Stephen Levett SHERWELL
1806 - 1876 (70 years) Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Stephen Levett SHERWELL [1] Relationship with Rodney VOJVODICH Birth 5 Feb 1806 Chichester, Sussex, England Baptism 5 Feb 1806 Chichester, Sussex, England Gender Male Immigration: Arr. Between 1836 and 1840 South Australia, Australia Census 1 Jan 1841 South Australia, Australia Death 7 Apr 1876 Lallat, Victoria, Australia Patriarch & Matriarch Person ID I3715 MyBradyTree Last Modified 29 Nov 2024
Father William SHERWELL, b. UNKNOWN d. DECEASED Mother Anne LEVETT, b. UNKNOWN d. DECEASED Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F1815 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Ann CHALLEN, b. 30 Apr 1812, Rogate, Sussex, England d. 28 Nov 1894, Bangerang, Victoria, Australia (Age 82 years) Marriage 13 Oct 1829 Portsea, Hampshire, England Children 1. Stephen SHERWELL, b. Between Apr and Jun 1838 d. 1882, Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia ▻ Ann TAYLOR m. 1876+ 2. Ann Frances SHERWELL, b. 17 Sep 1830, Sussex, England d. 11 Jan 1901, Woorak, Victoria, Australia (Age 70 years) ▻ George Henry EASTWELL m. 19 Dec 1846+ 3. William SHERWELL, b. Between 1831 and 1833, England d. 25 May 1903, Lawloit, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 72 years) ▻ Eliza TAYLOR m. 20 Feb 18564. George SHERWELL, b. 1 Jul 1834, England d. 28 Dec 1907, Woomelang, Victoria, Australia (Age 73 years) ▻ Grace BEER m. 25 Apr 18635. Mary Ann SHERWELL, b. Between 1839 and 1841, South Australia, Australia d. 13 Nov 1898, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 59 years) ▻ Donald MCLEOD m. 12 Aug 18696. John SHERWELL, b. 3 Mar 1845, Australia d. 23 May 1845, South Australia, Australia (Age 0 years) + 7. James SHERWELL, b. 10 Nov 1846, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 18 Jan 1923, Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia (Age 76 years) ▻ Sarah Jane PHILLIPS m. 8 Dec 1873+ 8. Elizabeth SHERWELL, b. 19 Mar 1849, Richmond, South Australia, Australia d. 1885, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia (Age 35 years) ▻ William RIDING m. 18 Dec 18739. Alfred Thomas SHERWELL, b. 16 Oct 1851, Australia d. 6 Apr 1864, South Australia, Australia (Age 12 years) 10. Joseph SHERWELL, b. 13 Nov 1853, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia d. 13 Jul 1939, Cardross, Victoria, Australia (Age 85 years) ▻ Marion ROSSIE m. 4 Jul 1882Family ID F1796 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Nov 2024
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Notes - Its believed that Stephen and Mary SHERWELL (Challen) came to South Australia, with their four Children, Fanny, William, George & Stephen, between 1836 and 1840 (they appear on the January 1st, 1841 CENSUS).
Both William and Stephen have connections to the Merchant Navy. Stephen’s occupation is listed as a Greenwich Pensioner on his Death Certificate and his father William’s occupation is listed as a seaman. I had been unable to find any trace of the family’s emigration, hence I always suspected William Senior helped them on their journey to Australia.
Recently I was contacted by another SHERWELL family history contact that believes that they have found the details of the emigration under the name SHERGOELL.
This information was found in a book called “A Free Passage to Paradise” which is a book of passenger lists of United Kingdom emigrants applying for free passage to South Australia 1836-1840.
It lists an application as Stephen SHERGOELL, accompanied by 1 female and 4 children. Application number 6731 (9 Jan 1840), embarkation number 4204 on the ship Orleana which arrived in South Australia 10 July 1840. The name Stephen SHERGOELL does not appear on the above mentioned Census, but Stephen SHERWELL does !
I believe that this information has been verified as being correct and that Stephen and Mary SHERWELL were assisted with their immigration by their local church “poor house”.
Gordon Sherwell - 2005 - gordon_sherwell-at-hotmail.com
Reference Darryl Brady. "Stephen Levett SHERWELL". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I3715&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed December 3, 2024).
Sources - [S296] gordon_sherwell-at-hotmail.com, Gordon Sherwell, Some Information Submitted by Gordon Sherwell.