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Bedford Sherriff

Bedford Sherriff

Male Abt 1835 - 1918  (~ 83 years)

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  • Name Bedford Sherriff 
    Born Abt 1835  Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration Abt 1851 
    Military Service 1870  Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Volunteers and Militia men who received the New Zealand Medal, having been either under fire, or attached to Her Majesty's Imperial Forces, during the War of 1860-1870. - SHERIFF Bedford, Trumpeter, Wanganui Cavalry
    NZ Army Medal Rolls 1860-1919    		 NZ Army Medal Rolls 1860-1919
    Sherriff, Bedford, Trumpeter
    Other Roles 1878  Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Superintendent of the Gisborne Fire Brigade Apr 1878 - Dec 1878
     
    • GISBORNE FIRE BOARD
      Superintendents: W. F. Crawford, 1877-April, 1878; Bedford Sherriff, April, 1878-December, 1878; G. J. Winter, 1878?85; J. Townley, 1885?1913; J. Thomson, 1913?19; J. W. Kane, 1919? (in April, 1949, Mr. Kane was appointed full-time superintendent).
      Source NZETC Title: Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z. Author: Joseph Angus Mackay Publication details: Joseph Angus Mackay, 1949, Gisborne
    Protection Against Fire    		 Protection Against Fire
    August 8, 1884
    Other Roles 27 Jan 1879  Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Secretary - Ancient Order of Forresters 
    A.O.F. Court William Gladstone    		 A.O.F. Court William Gladstone
    Quarterly Meeting
    Local Government 15 Feb 1879  Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Town Clerk - Gisborne Borough Council 
    • Bedford Sherriff (born at Tunbridge Wells, England, in 1835) settled at Wanganui in 1851. During the Taranaki War he served under Major von Tempsky. He was storekeeper to the Armed Constabulary at Ormond in the early 1870's, and, later, became prominent in business, volunteering and musical circles in Gisborne. He died on 18 December, 1918.
      Source Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast NZ
    Mr Sherriff, our Town Clerk    		 Mr Sherriff, our Town Clerk
    Mr. Bedford Sherriff, our Town Clerk    		 Mr. Bedford Sherriff, our Town Clerk
    Gisborne Borough Council    		 Gisborne Borough Council
    Bedford Sherriff, Town Clerk
    Borough Council Special Meeting 2 Nov 1881    		 Borough Council Special Meeting 2 Nov 1881
    by the resignation of Mr. Bedford Sherriff
    Business 25 May 1883  Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Carpenter 
    In Bankruptcy    		 In Bankruptcy
    Carpenter
    Died 19 Dec 1918  Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death of Mr. Bedford Sherriff    		 Death of Mr. Bedford Sherriff
    Obituary Mr Bedford Sherriff    		 Obituary Mr Bedford Sherriff
    Mr Bedford Sherriff     		Mr Bedford Sherriff
    Buried Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Rd, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone Bedford and Celia Sherriff    		 Headstone Bedford and Celia Sherriff
    In loving memory of BEDFORD SHERRIFF, died 19 December 1918 aged 83 years; also CECILIA SHERRIFF, died 5 December 1925 aged 73 years. At rest. (Tweed)
    Notes 
    • HISTORIC POVERTY BAY AND THE EAST COAST, N.I., N.Z. 1949
      MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATORS
      Town Clerks: C. D. Bennett, 1877-78; Bedford Sherriff, 1878-82; John Bourke, 1882-91; R. D. B. Robinson, 1891-1933; W. M. Jenkins, M.B.E., 1933-.

      Bedford Sherriff (born at Tunbridge Wells, England, in 1835) settled at Wanganui in 1851. During the Taranaki War he served under Major von Tempsky. He was storekeeper to the Armed Constabulary at Ormond in the early 1870's, and, later, became prominent in business, volunteering and musical circles in Gisborne. He died on 18 December, 1918.
      NZTEC - Title: Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
      Author: Joseph Angus Mackay
      Publication details: Joseph Angus Mackay, 1949, Gisborne
    Person ID I8295  Frost Family
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2014 

    Father Francis Sherriff,   b. 1801, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1897, Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Mother Sarah Williams Sharpe,   b. 1813, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1870, Wood Green, Hornsey, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 11 Feb 1836  Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F2697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cecilia Dunlop,   b. 31 Dec 1852, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Dec 1925, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 06 Mar 1872  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Francis Laurence Ormsby Sherriff,   b. Dec 1872, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1946, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
    +2. Claude Arthur Sherriff,   b. Abt 1874, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1964, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 90 years)
     3. Bedford Lewis Sherriff,   b. 15 May 1876, Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Apr 1934, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    +4. May Cecilia Sherriff,   b. Abt 1878, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1958, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
    +5. Albert Dunlop Sherriff,   b. Abt 1880, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Feb 1964, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)
    +6. Lionel Sherriff,   b. 22 Dec 1883, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1951, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2011 
    Family ID F2696  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - 1870 - Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 06 Mar 1872 - New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOther Roles - Superintendent of the Gisborne Fire Brigade Apr 1878 - Dec 1878 - 1878 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOther Roles - Secretary - Ancient Order of Forresters - 27 Jan 1879 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLocal Government - Town Clerk - Gisborne Borough Council - 15 Feb 1879 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Carpenter - 25 May 1883 - Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Dec 1918 - Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Bedford Sherriff    		Bedford Sherriff
    Bedford Sherriff and his dog.    		Bedford Sherriff and his dog.

    Documents
    Land Transfer Act Notice    		Land Transfer Act Notice
    Lease 167 from Bedford Sherriff and Adolphus Frederick Hardy
    Land values Gisborne    		Land values Gisborne
    The powder magazine, in charge of Mr Sherriff, who was a Sergt-Major and Government storekeeper, was beneath tlie floor of the blockhouse, entry being obtained by means of a trap-door.

  • Sources 
    1. [S322] Ancestry.com.au, England, Select Marriages, 1538?1973 (Reliability: 3), 11 Feb 1836.
      Name: Francis Sherriff
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1836
      Marriage Place: Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England
      Spouse: Sarah Sharp
      FHL Film Number: 413287

    2. [S10] Marriage Register Index , NZ 1872/1788 (Reliability: 3).


  

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