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Amazon Passenger List
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This is a
page from the Amazon Passenger List,
the ship that brought our family to Australia in 1856. The ship landed at
Port Adelaide, South Australia 9 April.
To the right of the green dot are recorded the names of Charles and Mary
and six of their children; Arthur, Allen, Elizabeth, Mary (Ann) Stephen
and Frederick.
Other family members (Charles's mother Elizabeth, his daughter Harriet and
sons Alfred, Charles and William appear elsewhere on the list.
Not long after disembarking, the family settled in Mt. Barker, South
Australia.
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Charles
and Charlotte Sherwood
nee Batton and Family
Photographed c. 1883 more
than likely at Nhill, Vic.
The
photo is from an album once kept by Mary (Polly) Lynch nee Sherwood.
Mary was Charles’ niece and the daughter of Arthur and Minnie
Sherwood.
The
photo was sent to me by Robert Lynch of Nhill, Vic.in 1994.
Robert is Mary’s grandson.
The
only wording to appear on the back of the photo is “Charles Sherwood and Family” written in ball point pen.
Going
by the children’s order of birth and matching their faces with a photo
of Charles Sherwood and his son and daughters taken circa 1900, we are
able to identify those in the photo.
Left to Right: At the back is Charles Sherwood junior (1835) his son William
(1869) the tallest girl on the right is Charlotte May (Cis) (1872)
On the far left with Charles’s right hand on her shoulder is Annie Mabel
(1873) Next to her is Lily Mildred (1878) Charlotte Sherwood nee Batton
(1845) holding Daisy Grace (1883) Seated on the far right is Agnes Mary
(1875) Seated in front of Lily with her face blurred is Jessie Alphina
(1880)
In 1885 a son
Charles Frederick was born and died 5 months later on the 15 October 1885.
The children’s mother Charlotte
died the following year on the 15 July 1886. Dates of birth
are shown is brackets.
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John Duffield Jarvis (1835-1899) and Harriet Jarvis nee
Sherwood (1839-1910)
Harriet was Charles and Mary Sherwood's eldest daughter. She married John
Jarvis in 1862 at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mt. Barker, South
Australia.
Photo courtesy of Irene Jarvis, Sydney, NSW.
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Stephen and Jane Sherwood's Bakery
and Grocery Store in
Gawler, South Australia.
Photographed c.1886
Photo courtesy of Lil Sherwood, Ardlethan, NSW
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Stephen Sherwood (1851-1893) and Jane
Sherwood nee Arnold.
Photographed by P.J.Marchant, photographer Gawler, South Australia.
Photo courtesy of
J. Sherwood, Clayton, Victoria.
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Arthur Sherwood's stable at Woorak West
According
to Laurie Lynch, this photo shows one end of the original
stable on Arthur and Minnie's farm at Woorak West. The feed trough
in the centre of the picture was one of 8 made from hollow logs and
was still being used by the present owners of the property.
Laurie Lynch was a grandson of Arthur and Minnie Sherwood.
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Alfred Sherwood with Horseworks, c.1891
Alfred
Sherwood was about 10 years old when he posed for this
photo. The two horses were used to turn the horseworks. According
to Lil Sherwood one of the men in the photo is Arthur
Sherwood senior. Most likely photographed at Arthur's farm
Woorak West c.1891.
Photo courtesy of Lil Sherwood, Ardlethan, NSW.
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Arthur Gordon Sherwood
1885-1978
Photo courtesy of J. Sherwood, Clayton, Victoria.
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Another view of the Sherwood's Stable at Woorak West.
Photographed by R. Sherwood, 1983.
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The above item appeared in the Nhill Free Press newspaper 11 September
1903.
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