Hi there,
I am trying to find out more about my Grandfather, Walter SHERRATT. So far I know that his father's name was John. He married Sylvester HARRIS, who was a Romany gypsy though they lived in a house in Lincolnshire.
He was called a 'showman' and I presume he was also a traveller of some sort, certainly in his younger days.
I have posted on the Traveller board and have been given lots of wonderful info about Sylvester's side of the family, but nobody seems to know anything about the SHERRATTS.
The only index entry for the birth of any Walter SHERRATT that matches is in 1900 in Wellingborough. I have yet to get this cert (funding shortage!) but have been trying to see if I can find this Sherratt family in the 1901 census. If I find the family I feel pretty sure I can spot if they are likely to be the right ones. ie any 'settled' family with jobs like 'collier' or 'milner' are likely not to be correct.
Unfortunately despite trying every variant I can think of, I can't find them.
The only Sherratt I can find in 1901 in Northamptonshire (or anywhere else come to that) that seems even vaguely close is a John Sherratt age 69 who is living in a caravan and is a 'Galloping Horses proprietor'. ie he's too old to be Walter's dad, but could this be a relative? The Grandfather even?? (Little Welding, Kettering is the place)
Bearing this is mind, can anyone find anything better than what I have already in the 1901 census?
Also, I was wondering if anyone can find Walter's birth/christening in the Wellingborough area? I don't know if this is too big an area to search. If so, then let me know and I'll just have to get the birth cert and hope for the best! If this could be found then maybe this might help narrow the area to search the 1901 census. I know that the family may have moved away, but as Walter would have been a baby I'm hoping they may have not moved far.
Bit stuck, any ideas would be helpful. (I'm not local to the area, btw, so can't reach local libraries easily).
Cindy
