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Can anyone help me find William Sherriff who married Margaret Cowling in 1836 in St Peter's Church, Liverpool? I cannot find where and when he was born - he was a mariner - and seems to have died in Spain but again I don't know where or when. Anybody help?

Welcome to the boards Linda.

Just to put in context - can't seem to find this in full on Ancestry:

Name: Margaret Sheriff
Address: Union Street
Enumeration District: Malborough King
County: Devonshire
Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Age: 32

Relationship: Wife Head
Marriage Status: Married
Occupation: Mariners Wife

Jan

Marriage: 25 Jan 1836 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
William Sherriff - Mariner, This Parish
Margaret Cowling - Spinster, This Parish
Witness: Richard Trout, (X); Mary Ann Cowling
Married by Banns by: Richard Appleton, Curate
Register: Marriages 1834 - 1836, Page 284, Entry 850
Source: LDS Film 94018

Which year was that census jan?

EDIT

Found it

1851 census

Person: SHERIFF, Margaret Address: Union Street, Malborough, Salcombe

SHERIFF, Margaret Wife Married F 32 1819 Mariners Wife
Liverpool, Lancashire VIEW

Living alone

Reggie, I can now see her all census 1841-1881, all living in Salcombe and alone. Not much help at all! 1871 says she is widowed, 1861 appears to say unmarried?
I am unsure what can be done with this one to be honest.
Jan

Bit of a tangent I think, as obviously William could be from anywhere, but wondering if related somehow? This William is a master mariner:


1871 England Census
Name: William Sheriff
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Ann Sheriff
Gender: Male
Where born: Thurlstone, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Malborough
Ecclesiastical parish: Salcombe
Town: Salcombe
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Registration District: Kingsbridge
Sub-registration District: West Alvington

William Sheriff 41
Elizabeth Ann Sheriff 38
John Sheriff 14
Ann Hunham 75

The major drawback is that there is no way of knowing when or where William was born...........he didn't even have an obvious relation as a witness to his marriage

I know. Might be a dead end. Just thought it's an interesting co-incidence as the name isn't all that common, and Margaret seems to have spent all her days there after 1841.
I am going to put the above William's family just in case there ever turns out to be a link - the idea would be to investigate John and see if by any chance he had a brother William!

A pretty long shot I know.

1851 England Census
Name: John Sheriff
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1797
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Sheriff
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Thurlestone, Devon, England

Civil Parish: Thurlestone
County/Island: Devon
Country: England

Registration District: Kingsbridge
Sub-registration District: Blackawton

John Sheriff 54
Mary Sheriff 63
William Sheriff 21 mariner

Hello Linda, where did you get the info about a potential death in Spain?

Have sent Linda a message to let her know she has some replies. (She might not want to see my offerings though!!).
Jan

Overseas deaths of British subjects are listed on FMP

Nothing for his name on either Maritime or Overseas deaths before 1895

Thanks everyone - given me something to think about

There's this one - same age as the Margaret Sheriff in the 1851 census posted by brummiejan and Reggie:


UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927 about William Sheriff
Name: William Sheriff
Estimated Age: 33
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1818
Birth Place: Bantham, Devonshire
Issue Date: 17 Feb 1851
Issue Port: Salcombe
Certificate Number: 47.435

And maybe a brother? Thurlstone parish includes Bantham.
But on perusing the various records, there do seem to be lots of Sheriffs (with various spellings) in Devon, especially around the Thurlstone area:


UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927 about Richard Sherriff
Name: Richard Sherriff
Estimated Age: 32
Birth Date: 1820
Birth Place: Thirlstone, Devonshire
Issue Date: 19 Nov 1852
Issue Port: Salcombe
Certificate Number: 53.347