Hi Richard Thank You for the information. I will add this e-mail with your comments to the Pools Island material I will be displaying at the workshop and attempt to fix it in other places where it is appropriate. Sorry that you will not be able to attend next week. I don't know how much internet access we will have at the site as there is only one phone line available there. Hope to see you if there is a next one. Fred Pafford . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Taylor" <phases1@telus.net> To: "Fred Pafford" <fred.pafford@roadrunner.nf.net> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 3:00 AM Subject: Greenspond baptism > In the Greenspond Baptism records for 1868 there is an entry for an > "Elizabeth", with a birth date of July 11 and a baptism date of October 15. > There is no other information given. I am about 99 % sure that this person > is Elizabeth Shepherd. > > On May 24, 1950, Elizabeth Taylor (nee Shepherd) died in Vancouver. The > notices in the newspaper, which would come from the children, gave an age of > 82. However the official BC death certificate gives an age of 81. This > makes sense with a birth date of July 11, 1868. She would have been almost > 82. Elizabeth was the daughter of James Shepherd and Louisa Bishop of > Pool's Island, BB. This is confirmed in both her 1893 wedding to John > Taylor and on the death certificate of 1950. > > Her mother, Louisa (Bishop) Shepherd of Pool's Island left a will and in the > will she mentions two daughters with the name Elizabeth. One was Eliza > (baptized 1865) and the other Elizabeth (Lizzie). > > This is the last will and Testament of Louisa Shepherd widow of Pool's > Island in the District of Bonavista in the Island of Newfoundland, I will > bequeath and devise that what remains of the money left me by my son > Jeremiah Shepherd be equally divided between my children namely, Darius > Shepherd. Roseana Winters. Peter Shepherd. Caroline Kean. Jonas Shepherd. > Elizabeth Taylor and Eliza Dunlop. > > In the Greenspond records the family has baptized all of the children that > lead up to Elizabeth's 1868 baptism. Elizabeth was conspicuous by her > absence although official records all confirm her parentage and rough > birthdate. > > I think the evidence is compelling enough to publish it in the newsgroup. > > Best wishes, > Richard Taylor > > Ps. One day I will attend that genealogical workshop in BB. It is a long > way from Vancouver though. > > >