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Bithia Mary Sheppard was born in Kilgefin, County Roscommon, Ireland, the only daughter of an Anglican Church of Ireland rector.
She was educated at Rockferry, Cheshire and in Tours, France.
Her initial fame rested as a horsewoman with the Kildare Hunt.
In 1871, she married John Stokes Croker, an officer in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and later the Royal Munster Fusiliers.
In 1877, the couple moved t...
Bithia Mary Sheppard was born in Kilgefin, County Roscommon, Ireland, the only daughter of an Anglican Church of Ireland rector.
She was educated at Rockferry, Cheshire and in Tours, France.
Her initial fame rested as a horsewoman with the Kildare Hunt.
In 1871, she married John Stokes Croker, an officer in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and later the Royal Munster Fusiliers.
In 1877, the couple moved t...
