Gazlay Family History
William Sherwood
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
William Sherwood6 (Jane Lamberson,5 Nancy Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
William Sherwood6 (Jane Lamberson,5 Nancy Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Rev. James Manning Sherwood (29 September 1813 - 22 October 1890) |
| Mother | Jane Elizabeth Lamberson (ca. 1820 - 20 January 1863) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 18 January 2013; Last Edited: 12 March 2022 |
| Person ID | 4778 |
| Name | William Sherwood |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1844 in New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 7 December 1871 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to Mahalia Cecelia Sanford4 |
| Died | 11 October 18721 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mahalia Cecelia Sanford (daughter of Watson P. Sanford and Ellen M. Veile) |
| Born | 9 December 1851 in New York |
| Married | 7 December 1871 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to William Sherwood |
| Died | 7 January 1924 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
Sources
- New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, William Sherwood, died: 11 October 1872 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; age: 28; burial place: Bloomfield, N.J.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Kings County, City of Brooklyn, Page 483-484, family of James M. Sherwood (37, N.Y., Pres. Clergyman); Jane E. Sherwood (30, N.Y.); Sarah J. Sherwood (13, N.Y.); John M. Sherwood (11, N.Y.); William Sherwood (6, N.Y.); Lamberson Sherwood (1, N.Y.); Elizalt Gelston (50, N.Y.); Ellen Sweeny (24, Ireland); Mary McShay (16, Ireland).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New Jersey, Essex County, Township of Bloomfield, Page No. 120, family of J. M. Sherwood (46, N. York, N. S. P. Clergyman); Jane Sherwood (32, N. York); Sarah Sherwood (24, N. York); William Sherwood (15, N. York); Lambertson Sherwood (11, N. York); Albert Sherwood (8, N. Jersey); Edward Seymour (24, N. Jersey, editor). [Jane’s age in this census is low by approximately 8 years compared to other records.]
- Marriage Announcement, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, available at fultonhistory.com and/or bklyn.newspapers.com; 8 December 1871, marriage of Miss Cecelia Sandford, daughter of Watson P. Sandford, Esq., William Sherwood, eldest son of Rev. J. H. Sherwood, on 7 December 1871 at St. Johns M.E. Church [Brooklyn]. The article mentions ushers, including Messrs. S. V. and W. F. Sandford, and Albert and S. Sherwood.