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Stephen Levett SHERWELL

Male 1806 - 1876  (70 years)    Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Stephen Levett SHERWELL  [1
    Relationshipwith Rodney VOJVODICH
    Birth 5 Feb 1806  Chichester, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptism 5 Feb 1806  Chichester, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration: Arr. Between 1836 and 1840  South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1 Jan 1841  South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 7 Apr 1876  Lallat, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William SHERWELL,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (Father) 
    Anne LEVETT,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (Mother) 
    Person ID I3715  MyBradyTree
    Last Modified 26 Oct 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1894, Bangerang, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1829  Portsea, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    Married: 1x1. Stephen SHERWELL,   b. Between Apr and Jun 1838   d. 1882, Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Ann TAYLOR  m. 1876
    +2. Ann Frances SHERWELL,   b. 17 Sep 1830, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1901, Woorak, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    George Henry EASTWELL  m. 19 Dec 1846
    +3. William SHERWELL,   b. Between 1831 and 1833, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1903, Lawloit, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    Eliza TAYLOR  m. 20 Feb 1856
    Married: 1x4. George SHERWELL,   b. 1 Jul 1834, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1907, Woomelang, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Grace BEER  m. 25 Apr 1863
    Married: 1x5. Mary Ann SHERWELL,   b. Between 1839 and 1841, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1898, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years)
    Donald MCLEOD  m. 12 Aug 1869
     6. John SHERWELL,   b. 3 Mar 1845, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1845, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +7. James SHERWELL,   b. 10 Nov 1846, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1923, Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Sarah Jane PHILLIPS  m. 8 Dec 1873
    +8. Elizabeth SHERWELL,   b. 19 Mar 1849, Richmond, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1885, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
    William RIDING  m. 18 Dec 1873
     9. Alfred Thomas SHERWELL,   b. 16 Oct 1851, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1864, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
    Married: 1x10. Joseph SHERWELL,   b. 13 Nov 1853, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1939, Cardross, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Marion ROSSIE  m. 4 Jul 1882
    Family ID F1796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Feb 1806 - Chichester, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 5 Feb 1806 - Chichester, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Oct 1829 - Portsea, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration: Arr. - Between 1836 and 1840 - South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jan 1841 - South Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Apr 1876 - Lallat, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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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 November 4, 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S296] gordon_sherwell-at-hotmail.com, Gordon Sherwell, Some Information Submitted by Gordon Sherwell.