Archibald Farquharson Sherrat (1802-1885)

Genealogy

 * Sex: Male
 * Baptized: 27 Dec 1802, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
 * Died: 18 Oct 1885, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
 * Buried: in Nichol?

Pedigree
Archibald is the son of Robert Sherrat and Isobel Spring

Siblings

 * Christian (b. 1797, Birse; married James Cattanach; emigrated to Canada; d. aft 1881)
 * Mary (b. 1799, Birse; married Robert Cromar and James Shaw; lived in Lumphanan; d. 1871, Glenmuick)
 * Isabel (b. 1805, Birse; not known aft 1819)

Spouses

 * Mary Ann Morgan, m. abt. 1834, probably in Nichol. She was born in Wales.

Offspring

 * 1) Christina Farquharson (b. 1835, Nichol; married John Cunningham 1855, Nichol; d. 1922, Nichol)
 * 2) John (b. 1836, Nichol; married Barbara Flewelling 1863)
 * 3) Archibald Farquharson (b. 1838, Nichol; married Susan Penny; d. 1915, Prince Rupert, BC)
 * 4) Robert Sherratt (b. 1841; died in infancy, Fergus, Wellington, Ontario)
 * 5) Jane (Jean) (b. 1842)
 * 6) Farquharson (Farky) (b. 1844; m. Susannah Cook; d. 1930, Nichol)
 * 7) Mary (b. 1847)
 * 8) Isabella (b. 1850)

Biography
Archibald Farquharson Sherratt was born in 1802 at Finzean, the estate of Farquharson lairds in the parish of Birse in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Archibald's mother's sister was the widow of the late laird, Archibald Farquharson of Finzean, with the current laird (also Archibald) being 10 years old, and Archibald's father, Robert Sherrat, being the overseer of the estate. Archibald was named after his prestigious uncle and cousin. The Sherrats lived at Finzean until around 1810 (when Archibald was 8 years old), when they moved to nearby Tillyfruskie. Upon Robert Sherrat's death in 1818, Archibald (then 16), his widowed mother, and his younger sister moved to the nearby home in Woodend of his eldest sister Christian, who had married James Cattanach.

Around 1832, Archibald (then 31 and as yet single) emigrated to Ontario (then called West Canada) together with his sister's family the Cattanachs, leaving his other two sisters behind. They were very early settlers in Nichol Township, Wellington County. Soon after settling there, he met and married Mary Morgan, who came from Wales. Archibald became involved in township affairs, and was appointed a town officer in 1833, and served as a councillor in the 1850's. At some point, he acquired the title "Major", and was known as Major A.F. Sherratt.

Contributors
TomChatt