Thomas Herbert Sherry

1885 - 1962  (76 years)   Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.

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

Lee Keith Sherry

1918 - 1981  (62 years)

Birth	2 Dec 1918	Lambeth, London, England
	Address: 130a Brixton Road
Died	6 Jul 1981	Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England
	Age: 63y
	Address: 25 Powells Orchard
Father	Thomas Herbert Sherry,   b. 3 Feb 1885, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Dorothy (Queenie) Jacobs,   b. 29 Mar 1896, Lambeth, London, England
Married	8 Jun 1916	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

• Name	Thomas Herbert Sherry  [1]
  Birth	3 Feb 1885	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	6 Mar 1887	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  	Age: 2y
  	Gives parents names as: John Stewart Sherry and Amelia Clara Sherry
  Gender	Male
  *AKA	Herbert La Martine
  Passport	9 May 1918	London, England   [3]
  	Address: 130a Brixton Road
  	Temporarily living in Manchester Gives professional name as Herbert La Martine His father is a Professional Theatrical Names his wife as Dorothy Edwards! Lists his son, Lee and DOB Has work booked up for 1920, 1921 and 1922 Relatives: Uncle: Thomas Sherry, Stock Exchange, Philadelphia
  Draft Registration	8 Jan 1919	London, England   [2]
  	Age: 33y
  	Address: 130a Brixton Road
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Brixton, London, England   [5]
  	Age: 36y 4m
  	Address: 1300 Brixton Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Music Hall Profession As Herbert La Martine [Indexed Lamartine] Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (1) 3 American, Resident UK
  Ancestor Count	2
  Descendant Count	1
  Passenger List	1 Mar 1927	London, England   [6]
  	Age: 42y
  	Address: 130a Brixton Road
  	Arrivin in Southampton from Rio de Janeiro Ship: Almanzora Profession: Theatrical Listed as American Citizen
  Passenger List	31 May 1928	London, England   [7]
  	Age: 43y
  	Address: 130a Brixton Road
  	Arriving in London from Melbourne Ship: Moldavia Occupation: Theatrical Citizenship: American
  Reference Number	BR 1703b
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	419D8B4790EC482D8B9EFBDDA65E09AF5E11
  Death	Between Jan 1962 and Mar 1962	Cheshire, England   [8]
  	Age: 76y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4621	Jacobs
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	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   [1, 9]
  	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. [1] 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]
  Children	1. Lee Keith Sherry,   b. 2 Dec 1918, Lambeth, London, England d. 6 Jul 1981, Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F1506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Feb 1885 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Baptism - Age: 2y - 6 Mar 1887 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 8 Jun 1916 - West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Passport - Address: 130a Brixton Road - 9 May 1918 - London, England Draft Registration - Age: 33y,Address: 130a Brixton Road - 8 Jan 1919 - London, England Census - Age: 36y 4m,Address: 1300 Brixton Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Brixton, London, England Passenger List - Age: 42y,Address: 130a Brixton Road - 1 Mar 1927 - London, England Passenger List - Age: 43y,Address: 130a Brixton Road - 31 May 1928 - London, England Death - Age: 76y - Between Jan 1962 and Mar 1962 - Cheshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Sherry, Thomas - Jacobs, Dorothy Photo courtesy of Barbara Wise

  
  

• Sources

  [S2367] Ann Tong's Notes, 16 Jul 2010. [S5504] Draft Registration - Sherry, Thomas, 18 Apr 2024. [S5503] Passport - Sherry, Thomas - 1918, 18 Apr 2024. [S5505] Baptism Cert - Sherry, Thomas, 18 Apr 2024. [S6025] 1921 Census RG 15_02101_0777 - La Martine (Sherry), Thomas Herbert, 5 Jan 2025. [S5501] Passenger List - Sherry, Thomas (1927), 18 Apr 2024. [S5502] Passenger List - Sherry, Thomas (1928), 18 Apr 2024. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 18 Apr 2024, 1962 JFM W. Cheshire 10A 975. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 19 Sep 2010, 1916 AMJ W Derby 8B 957.