What's New              

03/13/03

    I've determined that Matthew SHERWIN (the elder) was probably born Dec 23, 1798 in Bucknall Cum Bagnall, Staffordshire, Eng. to John SHERWIN and Hannah ???.   His siblings were Hannah, Thomas, Joseph, Enoch, George, Mary, and William.  I will be adding this information to the family tree section over the next couple of weeks.  

03/05/03 

    I just received the death certificate for Ann (SLATER) SHERWIN and have verified that her father's name was Samuel and discovered that her mother's name was Eliza DAVIES.  Through searching the internet for information on Eliza, I found that her parent's were James DAVIS (I'm finding that DAVIS and DAVIES are almost interchangeable) and Ann FRETWELL.  All of this new information really pulls the pieces of the 1881 British census puzzle together -- click here

With this new information I've also been able to find another 60+ ancestors of Eliza DAVIES some going back to the 1600s.  In the coming weeks I'll be adding this information to the family tree.

12/19/01  

•  added Ernest Sherwin’s article about his experiences in WWI (records)  

•  added a separate page for obituaries which can be accessed through the records page (obituaries)

12/27/01

•  corrected several names to make data more accurate

•  added two children (George and Enoch) of William SHERWIN    

2/4/02

1881 British Census

• I recently  purchased the 1881 British Census on CD (23 cds to be more precise).  Matthew SHERWIN does not show up in this census, nor does Ann SHERWIN show up as a head of a household.  What I did find is a Clara and Elizabeth SHERWIN, listed as grand daughters of the head of the household, Samuel SLATER.  The ages and birthplaces listed for them are consistent with my information.  Samuel SLATER is the name I have for Ann Sherwin's father.  Also in this household is listed an Alice FRETWELL and a Sarah Ann FRETWELL listed as a neice.
   

• In another household, I found a Jane and Ellen SHERWIN listed as the niece of the head of the household, Hannah SHERWIN.  Hannah could be the wife an as yet unknown brother of Matthew.  
   

• Finally, in a 3rd household I found an Ann and Eliza Ann SHERWIN listed as visitors in the household of William and Mary DAVIES.  It's interesting that Mary DAVIES was born in the same place as Samuel SLATER.  I'm searching for information on the internet on these other households to prove or disprove my theory that in 1881 the SHERWIN family was scattered amongst 3 households due to the absence of Matthew (who may have been out of the country, hospitalized, in jail, in the military, etc.)

10/24/2004

• I updated the family tree portion of the website to include all of the ancestors that I've found over the past couple of years.