Comments on: Jack Sheppard, Thief, Highwayman & Escapologist

By: Gina kerr

Gina kerr — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 17:30:58 +0000

Come on..all these Shepards related to Jack. Let’s get real. He did not have any children. So no o e is directly descended from him!! He had siblings, so may have indirect link only.
He had quite a wasted life really…but I agree there is excitement in the prison breaks, and heroism.

By: wendy howard

wendy howard — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:25:22 +0000

Is he Springheeled Jack?

By: Jon Greaves

Jon Greaves — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 11:28:39 +0000

I have many Sheppards in my family that lived in and around the the Fleet Street, Clerkenwell area of London at least as far back as the early 1800’s. I have often wondered if I am related to Jack. Can anyone here help me to find out for sure?

By: isabel sheppard

isabel sheppard — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:10:32 +0000

jack sheppard is my great great great great great great great great great uncle looking through the comments there seems to be quite a lot of sheppards! and if any sheppards are reading this we are also related to king charles the 2nd!!

By: Stephen Sheppard

Stephen Sheppard — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 22:07:21 +0000

Intriging history. Tracing Sheppard’s in Ireland, only one Jack, however plenty of James and John’s. Would appreciate any links.

By: roberta edwards

roberta edwards — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:00:46 +0000

My family are descendants of jack sheppard.
Does anyone know how we can see his family tree?

By: Emma Sheppard

Emma Sheppard — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:56:26 +0000

We all seem to be related!
Dick Sheppard was my grandads uncle.
Jack Sheppard ran with the Culworth Gang, just up the road from me.
He was always spoken about in a whisper since our family became farmers and lay preachers!
Very proud to be related and will enjoy visiting his haunts
Glad to see our family has flourished!

By: Lisa Sheppard

Lisa Sheppard — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:44:02 +0000

Where can we find his family tree?

By: Ronald Chadwick

Ronald Chadwick — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:39:15 +0000

My grandfather, Henry James Sheppard always insisted that he was a relative of Jack Sheppard, The Highwayman. We still have a Jack Sheppard in our family to this present day. Also it is believed that my grandfather was related to the Reverend Dick Sheppard who died in the 1930’s.

By: mark shepphard

mark shepphard — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:45:15 +0000

My grandad told me that we were related to jack sheppard my great grandad changed the spelling of our name so that were not known as part of such a well known highwayman not to sure of the story how do you go about looking the information up