Researching Mary Sherwood
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3817 people with the Sherwood surname? In that year Sherwood was ranked number 1114 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Mary means "bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mary Sherwood on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mary Sherwood and the Sherwood Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 5845 people with the Sherwood surname in the UK? Sherwood is now ranked number 1025 for popularity in the UK. |
Sherwood Genealogy Databases
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Sherwood Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Sherwood surname in the USA? Sherwood is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Mary Sherwood. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mary Sherwood
Mary Martha Sherwood
Mary Martha Sherwood (née Butt; 6 May 1775 – 22 September 1851) was a 19th-century English children's writer of over 400 works. The best known include The History of Little Henry and his Bearer (1814), The History of Henry Milner (1822–1837), and The History of the Fairchild Family (1818–1847). Her evangelicalism permeated her early writings, but later works cover common Victorian themes such as domesticity. She married Captain Henry Sherwood and moved to India, converted to evangelical Christianity and began to write for children, with those of military encampments there in mind, but her work was well received in Britain, where the Sherwoods returned after a decade. She opened a boarding school and published texts for children and the poor, as "one of the most significant authors of children's literature of the nineteenth century". Her depictions of domesticity and ties with India may have influenced many young readers, but her work fell from favour as children's literature broadened in the late 19th century.
Source: Mary Martha Sherwood, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Mary Elizabeth Wilson Sherwood
Mary Elizabeth Wilson Sherwood (pen name, M. E. W. S., M.E.W. Sherwood, Mrs. John Sherwood; October 27, 1826 - September 12, 1903) was an American author and socialite. She wrote short stories, poetry, several books, and etiquette manuals, in addition to contributing to many magazines and translating poems from European languages. Among her writings are The Sarcasm of Destiny, A Transplanted Rose, Manners and Social Usages, Sweet Briar, and Roxobel. Better known as Mrs. John Sherwood, some of her literary works were published as "M.E.W.S." or "M.E.W. Sherwood".
Sherwood gave readings in parlors for charitable objects, making selections from her own works, and made eight trips to Europe. She was decorated with the insignia of Officier d'Academie.
Source: Mary Elizabeth Wilson Sherwood, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sherwood
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