Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library
Generation No. 1
1. ?1 Shirley
Children of ? Shirley are:
+ 2 i. Bernard2 Shirley, died Bef. August 1813.
3 ii. Henry Shirley.
Notes for Henry Shirley:
WILL:
This wills directs payment of a mortgage on Hyde Hall and Etingdon in Trelawny, and a coffee plantation in St. George.
Among the bequests are those to his nephew Henry Shirley, his niece Ann Mary otherwise Ann J. Leicester, and the following:
An annual sum of £150 to Mary Scharshmidt. If she dies before June 26, 1820, the money is to be paid to her three infant sons, reputed to be the natural children of his brother Bernard Shirley, deceased, namely Bernard, Charles and Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt.
More About Henry Shirley:
Probate: April 17, 1813, Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Residence: St. George, Jamaica
Residence (2): Upper Wimpole St., St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Generation No. 2
2. Bernard2 Shirley (?1) died Bef. August 1813. He met Mary Scharschmidt.
Notes for Bernard Shirley:
He was the brother of Henry Shirley
Children of Bernard Shirley and Mary Scharschmidt are:
+ 4 i. Bernard3 Scharschmidt, born 1805; died October 1841.
+ 5 ii. Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt, born Bet. 1806 - 1818; died November 13, 1877 in Windsor, Trelawny.
6 iii. Charles Scharschmidt.
Generation No. 3
4. Bernard3 Scharschmidt (Bernard2 Shirley, ?1) was born 1805, and died October 1841. He met Charlotte Miller. She was born Abt. 1811.
More About Bernard Scharschmidt:
Age: 1841, 36 years
Burial: October 31, 1841, St. Michael's church yard, [Swanswick] Trelawny1
Fact: Buried by Joseph Williams, Island Curate
Occupation: Bet. 1836 - 1841, Planter
Residence: Bet. 1836 - 1841, Hyde Hall, Trelawny
Child of Bernard Scharschmidt and Charlotte Miller is:
7 i. Maria4 Scharschmidt, born May 1836.
More About Maria Scharschmidt:
Age: 1836, 5 months
Baptism: October 09, 1836, Trelawny2
5. Samuel Thompson3 Scharschmidt (Bernard2 Shirley, ?1) was born Bet. 1806 - 1818, and died November 13, 1877 in Windsor, Trelawny. He married (1) Elizabeth (Scharschmidt). He met (2) Flora Campbell Bef. 1834. She was born Abt. 1809. He married (3) Sarah Wilton February 27, 1840 in Trelawny3, daughter of George Wilton and Haniel (Wilton). She was born Bet. 1819 - 1820, and died November 1841. He married (4) Martha Hodges January 26, 1843 in Trelawny4. She was born 1824, and died January 1854.
Notes for Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt:
WILL OF SAMUEL THOMPSON SCHARSCHMIDT
Jamaica SS:
This is the Last will and Testament of Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt of Windsor Castle in the parish of Trelawny. I give devise and bequeath unto my Executors and Trustee herein after named all the real and personal Estate which shall at my demise be vested in me as mortgage or Trustee upon such Trusts or subject to such equities as shall at my decease be subsisting concerning the same respectively I devise and bequeath all the real and personal Estate to which I shall be entitled at the time to my son Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt, at present of the parish of Manchester Civil Engineer his heirs and assigns for ever. Upon Trust as to my personal estate to select therefrom to be kept on Windsor Castle worked therewith one carriage and harness one pair of horses and all the horned stock one mule cart and harness one pair of mules and all the household furniture and as to the real residue and remainder of personal estate to call dispose of and realize any interest in the same as soon as after my decease as conveniently may be and after payment of which I hereby charge and make liable all my estate as real and personal to divide the surplus (if any) between my dear wife Elizabeth Scharschmidt, Georgianna Clara Tingle and the said Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt in the following proportions: To my wife Elizabeth Scharschmidt one sixth thereof; To the said Georgianna Clara Tingle one sixth thereof; To my son Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt all the rest residue and remainder thereof and as to my real estate and the chattels divided to be selected Rept. and worked thereon. Upon Trust to manage, cultivate and carry on the same during the natural life of my said wife or until her marriage and to apply the proceeds and annual income arriving therefrom after deducting all expenses of cultivation and management in manner following that is to say two thirds thereof to my beloved wife Elizabeth Scharschmidt for and during the term of her natural life and so long as she remains unmarried and the remaining third to my said son Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt and from and immediately after the decease or marriage of my said wife when Upon Trust for the said Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt his heirs and assigns forever, and in the event of the said Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt predeceasing my said wife then Upon Trust for all and every the child and children of the said Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt who shall be alive at date of death of my said wife share and share alike as Tenants in common. I direct that my said wife and Georgianna Clara Tingle have the right to reside in the dwelling house in Windsor Castle free of charge during the term of their natural lives but in the event of the marriage of the said Elizabeth Scharschmidt and Georgianna Clara Tingle or either of them their right of residence respectively in the said dwelling house to cease. I also direct that the said Georgianna Clara Tingle during the term of her natural life and so long as she remains unmarried have the right to run along with the herd of cattle on Windsor Castle aforesaid four breeding cows provided that the progeny of all such cows be removed as soon as they respectively become 18 months old.
[signed] Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt.
Witnesses: Samuel C. Miller, Henry Smith
Dated: March 3, 1876
More About Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt:
Addressed as: Esquire
Age: November 1877, "about 57 years"
Burial: November 14, 1877, Swanswick, Trelawny. The record does not give his middle name.5
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Occupation: Bet. 1837 - 1877, Planter
Occupation (2): 1861, Magistrate, Trelawny6
Occupation (3): 1871, Justice of the Peace, Trelawny7
Residence: Bet. 1837 - 1841, Etingdon, Trelawny
Residence (2): Bet. 1840 - 1843, Trelawny
Residence (3): 1876, Windsor Castle, Trelawny
More About Sarah Wilton:
Age: November 1841, 21 years
Burial: November 19, 1841, St. Michael's church yard, [Swanswick] Trelawny by Revd. Joseph Williams8
Residence: 1840, Trelawny
Residence (2): 1841, Etingdon, Trelawny
More About Samuel Scharschmidt and Sarah Wilton:
Marriage: February 27, 1840, Trelawny9
Marriage Fact: Married by John C. Stone
Marriage license: 1840
Status of bride/groom: Spinster
More About Martha Hodges:
Age: January 1854, 29 years
Burial: January 17, 1854, Swanswick church yard, Trelawny10
Fact: The burial register identifes her only as "Mrs. Scharschmidt"
Residence: 1843, Trelawny
Residence (2): 1854, Windsor Pen
More About Samuel Scharschmidt and Martha Hodges:
Marriage: January 26, 1843, Trelawny11
Marriage Fact: Married by John C. Stone
Marriage license: 1843
Status of bride/groom: Spinster
Child of Samuel Scharschmidt and Flora Campbell is:
8 i. Mary Elizabeth4 Scharschmidt, born September 27, 1834.
More About Mary Elizabeth Scharschmidt:
Baptism: March 09, 1837, Trelawny12
Child of Samuel Scharschmidt and Sarah Wilton is:
+ 9 i. Samuel Thompson4 Scharschmidt, born October 25, 1841; died Bet. June 1914 - January 1916.
Generation No. 4
9. Samuel Thompson4 Scharschmidt (Samuel Thompson3, Bernard2 Shirley, ?1) was born October 25, 1841, and died Bet. June 1914 - January 1916. He married Evelyn Maud (Scharschmidt).
Notes for Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt:
WILL:
I give to my wife Evelyn my property called Hanbury and all the household furniture and effects during her life, and then to my daughter Alice until her marriage or death, at which time the property is to be sold, and the proceeds divided among my surviving daughters.
While my wife is alive, she is to pay to my daughter Alice £20 per year, as long as she remains unmarried.
The executors are to convert the rest and residue of my estate into money, and give one half to my wife Evelyn, one quarter to Alice, and the other quarter to be divided equally among my other daughters.
Executors: my wife Evelyn, and my son-in-law William Henry Coke.
Witnesses: H. G. Sturridge and N. B. Sturridge
Affidavit of attesting witnesses, and Oath of Executors: January 14, 1916
More About Samuel Thompson Scharschmidt:
Baptism: December 15, 1841, Trelawny13
Occupation: 1891, District Engineer, Manchester14
Occupation (2): Bet. 1876 - 1914, Civil engineer
Residence: Bet. 1876 - 1880, Manchester15
Residence (2): Bet. 1891 - June 1914, Hanbury, Manchester
Will: June 01, 191416
Children of Samuel Scharschmidt and Evelyn (Scharschmidt) are:
+ 10 i. May5 Scharschmidt, born Bet. 1870 - 1871.
+ 11 ii. Ione Rosalind Scharschmidt, born Bet. 1874 - 1875.
12 iii. Alice Scharschmidt.
13 iv. Violet Esther Scharschmidt. She married William Henry Coke.
More About William Henry Coke:
Executor of estate: 1917, Will of Samuel Scharschmidt
Occupation: 1914, Solicitor
14 v. Grace Scharschmidt. She married ? Scott.
Generation No. 5
10. May5 Scharschmidt (Samuel Thompson4, Samuel Thompson3, Bernard2 Shirley, ?1) was born Bet. 1870 - 1871. She married Brooks Cameron Bicknell February 22, 1900 in The Parish Church, Manchester17, son of Henry Bicknell and Catherine Arbouin. He was born Bet. 1871 - 1872.
More About May Scharschmidt:
Occupation: 1900, Gentlewoman
Residence: 1900, Hanbury, Manchester
More About Brooks Cameron Bicknell:
Age: 1900, 28 years
Occupation: 1900, Clerk
Occupation (2): 1903, Cashier Jamaica Electric Light and Power Company
Residence: 1900, Cameron Villa
Residence (2): 1903, "Roxobel," Villa Pen Road, Kingston
More About Brooks Bicknell and May Scharschmidt:
Marriage: February 22, 1900, The Parish Church, Manchester17
Marriage Fact: Witnesses: M. Coke, Violet Scharschmidt
Status of bride/groom: Spinster/bachelor
Children of May Scharschmidt and Brooks Bicknell are:
15 i. Gwendolyn M.6 Bicknell, born 190018.
16 ii. Brooks Noel Scharschmidt Bicknell, born December 31, 1902 in "Roxobel," Villa Pen Road, Kingston19.
More About Brooks Noel Scharschmidt Bicknell:
Registration: April 08, 1903, In Kingston, by father
17 iii. Grace Bicknell, born September 08, 1904 in St. Andrew, Jamaica; died May 23, 1999 in Belmont Terrace Convalescent Center, Bremerton, Washington, USA20. She married (1) Alva Burgess January 09, 1925 in Port Angeles; died April 15, 1968. She married (2) Art Purdum February 05, 1976; died January 16, 1985.
More About Alva Burgess and Grace Bicknell:
Marriage: January 09, 1925, Port Angeles
More About Art Purdum and Grace Bicknell:
Marriage: February 05, 1976
18 iv. Hazel Bicknell. She married ? Brock.
11. Ione Rosalind5 Scharschmidt (Samuel Thompson4, Samuel Thompson3, Bernard2 Shirley, ?1) was born Bet. 1874 - 1875. She married Lewis Bowerbank Bicknell February 20, 1900 in Cameron Villa, Kingston21, son of Henry Bicknell and Catherine Arbouin. He was born Bet. 1874 - 187522.
More About Ione Rosalind Scharschmidt:
Residence: 1900, Hanbury, Manchester
More About Lewis Bowerbank Bicknell:
Occupation: 1900, Clerk
Occupation (2): 1903, Clerk, Jamaica Government Railway
Residence: 1900, Cameron Villa
Residence (2): 1903, "Roxobel," Villa Pen Road, Kingston
More About Lewis Bicknell and Ione Scharschmidt:
Marriage: February 20, 1900, Cameron Villa, Kingston23
Marriage Fact: Witnesses: Alice Blanche Scharschmidt, Charles Sanguinetti
Status of bride/groom: Spinster/bachelor
Children of Ione Scharschmidt and Lewis Bicknell are:
19 i. Lewis Hope6 Bicknell, born 190124.
20 ii. Henry Fremlin Bicknell, born February 09, 1903 in "Roxobel," Villa Pen Road, Kingston25.
More About Henry Fremlin Bicknell:
Registration: December 21, 1903, In Kingston, by father
Endnotes
1. B0024 Jamaica Parish Register Burials I & II, 1826-1844, II, p. 401 #117.
2. B0002 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms IV-VII, 1834-1845, IV, p. 431 #98.
3. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, III, p. 431 #5.
4. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, IIIb, p. 505 #3.
5. B0036 Jamaica Law 6 Register Burials II & III, 1873-1880, II, p. 407 #3; and III, p. 24.
6. B178 Jamaica Almanac, 1861.
7. B178 Jamaica Almanac, 1871.
8. B0024 Jamaica Parish Register Burials I & II, 1826-1844, II, p. 401 #119.
9. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, III, p. 431 #5.
10. B0009 Jamaica Parish Register Burials III & IV, 1841-1859, IV, p. 349 #13.
11. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, IIIb, p. 505 #3.
12. B0006 Trelawny Parish Register I, 1771-1839, I, p. 227.
13. B0002 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms IV-VII, 1834-1845, VI, p. 176 #147.
14. B178 Jamaica Almanac, Island Business Directory, 1891.
15. B178 Jamaica Almanac, 1880.
16. B0072 Jamaica Supreme Court Wills 1889, 1914-1923, 1925, Item 4 #45.
17. BC2130 Manchester Marriages 1895-1905, 1900 #78.
18. BC1211 Kingston Birth Index 1900-1907, Record in AA647, 1900.
19. BC1211 Kingston Birth Index 1900-1907.
20. B956 Obituary, "The Sun," Bremerton, WA., USA, May 27, 1999.
21. BC1539 Kingston Marriages 1899-1904, 1900 #88.
22. BC1210 Kingston Birth Index 1881-1899.
23. BC1539 Kingston Marriages 1899-1904, 1900 #88.
24. BC1211 Kingston Birth Index 1900-1907, In 1901 Record AA2114.
25. BC1211 Kingston Birth Index 1900-1907, 1903, AA5077.
1. Bernard Shirley was born Bet. 1798 - 1819. He married Ann Cooper May 20, 1838 in Trelawny (Source: B0006 Trelawny Parish Register I, 1771-1839, p. 296.). She was born Abt. 1813.
More About Bernard Shirley:
Occupation: 1838, Apprentice to Etingdon estate
More About Ann Cooper:
Occupation: 1838, Apprentice to Etingdon estate
More About Bernard Shirley and Ann Cooper:
Marriage banns: 1838
1. Bernard Shirley was born Abt. 1809. He married Diana Brown August 17, 1834 in St. George (Source: B0016 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage I & II, 1826-1839, I, p. 249.). She was born Abt. 1809.
More About Bernard Shirley:
Occupation: 1834, Apprentice to Chepstow, St. George
More About Diana Brown:
Occupation: 1834, Apprentice to Chepstow, St. George
More About Bernard Shirley and Diana Brown:
Ceremony by: M. Cooper Bolton, A.M., rector
1. Bernard Shirley was born 1823, and died October 1851.
More About Bernard Shirley:
Age: 1851, 28 years
Burial: October 05, 1851, Swanswick church yard, Trelawny (Source: B0009 Jamaica Parish Register Burials III & IV, 1841-1859, IV, p. 426 #113.)
Residence: 1851, Hyde Hall estate, Trelawny
1. Catherine Elizabeth Shirley was born June 01, 1855.
More About Catherine Elizabeth Shirley:
Baptism: August 19, 1855, Trelawny (Source: B0001 Jamaica Parish Register New Series Baptisms VIIb & VIII, 1852-1857, VIII, p. 183 #85.)
Generation No. 1
1. Edmund Shirley was born Abt. 1788. He married Mary Ivey Mann August 18, 1813 in Maccaw Spring, St. George (Source: B0077 St. George Parish Register I, 1806-1840, p. 103.). She was born Abt. 1788.
More About Edmund Shirley:
Race/nationality/color: Free person of color
More About Mary Ivey Mann:
Race/nationality/color: Free person of color
More About Edmund Shirley and Mary Mann:
Marriage banns: 1813
Children of Edmund Shirley and Mary Mann are:
2 i. Elizabeth Shirley, born October 14, 1813.
More About Elizabeth Shirley:
Baptism: March 12, 1817, St. George (Source: B0077 St. George Parish Register I, 1806-1840, I, p. 26.)
+ 3 ii. Bernard Ivey Shirley, born July 16, 1816.
Generation No. 2
3. Bernard Ivey Shirley was born July 16, 1816. He married Elizabeth Young Harrison January 18, 1838 in St. George (Source: B0016 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage I & II, 1826-1839, I, p. 80.). She was born Abt. 1813.
More About Bernard Ivey Shirley:
Baptism: March 12, 1817, St. George (Source: B0077 St. George Parish Register I, 1806-1840, p. 26.)
Occupation: 1838, Carpenter
Residence: 1838, St. George
Residence (2): December 1838, Shirley Castle
More About Elizabeth Young Harrison:
Residence: 1838, St. George
More About Bernard Shirley and Elizabeth Harrison:
Ceremony by: Charles T. May, curate
Marriage license: 1838
Children of Bernard Shirley and Elizabeth Harrison are:
4 i. Bernard Buchanan Shirley, born April 13, 1838.
More About Bernard Buchanan Shirley:
Baptism: December 02, 1838, St. George (Source: B0077 St. George Parish Register I, 1806-1840, p. 117.)
5 ii. Edmund Shirley, born 1843.
More About Edmund Shirley:
Baptism: February 12, 1851, St. George (Source: B0060 Jamaica Parish Register New Series I, 1848-1861, p. 176.)
6 iii. John Shirley, born 1847.
More About John Shirley:
Baptism: February 12, 1851, St. George (Source: B0060 Jamaica Parish Register New Series I, 1848-1861, p. 176.)
7 iv. Mary Shirley, born 1849.
More About Mary Shirley:
Baptism: February 12, 1851, St. George (Source: B0060 Jamaica Parish Register New Series I, 1848-1861, p. 176.)
8 v. Charles Samuel Shirley, born Bef. February 12, 1851.
More About Charles Samuel Shirley:
Baptism: February 12, 1851, St. George (Source: B0060 Jamaica Parish Register New Series I, 1848-1861, p. 176.)
1. Edward Shirley was born Abt. 1814. He married Cecilia Thomson August 18, 1839 in St. George (Source: B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, III, p. 7.). She was born Abt. 1814.
More About Edward Shirley:
Residence: 1839, St. George
More About Cecilia Thomson:
Residence: 1839, St. George
More About Edward Shirley and Cecilia Thomson:
Marriage banns: 1839
1. Edward Shirley was born February 26, 1844.
More About Edward Shirley:
Baptism: February 16, 1845, St. George (Source: B0015 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms VIII and IX, 1840-1851, IX, p. 449.)
Residence: 1845, Spring Garden
1. Henry Shirley was born Abt. 1811. He married Mary Johnson November 27, 1836 in St. Thomas in the East (Source: B0074 St. Thomas BMB II & III, 1817-1841, III, p. 209.). She was born Abt. 1811.
More About Henry Shirley:
Residence 1: 1836, St. Thomas in the East
Residence 2: 1836, St. Thomas in the East
More About Henry Shirley and Mary Johnson:
Ceremony by: S. H. Cooke, rector
Marriage banns: 1836
1. Richard Bernard Shirley was born August 01, 1845.
More About Richard Bernard Shirley:
Baptism: July 25, 1847, Trelawny (Source: B0046 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms XI & XII, 1846-1850, XII, p. 69 #136.)
Residence: 1847, Duncans, Trelawny
1. Robert Shirley was born November 06, 1853.
More About Robert Shirley:
Baptism: September 17, 1854, Trelawny (Source: B0001 Jamaica Parish Register New Series Baptisms VIIb & VIII, 1852-1857, VII, p. 394 #153.)
Fact: Baptism by E. A. Stewart
SEARCH THIS SITE
GO TO:
Help - Frequently Asked Questions
Jamaica Almanacs Slave-owners, Civil & Military officers, Magistrates etc.
Items in the Samples Directory
Items in the Members Directory
Transcriptions from Registers and Wills (Church of England, Dissenters, Civil Registration)
Jamaican Roman Catholic Church Registers - transcriptions
Jamaican Methodist Baptisms - transcriptions
Jewish births marriages deaths - transcriptions