John SHERWILL originated from North Huish,
Devon, where he was born in 1836. His son, James Edgar,
was born in Guernsey in 1860.
Family
John Sherwill (1836-?) married ?
James Edgar SHERWILL ( 1860 - ? ) married
Elizabeth Annie ROBERTS
Ambrose SHERWILL ( 1890 - 1968 )
married May CLABBURN
Earliest Mention in Guernsey
1860, when James Edgar SHERWILL was born
Stallholdings
John Sherwill stallholder at Bridge, St
Sampsons in 1874.
Residence
John Sherwill, farmer and residence, Grand
Bouet (1874 Directory)
Other Information
Sir Ambrose SHERWILL KBE MC served as an
officer in the Buffs (Eat Kent Regiment) during WW1, and
was President of the States of Guernsey Controlling
Committee for the early part of the German Occupation of
WW2, then deported to Germany as prisoner-of-war. In
1946, he returned to the island and became Bailiff of
Guernsey. He was knighted in 1949.
