Researching John Sherlock
Research the background of John Sherlock using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2017 people with the Sherlock surname? In that year Sherlock was ranked number 1823 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Sherlock on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Sherlock in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Sherlock ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Sherlock and the Sherlock Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sherlock Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sherlock family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for John Sherlock at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Sherlock using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about John Sherlock.
Research the Sherlock surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sherlock Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3197 people with the Sherlock surname in the UK? Sherlock is now ranked number 1734 for popularity in the UK. |
Sherlock Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Sherlock.
Study MyTrees for information on the Sherlock family and people looking to contact living Sherlock relations.
Check out One Great Family for Sherlock records submitted by people who are already researching the Sherlock Family Tree.
Find John Sherlock from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sherlock Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Sherlock surname in the USA? Sherlock is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sherlock Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on John Sherlock. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Sherlock
John Michael Sherlock
John Michael Sherlock (January 20, 1926 – August 12, 2019) was a Canadian bishop. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop of London, Ontario, from July 8, 1978 to April 27, 2002. He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised in Brantford, Ontario. Second eldest of a family of eight, four of his five brothers also studied at the seminary. Two of them, Fr William Sherlock and Fr Philip Sherlock, were ordained priests.
Bishop Sherlock was ordained in 1950. He became the head of the Diocese of London in 1978 - a district that includes over 130 parishes from Windsor to Huron County, with approximately 440,000 parishioners. Bishop John Sherlock's tenure was riddled with clergy sexual abuse scandals, which shone a harsh spotlight on the prevalence of historical sexual abuse within the Diocese of London.
Source: John Michael Sherlock, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sherlock
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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