SHIRREFS from Jamaica to Australia

[jim.s]

Hi There.    Does the names ring a bell, any family tree
have the names  Clifford or Ives Shirrefs or others
moved from Jamaica to Australia any time 1800-1900.
is there any Shirrefs in Jamaica?
any information would be welcome.
 
 Kind  Regards      Jim.S.   

[Cazay]

Jim

Do you have any christian names, ages or which Australian state they may have arrived in?

There are some Shirrefs on these sites -

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au

http://www.naa.gov.au

Cazay

[flinders]

think I have found a connection
John Ives Shirreff married Mary Ann Matthers 1854 rego 1081
then
John Ives Shirreff married Rebecca Pollard  1861
rego 1092 - 3 child only one survives
John Ives dies 1883 age 56 - parents Clifford and Mary Ann (nee Burnettt)

and a Clifford Shirreff married Margaret Kennedy Smith 1882 rego 2576
Clifford was born in Adelaide Sth Aust
this marrage has 4 children - one dying at birth

You may need to be looking in Sth Australia -

[jim.s]

to Cazay & finders

Thank you for the information you sent
 Kind Regards  Jim.S.

[mr shirreff]

Hi I found some information that may be of interest to you. My name is Amos and I am a Shirreff living in Brisbane Australia. I have never known much about my family history. I have always been told there is a Jamaican connection and I think I may have found it. John shirreff  is mentioned to have moved from Glasgow to Jamaica  this is mentioned in
the hidden life, a memoir of mrs shirreff (Mary)
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=g0kBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=shirreff+jamaica&source=bl&ots=4-FZhi76vt&sig=S-EGWJN0ZPm8S2VDX2sbLlcIbAM&hl=en&ei=PYz3TI7MDoqycYCF8KAH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=jamaica&f=false.

Clifford Shirreff was reportedly born jamaica 1830
to father Clifford shirreff Sr and mother Mary Anne Burnett. http://records.ancestry.com/Default.aspx?pid=155238202&gss=seo

Many of the shirreff's were either born in or died in Stawell in Victoria there is infact a street named Shirreff st in Stawell. I am some what intrigued now and want to continue this research.

[mr shirreff]

Clifford Shirreff was born in Jamaica and died in Stawell, Victoria.

[jim.s]

Many Thanks for your e-mail Mr Shirrefs
It's been a while since anyone contacted me about Jamaica to Australia,
the book you've mentioned I will try and read it.
I hav'nt found any links to that family yet, so if your just starting out
the best of luck,
Try and contact some of the people who contacted me.

Regards      Jim.S

[rainybell]

Hi I have a connection with John Ives Sherriff.  Clifford Sherriff Married Mary Ann Burnett who was a slave in Jamacia, they had John Ives Sherriff and Clifford. Clifford married Mary ann cole, they had 7 children, one of them Francis William Sherriff, who married my aunt Mary ann Rooney. cheers rainybell

[Rochdalian]

Hi Rainybell

Been doing some research on the Shirreffs from Jamaica and have gathered a lot of information.  I can't however find Francis William Shirreff son of Clifford Shirreff and Mary Ann Cole, or for that matter his marriage to Mary Ann Rooney.  I have their son Frank b c1863 Landborough and d 1917 Traralgon who I'm assuming could be the same person but still can't find the Shirreff - Rooney marriage

Could you fill me in please on the relevent details.

Cheers

Bob