Lee Keith SHERRY

1918 - 1981  (62 years)   Has 16 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Thomas Herbert SHERRY

1885 - 1962  (76 years)

Birth	3 Feb 1885	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Christened	6 Mar 1887	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	Between Jan 1962 and Mar 1962	Cheshire, England
	Age: 76y
Family	Dorothy (Queenie) JACOBS,   b. 29 Mar 1896, Lambeth, London, England
Married	8 Jun 1916	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Lee Keith SHERRY,   b. 2 Dec 1918, Lambeth, London, England

Dorothy (Queenie) JACOBS

1896 - 1975  (78 years)

Birth	29 Mar 1896	Lambeth, London, England
Died	Between Jan 1975 and Mar 1975	Chester, Cheshire, England
Father	Solomon JACOBS,   b. 18 Jun 1861, Portsoken, London, England
Mother	Mary Helena FLYNN,   b. Between Apr 1865 and Jun 1865, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1885 and Dec 1885	Kensington, London, England
Family	Thomas Herbert SHERRY,   b. 3 Feb 1885, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Married	8 Jun 1916	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Lee Keith SHERRY,   b. 2 Dec 1918, Lambeth, London, England

• Name	Lee Keith SHERRY
  Birth	2 Dec 1918	Lambeth, London, England   [1, 2]
  	Address: 130a Brixton Road
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Brixton, London, England   [3]
  	Age: 3y 6m
  	Address: 1300 Brixton Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Son As Lee La Martine [Indexed Lamartine]
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Lambeth, London, England   [4]
  	Age: 20y
  	Address: 84 Vassall Road, Oval
  	Born: 02/12/1917 Commercial Traveller - Rubber Typewriter Keys
  Ancestor Count	18
  Death	6 Jul 1981	Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England   [5]
  	Age: 63y
  	Address: 25 Powells Orchard
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Probate	7 Oct 1981	Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	Effects: ?6,410 No mention of executors
  Reference Number	BR 2849a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	79F443CA58E149DEA040A14210EAD81887D1
  Person ID	I9361	Jacobs
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Herbert SHERRY,   b. 3 Feb 1885, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. Between Jan 1962 and Mar 1962, Cheshire, England (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Dorothy (Queenie) JACOBS,   b. 29 Mar 1896, Lambeth, London, England d. Between Jan 1975 and Mar 1975, Chester, Cheshire, England (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1916	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [6, 7]
  	She married as Dorothy Jacobs
  Notes	The notes received from Ann Tong indicate that they had no children, however they had a son in 1918. [6] Thomas and Dorothy performed various dance routines, especially on stairs. They were billed as Herbert La Martine and Teddie Sherry. There are numerous entries in theatre adverts in various papers. Sometimes Thomas is just listed withour Dorothy, at other times they had extra dancers with them. Care must be taken not to confuse him with another performer using the same name. The 'other' Herbert La Martine was performing earlier than ours. Information received from Barbara Wise in 2024 links them with the Carden Arms pub in Tilston, Cheshire during the 1950s - I have yet to find any documentary proof of the [DS 18/04/2024]
  Family ID	F1506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: 130a Brixton Road - 2 Dec 1918 - Lambeth, London, England Census - Age: 3y 6m,Address: 1300 Brixton Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Brixton, London, England Census - Age: 20y,Address: 84 Vassall Road, Oval - 29 Sep 1939 - Lambeth, London, England Death - Age: 63y,Address: 25 Powells Orchard - 6 Jul 1981 - Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England Probate - 7 Oct 1981 - Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Not been able to find any evidence of him having married.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 18 Apr 2024, 1918 JFM Lambeth 1D 541. GRO Checked [S5503] Passport - Sherry, Thomas - 1918, 18 Apr 2024. [S6025] 1921 Census RG 15_02101_0777 - La Martine (Sherry), Thomas Herbert, 5 Jan 2025. [S5497] 1939 Nat Reg RG101-0347_0347H_016 - Sherry, Dorothy, 18 Apr 2024. [S5498] Will - Index - Sherry, Lee Keith, 18 Apr 2024. [S2367] Ann Tong's Notes, 16 Jul 2010. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 19 Sep 2010, 1916 AMJ W Derby 8B 957.