Ancestors of William SHERRING & John SHERRING

SHERRING, John
(1751-1821)

FATHERS, Kitty
(1757-1824)

COX, John
(c1730--)

UNKNOWN, Unknown
(c1730--)

SHERRING, William Highmore
(1784-)

COX, Mary
(c1785-)

SHERRING, John
(1816-1892)

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Spouses/Children:
Did Not Marry

SHERRING, John

Baptised: 3rd December 1816 in Henstridge, Somerset, UK
Marriage: Did Not Marry
Died: 9th January 1892. Brisbane, Australia aged 76 years old

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Birth Notes:

Birth details from West Country Genealogy web site transcipts.

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Marriage Notes:

Marriage reference

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Death Notes:

The Brisbane Courier of 14th January 1892 reported 'The Dunwick Benevolent Asylum for the week ending 9th Inst. ...the deaths during the week have been ... John Sherring 78 native of Somerset, England' - John died of Senile Decay and Pneumonia of three days duration on 9th January 1892, the death was certified by Dr SMITH. The Death Certificate No C2929 shows John was a Farmer and his father as William and his mother as Mary COX and that he came from 'Henstead' in Somerset. John was buried in the Dunwick cemetery on 10th January 1892. The Dunwick Benevolent Asylum cared for people who were unable to care for themselves because of poverty or illness.

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General Notes:

On the 19th March 1847 John was sentenced to three months hard labour for collecting alms under false pretences (vagrancy) and committed to Wilton Goal.

John was next convicted at Somerset Michaelmas Quarter session at Taunton on 19th October 1847 of stealing an umbrella and sentenced to a term of seven years and transportation.

John Sherring Trial

John was placed aboard the 'Mount Stuart Elphinstone' that departed Spithead, England on 1st June 1849 and arrived at Moreton Bay, Queensland on 1st November 1849. There were 232 convicts loaded and seven died on the voyage. The Master was Hy C Loney and the Surgeon was Geo T Moxey.

John was granted a Ticket of Leave on 30th November 1849 No 49/823, as with all TLs John was only permitted to seek work within a specified area, in this case it was the area of Morton Bay. This was altered to Ipswich on 18th October 1855

On 25th January 1859 The Northern Australian newspaper, in Ipswich, Queensland reported that John SHERRING was charged with stealing from a bedroom, an order for one pound and five shillings in silver, from a pocket of a waistcoat. He admitted to the offence and offered to replace the money and stated that he was drunk at the time. John was sentenced to three months in the Brisbane Goal.

John was granted a Conditional Pardon on 7th June 1859

On 6th September 1866 the Queensland Times of Ipswich. Queensland reported that John Sherring was fined five shillings for drunkenness.