Priscilla Sherred - New Forest.

[Paul Caswell]

Hi All,

I've been looking for an excuse to post here and I've finally found one.

I'm looking for Priscilla Sherred b1827-1832 depending on census.

I've found her in

1861 RG9/687/57/26
1871 <Nowhere>
1881 RG11/2099/61/25 (as Sheerwood)
1891 <Nowhere>
1901 RG13/1035/114/18

Are there any special tricks you people know of for tracing travellers? Priscilla has me stumped in so many directions. In 1881 she is on a page for the unhoused as a 'Wife' but there is no sign of a father. In 1861 she is nursing 6-month old Edward but again with no father present. In 1901 she is living next doortent to Edward but a widow.

Her eldest son Edward is of particular interest, he is my OH's gt grandfather.

She appears in a couple of websites about Hampshire travellers too. I hope to find a photo one day. 

Paul

[Paul Caswell]

1861

West Tytherley, Hampshire
Priscilla Sherred - 32 - b1829 - Stockbridge, Hampshire
Edward Sherred - 6 Mo - b1860 - Andover, Hampshire

1881

Church Knowle, Dorset
Priscilla Sheerwood - 49 - b1832 - Stockbridge, Hampshire
Edward Sheerwood - 24 - b1857 - Andover, Hampshire
Selina Sheerwood - 15 - b1866 - Lymington, Hampshire
Robert Sheerwood - 13 - b1868 - Stratton, Hampshire
Walter Sheerwood - 9 - b1872 - Stratton, Hampshire
Arthur Sheerwood - 4 - b1877 - Mynstead, Hampshire

1901

Sway, Hampshire
Pricilla Sherred - 74 - b1827 - Stockbridge, Hampshire
Walter Sherred - 25 - b1876 - Sholing, Hampshire
Arthur Sherred - 21 - b1880 - Minstead, Hampshire

[Paul Caswell]

I think she died 1908 Q4 N. Forest 2b 433

The age is out but it's been out all along anyway.

Paul

[judyb44]

1891 Census, Southampton
Address: Varley Wood, New Forest, Burley, Southampton
John Amey, Head Married [68] Hawker, Living under canvas in Gipsy fashion Born: Horton, Dorset
Maria Amey, Wife [61]  Born Wiltshire, Salisbury
Priscilla Sherran ? Sis ??  Wid [69]  Born Stockbridge
Arthur ditto  Son  [13]  Born  Hants Minstead

Priscilla is the sister of Maria Amey (nee Sherred)

[Paul Caswell]

Oooh!! Nice one Judy!  Some relatives too! Thank you for that one.

Makes you understand the power of patience - did you notice I posted this 4 years ago?

Where are your Ameys from Judy? I have a whole cluster of them in Haverill, Suffolk.

Paul

[Paul Caswell]

There's a John Amey marrying a Maria Batchelor in Lymington in 1889. Perhaps this is a second marriage for Maria?

Does the image clearly show Priscilla as the sister of Maria? I do not have access to census images any more.

Arthur is Priscilla's son.

Paul

[judyb44]

We do have a picture of the 1891 Census.  The typo on her name was mine ..  it is Sherred/Sherrad (hard to read). Happy  to send it to you.
Reads as:
Address: Varley Wood, New Forest, Burley, Southampton
John Amey, Head Married [68] Hawker, Living under canvas in Gipsy fashion b. Horton, Dorset
Maria Amey, Wife [61]  b. Wiltshire, Salisbury
Priscilla Sherred  Sis   Wid [69]  b. Stockbridge
Arthur ditto  Son  [13]  b.  Hants Minstead

*the relationship usually refers to the Head of the Household, but in this case Priscilla is not John's sister.
 
Our Ameys are all from Dorset -  family tree on Rootsweb World Connect.  Here is the link if you want to have a look.  This John Amey is the only connection to the Sherreds.  We have 3 Court Records for him - goaled for poaching. Crime seems to have been a family trait. He is the Nephew of our John Amey Snr. (transported to New South Wales 1833) and the cousin of his son, also John Amey (transported to Van Diemen's Land now Tasmania in 1838) - seems they were either a wild bunch or in desperate circumstances or maybe both.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=amey-james

[judyb44]

Have you noticed on the 1901 Census that the rest of the family are there too?
Under Canvas, Mount Pleasant Sway
Edward Sherred Head  [35]  b Andover, Hampshire
Eva Sherred, Wife  [40] b Farnham, Hampshire
Charlie Sherred [7] b Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Elizabeth Sherred [15] b Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Hannah Sherred [9] b Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Pricilla Sherred [4] b Brockenhurst, Hampshire
Thomas Sherred [2] b Brockenhurst, Hampshire
William Sherred 13 b Brockenhurst, Hampshire

Under Canvas, Mount Pleasant Sway
*Pricilla Sherred [74] Head b Stockbridge, Hampshire  (*name as it is on the Census)
Arthur Sherred [21] son b Minstead, Hampshire
Walter Sherred [25] son b Sholing, Hampshire