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Arthur Sherval died in Kapuskasing in 1961 at the age of 80. His wife was Mabel Helen Higgs and she was born in Reading, England in 26 November 1883, and died in Kapuskasing in 1962 at the age of 78. My grandmother, Helen Laura Watling (Sherval) was Arthur Sherval's daughter. They moved to St Lambert, Quebec from Reading, then to Pembroke, and then North Bay, and finally moved and lived in Kapuskasing. She married Cedric Stanely Gordon Watling in 1930 or 1931 in Kapuskasing where she lived until her death in April or may of 1996 at the age of 84. My mother, Jean Mabel Watling, one of two twins born in 1934, married Robert Donald Grant, and they have three children, brother Michael Gordon Ross Grant born 1953, myself Deborah Jean (Micallef-divorced) Grant 1955, and Katherine Ann Grant 1957.
Arthur also had a son, Donald Sherval, and another daughter Hazel. Donald died when I very young, leaving behind two children, both of whom live in Kapuskasing still. Hazel Mary Sherval married John Robinson, lived for many years in Kingston, before they moved back to Kapuskasing, where she died childless in 1995, He had died a few years previous to her death.
Would be interested in any information which you have on the Shervals. I do know of relatives who used to live in Toronto, not sure where they are at present though, my third cousin Barbara Sherval who married Ivo Uhlir (spelling?) who immegrated from Cheksovakia. Her fathers name was Alec Sherval, and he lived in england, and served in the Royal Air Force during the war. His wifes name was Silvia. Both are deceased for some years now.
Ohh, according to my mom, the Sherval and Gordon names are not related thru Scotland as far as she knows. She said my great grandfather always said that the Shervals did possibly come from France, and they came over with the Normans when they invaded England.
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I did come back with some information which I will post here likely tomorrow when I am free.