Elsie May Sheppard (1897 to 1969) - Francis Thomas Quinn's wife

Like all family history enthusiasts, I'm keen to ensure the information recorded for our family is accurate and complete.   Recently, I was asked to check the information recorded for Francis Thomas (Frank) Quinn's wife, Elsie May Sheppard.  

 My first stop was a review of Public Members Trees on ancestry.com.au.  Only one tree had the same details as mine for Elsie's birth date and birth family - while four had different details!

 The confusion has occurred as Francis's wife, Elsie May, was born in 1897 and her birth was registered in Queensland.  In 1898, "Elsie Sheppard" was born in Kempsey.  It's this birth that's attributed to Francis's wife in the other four trees on ancestry.com.au.

 So here's a post for other enthusiasts to review.....  

 Elsie May Sheppard was born on 21 September 1897 to John Thomas Sheppard and Elizabeth Low You.  Her birth was registered in Queensland.  Click here to view.  

 Elsie married Francis Thomas (Frank) Quinn on 11 August 1921.  Their marriage was registered in Queensland.  Click here to view.

Elsie May Quinn (nee Sheppard) with son, John Francis
Elsie died on 20 April 1969 in Balmain (NSW Death Registration 19715/1969).  She's buried with Frank in the Church of England Cemetery, Frederickton.  The parents named on Elsie's death registration are Samuel and Elizabeth who are the parents of her father, John Thomas Sheppard.  




The other Elsie Sheppard.....

Elsie Sheppard was born in 1898 in Kempsey to William Sheppard and Elizabeth Grace (known as Grace) Martin (NSW Birth Registration 12899/1898).  In 1923, Elsie married Leonard Aden Teague in Kempsey (NSW Marriage Registration 12212/1923).  

The obituary for Grace Sheppard provides evidence that these are the correct details for "the other Elsie Sheppard" recording Grace's daughter as "Mrs L. Teague, Smithtown".


Elsie Teague died on 9 October 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand (Macleay Argus (Kempsey) Death Notice 12 October 1985).

Please contact me if you'd like to discuss this further......

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