the daughter of Mr Chadwick
for gallantry and devotion to duty under heavy shellfire on the
battlefield
Annie / Hannah was the daughter of Thomas
Whiteley gentleman, and widow of Mr Tatham.
Sarah, of Hanson Lane, Halifax, was the daughter of salt
merchant John Lee
Hannah was born in Hebden Bridge
Hilda was born in Nantwich
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 20 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Sheard,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Sheard:
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