Arthur Percy Sherwood KCMG MVO (abt. 1854 - 1940)

Born about 18 Mar 1854 in Ottawa-Carleton, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Esther Alberta (Slater) Sherwood — married 25 Apr 1883 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Biography

Father's name: Edward Sherwood. Mother's name: Isabella Penelope Turner .

Educated at the Ottawa Grammar School (now Lisgar Collegiate Institute).^[1][2]

He was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Carleton County, June, 1877; Chief of Police of the City of Ottawa, April, 1870: Superintendent of Dominion Police, October, 1882 ; and Commissioner of same, November, 1885. Chief Commissioner of Dominion Police (1885-1919).

He also served in the Militia with the Governor General's Foot Guards and eventually commanding the 43rd Duke of Cornwall Own Rifles. ^[3] He was president of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, commanding the 1903 Bisley Team and member of the Rideau Club. ^[4]

Records

Record of marriage:^[5]

• Name Arthur Percy Sherwood
• Event Type Marriage
• Event Date 25 Apr 1883
• Event Place Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Gender Male
• Occupation Chief D. Police
• Place of Birth Ottawa
• Residence Ottawa
• Father's Name Edward Sherwood
• Spouse's Name Esther Alberta Slater
• Spouse's Gender Female
• Spouse's Place of Birth Ottawa
• Spouse's Residence Ottawa
• Spouse's Father's Name James D Slater
• Spouse's Mother's Name Esther Sparks
• Witness 1 Navers? Lewis, of Ottawa
• Witness 2 Mary Sparks, of Ottawa
• Officiant Rev. J.S. Lewis, Bishop

Census

Canada Census 1871 (living in 01, Nepean a, Carleton 78, Ontario, Canada): ^[6]

• Edward D Sherwood M 20y 1851 Ont
• Percy Sherwood M 18y 1853 Ont

Canada Census 1881 (living in Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada): ^[7]

• Isabella Sherwood F 53y 1828 Ireland
• Edward Sherwood M 29y 1852 Ontario
• Arthur P. Sherwood M 26y 1855 Ontario
• Henry Sherwood M 24y 1857 Ontario
• Eda Isabella Sherwood F 21y 1860 Ontario
• Ethel Sherwood F 13y 1868 Ontario
• Hilda Sherwood F 11y 1870 Ontario

Canada Census 1901 (living in City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada): ^[8][9]

• Arthur P Sherwood Head Male 47y 18 Mar 1854 Ontario  ?? OF DOM POLICE
• Edna A Sherwood Wife Female 39y 15 Sept 1861 Ontario
• Louis P Sherwood Son Male 15y 31 May 1885 Ontario
• Ruth Sherwood Daughter Female 14y 19 Oct 1886 Ontario
• Isabella Sherwood Daughter Female 12y 6 Oct 1888 Ontario

Canada Census 1911 (living in Ottawa Sub-Districts 4-44, Ontario, Canada):^[10]

• A P Sherwood Head M 57y Mar 1854 Ontario COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
• Esther Alberta Sherwood Wife F 50y Sep 1861 Ontario
• Livine Percy Sherwood Son M 26y May 1885 Ontario BARRISTER
• Isabel Sherwood Daughter F 23y Oct 1888 Ontario
• Hilda Alberta Sherwood Daughter F 19y May 1892 Ontario
• Nora Gulph Sherwood Daughter F 17y May 1894 Ontario STUDENT
• Edson Crawford Sherwood Son M 14y Nov 1897 Ontario STUDENT
• Sarah Louise Young Domestic F 28y May 1883 Ontario
• Emily Mary Kempton Domestic F 27y Mar 1884 England
• Charlotte M Bradley Domestic F 31y May 1880 Quebec

Sources

1. ↑ Lisgar Collegiate Institute, 1843-1993. Joan Finnigan, Lisgar Alumni Association, 1993 - 313 pages
2. ↑ A History of the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, 1843-1903. Ottawa Collegiate Institute Ex-pupils' Association. Lisgar Alumni Association, 1904 - Ottawa (Ont.) - 256 pages. p 123
3. ↑ Chambers. 1903. "The Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles: A Regimental History of the Forty-Third Regiment, Active Canadian Militia". E L Ruddy. Ottawa.
4. ↑ Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Volumes 6-7, International Press Limited., 1914 - Canada. p 526
5. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," accessed 15 April 2016), Arthur Percy Sherwood and Esther Alberta Slater, 25 Apr 1883; citing registration , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," Percy Sherwood in household of Edward D Sherwood, Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 95, line 3; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10015, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,629.
7. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," Arthur P. Sherwood in household of Isabella Sherwood, Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 119; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13231, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,867.
8. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," Arthur P. Sherwood, Ottawa (city/cité), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
9. ↑ Canada Census 1901 from findmypast.co.uk
10. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," A P Sherwood, 1911; citing Census, Ottawa Sub-Districts 4-44, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

• "Ontario Census, 1861," Percy Sherwood, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 200, line 4; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1101-1103, Public Archives, Toronto
• Wikipedia contributors, "Percy Sherwood (police officer)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Percy_Sherwood_(police_officer)&oldid=770157573 (accessedOctober 12, 2017).
• Wikipedia contributors, "Dominion Police," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dominion_Police&oldid=800244173 (accessedOctober 12, 2017).
• http://collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M20111.76