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SHERWOOD, Frederick & Jessey

1 January 1810 – 9 May 1874
14 January 1813 – 22 July 1855

Origin London England
Accompanying Family Daughter Jessey age 7, Son Thomas age 5 & son Frederick age 2
First settled in Fremantle WA
Original Occupation Bricklayer
Occupation in Australia Builder/surveyor/architect & brewer

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Departure Port Gravesend
Arrival Year 1843

Fremantle

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Frederick Sherwood inherited a successful building firm from his father Richard in 1831 in London. In 1857 he founded the Swan Brewery at the foot of Sherwood Court. In 1847 he founded the Perth Classical School. He also worked for 40 yrs in the Ordnance Dept.

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  • My late aunt Rona Sherwood had info on Frederick so I was wondering if perhaps we may have been related somewhere in the family tree

    Sat 13 Jan 2024

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