Benjamin Mathew Shepperson^[1]

1814 - 1872  (57 years)

• Name	Benjamin Mathew Shepperson
  Birth	13 Dec 1814	Eriswell, Suffolk, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Mar 1872	Fauresmith, Free State, South Africa   [2]
  Person ID	I66031	master
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Murrell Shepperson,   b. 11 Dec 1779, Eriswell, Suffolk, England d. 28 May 1857, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Susan Fuller,   b. 11 Apr 1784, Eiswell,Suffolk, England d. 1 Nov 1851, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F15763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Godlonton, 1820 Settler,   b. 18 May 1816, Shoreditch, London, England d. 1 Oct 1856, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1841	Graaff-Reinet Church (Wesleyan), Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Marianne Shepperson,   b. 2 Jun 1846, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 20 Jun 1920, Mowbray, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 74 years) > 2. Herbert Shepperson,   b. 14 Jul 1849   d. 22 Jul 1915, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 66 years) + 3. Benjamin Godlonton Shepperson   4. Caroline Shepperson + 5. Emily Shepperson,   b. 6 Apr 1854   d. 19 Aug 1913 (Age 59 years)   6. Fanny Matilda Shepperson
  Family ID	F24568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Ann Featherstone,   b. 18 Oct 1832, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 12 Dec 1915, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1857	Grahamstown Cathedral (St Michael and St George), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  Children	> 1. Elizabeth Jane 'Bessie' Shepperson,   b. 15 Aug 1858 + 2. Amy Shepperson,   b. 25 Aug 1859   3. Bertran Egerton Shepperson,   b. 25 Feb 1869
  Family ID	F24216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2007

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Dec 1814 - Eriswell, Suffolk, England Marriage - 23 Feb 1841 - Graaff-Reinet Church (Wesleyan), Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 20 Oct 1857 - Grahamstown Cathedral (St Michael and St George), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 11 Mar 1872 - Fauresmith, Free State, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Mathew was on his way to see his wife who was in Fauresmith when he had an wagon accident, broke his leg and developed pneumonia which was the cause of his death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S692] Featherstone, Sandra, FEATHERSTONE Family Tree. [S1359] Sha Redfern, Redfern, Sha, (Rootsweb ZA-EC mailing list).