Researching William Sherwin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1612 people with the Sherwin surname? In that year Sherwin was ranked number 2094 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Sherwin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Sherwin and the Sherwin Family Tree
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Sherwin Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called William Sherwin
William Sherwin (Australian settler)
William Sherwin (22 May 1763, Derbyshire – 29 March 1822, Parramatta) was an Australian settler. He arrived in Australia 1792 aboard the "Pitt" as Sergeant in the NSW Corps. He went on to become a storekeeper and a constable at Parramatta and had significant land holdings. He cohabited with Mary Duggan (born 1783), who arrived on the "Marquis Cornwallis" She gave birth to ten children. William travelled between his farm in Whittlesea, Victoria, and Sydney. Members of his family can be found along this route.
William grew the first oranges in Australia. He founded a big family that included, among many others, the first Australian-born doctor, two members of parliament in Victoria and the first shire clerk of .
Category:1763 birthsCategory:1822 deathsCategory:Settlers of Australia
Source: William Sherwin (Australian settler), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Sherwin (cricketer)
William Legh Sherwin (1839–1873) was an English cricketer. Sherwin's batting style is unknown. He was born at Petworth, Sussex.
Sherwin made two first-class appearances for Sussex, both against Kent in 1861. In the first match against Kent at Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove, Sherwin was run out for a duck in Sussex's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Edgar Willsher for a single run. Kent won the match by 8 wickets. In the return match at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells, he was dismissed for a single run in Sussex's first-innings by Willsher, while in their second-innings he batted down the order at number eleven and finished unbeaten on 0. Kent won the match by 34 runs.
He died at the town of his birth in 1873, aged 33 or 34.
Source: William Sherwin (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sherwin
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