Completed Joseph Edward Sherwood
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2026 11:14 am
Private 17581 Joseph Edward Sherwood
1875 - 21/4/1916 (21)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... eph-edward
Dob abt 1875
Baptism Nothing found as of Jan2026
Parents
Joseph Sherwood & Sarah Sparrow
Parents Marriage
7/6/1875 St Martin Tipton
Staffordshire Tipton
Church name St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 87
Marriage date 07 Jun 1875
Groom forename Joseph
Groom surname SHERWOOD
Groom age 23
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boat loader
Groom abode Princes End
Bride forename Lenah
(believe should be Sarah)
Bride surname SPARROW
Bride age 22 Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Princes End
Groom father forename John
Groom father surname SHERWOOD
Groom father occupation Boat loader
Bride father forename James
Bride father surname SPARROW
Bride father occupation Stock taker
Witness 1Job JONES
Witness 2 Phoebe JONES
Notes Both witnesses sign by mark
Joseph Sherwood abt 1852
Sarah Sparrow abt 1853
Registration Year 1875
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Dudley
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6c Page 201
1881 72 Watery Lane Tipton
Mary Sherwood 62 Head
Alice Sherwood 9 Granddaughter
Joseph Sherwood 29 Son Genaral Labourer
Sarah Sherwood 27 Daughter in Law
Joseph Sherwood 5 Grandson
Mary Sherwood 3 Granddaughter
Henry Sherwood 1 Grandson
1891 ??
Marriage 25/12/1900 St Johns Tipton
Joseph Edward Sherwood
Harriet Brooks
Married at St. John’s Church, Upper Church Lane, Tipton on Christmas Day, 25th December 1900.
Staffordshire Princes End Tipton
Church name St John the Evangelist
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 67
Marriage date 25 Dec 1900
Groom forename Joseph Edward
Groom surname SHERWOOD
Groom age 26
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boat Loader
Groom abode Tipton
Bride forename Harriet
Bride surname BROOKS
Bride age 23
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Tipton
Groom father forename Joseph
Groom father surname SHERWOOD
Groom father occupation Boat Loader
Bride father forename Thomas
Bride father surname BROOKS
Bride father occupation Engineer
Witness 1 William CORNFIELD
Witness 2 Hannah ELKS
Notes Bride & Witness 2 sign X
1901 31 Upper Church Lane, Tipton, Staffs.
Joseph Sherwood (25, Boat Loader – Coal, born Tipton), his wife Harriet (22, born Tipton), also Joseph’s father Joseph Sherwood (49, Widower, Boat Loader – Coal, born Tipton), and Mary Ann Bennett (29, Visitor, born Tipton).
Possible Conviction 13/7/1908
Joseph Edward Sherwood
Event Type Conviction
Conviction Age 33
Birth Date 1875
Birth Place West Bromwich
Occupation Miner
Conviction Date 13 Jul 1908
Charge Fowl Stealing
Sentence 4 months
Jail Birmingham
1911 227 Dial Lane, West Bromwich, Staffs.
Joseph Sherwood (34, Collier - Hewer, born Tipton), his wife Harriet (31, born Tipton), and their 5 surviving children of 6: Mary Elizabeth (11, born Summer Hill, Tipton), Annie (9, born Princes End), Alice (6, born Witton Lane), Emma (4, born Tipton) and William Thomas (7 months, born Shambles, Wednesbury).
Joseph and Harriett had a further 2 children: Joseph Edward born on 22nd February 1913, and Ethel born on 21st June 1916 (after her father’s death), Ethel died on 24th July 1917.
WW1 Records
Private 17581Joseph Edward Sherwood
Killed in Action on Friday, 21st April 1916, age 21.
Buried in Grave I. B. 4. at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas De Calais, France.
1st Bn., Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 95th Brigade of 5th Division.
Formerly 12746 South Staffs Regiment and 9097 Royal Warwicks Regiment.
Husband of Mrs Harriet Sherwood, of 11 Henry Street, Greets Green, West Bromwich, Staffs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Birmingham, Resident: West Bromwich.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives survived and transcribed.
WW1 Pension Record Cards & Ledgers
Relationship to Soldier Joseph E. Sherwood
Harriet Sherwood Widow
Mary Elizabeth Sherwood Child
Annie Sherwood Child
Alice Sherwood Child
Emily Sherwood Child
Dod 21/4/1916 (21) KIA France
Burial
Buried in Grave I. B. 4. at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas De Calais, France.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/574962/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/567 ... e-sherwood
Commemorated on the St. Peter's, Greets Green Memorial.
Any other info
Joseph was determined to enlist and serve his country. Despite being rejected twice as being unfit, at the third attempt he successfully enlisted.
Pte. 17581 Joseph Edward Sherwood of Tipton, and Pte. 19383 Joseph Henry Beare of Helston, Cornwall. Are buried side-by-side in Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... ice-beare/
1875 - 21/4/1916 (21)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... eph-edward
Dob abt 1875
Baptism Nothing found as of Jan2026
Parents
Joseph Sherwood & Sarah Sparrow
Parents Marriage
7/6/1875 St Martin Tipton
Staffordshire Tipton
Church name St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 87
Marriage date 07 Jun 1875
Groom forename Joseph
Groom surname SHERWOOD
Groom age 23
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boat loader
Groom abode Princes End
Bride forename Lenah
(believe should be Sarah)
Bride surname SPARROW
Bride age 22 Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Princes End
Groom father forename John
Groom father surname SHERWOOD
Groom father occupation Boat loader
Bride father forename James
Bride father surname SPARROW
Bride father occupation Stock taker
Witness 1Job JONES
Witness 2 Phoebe JONES
Notes Both witnesses sign by mark
Joseph Sherwood abt 1852
Sarah Sparrow abt 1853
Registration Year 1875
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration District Dudley
Inferred County Staffordshire
Volume 6c Page 201
1881 72 Watery Lane Tipton
Mary Sherwood 62 Head
Alice Sherwood 9 Granddaughter
Joseph Sherwood 29 Son Genaral Labourer
Sarah Sherwood 27 Daughter in Law
Joseph Sherwood 5 Grandson
Mary Sherwood 3 Granddaughter
Henry Sherwood 1 Grandson
1891 ??
Marriage 25/12/1900 St Johns Tipton
Joseph Edward Sherwood
Harriet Brooks
Married at St. John’s Church, Upper Church Lane, Tipton on Christmas Day, 25th December 1900.
Staffordshire Princes End Tipton
Church name St John the Evangelist
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 67
Marriage date 25 Dec 1900
Groom forename Joseph Edward
Groom surname SHERWOOD
Groom age 26
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boat Loader
Groom abode Tipton
Bride forename Harriet
Bride surname BROOKS
Bride age 23
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Tipton
Groom father forename Joseph
Groom father surname SHERWOOD
Groom father occupation Boat Loader
Bride father forename Thomas
Bride father surname BROOKS
Bride father occupation Engineer
Witness 1 William CORNFIELD
Witness 2 Hannah ELKS
Notes Bride & Witness 2 sign X
1901 31 Upper Church Lane, Tipton, Staffs.
Joseph Sherwood (25, Boat Loader – Coal, born Tipton), his wife Harriet (22, born Tipton), also Joseph’s father Joseph Sherwood (49, Widower, Boat Loader – Coal, born Tipton), and Mary Ann Bennett (29, Visitor, born Tipton).
Possible Conviction 13/7/1908
Joseph Edward Sherwood
Event Type Conviction
Conviction Age 33
Birth Date 1875
Birth Place West Bromwich
Occupation Miner
Conviction Date 13 Jul 1908
Charge Fowl Stealing
Sentence 4 months
Jail Birmingham
1911 227 Dial Lane, West Bromwich, Staffs.
Joseph Sherwood (34, Collier - Hewer, born Tipton), his wife Harriet (31, born Tipton), and their 5 surviving children of 6: Mary Elizabeth (11, born Summer Hill, Tipton), Annie (9, born Princes End), Alice (6, born Witton Lane), Emma (4, born Tipton) and William Thomas (7 months, born Shambles, Wednesbury).
Joseph and Harriett had a further 2 children: Joseph Edward born on 22nd February 1913, and Ethel born on 21st June 1916 (after her father’s death), Ethel died on 24th July 1917.
WW1 Records
Private 17581Joseph Edward Sherwood
Killed in Action on Friday, 21st April 1916, age 21.
Buried in Grave I. B. 4. at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas De Calais, France.
1st Bn., Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 95th Brigade of 5th Division.
Formerly 12746 South Staffs Regiment and 9097 Royal Warwicks Regiment.
Husband of Mrs Harriet Sherwood, of 11 Henry Street, Greets Green, West Bromwich, Staffs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Birmingham, Resident: West Bromwich.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives survived and transcribed.
WW1 Pension Record Cards & Ledgers
Relationship to Soldier Joseph E. Sherwood
Harriet Sherwood Widow
Mary Elizabeth Sherwood Child
Annie Sherwood Child
Alice Sherwood Child
Emily Sherwood Child
Dod 21/4/1916 (21) KIA France
Burial
Buried in Grave I. B. 4. at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas De Calais, France.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/574962/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/567 ... e-sherwood
Commemorated on the St. Peter's, Greets Green Memorial.
Any other info
Joseph was determined to enlist and serve his country. Despite being rejected twice as being unfit, at the third attempt he successfully enlisted.
Pte. 17581 Joseph Edward Sherwood of Tipton, and Pte. 19383 Joseph Henry Beare of Helston, Cornwall. Are buried side-by-side in Faubourg d’Amiens Cemetery.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... ice-beare/
