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The Sherwood Forest Page 1 December 2005 TheThe SherwoodSherwood ForestForest The Newsletter of the Sherwood One-Name Study Group Official Web Site: www.sherwoodfam.plus.com Registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies in 1995 Organiser: Phil Sherwood, E-mail : [email protected] Volume 4, Issue 5 December 2005 second and third marathons. For both of these In This Issue races I raised money for the British Heart Foundation, which I raised over £800, thank you if you sponsored me for either of these events. I 1 From the Editor’s Desk have just checked and I found that I was the first 1 Phil's Corner Sherwood out of 3 at London and 2nd Sherwood out of 3 at Dublin. 2 Our Gathering next September To add to this amount of exercise I have also 2 Our Website joined a Triathlon club (swim, cycle then run), which I have taken part in a few sprint Triathlons. 2 New Members 2 From the Mail Bag Mark Sherwood 3 Research 4 Murder in Hertford 1899 Phil’s Corner 4 Sign of the Times 4 Sherwoods in the News Without doubt, the biggest event in my FH 4 Family Bible rescued from Scrap Yard research for many years was finding our Sherwood family bible, nearly 200 years old, back in March. 5 Late-riser Sherwood wakes in time for call The extraordinary tale of its survival is told in my to National Service article on p.4. I hope it will encourage others to search for theirs, if it has been lost, by posting their 5 A Pioneer of South Africa tree on the Internet. If you don’t have a website, Herbert Sharwood then Rootsweb WorldConect is a good option. We 7 The Origins of the Purley Sherwoods of are grateful to Richard Sherwood for his article Berkshire below on his Berkshire Sherwoods. We have no new material for the next issue due about July, so 9 David H Sherwood of Marion County please send us an update on your research or 9 More Footballing Sherwoods newspaper cuttings, no matter how short. 9 An Obituary Our membership is holding steady at around 45, with 41 members receiving the free newsletter by 9 More on James Allen Sharwood e-mail. It is vital that you notify me if you change your e-mail address! Every new issue, I find at From the Editor’s Desk least one e-mail bounces- has anyone heard from Derek Sinclair in Sussex recently? We look forward to seeing you at our third gathering next Since the last issue my Sherwood tree has grown September (see below). a bit, as I have become an uncle (and godfather) My wife and I send our best wishes to you all for a for the first time. That is all the Sherwood research very happy Christmas and peaceful New Year. I have done in the last few months!! Phil Sherwood This year I also ran the London Marathon (4:04) and Dublin Marathon (3:55), these were my The Sherwood Forest Page 1 December 2005 come to our gathering next year!) Our Gathering next September Our next International Sherwood Gathering (with the Trott Family Society) has been fixed for Sunday 3 September 2006. We had originally intended to hold it From the Mail Bag in the historic cathedral city of Salisbury, but lack of a Julie Kirk-Whitham [email protected] suitable affordable venue means it will now be at seeks the origins of Alfred REY Sherwood, born at Dorchester in Dorset in the Brownsword Hall of Prince Sittingbourne, Kent (1853 Dec qtr, Milton RD 2a.510) Charles’ model ‘village’ development at Poundbury He moved to Eccleshall Bierlow where he married in (see the Gatherings page on our website for a photo 1880 & in 1881 census he was a Grocer at Sneinton & details). This is an excellent opportunity to see this in Nottingham. unique architectural & community project. Registration forms will be sent out in January & I hope to arrange Phil has just been contacted by a distant cousin, lunch at the pub just a few yards from the hall. Nicola Sherwood who lives in Croydon, Surrey, E- I have already received 4 definite booking plus 8 mail: [email protected] Her gt-grandfather expressions of interest, including two from the USA & was Arthur Henry Sherwood son of William bn 1859 one from Australia. at Wye, Kent. In 1901 census the family were living at Dover where William was a railway engine driver. Our member Peter Duffey <peter@rugby6186. Our Website freeserve.co.uk> has sent details of the death of his Phil is pleased to report that the site has been ancestor Ezekiel Sherwood who died of Cancer 18- awarded a second commendation in the annual 11-1839 in the Parish of Grately, Hants. Aged 48, a GOONS competition for best one-name study website Chimney Sweep. informant-The mark of Sarah (see the logo on the homepage). Phil has also Sherwood wife +. Present at death. He wishes to find created a new password protected Members Room the baptism of Ezekiel. May have been the son of where you can view & download information & data Ezekiel who died 1842 at Weymouth workhouse & intended for group members only. This included PDF was aged 75 in 1841 census at workhouse, not born files of all previous newsletters back to 1996. To enter in Dorset. May have had a sister Miriam who m. 1827 the Room the Username is ‘robin’ and the password at Sunbury to George NIGH. IGI. Miriam bapt. is ‘hood’. Your suggestions for further content are Chobham 26.1.1800 dau Henry & Miriam Sherwood. welcome. Bryan Sherwood has contributed some data on Sherwood Apprentices & their Masters in England. Sue Tully E-mail [email protected] is descended from the Sharwoods of Romney Marsh, Kent & thus related to Sam Dellit in OZ (see last New Members newsletter). Her grandmother was Clara Sherwood We welcome: born 7th May 1883 and died 28th February 1975. Sue Russell Sherwood E-mail: has sent me register report for her tree. [email protected] 8 Pen Y Myndd, Coed Y Cym, Pontypridd, CF37 3JG. He is Chris Lines E-mail: [email protected] wishes to descended from John Sherruge who lived at find the origins of Frederick Millett Sherwood born Millbrook, Bedfordshire in the 16C & seeks his 1884 in Ireland (Limerick?). He came to New Zealand parents. Russell is related to Diane Sutton & many and was married in Wellington not sure when. other contacts in OZ who have traced this line in Millbrook and Tingrith. His line lived at South Gavin Sharwood [email protected] in OZ says “I Normanton, Derby in 19-20C. am the second son of Hadfield James Sharwood, Mary A Sherwood E-mail: [email protected] PO Box whose father was Ken Sharwood. I have been trying 126, Pleasant Hill, MO64080, USA. She is tracing her to do an ancestral tree, but am unable to fill the space husband’s Sherwoods around Stockton-on-Tees, Co. between Ken and James Allen Sharwood, who I have Durham and also Saltburn-on-sea, Yorkshire where been told is a distant relative.” Phil was able to link they were Ironmongers or Cabinetmakers. She is him to the very large tree which includes J A stuck at Robert Sherwood bn ca1784 at Easingwold Sharwood the famous provision merchant whose line nr Bedale, Yorks. He had son Joseph & grandson came from Irchester, Northants. Robert Johnson Sherwood bn 1835 in Stockton. Phil Jane Ives in OZ E-mail: [email protected] has found the family in the 1851 census, but where writes: “I am searching for SHERWOODs who were was Joseph? (Mary & her husband are hoping to military people who moved around the UK and The Sherwood Forest Page 2 December 2005 eventually settled in Scotland around 1900. My grandfather was William Ellis Charles Sherwood born 1894 Woolwich England. He came out to Sydney Research Australia in 1924. His parents were James Ambrosa Brenda Sherwood writes: “In the Southampton Echo Sherwood and Susan McWilliams. They married in newspaper 24 Feb 2005 there was an article 'In the Glasgow in 1888. Their children were Mary born Dock' which 'looks back through Daily Echo Archives Aldershot 1892, William Ellis Charles born Woolwich to find a fascinating tale from the local courthouse'. In 1894, Theresa born Shorncliffe 1897, Hilda born brief, John Siggery, former Met Police Officer Shorncliffe 1899 and Beatrice May born 1903 Ayr. 2 Hampshire Assizes 1873 for stealing. He called his of the girls went to live in Canada and married men in sister in law Sarah Sherwood who testified without the military. I would be most interested to hear from much conviction. Siggery, a relative newcomer to the anyone who thinks they may have a connection as area was censured by the Judge for calling Mrs our family have lost the threads.” Phil has found that Sherwood to give tainted evidence. Also I have the father of James Ambrose S. was James Albert or Marriage Cert of Wm Sherwood & Prudence Elize Adams SHERWOOD (1844-1881 a Ship’s Carpenter Boyland 8th Aug 1867 m Wimborne Dorset if anyone who married Amelia Maria SMITH ca1865 (where?). in UK has Wm or his father Solomon in their family Any info on them would be much appreciated. line - if they contact me I will send it to them.” One of our long-term members, Miss Cynthia Sherwood has got back in touch & is now on E-mail at Ancestry.co.uk have now indexed the whole of the [email protected] Her Sherwoods originated from 1851 census for England & Wales, and Phil is steadily around Sledmere in Yorkshire, some later settling in downloading the Sherwoods from it (expected to be Leeds, and then her father in the Navy later settled in about 3 thousand in all!).
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