Shep's Place Family Tree

In 1851 the Skitches lived at 40 Higherend in Marhamchurch. Humphry now 43 and Elizabeth 42 had five children at home: Robert 15, an agricultural labourer; Mary ten, a scholar; Humphrey seven; Elizabeth five; and John one. It is interesting to note that having lost their first baby named Humphry for the father, they later named another son Humphry.

At Marhamchurch in 1861 Humphrey 52 is classified as a "cordwainer" rather than a shoemaker. A cordwainer does finer work than a shoemaker, so this is a higher station for Humphry. Elizabeth 51 yrs has four children at home: William 22, a carpenter; Humphry Jr, an apprentice cordwainer; Elizabeth 15, an apprentice cordwainer; and John eleven years, a scholar. All of the children were born in Marhamchurch.

In 1871 Humphry Senior and Elizabeth lived at 41 Higherend in Marhamchurch, while their son Humphry and his wife Mary lived next door at #42. Humphry and Elizabeth's youngest child, John Skitch aged 21 and unmarried, lived at home with his parents. Humphry was still working as a cordwainer, as were his sons Humphry and John. In the street where they lived, some of the other occupations of residents were carpenter, grocer, ganger of highways, retired housekeeper and retired blacksmith.