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Richard Sherley of Brill, Buckinghamshire England
Married Elizabeth
Parents of:
Thomas Sherley of Salisbury Farm; (aka
Shenley Manor, Herts.) son of Richard and Elizabeth Sherley of
Brill. He was baptised at Ludgershall December 16, 1698. His
wife was Ann (marriage record not yet been found). They had seven
children. Thomas died in 1786 in Shenley, Hertfordshire, where
his burial record says "of Salisbury Farm".
Salisbury Farm and Hall (aka Shenley Manor) was held by various
aristocrats throughout the centuries including the famous Earl
of Warwick. The Snell family held the manor in the early 1700s
and apparently the Sherleys leased and occupied the manor from
the Snell family. Documents show the Sherleys as occupants as
early as the 1780s. Interestingly, later occupants of Salisbury
Hall were Lady Randolph Churchill and her son Winston Churchill
and members of the aircraft de Havilland family.
Salisbury Hall (16th and 17th century)
Thomas Sherley left the lease of Salisbury Farm in his Will
to his wife Ann. But the occupation of the farm and the Hall
becomes rather confused when it is seen that the Land Tax Record
shows his son Edward as Occupier of Salisbury Farm.
Salisbury Hall and Farm were owned by a William Snell who
also owned a lot of land in Brill and there are several legal
documents dealing with land and payments of money involving William
Snell and his brother and one or more of the Sherley family.
Married Ann _______ she was buried 13 May 1783 at Brill,
Bucks
Children of Thomas Sherley and Ann: all children
baptised at Ludgershall
1.
Thomas Sherley baptised March 14, 1730
2.
William Sherley baptised Oct 9, 1732
3.
John Sherley baptised May 12, 1734
4.
Edward Sherley baptised June 2, 1736 (see below)
5.
Anne Sherley baptised April 5, 1738
6.
Mary Sherley baptised Aug 10, 1740
7.
Sarah Sherley baptised Jan 6, 1745
4. Edward Sherley of Salisbury Farm 1736-1802
Edward Sherley was the son of Thomas and Ann Sherley. He was
baptised at Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire in 1736 and was buried
at Shenley, Hertfordshire in 1802 where the burial records say
"of Salisbury Farm, age 66".
Married 1) Mary Rolfe June 4th , 1759 at Moulsford,
Berkshire; she was baptised at Holburn in 1723 so was 36 when
she married While Edward was only 23. Mary, of Shenley Herts,
was buried at Brill Bucks 13 Sept 1773 Brill having born eight
or nine children, three of whom died at birth.
Banns of Marriage between Edward Sherley of the Parish
of Brill in the County of Bucks., a bachelor, and Mary Rolfe
of this Parish, spinster, married in this church by Licence this
fourth day of June in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Fifty Nine by me, I Blip, Minister. The marriage was solemnised
between us...Edward Sherley and Mary Rolfe... both signed their
names. In the presence of George Tuce and John Sherley.
Children of Edward and Mary Rolfe
1. Edward Sherley of Salisbury Hall (aka Shenley Manor);
born about 1761; PCC will proven 1803.
PCC Will of Edward Sherley of Salisbury Hall in the
parish of Shenley in the county of Hertford yeoman.
Dated 3 Feb 1800. All debts and funeral expenses to be paid after
which I bequesth unto my son Edward Sherley now living in the
parish of Southmimms Middlesex 5 pounds to purchas a mourning
coat....I then bequeath unto my son William Sherley now living
in the parish of Brill in the county of Bucks the sum of 5 pounds
to purchas a mourning and also bequeath unto my daughter Anna
Maria Sherley now living in the parish of Brill 5 pounds; I then
bequeath unto my son Lawrence Sherley now living with me the
sum of 100 pounds paid when attain the fulla ge of 21 years;
I also bequeath unto my son Richard Sherley now living with me
the sum of 100 pounds to be paid when attain the full age fo
21 years; I further bequeath unto my daughter Mary Sherley now
living with me the sum of 100 pounds to be paid when attain the
full age of 21 (not paid if she marries before age 21); I also
bequeath unto daughter Ann sherley now living with me the sum
of 100 pounds when attain the full age of 21 (not paid if she
marries before age 21); Appoint my beloved wife Maria Sherley
my executrix with Thomas Sherley and John Sherley my sons now
living with me to be my executors I bequeath all my furniture,
place linen, apparel, monies, live stock in my farm together
with all my personal properlty whatsoever; Appoint William Snell
esq of Salisbury Hall in the parish of Shenley aforesaid and
Mr Lawrence Sherley distiller Warwick Lane London (overseers)
Wit: Wm Joseline, Thos Joceline. Proven 23 December 1803 by Maria
Sherley widow and John Sherley the son of the said deceased.
PROB 11/1402
Married Maria ___
Children of Edward Sherley and Maria: all born
Shenley
(1).
Thomas Sherley born about 1779 mentioned in 1800 will of
father as living in Shenley Herts.; Single, living in Chenies
parish Herts with siblings John and Ann Sherley in 1851 census.
Died 23 Oct 1857 "formerly of Salisbury Hall", farmer.
Executor of will was brother John Sherley of Chenies, farmer
(2).
Ann Maria Sherley born about 1781 mentioned in 1800 will
of father as living in Brill Bucks.
(3).
John Sherley born about 1782 mentioned in 1800 will of father
as living in Shenley Herts. Single, living in Chenies parish
Herts with siblings Thomas and Ann Sherley in 1851 census.
(4).
Edward Sherley born about 1783 mentioned in 1800 will of
father as living in South Mimms Herts. (part of Barnet Parish)
(5).
Lawrence Sherley born about 1785 mentioned in 1800 will of
father as living in Shenley Herts.
(6).
Richard Sherley born about 1787 mentioned in 1800 will of
father as living in Shenley Herts.
London
Distillers Apprentice: Shirley, Richard son of Edward of Salisbury
Farm Surrey [sic] farmer to Lawrence Shirley 12 Oct 1802
(7).
Mary Sherley born about 1790 mentioned in 1800 will of father
as living in Shenley Herts.
(8).
Ann Sherley born about 1791 mentioned in 1800 will of father
as living in Shenley Herts. Single, living in Chenies parish
Herts with siblings John and Thomas Sherley in 1851 census.
(9).
William Sherley [born unknown] mentioned in 1800 will of
father as living in Brill Bucks.
2. William Rolfe Sherley baptised Oct 22, 1762 at Brill,
Bucks.; Dairyman of Lapland Farm, Brill; buried 20 October 1838
at Brill, Bucks.
Buckinghamshire Court Will of William Sherley of Lapland
Farm, Brill, dairyman, will made Oct 20, 1837 and
proved Apr 9, 1839. Thomas, brother; Thomas, James, and William
(he is of Staines), sons; Mary Monk, Ann Smith, daughters; Elizabeth
Osbourne, daughter and her husband, Thomas Osbourne and their
daughter, Betsey; Sarah, daughter of deceased son, John Shirley.
Married Ann Salmon Oct 2, 1784. They lived at Lapland
Farm, Brill; She was buried 4 March 1795 at Brill, Bucks.
Children of William Rolfe Sherley and Ann Salmon
(1).
William Rolfe Sherley Jr. born about 1786; mentioned in his
father's 1837 will (see his family below)!
(2).
James Sherley born about 1790; mentioned in his father's
1837 will
(3).
Thomas Sherley born about 1792; mentioned in his father's
1837 will
(4).
Elizabeth Sherley born about 1793; mentioned in her father's
1837 will
Married
Thomas Osbourne
(5)
Ann Sherley married ____Smith; mentioned in herfather's 1837
will
(6).
John Sherley, farmer, born about___; died before 1837 at
time of father's will; ; mentioned in his father's 1837 will
Married
______
1.
Sarah Sherley born about ____; mentioned in her grandfather's
1837 will
Married
Lewis Vincent Sherley, gentleman of St Pancras Middlesex,
son of Thomas Sherley, gentleman, on 14 Sept 1854 at St Margaret
Westminster (by license)
(7).
Mary Sherley mentioned in her father's 1837 will (see
email below)
Married
Henry Monk
Brill,
All Saints Parish - Marriage 21 Nov 1810 MONK Henry, bach of
High Wycombe Banns SHERLEY Mary, spin otp; Wit: William SHERLEY,
Ann MONK, Ann SHERLEY
3. Stephen Sherley chr 10 July 1763 at Brill, Bucks.
4. Elizabeth Sherley chr 13 June 1764 at Brill, Bucks.
Buried 20 Dec 1768 at Brill, Bucks.
5. Thomas Sherley born about
6. Mary Sherley chr 3 April 1766 at Brill, Bucks.
7. Twins.. Eliz. Sherley and Mary Sherley born about
1768 ... both died
8. Sarah Sherley buried 13 Jan 1767 at Brill, Bucks.
Married 2) Hannah ______ Edward married a second time
to Hannah but no record of the marriage has been found yet. Edward
and Hannah had five more children. Hannah was buried 22 Decv
1789 at Brill, Bucks.
Children of Edward Sherley and Hannah
9. Elizabeth Sherley chr 28 August 1774 at Brill, Bucks
10. Sarah Sherley chr 16 March 1776 at Brill, Bucks.
11. Edward Sherley chr 16 January 1779 at Brill, Bucks.
12. William Sherley chr 14 August 1781 at Brill, Bucks.
buried 19 August 1781
13. Laurence Sherley chr 20 August 1782 at Brill, Bucks.
(1). William Rolfe Sherley Jr. of Berkshire
William Rolfe Sherley born ca. 1786 Woodcock Hill, Herts.
Co. England, died in the winter of 1866 at Windsor.
Found while researching Berkshire Co. was a marriage on June
4th 1749 between Edward Sherley and Mary Rolfe at Mousford Twp.
Berkshire Co. Mary's maiden name would certainly SUGGEST that
they were the parents of William Rolfe Sherley.
After William and Elizabeth Sherleys marriage, they lived
at Sunninghill. Between 1821 and 1824 they moved to the vicinity
of Staines, Middlesex where William Sherley was a horse dealer.
Old Bailey Deposition: THOMAS NIBBS, Theft > embezzlement,
10th September 1829.
WILLIAM SHIRLEY . I am a publican and horse dealer , and
live at Staines. I had a stallion, called "The Farmer's
Glory;" the prisoner was in my employ for two seasons, to
take the horse round to the different farmers, and to different
markets - I engaged to give him 5l. for the season, 1s. for every
mare that was covered, and he received 3l. 10s. every Monday
morning to pay his expences, when he came back at the end of
the week he was to give an account of what he had spent; if he
had any left he was to return it - if he had spent more it was
paid him; when he returned on the Sunday I used to ask him what
he received - he said, "None at all," which was the
case every Sunday this season; he never paid me any; any money
that he received, it was his duty to bring to me; I think he
returned me that answer for fourteen or fifteen weeks - the last
time I paid him was on the 6th of July, when he left me with
the 3l. 10s., and never returned; I received my horse back, I
think, on the 17th, with a note in his hand-writing- I waited
till the following Sunday, and then sent a person into the country;
on the Friday I went to Banbury, where I found the prisoner in
custody, and brought him to London; the constable had taken a
letter from him, and a book, before I saw him; he afterwards
gave me a statement of some sums, which he had never paid me,
but I have only a copy of it here.
Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. Were the stallions yours
or not? A. Yes, I purchased them; I had three of them; the first
I bought was a year ago - this is a bill which I had printed;
the prisoner was to lead "The Wanderer" and "The
Farmer's Glory;" I was a bankrupt since I bought them -
I have got my certificate; my effects were sold in May last -
it was in March I sent the prisoner out with the stallion; the
stallion was bought in by my friends for me; it was sold by auction,
and the assignees got the proceeds of it; my friends have no
partnership in these stallions - I had settled with the prisoner
at the termination of last season; there was no running account
- we settled every week: sometimes there were expences of shoeing
and physic for which he paid a shilling or two, which I paid
him - he did pay Mr. Coleman 1l. 5s., but he always had money
in advance - what he paid out of his pocket he was repaid the
next week; he behaved very well the first season, or I should
not have employed him again. I have read over this book to my
sorrow, which the prisoner kept; the names are down here; these
sums are entered as not having been paid; they are entered that
the parties might be called upon who had not paid - if he received
any money he ought to have paid me, but if he had not I was to
call on them; if he had not put down those names I should have
beard of it, as those gentlemen were often sending their mares.
By 1827 he was the inn keeper at the New Inn at Stanwell,
Middlesex. By 1851 they are innkeepers at the Catherine Wheel
Inn at Egham, Surrey Co. The Catherine Wheel Inn was listed in
the Parlimentary Survey of 1650 as timber framed coaching inn
with a brewhouse, a dozen food lodging rooms and stabling for
50 horses. The entry in Mathews Poor Law Map 1856 #418 reads:
William Sherely tennant of His Majesty, state-#442, Catherine
Wheel Inn, garden stabling, yard, pasture, cottage and garden
#426 Humber Meadow. William Sherley was still the inn keeper
of the Catherine Wheel Inn at the time of the 1861 census. He
died in 1866.
William Rolfe Sherley Jr. apparently struggled financially
in his various businesses filing for bankruptcy on two occassions.
Bankrupt: Sherley William, Stanwell, Middlesex, innkeeper
& horse dealer, May 8, 1820.
Bankrupt: Sherley William, Staines, Middlesex, dealer in horses,
May 31, 1839.
Married Elizabeth Moore at Egham, Surrey Co. England
Dec 12, 1808. The license was witnessed by William Sherley and
John Moore, father of Elizabeth. William Rolfe Sherley was a
batchelor from New Windsor, Berkshire Co.
Children of William Rolfe Shirley Jr and Elizabeth Moore:
1. William Rolfe Sherley Bapt. Oct 15, 1809 Sunninghill,
Berks, died 1809
2. Ann Sherley Bapt. July 28, 1811 Sunninghill, Berks
Co. She married Frederick Wm. Sidwell at St. Martin in the Field,
London.
Family tradition has it that at some time Ann was employed
as a wet nurse to the Royal family at Windsor and that Frederick
was Librarian at the Castle. Unfortunately records at the Castle
do no confirm this.
In 1859, Ann, her husband and their 6 children and a newly
acquired son in law, set sail for Auckland New Zealand a board
the sailing ship "JURA".
3. Mary Sherley 1815 Sunninghill, Berks.Co.
4. John Sherley July 21, 1816 Sunninghill, Berks. Co.
5. Sarah Sherley 1821 Sunninghill, Berks. Co.
6. William Rolfe Sherley June 20, 1824 Staines, Middlesex
Co. England. In the 1861 census, he is living at Hansworth Road,
Twickenham. His occupation is "Veterinary Surgeon".
In the 1871 census he is at "Devereux Villa" Hanworth
Road. Willliam is now a "Dealer in horses" and his
wife is Rebecca. Their staff consisted of a cook, housemaid and
a nurse.
Married Rebecca _____
Children of William Rolfe Sherley:
(1).
William Rolfe Sherley born 1853 Twickenham, a veternary student
(2).
Lizzie L. Sherley
(3).
Mary Sherley - living with parents in 1891 census
(4).
Lucy Sherley - living with parents in 1891 census
(5).
Samuel Sherley born 1863 Twickenham
(6).
Maria Sherley
(7).
James Sherley born 1866 - listed as a Veterinary Surgeon
in 1891 and 1901 census
Name:
SHERLEY
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Army Veterinary Corps
Secondary Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Secondary Unit Text: attd. 70th Bde.
Age: 51
Date of Death: 27/11/1917
Additional information: Son of the late William Rolfe Sherley
and Rebecca Sherley of Twickenham; husband of Jessie Sherley
of 39 Zetland Street, Southport, Lancs.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. D. 13.
Cemetery: GOUZEAUCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
married
Jessie ______ born about 1864 at Cuddington or Adlington
Cheshire
1.
Gladys Sherley born about 1892 at Twickenham Middlesex
2.
William Sherley born about 1896 at Cuddington Cheshire
(8).
Nellie Sherley born 1869
(9).
John Sherley born 1870 Twickenham
7. James Sherley born 1827 died 1828
Middlesex Baptism: Sept 16, 1827 James Sherley of William
and Elizabeth Sherley, New Inn, Stanwell, Inn keeper
Middlesex Burials: April 1, 1828 James Sherley of New Inn
Stanwell, infant
8. James Sherley April 18, 1828 Stanwell, Middlesex
Co. England. He migrated to NEW ZEALAND with Mary Sidwell, daughter
of his sister, Ann. Mary Sidwell who was his niece kept house
for him. They had 5 children.He died Dec 9, 1904.
Middlesex Baptism: April 11, 1830 James Sherley of William
and Elizabeth Sherley, Stanwell, Inn keeper
Married Mary Sidwell legally married at Auckland, NZ
June 12, 1900.
Children of James Sherley and Mary Sidwell:
(1).
Lawrence Sherley born 1873
(2).
Elsie Sherley born 1884
(3).
Rosie Sherley
(4).
Cecil Rolfe Sherley born 1889
(5).
Clyde Sherley born 1893
9. Thomas Sherley, grocer of Waltham Cross, Herts;
baptised Nov 17, 1833 Staines, Middlesex Co. England
PCC Will of Thomas Sherley, Grocer of Waltham Cross , Hertfordshire;
13 December 1854 bequeath all my real and personal estate unto
my wife Harriott; appoint my said wife and my brother in law
Thomas Cane of Brighton, builder executrix and executor; Wit:
John Pecock 3 Kent cottages Commercial Road Proven Kent; Harriett
Cane 22 Upper North Street Brighton. 10 February 1855 PROB 11/2207
Married Harriet Cane 13 May 1854 at St Nicholas parish
in Brighton, daughter of William Cane and Harriet Baker
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Posted Nov 7th, 2003
Dear Betty,
I am a non-member, but I have some additional information
(about my only Shirley ancestor!) which adds to that provided
in the Buckinghamshire/non-members section on your site by George
Edward Shirley of Australia and his daughter, Mrs. Young. Is
there a way to forward this to them, or a way of posting it on
the site? (I was not able to find a contact link for this contributor
to contact them directly, and the Query Board did not seem an
appropriate place, as this is an addition to your existing resources
rather than a query.)
My additional information concerns one of the children of:
2. William Rolfe Sherley (b. Oct 22, 1762) who m. Ann Salmon
(Oct 2, 1784). They lived at Lapland Farm, Brill (Bucks).
Namely, their daughter:
(7). Mary Sherley.
Mary Sherley was b. c. 1788/9 (estimate from her age at death).
In 1810, she married Henry MONK (b. 9 April 1786, Brill; d.
185165) in Brill. The following is a transcript of the parish
register entry for their marriage, provided by the Bucks Family
History Society in the UK:
Brill, All Saints
21 Nov 1810 MONK Henry, bach of High Wycombe Banns SHERLEY
Mary, spin otp
Wit: William SHERLEY, Ann MONK, Ann SHERLEY
In 1838, Mary Monk (née Sherley) died in Brill. The
Bucks FHS parish register transcript is as follows:
Brill All Saints
16 Jan 1839 Mary MONK aged 50 of Brill
However, a transcript of gravestones in Brill churchyard (at
the Society of Genealogists in London) gives Mary's date of death
as 11 January 1839.
Henry Monk was a carpenter in Brill, as was his younger brother
Thomas. Despite the description in the marriage register as 'Henry
Monk of High Wycombe', he was definitely born in Brill, where
his parents (Henry Monk snr. and Jane, née Robins) married
in 1779 and then continued to live. Possibly he was in High Wycombe
as an apprentice around the time of his marriage.
Henry Monk snr (b. c. 1748/9, place not known, d. 19 November
1825 in Brill, aged 76) was a licensed victualler (or publican)
at The Swan Inn, The Green, Brill. Here, there is a property
connection with the Sherleys. I contacted Graham Parker of the
Brill Society (based in the village) a year ago, and, by coincidence,
it turned out that he lives in Coronation Cottage - a rebuilt
version of the cottage that used to be tied The Swan Inn. The
daughter of Graham's next-door neighbour - resident of The Swan
Inn, which is now a house - had researched the history of the
inn (and changes of
ownership) through several centuries at the Aylesbury (Bucks
County) records office, and Graham was able to send me a copy
of her findings. The extracts that will interest anyone researching
Sherleys in the Brill area are as
follows:
The Swan Inn and adjoining Cottage (now called Coronation
Cottage)
12.10.1778 Sale to John Salmon [Price not stated.]
6.04.1795 Sale of property by Ann Salmon widow of John Salmon
and William Sherley (husband of the late Ann Salmon daughter
of John Salmon) Yeoman to Henry Monk previously the tenant of
The Swan Inn.
7.4.1795 Mortgage between Henry Monk and Ann Salmon and William
Sherley for £120. Prior to Henry Monk, Isaac White was
the tenant of The Swan Inn, John Saunders was the tenant of the
little cottage.
[NOTE: The William Sherley referred to above is William Rolfe
Sherley, b. 1762, of Lapland Farm (see your site).]
01.01.1864 Probate granted to Richard Mumford Trustee and
Executor of Edmund Monk Licensed Victualler Deceased and Thomas
Mon Executor of Ann Monk deceased.
(14.09.1860) Elizabeth Monk Spinster late of Brill deceased
(13.12.1854) bequeathed property to her brother Edmund Monk and
her sister Ann Monk jointly. John Elliott and Ann Monk Executors
of the Will of Elizabeth Monk.
26.06.1865 Assignment of property called The Swan Inn with
cottage premises to Mr George Fuller for the sum of £414.10s.0d
[...]
[EXTRACT ENDS]
Elizabeth, Edmund and Ann Monk (above) were the 1st, 2nd and
4th children on Henry Monk snr and Jane (née Robins) -
the 3rd was Henry Monk jnr, who married Mary Sherley. Elizabeth,
Edmund and Ann never married and (it seems) continued to run
the Inn into advanced age! The gravestones commemorating them
in Brill churchyard are still legible. Their two brothers who
did marry
- Henry jnr and Thomas - were both carpenters; their sister
Mary married a widower, William Welford.
In 1887, 'part of' The Swan Inn was sold to brewers from Aylesbury.
Thereafter, the conveyancing information I was sent relates only
to the cottage, not the Inn.
It seems possible that Henry Monk snr became the tenant of
the Inn on his marriage (1779), shortly after it was bought by
John Salmon. I have not been able to discover Henry' place of
birth or anything about his wider family, so it would be useful
to know if he had an earlier connection with the Salmons.
Henry Monk jnr and Mary (née Sherley) had the following
children:
William Monk, chr. 3 November 1811, Brill; d. 1881, Thame
district (= probably Brill). Never married.
Henry Monk (Henry 3), chr. 6 January 1813, Brill d. 17 January
1881, Kentish Town, North London, aged 68. Carpenter. m. 23 April
1838, Marylebone, London, to Jane Smith (b. 22 October 1815,
Pentonville, London) daughter of the late John Smith (b.??, d.
1819), 'chirographer' (legal draftsman) or possibly 'attorney',
the Temple, London, and Julia (née Julia Lepetit Pharez)
(b. 1785, d. 1845).
Jane Monk, chr. 22 October 1814, Brill d. 1901, Thame district
(Brill),
aged 87.
Had one child outside marriage (Emma, b. 1833, Brill), then
m. James Brooks, farmer, of Brill, 11 February 1839, and had
6 more.
Michael Monk, b. 1821/2, Brill d. 20 April 1832, 10yrs
Mary Anne Monk b. 25 March 1827, Brill d. after 1841: possibly
1842,
Thame district (probably Brill).
[LIST OF CHILDREN ENDS]
My connection with all these people is that Henry Monk 'jnr'
(Henry 2) and Mary Sherley are my g-g-g-g-grandparents; Henry
Monk 3 (who moved to London and married there in the 1830s) and
Jane, née Smith are my g-g-g-grandparents.
I hope this information can be passed on to your contributor
and shared with site users in some form. If I need to send it
to your contributor directly, please can you forward an email
address for this?
Finally, many thanks for your site, which provided one of
my first clues when I began this research a year ago!
Best wishes,
CLAIRE MONK
clairemonk@mailbox.co.uk
London, UK
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