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Clement John Marsom Clem SHEPHERD ‎(I19)‎

Given Names: Clement John Marsom
Surname: SHEPHERD
Nickname: Clem

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 14 April 1883

23 Port Augusta West, South Australia, Australia
Death: 28 September 1956 ‎(Age 73)‎ 101 Grant Avenue, Toorak Gardens, South Australia, Australia

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Birth	14 April 1883 32 23 Port Augusta West, South Australia, Australia
Baptism	31 Leslie Street, Woodville, South Australia, Australia
Marriage	Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER - 1 August 1907 ‎(Age 24)‎ Semaphore, South Australia, Australia
Biographical Notes	Note: Clem used to speak fondly of his early years in the far north of South Australia, when the family lived in Blinman. Clem with Ethel, Arthur and Rupert rode horses everywhere in the area, including going into Wilpena Pound and Arkaroola. They visited relatives on horseback: Aunt Lillie Davies at Angipena and Oraparinna, Uncle Felix Buttfield at Beltana and Aunt Fanny at Emily Farm near Blinman. Clem was about fifteen when the Shepherds moved from the far north to Semaphore, an Adelaide seaside suburb. It was time for the older boys to get an education. The family joined the Semaphore Baptist church, which was good for active, teenage boys because it had a gymnasium in the basement. The Shepherd boys were keen gymnasts and very fit. Clem enjoyed playing tennis, chess and fishing. He was a founding member of the United Church Tennis Association and its first secretary. Clem met Mabel Agnes "Dot" Walker at the Semaphore Baptist church, and they married at the Walker home on 1 August 1907. Clem's brother Leo and Dot's sister Lydia witnessed the marriage. For many years Clem was an accountant with the Harbours Board. He and Dot raised a family of six children, five boys and a girl. Sadly, the eldest child, Ronald, suffered from Bright's Disease ‎(nephritis)‎ and died when he was only eight years old. Soon after Ronald's death the family moved from Wilpena Terrace, Kilkenny, to Leslie Street, Woodville. There, they attended Finsbury Baptist Church. During World War II, Clem and Dot looked after their son Alan's wife Una and their two little boys, John and David. One summer the little tackers tested the patience of their usually placid Grandpa by breaking into pieces his precious rubber hose. It felt so nice as it snapped into little pieces. Grandma Shepherd, of course, knew that her grandchildren could do no wrong. Clem and Dot Shepherd are remembered as loving, kind, honest and generous people who were devoted to their family. From the age of sixty Clem had a series of heart attacks. He and Dot were living with their daughter Jean Sargent and family when Clem died on 28 September 1956. Dot survived for some years after Clem's death. For awhile she lived in a unit on Robert Street, Unley, then at Ridgehaven Nursing Home on Cross Road. Shortly before her death in February 1973, when her children were sitting with her, she asked Keith what he was going to wear to the funeral.
Name Note	Note: The name John may have been in honour of Henry's father John Shepherd or Florence's father John Buttfield, or both. Marsom, originally a surname, is a name associated with the Buttfield family since the 1700s.
Death	28 September 1956 ‎(Age 73)‎ 101 Grant Avenue, Toorak Gardens, South Australia, Australia Cause of death: Heart attack. Note: Clem had had a long history of heart problems: Coronary sclerosis 10 yrs; Congestive Cardiac disease 4 yrs; Coronary thrombosis 2 mos.; Pulmonary embolism 1 wk.
Burial	Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, Australia
Last Change	21 March 2008 - 15:23:33

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Parents Family (F11)
Father	Henry SHEPHERD 1850 - 1930
Mother	Florence Clara BUTTFIELD 1860 - 1935
Brother	Arthur Buttfield SHEPHERD 1877 - 1949
Sister	Ethel Eliza Buttfield SHEPHERD 1879 - 1976
Sister	Florence Carey Carey SHEPHERD 1880 - 1889
Brother	Rupert Henry Eustace Rupe SHEPHERD 1881 - 1915
	Clement John Marsom Clem SHEPHERD 1883 - 1956
Brother	Frank Gerald Lancelot SHEPHERD 1886 - 1957
Brother	Leonard Victor Albert Leo SHEPHERD 1887 - 1925
Sister	Lily Harriette SHEPHERD 1890 - 1982
Brother	Wilfred Cameron SHEPHERD 1893 - 1973
Brother	Edmund Payne SHEPHERD 1894 - 1972

Immediate Family (F10)
Wife	Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER 1883 - 1973
Son	Ronald William SHEPHERD 1909 - 1917
Son	Clement Keith SHEPHERD 1910 - 1993
Son	Alan Gordon SHEPHERD 1912 - 1998
Daughter	Florence Jean SHEPHERD 1914 - 2003
Son	Gilbert Edmund Bert SHEPHERD 1917 - 1982
Son	Kenneth Walker Ken SHEPHERD 1922 - 2009

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Biographical Notes	Clem used to speak fondly of his early years in the far north of South Australia, when the family lived in Blinman. Clem with Ethel, Arthur and Rupert rode horses everywhere in the area, including going into Wilpena Pound and Arkaroola. They visited relatives on horseback: Aunt Lillie Davies at Angipena and Oraparinna, Uncle Felix Buttfield at Beltana and Aunt Fanny at Emily Farm near Blinman. Clem was about fifteen when the Shepherds moved from the far north to Semaphore, an Adelaide seaside suburb. It was time for the older boys to get an education. The family joined the Semaphore Baptist church, which was good for active, teenage boys because it had a gymnasium in the basement. The Shepherd boys were keen gymnasts and very fit. Clem enjoyed playing tennis, chess and fishing. He was a founding member of the United Church Tennis Association and its first secretary. Clem met Mabel Agnes "Dot" Walker at the Semaphore Baptist church, and they married at the Walker home on 1 August 1907. Clem's brother Leo and Dot's sister Lydia witnessed the marriage. For many years Clem was an accountant with the Harbours Board. He and Dot raised a family of six children, five boys and a girl. Sadly, the eldest child, Ronald, suffered from Bright's Disease ‎(nephritis)‎ and died when he was only eight years old. Soon after Ronald's death the family moved from Wilpena Terrace, Kilkenny, to Leslie Street, Woodville. There, they attended Finsbury Baptist Church. During World War II, Clem and Dot looked after their son Alan's wife Una and their two little boys, John and David. One summer the little tackers tested the patience of their usually placid Grandpa by breaking into pieces his precious rubber hose. It felt so nice as it snapped into little pieces. Grandma Shepherd, of course, knew that her grandchildren could do no wrong. Clem and Dot Shepherd are remembered as loving, kind, honest and generous people who were devoted to their family. From the age of sixty Clem had a series of heart attacks. He and Dot were living with their daughter Jean Sargent and family when Clem died on 28 September 1956. Dot survived for some years after Clem's death. For awhile she lived in a unit on Robert Street, Unley, then at Ridgehaven Nursing Home on Cross Road. Shortly before her death in February 1973, when her children were sitting with her, she asked Keith what he was going to wear to the funeral.
Name Note	The name John may have been in honour of Henry's father John Shepherd or Florence's father John Buttfield, or both. Marsom, originally a surname, is a name associated with the Buttfield family since the 1700s.
Death	Clem had had a long history of heart problems: Coronary sclerosis 10 yrs; Congestive Cardiac disease 4 yrs; Coronary thrombosis 2 mos.; Pulmonary embolism 1 wk.

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Source	A Family Named Buttfield Publication: South Australia, Buttfield Family Committee, ISBN 0 646 03208 9, 1991 Citation Details: Pages 152-153
Source	Alan Gordon Shepherd Citation Details: Son

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Family with Parents

Father

Henry SHEPHERD

‎(I20)‎

Birth 25 December 1850

35 North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Death 15 April 1930 ‎(Age 79)‎ Torrensville, South Australia, Australia

9 years

Mother

Florence Clara BUTTFIELD

‎(I21)‎

Birth 24 January 1860

34 Uley, One Tree Hill, South Australia, Australia
Death 11 August 1935 ‎(Age 75)‎ Torrensville, South Australia, Australia

Marriage: 23 September 1876 -- Blinman, South Australia, Australia

1 year

Brother

Arthur Buttfield SHEPHERD

‎(I22)‎

Birth 17 September 1877

17 Gladstone, South Australia, Australia
Death 21 September 1949 ‎(Age 72)‎ Stirling Hospital, Stirling, South Australia, Australia

17 months

Sister

Ethel Eliza Buttfield SHEPHERD

‎(I4838)‎

Birth 6 February 1879

19 Port Augusta West, South Australia, Australia
Death 6 July 1976 ‎(Age 97)‎ Illoura Baptist Nursing Home, Norwood, South Australia, Australia

15 months

Sister

Florence Carey Carey SHEPHERD

‎(I4840)‎

Birth 23 April 1880

20 Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia
Death 19 October 1889 ‎(Age 9)‎ Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia

17 months

Brother

Rupert Henry Eustace Rupe SHEPHERD

‎(I4842)‎

Birth 13 September 1881

21 Port Augusta East, South Australia, Australia
Death 10 April 1915 ‎(Age 33)‎ Mareeba Hospital, Woodville, South Australia, Australia

19 months

Clement John Marsom Clem SHEPHERD

‎(I19)‎

Birth 14 April 1883

23 Port Augusta West, South Australia, Australia
Death 28 September 1956 ‎(Age 73)‎ 101 Grant Avenue, Toorak Gardens, South Australia, Australia

3 years

Brother

Frank Gerald Lancelot SHEPHERD

‎(I4852)‎

Birth 4 January 1886

25 Port Augusta West, South Australia, Australia
Death 31 December 1957 ‎(Age 71)‎ Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

20 months

Brother

Leonard Victor Albert Leo SHEPHERD

‎(I4860)‎

Birth 13 September 1887

27 Beltana, South Australia, Australia
Death 25 June 1925 ‎(Age 37)‎ Narma Hospital South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

3 years

Sister

Lily Harriette SHEPHERD

‎(I4865)‎

Birth 30 September 1890

30 Blinman, South Australia, Australia
Death 16 September 1982 ‎(Age 91)‎ Austral Nursing Home, Morphettville, South Australia, Australia

2 years

Brother

Wilfred Cameron SHEPHERD

‎(I4870)‎

Birth 13 January 1893

32 Blinman, South Australia, Australia
Death 28 January 1973 ‎(Age 80)‎ Repatriation Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia

14 months

#10

Brother

Edmund Payne SHEPHERD

‎(I4876)‎

Birth 11 March 1894

34 Blinman, South Australia, Australia
Death 13 April 1972 ‎(Age 78)‎ Home of Peace, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Family with Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER

Clement John Marsom Clem SHEPHERD

‎(I19)‎

Birth 14 April 1883

23 Port Augusta West, South Australia, Australia
Death 28 September 1956 ‎(Age 73)‎ 101 Grant Avenue, Toorak Gardens, South Australia, Australia

1 month

Wife

Mabel Agnes Dot WALKER

‎(I31)‎

Birth 12 May 1883

25 High Green, Yorkshire, England
Death February 1973 ‎(Age 89)‎ Ridgehaven Nursing Home, Ridgehaven, South Australia, Australia

Marriage: 1 August 1907 -- Semaphore, South Australia, Australia

17 months

Son

Ronald William SHEPHERD

‎(I32)‎

Birth 4 January 1909

25 Turton Street, Semaphore, South Australia, Australia
Death 26 October 1917 ‎(Age 8)‎ Wilpena Terrace, Kilkenny, South Australia, Australia

2 years

Son

Clement Keith SHEPHERD

‎(I33)‎

Birth 8 November 1910

27 Kilkenny, South Australia, Australia
Death 5 December 1993 ‎(Age 83)‎ Lucindale, South Australia, Australia

2 years

Son

Alan Gordon SHEPHERD

‎(I15)‎

Birth 29 September 1912

29 Kilkenny, South Australia, Australia
Death 10 October 1998 ‎(Age 86)‎ Resthaven, Marion, South Australia, Australia

2 years

Daughter

Florence Jean SHEPHERD

‎(I4935)‎

Birth 26 November 1914

31 Kilkenny, South Australia, Australia
Death 9 October 2003 ‎(Age 88)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

2 years

Son

Gilbert Edmund Bert SHEPHERD

‎(I34)‎

Birth 1 April 1917

33 Semaphore, South Australia, Australia
Death 26 August 1982 ‎(Age 65)‎ Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia

5 years

Son

Kenneth Walker Ken SHEPHERD

‎(I35)‎

Birth 24 March 1922

38 Semaphore, South Australia, Australia
Death 29 December 2009 ‎(Age 87)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia