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Adrian Sharman 13 Feb 2002
Anne-Marie Sharman 7 Jul 2001
Ben and Elizabeth Sharman 19 May 2002
Bill Sharman 23 Apr 2001
Bill Sharman (a different Bill) 11 Jan 2002
Bob Sharman 24 Dec 1996
Bob Sharman (a different Bob) 24 Jan 1997
Bob Sharman (another Bob) 27 Sep 1998
Brett jason Sharman 7 April 2002
Clive Sharman 22 Oct 1996
Colin Sharman 3 April 2002
David Sharman 26 Feb 1997
David Sharman 15 Jan 2002
Don Sharman 01 Mar 1997
Donna Sharman 08 Mar 2000
Frank Sharman 09 Jan 1997
Frank Sharman 22 Apr 1999
Geoff.Sharman 05 July 1997
Howard Sharman 05 Dec 1996
Ian Sharman 17 Oct 1996
Jan-Eric Sharman 11 Nov 1996
Jason Sharman 28 May 2001
Jeanette Sharman 20 Jul 2001
John Sharman 9 Sep 1996
John Sharman 28 April 2002
Kelly Sharman 24 Dec 1996
Ken Sharman 17 Oct 1996
Kim Sharman 26 Sept 1998
Lori Sharman 9 Apr 2001
Les Sharman 8 May 2002
Mark Sharman 5 Apr 1997
Martyn Sharman 4 Nov 2000
Michael & Wendy Sharman & their Elkhounds 15 Apr 2001
Pat Sharman 21 Jan 1997
Patricia Margaret 3 Aug 2000
Paul Sharman 8 May 2002
Peter John Sharman 03 Sep 2000
Philip Sharman2 Nov 1996
Philip Sharman2 Nov 1996
Richard Sharman17 Apr 1999
Robert Sharman 13 June 1997
Robin Sharman 23 May 1999
Robin Sharman 22 Feb 2002
Roland GM Sharman 1 Apr 1997
Roy Sharman 28 Feb 2000
Ryan Sharman 12 Mar 1997
Steve Sharman 1 Sep 1997
Terry Sharman 9 Jan 1997
Terry Sharman 5 Feb 2001
Tim Sharman 1 Apr 2001

I am Benjamin A Sharman, born in 1926 in Burgh St Peter, Nr Beccles, Suffolk, England. My father was William Sharman from the same village and my Grandfather Benjamin and Great Grandfather James were also from that area. I am a Retired International Affairs Director Of the International Association of Machinists and immigrated to the U.S.A. in1949. I am interested in contacting any Sharman who had family ties in the area.

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My name is Les Sharman (Leslie Walter) b. 16/11/50. I would like help in tracing my decendants [on] the Sharman side. Les, unless you have had a particularly unlucky life, you probably mean your ancestors, not your descendants...

My fathers name was Walter b. 16/1/1904. He had two brothers, Jim and Albert, I think they were born in Garstang in Lancashire, my Grandfather moved there as he worked on the railways, he later moved to Manchester where the family stayed.

My fathers father was Jim (christened Jim). He was born in Huntingdon. My fathers mother was named Agnes Lavin, of Irish origin.

His father was a farmer in Huntingdon ( first name not known), after his wife died he remarried.

He then died, his second wife inherited the farm who later passed it on to her family, excluding my grandfather from her will.

I now live in East Anglia where Sharman is quite a common name.

I know there is not a lot to go on but would be very grateful for any information or any hints that may help me to continue my search. i.e. useful web sites etc.

Thanks

1. ? Sharman, farmer, Huntingdon (married twice)
---2. Jim Sharman b. Huntingdon, railway worker in Garstang, Lancashire = Agnes Lavin b. Ireland
------3. Jim Sharman
------3. Albert Sharman
------3. Walter Sharman b. 16 Jan 1904 Garstang, Lancashire = Edith Birch b. 1 Aug 1906
---------4. Leslie Walter Sharman b. 16 Nov 1950

Les Sharman

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Hi My name is Paul Sharman, I live in Adelaide ,South Australia –our famiy came from East Langton ,Leicester in about 1853 – My ancestor is Thomas Coleman Sharman- I will update as soon as I find where my loving wife has put our family history !!

Kind regards Paul Sharman –pauls@streetfleet.com.au

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Hello Martin,

I belong to the SHARMAN Rootsweb List and a few days ago a Yvonne Donnell posted a msg to the ANCESTRY.COM List which was cross sent to the Rootsweb List and in which I think she was replying to a message of yours. The msg stated that she was the 9th child of 10 of Charles SHARMAN who was the son of a Charles SHARMAN who in turn was the son of a GEORGE SHARMAN who came to Tasmania in 1835.

My wife is a SHARMAN and her ancestors lived for centuries in a village in Northamptonshire called Stanwick before coming to Australia in the mid 1800s.

For some time now I have been trying to link another SHARMAN branch into my main Stanwick SHARMAN line. This branch was in Tasmania in the early 1800s and the earliest ancestors were a George SHARMAN and Mary CHAPMAN. I believe that George and Mary did not come to Tasmania but certainly their son, Frederick SHARMAN did come as he was a transported convict coming probably in the 1830s. The mention of a George SHARMAN pricked up my ears, so I have attached to this msg a family history report giving all the SHARMANs descended from George and Mary that I am aware of in the hope that you or Yvonne will be able to connect with them.

As I do not have the E-mail address for Yvonne, I am hoping that you will be able to pass this msg on to her as well as studying it in case your SHARMANs are also there.

I would also be happy to give you and/or Yvonne my Stanwick SHARMAN data in case there is a connection there.

Regards,

Jeff Collinson, Melbourne, Australia

Sharman Family History Report
[Vic. = Victoria, Australia Tas. = Tasmania Mel = Melbourne, Australia S. Mel. = South Melbourne]
1 George SHARMAN = (c. 1809, Northampton, Eng.) Mary CHAPMAN
--- 2 Frederick SHARMAN b. 1810, Northampton, Eng. d. 1 Jan 1886, Port Melbourne, Vic. Occ: Shoemaker = (c. 1838, Tas.) Mary BARNETT
------ 3 Francis William SHARMAN b. 5 Jan 1846, Launceston, Tas. d. 1910, Clifton Hill, Mel.. = (18 Jan 1865, Vic.) Anastasia (Annie) NOLAN b. c. 1846, Mel. d. c. 1888, Prahran, Mel. Occ: Domestic. Father: Edward NOLAN (~1817-~1857) Mother: Mary LYONS
--------- 4 Frederick William SHARMAN b. 1868, South Gippsland, Vic. d. 1938, Fitzroy, Mel. = (1894, Vic.) Margaret DECIS
------------ 5 Francis Percival SHARMAN b. c. 1895, Cauld, Vic.
------------ 5 Annie SHARMAN b. c. 1896, S. Mel., Vic. d. c. 1896, S. Mel., Vic.
------------ 5 Frederick Ivan SHARMAN b. c. 1900, Port Melbourne, Vic. = (c. 1920, Vic.) Myra Muriel URCH
--------------- 6 Norma Myra
--------- 4 Mary Ann SHARMAN b. c. 1871, Strathfield, Vic.
--------- 4 Anne Theresa SHARMAN b. c. 1874, Sale, Vic. = (c. 1896, Vic.) William McADAM
--------- 4 Francis SHARMAN b. 1878, Sale, Vic. d. 1878, Sale, Vic.
--------- 4 George SHARMAN b. 1880, Sale, Vic.
--------- 4 John Francis SHARMAN b. 1882, Mel. d. 1882, West Melbourne, Vic.
--------- 4 Edward Thomas SHARMAN b. 1886, Port Melbourne, Vic. d. 1886, Port Melbourne, Vic.
------ 3 Kate SHARMAN b. c. 1851
------ 3 Mary Anne SHARMAN d. bef 1888
------ 3 Agnes SHARMAN d. bef 1886
------ 3 George SHARMAN d. bef 1886
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I am researching my Sharman ancestry and wondered if you have a family tree chart showing your Sharman ancestors. My own Sharman clan come from Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire with many branches all over the place. Maybe we could confer. My email is - jsharmanreading@yahoo.co.uk - looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
John.

Yes, I have, John, but it's not impressive. You'll find it on http://home.tiscali.be/sharmadillo/fam-shar/fam00806.htm.
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Hi Martin,

I just discovered your web site, The Sharman Page, and was amazed to see that your name is the reverse of mine. Over the years people who do not realize that I am female have assumed that my name is Martin Sharman and figure that Sharman Martin was supposed to be written Sharman, Martin. I was born in 1952 and was named after Sharman Douglas, the daughter of the American ambassador to England at the time. Apparently she was quite a going concern in social circles in the USA and Britain. The recent death of Princess Margaret has brought out the revelation that she and Sharman had a brief affair!

Sharman was also a friend of Roddy McDowall, the American actor and photographer and therefore moved in Hollywood circles (American Royalty) also. I grew up in a small town in Ontario, Canada and now live in British Columbia, Canada. In those days girls were named Debby, Cathy, Susan and Linda. Most of the town had an Anglo-Saxon background, the biggest differences being whether you were Catholic or Protestant.

My name was a huge burden to me. No one could believe that my name was spelled correctly so they always pronounced it as Sharon or Sharmaine or Shannon. I got tired of repeating my name until people got it right and became quite sensitive to the way people "slaughtered" it. To this day, I always ask for clarification if I am not sure how to pronounce a name and try hard to get it right. Anyway, now I just accept my fate and keep correcting people without being too judgmental regarding their ability to read.

I have never met another woman with Sharman as a first name and would probably have a huge identity crisis if I did. I occasionally hear or read about women with my name but that is not the same as coming face to face with one. I'm not sure what my parents were thinking when they named me. Maybe they figured with a common last name like Martin, I needed a distinct identity. They certainly accomplished this! When I married I kept my maiden name as my husband's name is rare and I didn't need two names to spell. This way when I get asked my name I can just say "S. Martin".

Thanks for the Sharman Page,

sharmanlmartin@hotmail.com

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I am Sharman Word Dennis, born in NY and have always known that I was named after Sharman Douglass. I just told the story last evening. I live in Washington,DC and am African American. I know three other women, my age, who are African American and named Sharman.

Thanks

Sharman W.D.
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hi there!

i just wanted to let u know how lonely i thought i was. but when i thought i'd put my name in and see i was DELIGHTED.

My name is Sharman Lea McCaul.

My mother was in labour with my brother when, in the wee hours of the morning, she was watching the credits of 'starsky & hutch' and saw "the most lovely name in the world" my brother was already decided upon so 3 long years later when i came along my mum knew what to call me.

I'm the only girl i actually know with my name. but now i feel very special knowing people luv difference. long live Sharman's,both given and surnames! Hey, are there any Sharman Sharman's?

thanks

luv sharman "starsky and hutch" McCaul

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hi i am lori sharman and i live in grants pass oregon
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I am trying to trace Margot Sharman who was stationed at RAF Benson Oxfordshire during World War 2. She was my mothers bridesmaid on her marriage to Dennis Upstone at St Marys Church Goring Worthing Sussex. On 23rd June 1945. My mothers name was Olive Woodward.They were in the ops room together. My mother is now 81 and living with us. I hope you can help. Regards Pat Pond
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would you very kindly add me to your sharman list.
colin edward sharman. felixstowe, suffolk. uk.
e mail as above colinbooksonly@msn.com
very many thanks and kindest regards
i have added your list to my favourites and will study it in much detail late on.

colin e sharman
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Brett Jason Sharman.... Bussines development Automotive paints D.O.B 12/01/73 son of Peter Anthony

[That's all he wrote!]
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Hi my name is Carolyn and I have a book it is by John Sharman 1818, Dublin its Astronomy, Geography I am trying to find out what the book is worth or if somebody would be interested in it. let me know or where I should go to find out more about it, I live in San Diego, thank

Dear Carolyn, The web provides a good source of information on old books and their value. The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Association of College and Research Libraries gives a good introduction to the subject at http://www.rbms.nd.edu/yob.html.

If you want to sell your book, you might look at some of the auction sites on the web.

What might make your book interesting to a collector is the light it sheds on our knowledge of geography and astronomy as it was almost 200 years ago.

I have put your question on my web site in case any Sharmans are interested in your book.

Martin
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Hello my name is David Judd and I am researching my Judde ancestors in Warwickshire. One of the Wills I have for a Richard Judd 1606 described as a Husbandman states "..............to my Kades Sharman 12d" Does this name mean anything to you or does it appear in your records anywhere? If it does I would appreciate details and I would be quite happy to forward a copy of the Will or further detail if required. My email address is dj007c5528@blueyonder.co.uk Many thanks

david Judd

There's a Planet Kades on the web. But I suppose that's not much help really.
On a more serious note, I've come accross Kades as a family name, with independent origins in Greece, Czech Rep and Indonesia, I think, but never as a first name. Is the writing on the will unambiguous?

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Hello, Martin.
My name is Casey and I work for a Canadian film company. I fall into the category of people seeking Sharmans. The one I am looking for is Helen Sharman, OBE. She is the woman who was the first Briton into space and spent 8 days on Mir. I am looking for a means to contact her as we want to discuss with her the possibility of her participating in a program. If you know of the means of contacting her, I would be most delighted if you could pass that information along. Thanks.

Casey.

Dear Casey, Helen Sharman doesn't accept invitations to speak any more, so I rather doubt that she would be interested in participating in a TV program. For someone who was so much in the public eye, she has managed to keep herself very private. None of the sites that mention her name provide any email address or other way to contact her. I think that the best way to contact her would be to write to her publishers and ask them to forward your message.

She wrote an autobiography called "Seize the Moment" with Christopher Priest (ISBN: 0575058196) published by Victor Gollancz. She also wrote "The Space Place" which Portland published in 1997 (ISBN: 1855780925) and "Juno Mission" (ISBN: 0863571905) published by the Association for Science Education.

There's no point in sending an email to her via me, since all I could do would be to post it here!

Sorry that I can't be of any greater help than this.

Martin
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I am the son of Sophia Irene Sharman a sister of Charles Wilfred Sharman who died in India in 1919. He was a son of john thomas sharman and jane rebecca sharman (nee.brian) woodnewton. I have his last letters home and letters from the army to his family. He died the result of an accident at the age of 19 in 1919. I also have photos of him in uniform and photos of his grave site.

Please correspond as I am trying to locate family on the internet. I am aware of my mother's siblings' families in Coventry but have had no personal contact, only what was passed on to me by my mother over the years.

I don't know what your name is, since you didn't sign your email, but I think that you and David Banks ought to chat.
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I am trying to find out about a Thomas Sharman born about 1810 in Bedfordshire (England) - probably in Dunstable. Thomas also seems to have had a connection with (and may have lived at) Westoning in Bedfordshire. I believe that he may somehow be linked to my line of Sharmans who lived in Rutland and south Lincolnshire at that time. Thomas went to Australia, and is said to have died there in 1911 aged 101 years - hence the likely date of birth. If you can help, please e-mail me at resharman@hotmail.com. Thanks.

Robin Sharman,
Southwell, Nottinghamshire, UK.

To visit our family website
INCLUDING FAMILY HISTORY PAGES
please click onto: http://homepages.tesco.net/~jksharman/index.htm
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I like the site and regularly drop in looking at fellow Sharmans..... our clan is originally from Lancashire (UK) extraction but most grew up on Merseyside (Birkenhead).

1 Albert Sharman m Elizabeth Brocklebank
--- 2 Nora Sharman
--- 2-Jean Sharman m Charles Brand
------ 3- Charles Brand
------ 3- Steven Brand
--- 2-George Sharman m Dede ?
--- 2-Ronald Sharman - Phillis Sharman
------ 3- Paul Sharman
------ 3- Julie Sharman
--- 2-William Sharman m Stella Standish
------ 3- Mark Sharman - Heather Hadley
------ 3- Alicia Sharman
------ 3- Alexander Sharman
------ 3- Adrian Sharman - Pauline Leonard
------ 3- Christopher Sharman

Adrian Sharman
Surrey UK
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I'm looking for the ancestors of William Sharman around 1807.
He married Mary Dalby of Bulwick on 26th December 1826.
My line was through his son, John Thomas Sharman.
JTS married an Eliza ? (born Woodnewton 1836), date unknown, but presumably in Woodnewton, as all subsequent children born there. Their daughter Virtue was my great-grandmother.
Anybody got access to Apethorpe and Woodnewton registers?

Dave
Egremont, Cumbria, UK

Dave, I think that you and the son of Sophia Irene Sharman ought to chat.
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Since a friend of Sharman Douglas's was buried yesterday at Windsor Castle, I was wondering if this friend (Princess Margaret Rose) had been in touch with Sharman Douglas over the past few years and if she was aware that Sharman had died a year or so ago. Do you know? If so, please respond at your convenience.
Thank you.

Evelyn Vogel,
3940 E. Timrod St. condo #112 Tucson, AZ 85711

I think the Princess visited Sharman and her family in Tucson during the 40's or 50's

Um... you may have misunderstood my relationship with Sharman Douglas. I did not intercept her letters and any suggestion that there was more to our acquaintance than meets the eye is a calumny, nay, a low obtrectation. Talking of calumny, did you see what Sharman Martin said about Sharman Douglas and Princess Margaret?
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If we are talking about the Sharman Douglas I knew (English), she was married at the time to Andrew Hay, and was a guest in my home. I remember her very well---charming lady. Let me know if this is the one you are referring to--and if she is still alive. How about Andrew Hay?

Rita Anton

I don's suppose that many people of that generation were called Sharman Douglas, so it could well be the same person. But according to Ms. Vogel, the lady has died. I don't know how to answer your last question. Sorry.
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Hi there! I enjoyed reading about other Sharman's. My maiden name was Sharman Norine Franzen and like the Sharman Anderson on your site, my mom always told me I was named after Sharman Douglas, but I didn't know any other details other than Ms. Douglas being an ambassador's daughter. I was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1949. After moving to the Washington DC area in 1971 I was rather startled on my first day of work to get a lot of questions about "being squeezably soft"...They haven't always had Charmin Tissue on the West Coast. I love my name and it has started many interesting conversations with strangers who often compliment me on it. I have only met one other person with Sharman as a first name and that occurred at the Univ. of Washington in a small botany class (there were 9 of us--2 named Sharman!).
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my name is david sharman i origanate from nottingham i have a twin brother martyn. fathers name sidney mothers name louie. looking for anyone who knew parents lived in hyson green nottingham in 1960 to 1980.fathers brother believed first name is ken last known to be living in nottingham and working as an ambulance driver probably now retired.look forward to hearing from anyone that thinks they may know any of the above.

You're allowed to use verbs and uppercase letters on the internet, you know.
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turn your back on the web for five minutes (seven months) and i'm tripping over sharmans! my annonymity has been blown thanks to you and that helen woman.

seriously i really enjoyed your pages especially your sense of humour! I(just found the higher case) am an unusual breed of Sharman in that i was born and bred in Leicester but my forefathers hail from Sussex (Keymer/Hassocks area to be exact). An unusual name, from that part of the woods entwined in our tree is Goacher.

My name is Bill or William Richard in full. No relative to the baseball player as far as i know. I am a bookseller by trade (secondhand,collectable and antique). My e-mail adress is bill.sharman@ntlworld.com .

My message to all you other Sharmans is really an appeal.

Please let me know if you happen to enjoy good luck because somebody else seems to be cornering the market.

Cheers!
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Hi everyone, I'm surprised there is so little activity on this list because my understanding is that the Sharman name is fairly common. [Steady on, we're not that common!] But maybe one should be encouraged that this should mean less research time.

Anyway, my Sharmans came at one time from Bergh Apton, Norfolk. John A. sailed several times back and forth arranging and selling passage to immigrants. He was at one time living in East Schodack near Albany,NY but ended up in Quebec, Canada.

He was married three times. Two for sure and likely a third. His second wife was Abigail Lofy also from Hethersett, Norfolk and his third wife was Isabella Galloway. He was born around 1796.

This is all I know of him. If anybody has any information please e-mail me.

A couple of names that seem to be common within the family as middle names are Leist (m/b Leest) and Alonzo. Just in case this rings any bells.
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What a great site! My first name is "Sharman". I think it is a great name to have. I would like to contact other women that share my first name, if that is possible. So many women called Sharman have found their way onto these pages that I shall start a new page just for you in my next update of my site.

Full name is Sharman Jean Wood. My family is from England, Scotland, and Ireland. However, my father chose the name from a county song called "Sharmon" (with an "o") by Tom Walker, from the 60's. I can get the info. and the song itself if anyone is interested. It actually says, "Don't squeeze my Sharmon". I don't know if the Charmin tissue came before or after.

My reply is on the Sharman page.

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Dear Martin,

My name is Jeanette Sharman McDonald (nee Britland). My mother was a Sharman before she married George William Britland (who died in WW2) and I am their only child. I was given the middle name of Sharman to perpetuate the family name, but unfortunately I did not carry on with this when my own two daughters were born, so on my death the Sharman name will die out in my family.

I have been tracing my ancesters for some 18 months or so and have accumulated quite a bit of information. I am currently trying to trace my mother's great grandfather and great-great grandfather (both called John Sharman) who, apparently, came from Yorkshire - but the Sharmans in Yorkshire seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth!

My maternal grandfather, James William Sharman, was born in Greengate, Salford and lived in Salford until at least 1919. Some time after that he moved to live in Gorton, Manchester. He was usually called Bill and his parents were Roger Sharman (who was born in Sheffield) and Agnes Tabbron (formerly Hallam - which sounds as though she had been married before).

I would be very grateful for any information anyone can provide.

Regards

Jeanette Sharman McDonald
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My name is Jeanette Sharman McDonald (nee Britland). My mother was a Sharman before she married George William Britland (who died in WW2) and I am their only child. I was given the middle name of Sharman to perpetuate the family name, but unfortunately I did not carry on with this when my own two daughters were born, so on my death the Sharman name will die out in my family.

I am currently trying to trace my mother's great grandfather and great-great grandfather (both called John Sharman) who, apparently,came from Yorkshire (Sheffield area, or possibly Keighley) before her great grandfather moved to Salford, Manchester in the mid- to late-1880's. I know he married Elizabeth Hallam at the Parish Church in Sheffield in December 1852 and that he died in Salford in 1911 aged 80 yrs. but that is as much as I have been able to establish.

Regards

Jeanette Sharman McDonald
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I saw your page and am hoping that I may be able to be added to it. I was a Sharman, now am married and a Nowicki. Here are my details, please if you could add them to your list.

My name is Anne-Marie Nowicki (nee Sharman), born 25/12/71. My husband's name is Mark Jan Nowicki. We have 4 wonderful children, Mathew Douglas Nowicki 2/10/92, Tabatha Lee Nowicki 6/3/94, Chantelle Maree Nowicki 15/8/95 and Samantha Anne Nowicki 17/9/99. My brother and I are currently looking for our other brothers and sisters in England from our fathers side.

My brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Monicque Sharman are also on your Web page.

Regards Anne-Marie Nowicki

Anne-Marie, please could you give some information on your Sharman parents and grandparents? Their given names, the names of their spouses, and the names of their brothers, sisters and children, would all add to the chance of finding your lost relatives.
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Good day. Just found yr site and wondered....

My Grandmother Alice Greatorex was a Sharman before she married my Grandfather (Frederick Ernest Greatorex) on the 23 June 1912 in Sheffield, Yorkshire.

Per the marriage certificate, her father was a William Henry Sharman (deceased) of Granville Street, Sheffield. His occupation was shown as "Grinder".

One of the witnesses was also a William Henry Sharman who I guess could have been her brother being named after the father. In fact I have a wedding photo which reputedly shows William in a group wedding. Alice was 22 when married so was born about 1890.

Would be interested in connected Sharmans out there. So could you advertize it on your site.

Thanks

Mike Greatorex
Harrogate
England
Looking for All Greatorex's in Blyth/Worksop/Sheffield and Orange Co, NY, USA

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D posted this on sharman-d-request@rootsweb.com but I thought I'd echo it here. D, check out the rest of the Sharman info on this site. I think you'll have to narrow down your request a little to get any useful response.
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My Grandad was Leonard Scott Sharman, born 24th August 1896 in West Ham, Essex. His parents were Eldon Scott Sharman, born 5th November 1868 in Bethnal Green, East London and Eliza Florence James. Eldon was one of 5 children of John Scott Eldon Sharman, a Master Mariner, born in Dublin on 23rd March 1831, and Harriet Elizabeth Davis, born in Frome Somerset circa 1830.
John Scott Eldon Sharman's parents were John Frederick Sharman, born circa 1810 in Cork, and Mary Scott. They also had 2 more children, Maria, born in 1839 and James born in 1840.

1. John Frederick Sharman b. Cork c. 1810 = Mary Scott
....2. John Scott Eldon Sharman b. Dublin 23rd March 1831 (Master Mariner) = Harriet Elizabeth Davis b. Frome Somerset c. 1830
........3. Atthur Thomas Sharman b. London 17 Jun 1861 d. 1950, Chatham = (7 May 1883, Gillingham) Clara Emma Masters
........3. Hariett M. Jane Sharman b. London
........3. Frances Dainton Sharman b. East London = Florence Marion Gardener
........3. Eldon Scott Sharman b. Bethnal Green, East London 5th November 1868 = Eliza Florence James
............4. Harold Sharman
............4. Joan (Louie) Sharman
............4. Violet Sharman = Jack Muggeridge
............4. Arthur Charles (Chas) Sharman b.1893, West Ham, Essex = Mabel Herring d.3 Feb 1979
............4. Leonard Scott Sharman b. West Ham 24th August 1896 = Emma Elizabeth Jolly
................5. Betty Alice Sharman
................5. Harold George Sharman
................5. Ronald Frank Sharman
............4. Eldon John (Dick) Sharman b. West Ham 5 Dec 1901 d. Barnet 14 Aug 1975
........3. Margaret Sharman
....2. Maria Sharman b.1839
....2. James Sharman b.1840

If any of this means anything to anyone, please contact me. You may also like to check out my website at www.btinternet.com/~biggestbird/Tree/Index.htm

Jan
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I am a Sharman, here is my email address (in the U.S.A.) jason@cmd-jls.com

Thanks,

Jason Sharman

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(All locations mentioned are in NSW = New South Wales, Australia)

1. William Sharman = Edith H. Lumsden
---2. Robert Condie Sharman b. 1888 Nowra d. 1944 Katoomba= (26 Nov 1907 Wollongong) Pearl Johanna Ball b. 1 Oct 1888 Mayfield near Temora d. 2 Nov 1965, dau. William John Ball (Farmer) and Martha Jane Morton (Midwife).
------3. William R. Sharman b. 1907 Wollongong d. 1908 Wollongong
------3. Gwendoline Dorothy Sharman b. 1909 Wollongong d. 1909 Wollongong.
------3. Heather Winifred Sharman b. 1 Jan 1910 Nowra =(1) Oscar Birchwood (originally Estonian "Kaasik" but changed by deedpoll to Birchwood) = (2) unknown.
---------4. Gay Birchwood.
---------4. Lloyd Birchwood.
------3. James William Sharman b. 26 Mar 1913 Nowra = Beatrix Betha Blanch Atkinson.
---------4. John Robert Sharman b. 9 Sep 1939. = Joanne (---).
------------5. Renna Sharman b. 1974.
------------5. Robert Sharman b. 1976.
---------4. Keith William Sharman b. 14 Feb 1944. = Mariann de Pavet.
------------5. Adam Sharman b. 1970.
------------5. Scott Sharman b. 1974.
------------5. Daina Sharman b. 1978.
------------5. Glen Sharman b. 1980.
---------4. Lynette Gay Sharman b. 25 Oct 1950.
------3. Robert Charles Sharman b. 3 Dec 1914 Nowra d. 18 Jul 1985 = Jacquiline Mavis Doreen Joyce.
---------4. Carol Sharman.
---------4. Jaquiline Roslyn Sharman.
------3. Herbert Francis Samuel Sharman b. 21 Mar 1917 Nowra; d. 3 Jun 1978 = (1942 Mosman) Nancy Stephenson.
------3. Silvia Jean Martha Sharman b. 1 Mar 1923 = John Raymond Masters.
---------4. Janett Masters.
---------4. Gregory Masters.
------3. Irene Joan Sharman b. 16 Aug 1929 = Keith Butfield.
---------4. Keith Butfield.

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Hi Martin
Thanks for thinking of and starting the one-name egroup forum (http://www.egroups.co.uk/group/Sharman). It is something that should prove to be most interesting.
I noted that you had found the genforum Sharman site for research (http://genforum.genealogy.com/sharman). You might also try:
http://www.familyhistory.com/messages/messages.asp?category=surnames&forum=Sharman
Again thanks
[Thanks to you, Bill. To resume:
http://www.egroups.co.uk/group/Sharman is a discussion group of people with an interest in the Sharman name.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/sharman is a forum for genealogists researching Sharman relatives or ancestors. It is maintained by a company called Genealogy.com that markets genealogical software (including "Family Origins" and books.
http://www.familyhistory.com/messages/messages.asp?category=surnames&forum=Sharman doesn't seem to work, at least not the couple of times I've tried it. Any help, Bill?
I can also add, for the genealogist,
http://lists5.rootsweb.com/index/surname/s/sharman.html which is another forum for genealogists interested in Sharmans.]

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It was my fathers mothers side of the family that got chucked out of France...Wyatt's ... seems there is also a rumour that one of them got beheaded....mixing with a right lot here we are. I guess with a name like Wyatt that this would go back to the Scottish uprisings and the subsequent run to France. There also seems to be connection with Ireland as he asserts he could get an Irish passport, as well as his UK and Channel Islands one, which would get him into the US of A without a visa!! The common part here is a religious I guess.

I get mixed messages from father who is attempting to get it all into a family tree program, (but not much progress yet!) I have to ask the same question several times to establish an answer.

It seems grandfather Sharman ran a cigar factory in Leiceseter, turn of the century? , (I have even come across someone who worked in a cigar factory in Leicester) prior to packing it in and moved off to Walsall in the West Midlands.

We lived in Lindfield for a few years after departing South London, from there to Crawley Down and eventually built a house in Balcombe before coming back here 1992. We moved hear from Haywards Heath, Sussex and their were a few of us in the phone book there. Had some very good friends who had a rare breeds farm up on the Ashdown forest and used to visit the Caravan dealership in Uckfield regularly.

Father has recently returned from the Channnel Islands where he lived with mother until her death and living there was a Sharman family which originated from Leicester.

One of fathers brothers family (I gave up on 's years ago!) had sons go to Australia but I think contact has been lost. Father also remembers mention of a Sharman in Boston in the 30's but has no other memory of him.

A Genealogy report I read said that Leicestershire was the most populous area for Sharmans in the world. [Check my distribution page on this web site, Mike!

Us and Dad have thus come home.

Went thru Belgium a couple of weeks back, nearly missed it! on our way to The Netherlands,ex Elkhounds as the show at Leiden had been cancelled. Had paid for the Tunnel and was not going to give up the tickets (mother was born in Scotland!). Got the dogs refunded but could not get us.

Michael John S
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Yours, Tim Sharman. (Cambridge, England).
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hello Mr Sharman ,

my name is also Martyn Sharman and i lived in Florida and ive been in one Hollywood production but now i live in a private estate with my mum.

Yours faithfully

Martyn Sharman

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My name is Peter John Sharman. I've just come across your site on the web and I'm wondering if you can help me get started with researching my family history. This isn't so spur of the moment thing, it is something that has always interested me but which has also always seem rather daunting, so any ideas or suggestions would be greatfully recieved.

I noticed from your personal details that your a born and bred Sussex boy which is very promising as I am too. [I was born in Sussex, but bred in Africa.] I was born in Sussex County Hospital, Brighton on 23 Jun 1972 and lived in Hove for the first eight years of my life. From there my family moved around quite a bit until eventually ending up in Suffolk, where my mother and step-father still live. However ten years ago I joined the RAF and have lived at or near: Bury St Edmunds, Antrim (Northern Ireland, although my name wasn't in the phone book!), Weeze (Germany) and now York.

Unfortunately my knowledge of my own family history is rather vague. My fathers name is Colin Roy Sharman 19 Feb 1941 (I think) and I have a brother called Andrew Roy Sharman 22 Jul 1973; both come from Brighton. I believe that my grand-fathers name was John Sharman and that he was married to Alice Sharman (nee U/K). I think I could probably discover a little more infomation on this topic the next time I speak with my father.

I look forward to hearing from you soon with a few tips on what to do and where to look.

Peter John

Peter, It's a long job (as long as you have the endurance for) and there is no easy way to do it. The only place to start is at the beginning. This means starting close to home and working back from there. I'm really convinced that the way to begin is to talk to your parents, and if possible to your uncles, aunts and grandparents. Get them to talk as much as you can about their childhoods, and the people they knew, their parents and grandparents, and so on. You will slowly piece things together. You need dates - of birth, marriages and deaths, particularly, and most importantly, you need to know where these events were probably registered. Without knowing the place at which the event took place, the trail will go cold.

If you know the date and place of one of these events, you can start the long chase to find the information you want about your ancestors, generation by generation. The key to this is the public records office. For example, from a birth certificate you can find the names and dates of birth of the parents. From a marriage certificate you may find the names not only of parents, but also the names of witnesses, who are often close relatives.

A tip - it is generally easier to follow lines with unusual family names than lines with more common ones. One of my grandmother was called Jones, and that's just about hopeless!

It's hard work, but curiously rewarding.

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Hi Martin

Been reading your fascinating account of Sharman distribution in the East Midlands. Can you believe that when I was a child 75% of the people living in my home were Sharmans?

I'm a Leicester girl and the few ancestors I know of were too. I've not looked at the Sharman side much yet, but this is what I have so far.

Descendants of E Sharman

1. E. Sharman 1840 - 1885 = Emily
---2. Edward (Ted) Sharman = Charlotte Faulkner
------3. Edwin Sharman 1891 - 1965 = Louisa Ellen Smith 1892 - 1971
---------4.Edwin Lewis Sharman 1922 - 1996 = Margaret Emily Boyles 1925 - 1990
---------------5. Patricia Margaret Sharman 1953 - = Paul Forster 1948 -
------------------6. Alexander Forbes Forster 1982 -
------------------6. Lauren Susanne Forster 1984 -
---------------5. Gillian Marie Sharman 1955 - 1972
---------4. Florence Irene Sharman 1914 - 1975
------3. John Thomas (Jack) Sharman
---2. John (Jack) Sharman
------3. John Sharman
------3. Gert Sharman
---2. Emily Sharman
---2. Frank Sharman
---2. Kate Sharman = Albert Horsley?
---2. Flo Sharman

I believe Kate went to Australia.

I'm Patricia Margaret. We've run out of Sharmans on my line, I'm afraid, but my grandfather's brother's line (3 John Thomas (Jack) Sharman) is still going strong. Both these brothers (Edwin and Jack) started grocery businesses after they came back from the 1914-18 war. Their five children also opened grocery shops - in the 1940s Leicester must have been overrun with Sharmans in long white aprons.

So what is the distribution of biologist Sharmans like? I'm a biology graduate, currently working as an editor for the Medical Research Council, in an Institute based at Leicester University, where I run the site at www.le.ac.uk/ieh.

Well, you've inspired me to do some work on the Sharman side now - my mysterious maternal line is just TOO mysterious for the time I have available.

Thanks for listening

Pat
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It seems that all Sharmans that I know (or know of) -- first or last name -- were born in 1949 or one year before or after! One exception is the basketball great, Bill Sharman, who played for Boston's (my town) Celtics. I have often told people that my mother, a die-hard Celtics fan, named my brother, Bill, and me after him. That story is entirely fictitious -- except my brother is named Bill, but after his grandfather.

So, now you know. My first name is Sharman -- you wouldn't believe the jokes I get about Charmin toiletpaper. Do you ever get any requests from us? I was named after a young woman, Sharman Douglass (not sure if one or two s), who was a friend of Princess Margaret and a debutante in 48 or 49. She was remotely related to my mother's British relatives -- and apparently an American herself.

For a world weary of war news, Sharman's lifestyle captivated many. She was in Life magazine and many others. She eventually moved to America and married in Arizona when I was in college (1968 or 69). Do you have any news of her or know how I could track her down?

Love your site!

Sharman Andersen
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I do know their names were Thomas and Lillian Sharman and that my great-grandmother was Irish and came from Ireland. They met and married in England and came here to the States shortly afterward.
They had 3 children . . . . . .my grandfather - William, his brother Benard (who was killed by a train when he was 5 years old) , and an infant girl who died at birth. Her name was Ruth. Their mother died giving birth to her.
He also had an uncle who he went to live with some years later when his father died. Would you be able to help me in any way?

1. Irish mother to Thomas and un-named brother
---2. Thomas Sharman = Lillian (?) (died in childbirth)
------2. William Sharman
------2. Benard (killed by a train aged 5)
------2. Ruth (died at birth)
---2. un-named brother

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I'd love to hear any details about him, his life, his work, whatever! My name is Roberta.

Thanks for any information.
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My name is Robin Sharman (d.o.b. 12.7.1954). I live in Nottinghamshire, UK with my family. I have a fairly long-standing interest in our family history which was fired by the late Charles Sharman, a newspaper publisher from Peterborough. My branch of the family came out of Rutland into Lincolnshire and in the last hudred or so years have shuttled between Lincs. and Nottinghamshire.
I am a modest person, both in terms of character and finance, so I cannot devote much time to family history matters. Nevertheless, I just thought you would like to know that I exist. I don't check our in-box very often, but please reply if you want to.

Robin Sharman.
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Martin:

I have had a quick look at your Sharman page from time to time and rather got the impression that not much was happening. Too true, Frank, I went through a long slump.... Tonight I found that it has been very recently updated - and that I am said to be out of contact and to have two broken links. This is still true in May 2001 - wossup?

On 31st December 1997 I left Australia, having come to the end of my three year contract and having brushed off offers to stay. Since then I have been retired and have done nothing.

When I left Australia I did not tell Ozemail, who have my web site. I just stopped paying their monthly charge. They seem not to have noticed and my old web site is still there - a sort of ghost. And, of course, I cannot pick up any email that gets sent there. I thought I had told all my email correspondents about my move but it turns out that I missed one or two - for which, apologies.

I am going to set up a new web site with Demon just as soon as I can get round to it. I have been saying that for more than a year now but one day I really will. Two years on, and it'd be great to see you up and running again. We miss you, Frank. When it arrives it will be most of the old bits reassembled. The new bits will be mostly about India, where I have been spending some time.

I think you have changed your cyber address. Yes, I think I did. Try sharman@iname.com. Have you left Belgium (or wherever it was!)? No, still in the same house, but I've changed computers, operating systems and service providers a couple of times and lost email each time. And addresses, and everything else. I still haven't been able to change cleanly, taking everything I want and leaving the dross that has accumulated over the years. What is the secret?

Frank Sharman
Wolverhampton, UK
Look! No quotes, no graphics!

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Thought I'd send another note [Dick, I'm sorry I failed to react to your first request - I got distracted... and then quite forgot to to it] to ask you to add my e-mail address and web page address to your "Sharman" page.
I have accumulated much more information in the last year, some through a professional genealogist in the U.K. and now have located direct descendant relatives (Sharmans) in England , Scotland and Australia all which is posted on my web page.
web page http://home.eznet.net/~rsharman/
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Loved your webpage on the Sharmans. We are looking for Robert and Lucy (Clement) Sharman. Their daughter, Martha Sharman (born: ca 1732) married Benjamin Head (born: ca 1730) in Culpepper/Spotslyvania, VA. Any info on Robert and/or Lucy, including other children, parents, etc. would be appreciated.

1. Robert Sharman = Lucy Clement
----2. Martha Sharman (born: ca 1732) = Benjamin Head (b. c. 1730, Culpepper/Spotslyvania, VA).

Thanks for the info on the origin of the Sharman name.
Jacque Dulin

[Thanks Jacque. Don't neglect the SHEARMAN/SHERMAN page - they have a good deal of information on early Sh[e][a]rman families in North America, and they also have an active email list of researchers.]
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You do already mention me on your page - I'm the Steve Sharman who's involved with the AspireSpace rocket project, although I'm out of it to a large degree at the moment due to pressure of "real" work. Just to clarify though - the guy who has doubts whether aliens are dangerous is not me!

I was interested to see that you once worked for ICL, as that's where my "real" work is now - I head up the Group's worldwide HR Information Systems function, which basically means that I get to spend lots of time working on personnel and payroll systems, and when I'm not doing that, I get to sit on aeroplanes - it's a rock and roll lifestyle. And I'd just like to emphasise that the last part of that sentence was completely ironic - travelling on business is just not the holiday that my friends and family believe it to be!

Odd bits - I was born in Skegness, Lincolnshire in 1969, I have a degree in Computer Science (just) awarded from Portsmouth Polytechnic, and have a strong interest in most technology subjects, especially aviation, space, information systems and... er... beer (particularly ice cold Becks). I think I have one other reference on the Web that I know about - if you search Infoseek for "Steve Sharman", you can see that I once presented a paper at a Prolog conference. Happy days....

Thanks for an interesting page!
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I am not internet connected and may never be. My brother Robert is and he printed off your stuff and sent it to me. He is not into genealogy and I'm not very interested either but I have become interested in history (especially British Colonial History) and in migration. My brother is the Archivist and I am the ex-Prof. of Biology. I can't afford a private laboratory and am too old to do field work so I do historical research mainly on a group of 1830s rural rioters and machine breakers who were transported to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) because they got the idea they should be paid enough to allow them to feed and clothe themselves and their families.

You have managed to dredge up two members of our family. You will find it harder to find our four sisters who ... use their husband's names. Our direct Sharman ancestors are all dead and we have few descendants named Sharman - a medico, an aeroplane pilot (who has never heard of the aerobat Neil Sharman), a horticulturalist secondarily and English language teacher to Asians and four schoolchildren. So far as we know no other Sharmans on your list are any relation but included are a few first names of widespread occurrence amongst the descendants of George (1798-1867). Jim Sharman's family is of Irish extraction. The grandfather of "Old Jim" of Boxing Troupe fame was a former bare-knuckle champion of Ireland.

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1. Percy Augustus SHARMAN (he may have been born in Scotland or Kent) m. 23 Jun 1902 Amelia Rachel FALLAIZE (b. 27 Jun 1878)
-- 2. Edwin James SHARMAN (b. Guernsey) = Olive Maude Kathryn GRANT (b.Jersey 14 Nov 1909)
--- 3. Graham Grant SHARMAN (b. Guernsey 25 Jan 1937 now living Perth Western Australia) = Vera CHALMERS
---- 4. Dean Grant SHARMAN (b. Guernsey)= Selina ? (Chinese ancestry)
----- 5. Nicholas SHARMAN (b. Western Australia)
----- 5. Alexander SHARMAN (b. Western Australia)
----- 5. Robin SHARMAN (b. Western Australia)
--- 3. Heather Chrystabel Sharman (b. 5 Jan 1947) (Market Manager in Perth Western Australia; previously a dance teacher and choreographer)
= (1) Robert Tracey OZANNE b. Guernsey 13 Sep 1940)
---- 4. Rebekah Rebekah OZANNE (b. Guernsey 22 Apr 1969)
= (2) Max Graham OGIER (b. Western Australia 29 Sep 1955)
---- 4. Sky OGIER (b. Western Australia 8 Oct 1981)
--- 3. Antony Malcom SHARMAN (b. Guernsey 5 Aug 1940) = Ethel DURHAM
---- 4. Steven SHARMAN (b. Eltham, Kent)
---- 4. Amanda SHARMAN (b. Eltham, Kent)
-- 2. Percy SHARMAN = Margaret?
--- 3. Shaun SHARMAN
--- 3. 2 other sons
-- 2. Albert SHARMAN = Frances ?
--- 3. Rodney SHARMAN
--- 3. more
-- 2. Amy SHARMAN = Edward GREEN
--- 3. many children
-- 2. Alice SHARMAN = ?
--- 3. children
-- 2. Lily SHARMAN = Ronald ROSTRON
--- 3. Ronald ROSTRON
-- 2. Artie (or could be Arthur) SHARMAN = Sylvia ?
--- 3. Valerie SHARMAN
--- 3. Reginald SHARMAN
-- 2. Cecil SHARMAN = ?
--- 3. children
-- 2. and 2 others - I cannot remember the names, all had children.
I am sure more information is available at the Greffe Office St Peter Port Guernsey Channel Islands.
I would welcome anything from you if you are able to throw any further light on the matter. In the meantime thank you for the work you have done so far. I have few surviving relatives that I know of and it made me feel that I do belong somewhere in the World.

P.S....Not all Sharmans are blonde - in fact all the ones I know are redheads!
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My grandfather came from Stoke-on-Trent and I understand I still have relatives living there, though I know nothing about them.
Family tradition: an ancestor was caught stealing a goose while working on a canal barge. He was convicted and sent to the penal colony in Australia where he started the county's first brass band.

1. Thomas SHARMAN (England)
- 2. Thomas SHARMAN
- 2. William SHARMAN (Feb 11, 1866 - c1945, Saskatoon) = Mary BENTLEY (Apr 12, 1874) school master. Emigrated to Ontario, Canada, in 1911. Moved to Saskatchewan where they homesteaded. William taught in pioneer community schools including an Indian Reservation and a Finnish community.
-- 3. Daisy (Aug 22, 1898) moved with her husband to British Columbia
--- 4. Laura
-- 3. Frank William (Mar 17, 1900) Anglican minister
--- 4. Arthur, Mountie
--- 4. Cecil James, owns camping/resort business in BC
-- 3. Reg (1903-c1968) married Peggy; became a taxi driver, Saskatoon
--- 4. Jim maintenance department, University of Saskatchewan
--- 4. Evelyn, Canadian Navy, now works in Saskatoon.
--- 4. Linda, seamstress in Saskatoon
---- 5. Faith
--- 4. Randy, radio announcer in Calgary, Alberta.
-- 3. Ralph (Jan 15, 1908) = Ivy MANN (British immigrant) Saskatoon, salesman in men's clothing
--- 4. J. Ralph (Jr.) (Sep 20, 1942) married Linda McKAY; became a teacher at high school in Perdue near Saskatoon
---- 5. David (1973), married Andrea; now lives in New Brunswick
---- 5. Jennifer (1974) at university in Saskatoon
--- 4. Donald Clifford (Feb 16, 1945) married (1965) Carol PELTON; became a teacher at Alberta College in Edmonton, Alberta
---- 5. Darcy (Mar 29, 1972) at university at the University of Alberta
---- 5. Patrick (Oct 2, 1975) working in the restaurant industry
-- 3. Jim Cartwright (May 15, 1910 - c1995) Served in WW2. Worked in Royal Bank in small towns around Saskatchewan, became Securities manager main branch in Saskatoon.
-- 3. Jack Clifford (Sep 15, 1920) married Evelyn; Served in WW2. Pharmacist, owned drug store in Biggar near Saskatoon. Retired to Victoria, BC.
--- 4. Ted married Kathy; teaches at a high school in Rockglen, Saskatchewan
---- 5. Lindsay
---- 5. Michelle
--- 4. Patricia management and training in a women's correctional facility
--- 4. Douglas is a waiter and men's clothing salesman in British Columbia
--- 4. Rodney composer for the Vancouver Symphony
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I was very excited to hear from Bob Sharman in the U.K. of your website. I'm interested to know how your family came to be in Belgium. I'm thinking that somewhere in the dark past, we must all be related and should plan a world wide family party!

Pat
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