When Humphrey Sheriff was born on 3 February 1822, in Middleton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Christopher Sherriff, was 24 and his mother, Mary Hopcroft, was 32. He married Lucy Smith on 1 June 1852, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 7 August 1909, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, at the age of 87, and was buried in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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English and Scottish: occupational name or nickname from Middle English shirreve, sher(r)eve, sheref(fe) ‘sheriff, officer of the Crown’ (Old English scīrgerēfa, from scīr ‘shire, county’ + (ge)rēfa ‘reeve’), literally the reeve (i.e. steward) of a shire. Compare Reeve .
Muslim (mainly Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Liberia): variant of Sharif . In Sierra Leone and Liberia this name is found mainly among the Mandinka people. Compare Sirleaf .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesEmployed at Cascade Brewery Hobart. Occupation: Cooper and farmer. Retired to Elizabeth Town. Died 15 Bourke Street, Launceston. Buried Carr Villa D95. Tried Leicester Borough, convicted 29 June 184 …
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