Dave's Family History

Jane SHERWEN
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Name Jane SHERWEN Birth 1803 Gosforth, Cumberland, England
[1] - Fact Flags: Preferred
Baptism 31 May 1803 Gosforth, Cumberland, England
[1] Gender Female Census 6 Jun 1841 Gosforth, Cumberland, England
[2] Age: 25y Address: Hurrelbarrow - Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census 30 Mar 1851 Gosforth, Cumberland, England
[3] Age: 47y Address: Hurrelbarrow - Relation to Head of House: Wife
Also has grandaughter: Hannah Bateman with them age 2
Census 7 Apr 1861 Gosforth, Cumberland, England
[4] Age: 57y Address: Hurrelbarrow - Relation to Head of House: Head
Widow
Farmer of 13 acres
Ancestor Count 4 Descendant Count 32 Reference Number B 2896a _UID 59712EECCA36409FA1FFBE00856CE4E7DD0C Person ID I9844 Dave Last Modified 8 Nov 2025
Father Henry SHERWEN, b. Abt 1771, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
d. Abt 1840, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
(Age 69 years) Mother Jane MOSSOP, b. Abt 1769 d. Abt 1833, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
(Age 64 years) Marriage 5 Oct 1800 Gosforth, Cumberland, England
[5, 6] - Henry was a Yeoman
Family ID F3182 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Henry BRIGGS Marriage 19 Apr 1823 Gosforth, Cumberland, England
[7, 8] Address: St Mary's Parish Church - He is a husbandman
By licence
with consent of parents
Children + 1. Jane BRIGGS, b. Abt 1828 + 2. Mary BRIGGS, b. Abt 1830, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
d. Between Oct 1876 and Dec 1876, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
(Age 46 years)Family ID F3191 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Nov 2025
Family 2 Benjamin MCCORMICK d. 5 Dec 1836, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Marriage 25 Feb 1834 [9, 10, 11] Family ID F3192 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Nov 2025
Family 3 Joseph SOUTHWARD, b. Abt 1815, Arlecdon, Cumberland, England
d. 13 Aug 1853, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
(Age 38 years) Marriage Between Apr 1841 and Jun 1841 Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
[12] Family ID F3193 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Nov 2025
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Sources - [S5774] Baptism Entry - Sherwen, Jane (1803).
- [S5789] 1841 Census HO 107-0156 B07 F22 P17 - Southward, Joseph.
- [S5790] 1851 Census HO 107-2437 F475 P10 - Southward, Joseph.
- [S5794] 1861 Census RG 09-3953 F41 P02 - Southward, Jane.
- [S5863] Marriage Entry - Sherwen, Henry - Mossop, Jane.
- [S5864] Pallots Marriage Index - Sherwen, Henry - Mossop, Jane.
- [S5775] Pallots Index - Sherwen, Jane - Briggs, Henry.
- [S5776] Marriage Entry - Sherwen, Jane - Briggs, Henry.
- [S5785] Marriage Notice - McCormick, Benjamin - Briggs, Jane (nee Sherwen).
- [S5786] Pallots Index - McCormick, Benjamin - Briggs, Jane (nee Sherwen).
- [S5787] Marriage Entry - McCormick, Benjamin - Briggs, Jane (nee Sherwen).
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1841 AMJ Whitehaven 25 141.
- [S5774] Baptism Entry - Sherwen, Jane (1803).

