Peter SHERWEN

Abt 1821 -    Has 4 ancestors and 27 descendants in this family tree.

Peter SHERWEN

Abt 1781 -

Birth	Abt 1781	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Christened	8 Jan 1781	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Father	Henry SHERWEN,   b. 1748
Mother	Hannah GIBSON,   b. 1745
Married	7 Nov 1769	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Family	Hannah [SHERWEN]
Children	+ 1. Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England

Hannah [SHERWEN]

Family	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1781, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Children	+ 1. Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England

Ann ROBINSON

Abt 1821 -

Birth	Abt 1821	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Family	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Children	1. Thomas SHERWEN,   b. Between Oct 1843 and Dec 1843, St Bees, Cumberland, England   2. Hannah SHERWEN,   b. Between Apr 1848 and Jun 1848, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England   3. John SHERWEN,   b. Between Jan 1851 and Mar 1851, Hensingham, Cumberland, England   4. William SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1852   5. Mary Ann SHERWEN,   b. 1854, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia   6. Jane SHERWEN,   b. 1857, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia + 7. Elizabeth SHERWEN,   b. 1860, Great Western, Stawell, Victoria, Australia   8. Sarah Julia SHERWEN,   b. 1862, Great Western, Stawell, Victoria, Australia

Thomas SHERWEN

1843 -

Birth	Between Oct 1843 and Dec 1843	St Bees, Cumberland, England
Father	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England
Mother	Ann ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1821, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Hannah SHERWEN

1848 -

Birth	Between Apr 1848 and Jun 1848	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Father	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England
Mother	Ann ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1821, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

John SHERWEN

1851 -

Birth	Between Jan 1851 and Mar 1851	Hensingham, Cumberland, England
Father	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England
Mother	Ann ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1821, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

William SHERWEN

Abt 1852 - Abt 1853  (1 year)

Birth	Abt 1852
Died	Abt 1853
Father	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England
Mother	Ann ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1821, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Mary Ann SHERWEN

1854 -

Birth	1854	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Father	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England
Mother	Ann ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1821, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Jane SHERWEN

1857 -

Birth	1857	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Father	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England
Mother	Ann ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1821, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth SHERWEN

1860 -

Birth	1860	Great Western, Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Father	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England
Mother	Ann ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1821, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Family	William HENDERSON
Married	1883	Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Thomas HENDERSON,   b. 1884, Stawell, Victoria, Australia   2. Andrew William HENDERSON,   b. 1885, St Arnoud, Victoria, Australia   3. Esther HENDERSON,   b. 1887 + 4. Mary Ann HENDERSON,   b. 1889, Victoria, Australia   5. William Sherwen HENDERSON,   b. 1891, Stawell, Victoria, Australia + 6. Robert Liston HENDERSON,   b. 1894, Stawell, Victoria, Australia + 7. Elizabeth Ruth HENDERSON,   b. 1895, Stawell, Victoria, Australia   8. John Barrett HENDERSON,   b. 1897, Stawell, Victoria, Australia + 9. Hector Charles HENDERSON,   b. 14 Aug 1901, Stawell, Victoria, Australia   10. Edgar Hartley HENDERSON,   b. 1903, Stawell, Victoria, Australia + 11. Alice Jean HENDERSON,   b. 1905, Stawell, Victoria, Australia

Sarah Julia SHERWEN

1862 -

Birth	1862	Great Western, Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Father	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1821, Beckermet, Cumberland, England
Mother	Ann ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1821, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

• Name	Peter SHERWEN
  Birth	Abt 1821	Beckermet, Cumberland, England
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	28 Oct 1821	Beckermet, Cumberland, England   [1]
  	Father = Peter, Mother = Hannah
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Hensingham, Cumberland, England   [2]
  	Age: 30y
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Joiner
  Ancestor Count	4
  Descendant Count	27
  Passenger List	15 Jun 1852  [3]
  	Age: 31y
  	SS Europa From Liverpool to Melbourne He is a Joiner Note: Transcription gives Nationality as Irish - no mention on manifest
  Reference Number	B 2987a
  _UID	A9EB7C9C417B4BDA80336BE0E04C03F6B09D
  Person ID	I9909	Dave
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1781, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
  Mother	Hannah [SHERWEN]
  Family ID	F3207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1821, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
  Marriage	Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England   [4]
  Children	1. Thomas SHERWEN,   b. Between Oct 1843 and Dec 1843, St Bees, Cumberland, England   2. Hannah SHERWEN,   b. Between Apr 1848 and Jun 1848, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England   3. John SHERWEN,   b. Between Jan 1851 and Mar 1851, Hensingham, Cumberland, England   4. William SHERWEN,   b. Abt 1852   d. Abt 1853 (Age 1 year)   5. Mary Ann SHERWEN,   b. 1854, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia   6. Jane SHERWEN,   b. 1857, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia + 7. Elizabeth SHERWEN,   b. 1860, Great Western, Stawell, Victoria, Australia   8. Sarah Julia SHERWEN,   b. 1862, Great Western, Stawell, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F3232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1821 - Beckermet, Cumberland, England Baptism - 28 Oct 1821 - Beckermet, Cumberland, England Marriage - Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843 - Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 30y - 30 Mar 1851 - Hensingham, Cumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5822] Baptism Entry - Sherwen, Peter (1821). [S5865] 1851 Census HO 107-2437 F16 P01 - Sherwen, Peter. [S5866] Passenger List - Sherwen, Peter (1852). [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, JAS 1843 Whitehaven 25 101.