James Sherwood (1826–1861)
James's parents were convicts. His father, John Sherwood, arrived aboard the Glatton in 1803 and his mother, Ann Lane, on the Speke in 1808.
James and his brother inherited their father's farm, Woodside. James purchased his brother's share in 1879. He was also a member of the Kurrajong Railway League which was responsible for the extension of the railway from Richmond to Kurrajong.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Brown, Matilda (wife)
- Sherwood, John (father)
- Gosper, Ann (mother-in-law)
- Gosper, Joseph (father-in-law)
- Skuthorpe, Sarah (sister)
- Sherwood, Thomas (brother)
- Gosper, Jane Matilda (sister-in-law)
- Gosper, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Gosper, Elizabeth Jane (sister-in-law)
- Hill, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Gosper, Esther (sister-in-law)
- Sherwood, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Farran, Susannah (sister-in-law)
- Watson, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Gosper, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Gosper, Mary Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Gosper, Joseph (brother-in-law)
- Gosper, Henry (brother-in-law)
- Gosper, James (brother-in-law)
- Gosper, Jonathan (brother-in-law)
- Gosper, Francis (brother-in-law)
- Sherwood, Charles Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Hill, Henry George (brother-in-law)
- Sherwood, Charles Thomas (nephew)
Citation details
'Sherwood, James (1826–1861)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/sherwood-james-24491/text33204, accessed 12 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
24 September,
1826
Richmond,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
14 October,
1861
(aged 35)
Kurrajong,
New South Wales,
Australia