Joseph Sherrard

  General Notes:

St Mary's Churchyard
Address at marriage : Huddleston
Domicile : Melwood House, Methley 1902, 1903
Joseph's birth certificate, like that of his sister Jane, gives a differe nt date of birth to that celebrated by them, We believe that is becau se if children's births were not registered in a specific period of ti me a fine was payable and so they simply put back the dates to avoid payi ng such. (P.S.S.)

1891 Census RG12/3762 Methley : Clump Cliff, Paul Sherrard (transcrib ed as Sheward) 47, farmer, Rebecca 37, Margaret 19, Joseph 18, Jane 15, Ca therine 13, Maria M. 11 - born in Londonderry, Ireland, Sarah A. 1 month b orn in Methley, Thomas P. 8 born in Londonderry, Julia 5 born in Methley

1901 Census RG13/4431 Huddleston cum Lumby: Hall Farm, Paul Sherrard 58 fa rmer, Rebecca 48, Joseph 28, Catie 22, Mariah 20, Thomas P. 18 - born in I reland, Julia 16, Sarah A. 9, Georgine 8 - born in Methley, Rachael sist er 64 born in Ireland

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism: Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland, 14 Mar 1873.

• Occupation: Farmer.

Joseph married Florence Merian Lawn, daughter of David Lawn and Alice Johnson, on 29 Apr 1901 in Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England. (Florence Merian Lawn was born in 1878 in Greenhill, Bingley, Yorkshire England, died on 21 Nov 1954 in Brotherton, Castleford, West Yorkshire England and was buried in Nov 1954 in Birkin, Knottingley, West Yorkshire England.)