SHERRATT FAMILY TREE - SOURCES and RESOURCES The following pages were complied by Wendy Sherratt Hogan. To record the ancestors of her parents Lionel Jack Sherratt and Maxine Leona Mack. Information and facts were collected from the following sources: Birth certificates, passports, family bible and private papers of Lionel Sherratt, Dora Mansell. Personal discussions with Kay Epp, daughter of Owen Sherratt. Canadian National Archives, Immigration Records 1925-1935, Search on Sherratt FreeBMD Civil Registration index information for England and Wales 1937 - 1901 1901 Census of UK Search on various names Staffordshire, UK, Department of Birth Registrations British Vital Records Index - information provided by Helen Verall 1851 UK Census - information provided by John Roberts. Now own copy of 1851 Staffordshire Census, willing to do lookups. Also own 1841 and 1861. Staffordshire Mail List Without the assistance of the extremely helpful folks on the Staffordshire Mail List I would have been halted many times. My extreme thanks and gratitude goes out to many, many people on the list. If you have ancestors in Staffordshire, England I highly recommend subscribing to this email list. Heartfelt thanks go out to Joan Curwen in England who graciously sent me copies of birth, death and marriage certificates for many family members. Photos and maps of Talke area. Newspaper clippings, census reports and much, much more. Without her help I would not be near as far in my research. Kirkland Lake Cemetery in Kirkland Lake Ontario and area is no longer online. If you require lookups a this cemetery contact and I will call in the request. Henry Mack ancestry pages from Jack Hicks Stephenson Township Ontario, Canada. History and cemetery resources from Rob Hughs. Nickason Family tree - connected to Mack family. Photo in Mack Family banner pages from Gord Golding, grandson of Henry Mack. National Archive of Canada Census reels. Pointon family research provided by Bernard Robinson in England - many thanks for this Sherratt connection. Huge thanks to Margaret Garwood, daughter of Alan Pointon and Ethel Sherratt for sending photos of Ash Tree Farm, original home of the Sherratts in Brown Edge. Temiskaming Genealogy Club: Founded in 1991, the Temiskaming Genealogy Group serves the communities of Latchford, Cobalt, Haileybury, New Liskeard, Elk Lake, Matachewan, Gowganda, Earlton, Englehart, Tomstown, Kirkland Lake, Larder Lake, and Virginiatown Ontario. UK BMD Index page for BMD sites for the United Kingdom. Excellent resources. Staffordshire BMD: Although the indexes are not yet complete for all years and districts, the database will eventually cover Staffordshire births, marriages and deaths for the years 1837 to 1950 and beyond. 1911 UK Census: Now online. Searchable. Pay per click. Excellent scans. Easy to read and understand. BC Archives: Searchable archives for British Columbia, Canada. WWI Soldiers Searchable database of Canadians in WWI. Canadian Immigration Records 1925-1935 Searchable database. Great War Forum: If you are researching ancestors who served in WWI, this forum is very helpful in finding your loved ones or answering questions about WWI. My Censuses: United Kingdom census available for purchase including 1851 Staffordshire. Family Search Labs: Free searchable records from Family Search (LDS) - in Beta but still some great info. "Sherratt? A Natural Family of Staffordshire Figures" by Malcom and Judith Hodkinson; ISBN 0 9517145 0 3; Published by Chisquare, 8 Chiswick Square W4 2QG; Printed by Hilary Press Limited, 75 Church Road, Hendon, London NW4 4DP, Great Britain. (Contact authors to purchase) To the MANY Sherratts who have contacted me over the years. Thank you for the information, tidbits, family photos and stories that have helped pull this all together. Stay in touch! To the wonderful Mansell/Cross connections: Carroline, Rachel and Linda, in England. Thank you for sharing information, documents and photos. It's been a treat getting to know "the family" together. To my "new" cousins in Talke Pits/Kidsgrove - Elaine, Tina and family. THANK YOU for taking me around Talke Pits while in England and seeing the homes and places our Sherratts lived, worked and died. I look forward to many years of keeping up with you! To Wendy Furber in Alberta, another long lost cousin I've reconnected with on the Mansell side of the family. Thank you for your wonderful photos and research. I look forward to learning more about the family from you and Mom. To Elizabeth Lawton in Brown Edge England, author of "The History of Brown Edge" and her new book "Memories of Brown Edge". Thank you!! Your publications have been extremely valuable to my Sherratt research. Also for all of your tips, help, advice and contacts. Greatly appreciated. To Margaret Astle, Councillor in Kidsgrove. Thank you, for the wonderful lunch at the Stafford County offices, the tours of the area and wealth of information you have provided on Kidsgrove. I highly recommend a visit to the Kidsgrove web site if you have family in the area/ While all of the facts, dates and information has been confirmed via different sources there is always the possibility of error. If you have information on any of the names listed on these pages please feel free to contact me. If you feel you may be connected to the Sherratt family or any of the other names in the Surname Index I'd be happy to hear from you. A Brown Edge History, was published in memory of Alan Pointon [married to Ethel Sherratt], father of Margaret [Pointon] Garwood. Compiled and Edited by Elizabeth Lawton. Many Sherratts are mentioned in the book along with photos and history. The book was available at Churnet Valley Books, Picture Book Shops. You can call to order a copy. A must for anyone connected to the village of Brown Edge. Note: This book is getting harder and harder to find. If you have a copy and would be willing to sell -- let me know, I have people looking for it! Elizabeth has recently published a new book, "Brown Edge Memories" ISBN #1904546455 Available at the link above. A terrific resource!