Brief Life History of Percy John Kidd
When Percy John Kidd Sherman was born on 23 January 1871, his father, George James Sherman, was 31 and his mother, Mary Ann Elizabeth Davis, was 27. He married Daisy Eliza Leisk on 28 April 1894, in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bengal, India in 1871. He died on 17 February 1944, in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, at the age of 73, and was buried in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
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- Percy John Kidd Sherman, "United Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965"
- Percy John Sherman, "India Marriages, 1792-1948 "
- Percy John Kidd Sherman, "India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948"
Spouse and Children
1871–1944 Male
1876– Female
Children (7)
1895– Male
1896– Female
1897– Female
1900– Male
1902– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1841– Male
1845– Female
Siblings (12)
1865–1879 Female
1867–1911 Male
1869– Male
1871–1944 Male
1872–1948 Male
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Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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