Betsey (Betty) SHERWEN

1839 - 1849  (9 years)   Has 17 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

George SHERWEN

Abt 1806 - 1850  (44 years)

Birth	Abt 1806
Christened	7 Dec 1806	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Died	15 Mar 1850	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
	Age: 44y
	Cause: Phthisis (Tuberculosis)
	Address: Struddabank
Father	Thomas SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1776
Mother	Julia [SHERWEN]
Married	Abt 1800
Family	Elizabeth BANKS,   b. 1 Feb 1805, Egremont, Cumberland, England
Married	29 Aug 1829	Haile, Egremont, Cumberland, England
Children	+ 1. Unknown SHERWEN + 2. Thomas SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1829, Egremont, Cumberland, England + 3. William SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1832, Gosforth, Cumberland, England   4. Elizabeth SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1834, Gosforth, Cumberland, England   5. Isaac SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1837, Gosforth, Cumberland, England + 6. Hannah SHERWEN,   b. Between Jul 1839 and Sep 1839, St Bees, Cumberland, England   7. Betsey (Betty) SHERWEN,   b. Between Jul 1839 and Sep 1839, St Bees, Cumberland, England + 8. Mary SHERWEN,   b. 1842, Beckermet, Cumberland, England   9. Jane SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1846, Beckermet, Cumberland, England   10. Frances (Fanny) SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1846, Beckermet, Cumberland, England   11. Anne SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1848, Beckermet, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth BANKS

1805 - 1879  (74 years)

Birth	1 Feb 1805	Egremont, Cumberland, England
Christened	3 Feb 1805	Egremont, Cumberland, England
Died	Between Apr 1879 and Jun 1879	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
	Age: 76y
Father	Thomas BANKS,   b. Bef 1784
Mother	Elizabeth (Betty) MOSCROP,   b. Abt 1777, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	14 Apr 1800	Ponsonby, Cumberland, England
Family	George SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1806
Married	29 Aug 1829	Haile, Egremont, Cumberland, England
Children	+ 1. Unknown SHERWEN + 2. Thomas SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1829, Egremont, Cumberland, England + 3. William SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1832, Gosforth, Cumberland, England   4. Elizabeth SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1834, Gosforth, Cumberland, England   5. Isaac SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1837, Gosforth, Cumberland, England + 6. Hannah SHERWEN,   b. Between Jul 1839 and Sep 1839, St Bees, Cumberland, England   7. Betsey (Betty) SHERWEN,   b. Between Jul 1839 and Sep 1839, St Bees, Cumberland, England + 8. Mary SHERWEN,   b. 1842, Beckermet, Cumberland, England   9. Jane SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1846, Beckermet, Cumberland, England   10. Frances (Fanny) SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1846, Beckermet, Cumberland, England   11. Anne SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1848, Beckermet, Cumberland, England

• Name	Betsey (Betty) SHERWEN
  Birth	Between Jul 1839 and Sep 1839	St Bees, Cumberland, England   [1, 2]
  	Twin with Hannah Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	29 Sep 1839	St Bees, Cumberland, England   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Beckermet, Cumberland, England   [3]
  	Age: 1y
  	Address: Struddabank
  Ancestor Count	17
  Reference Number	B 0543a
  _UID	D11DFD524B7E4CAFBABD8A0E7E75400E5132
  Death	Between Apr 1849 and Jun 1849	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England   [4]
  	Age: 9y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I717	Dave
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	George SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1806   d. 15 Mar 1850, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BANKS,   b. 1 Feb 1805, Egremont, Cumberland, England d. Between Apr 1879 and Jun 1879, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1829	Haile, Egremont, Cumberland, England   [5]
  Reference Number	B 0050-B 0051
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between Jul 1839 and Sep 1839 - St Bees, Cumberland, England Baptism - 29 Sep 1839 - St Bees, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 1y,Address: Struddabank - 6 Jun 1841 - Beckermet, Cumberland, England Death - Age: 9y - Between Apr 1849 and Jun 1849 - Whitehaven, Cumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Twin with Hannah

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1839 JAS Whitehaven 25 132. GRO Checked [S1723] Baptism Entry - Sherwen, Betsey. As Sherwin [S824] 1841 Census - HO 107/0158 B17 F17 P03 - Banks, Elizabeth. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1849 AMJ Whitehaven 25 113. Unconfirmed but she is not with mother in 1851 census (would be about 12) and her name of Betsy is not that common. [S1636] Marriage Entry - Sherwen, George - Banks, Elizabeth.