Robert Shippen (1799 - 1844)

Born 1799 in Berrick Salome, Oxfordshire, England

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Died 15 Nov 1844 at about age 45 in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Robert, child of Abraham Shippen & Elizabeth Shippen, was baptised on 14 April 1799 in Berrick-Salome, Oxfordshire, England.^[1]Baptismal Register

In the 1841 census Robert (age 40) was in Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire, England.^[2]

He passed away in 1844.

Research Notes

This profile seems intended to be the father of Mary Ann Shippen. Since she is known or assumed to have been born in Stokenchurch, Robert can be identified with the Robert Shippen who was living at the hamlet of Bacon's Bottom (otherwise Beacons Bottom) in the parish of Stokenchurch, then in Oxfordshire but now in Buckinghamshire. He was living with his (presumed) wife Ann and a number of children, including Mary Ann. His age was given as 40, implying a birth date between 1796 and 1801. He was said to have been born in Oxfordshire. He was an agricultural labourer ^[3].

That Robert is probably the Robert Shippon whose death at the age of 46 was registered in Wycombe registration district (which covered Stokenchurch) in 1844 ^[4].

The birth date, place, and parents attached to this profile are those of the Robert, son of Abraham and Elizabeth Shippen who was baptised at Berrick Salome on 14 April 1799 ^[5].

That Robert might however be the person named Robert Shipton who in 1851 was living at Ewelme in Oxfordshire with his wife Sarah and two of their children. His age was given as 51, implying a birth date in 1799 or 1800. His birthplace was given as Berrick, Oxfordshire. He was an agricultural labourer ^[6].

That Robert and Sarah had a son William, aged 8 at the time of the 1851 census. His birth was registered under the name William Shippon in 1842, with mother's maiden name Waight ^[7].

Robert was also named as Robert Shippon at the time of the 1841 census, when he was living at Brook Street in Ewelme with Sarah (his wife) and five children. His age was given as 40, implying a birth date between 1796 and 1801. He was said to have been born in Oxfordshire. He was an agricultural labourer ^[8].

Robert Shippen of Ewelme, and Sarah Waite (according to the main entry in the register) or Weight (according to her signature) of Benson, were married at Benson on 15 October 1825 ^[9].

The marriage at Benson is thus connected with the Robert Shippen/Shipton resident at Ewelme in 1841 and 1851; hence with the birthplace of Berrick, and hence with the baptism there.

There is a second baptism at about the right time to be one of these two Robert Shippens: that of Robert son of William and Drusilla Shippen of Oakley [a hamlet in Chinnor] who was born on 28 February 1800 and baptised at the parish church of Chinnor on 9 March 1800 ^[10] (The parents from this baptism are attached to the profile of Robert Shippen.)

It is difficult to be certain based just on these sources, but it might be regarded as more likely that the person baptised at Berrick Salome is the one who married at Benson and lived at Ewelme in 1841 and afterwards, whereas the one who was born at Chinnor is more likely to have lived at Stokenchurch in 1841 and died there in 1844.

None of these places are so far apart that it is impossible for a man born in Berrick Salome to have moved to Stokenchurch, or for a man born in Chinnor to have moved to Ewelme; it is just less likely.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812"
   Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR30/1/R1/1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61056 #1635156 (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Robert Shippen baptism on 14 Apr 1799, child of Abraham Shippen & Elizabeth Shippen, in Berrick-Salome, Oxfordshire, England.
2. ↑ 1841 Census:"1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 883; Book: 12; Civil Parish: Stokenchurch; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 42; Page: 9; Line: 13; GSU roll: 474574
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #9409978 (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Robert Shippen (40) in Stokenchurch in High Wycombe registration district in Oxfordshire, England. Born in Oxfordshire, England.
3. ↑ England and Wales 1841 census (Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference HO 107/883; book 12; folio 42v: Ancestry Record uki1841 #9409978
4. ↑ General Register Office, death registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 6 August 2020: SHIPPON, ROBERT; GRO Reference: 1844 Oct-Dec Quarter in WYCOMBE registration district; Volume 06 Page 314; age at death: 46
5. ↑ Oxfordshire History Centre: Berrick Salome parish register, reference PAR30/1/R1/1: Ancestry Record OxfordshireEarlyParish #1635156
6. ↑ England and Wales 1851 census (Ewelme, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference HO 107/1690; folio 410v: Ancestry Record uki1851 #3661565
7. ↑ General Register Office, birth registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 6 August 2020: SHIPPON, WILLIAM; GRO Reference: 1842 Jul-Sep Quarter in WALLINGFORD registration district; Volume 06 Page 238; mother's maiden name: WAIGHT
8. ↑ England and Wales 1841 census (Ewelme, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference HO 107/881; book 8; folio 18: Ancestry Record uki1841 #9397003
9. ↑ Oxfordshire History Centre: Benson parish register, reference PAR28/1/R3/2: Ancestry Record OxfordshireParishMarriages #424536
10. ↑ Oxfordshire History Centre: Chinnor parish register, reference PAR63/1/R1/3: Ancestry Record OxfordshireEarlyParish #1508834

Acknowledgement

• First-hand information as remembered by Kaye Mansfield, Sunday, August 24, 2014.