Gazlay Family History
Lavinia Catherine Sands
Parents
| Father | Dr. Edward H. Sands ( - ) |
| Mother | Lavinia Sands ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 March 2022; Last Edited: 11 March 2022 |
| Person ID | 12156 |
| Name | Lavinia Catherine Sands |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 18 July 1853 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | to Albert Lewis Sherwood |
| Married | 29 April 1889 in Kings County, New York to Ellis Potter Burke5 |
| Died | 2 January 1932 in Bronx County, New York1 |
| Buried | in Kenisko Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Albert Lewis Sherwood (son of Rev. James Manning Sherwood and Jane Elizabeth Lamberson) |
| Born | 6 October 1852 in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | to Lavinia Catherine Sands |
| Died | 28 February 1888 in Kings County, New York |
| Children | of Lavinia Catherine Sands and Albert Lewis Sherwood: |
| 1. | Grace L. Sherwood |
| Born | 27 March 1877 in Kings County, New York |
| Died | 15 December 1897 in Kings County, New York |
| 2. | Albert Van Housan Sherwood |
| Born | 6 May 1879 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Died | 9 January 1925 in Bronx County, New York |
| 3. | William S. Sherwood |
| Born | 16 December 1880 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Spouse 2 | Ellis Potter Burke (son of Frederic Wait Burke and Ann C. Potter) |
| Born | October 1841 in New York |
| Married | 29 April 1889 in Kings County, New York to Lavinia Catherine Sands |
| Died | 6 March 1910 in Kings County, New York |
| Children | of Lavinia Catherine Sands and Ellis Potter Burke: |
| 1. | Leroy Burke |
| Born | 27 April 1890 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Died | 15 February 1957 |
| 2. | Gladys Erwin Burke |
| Born | 6 November 1893 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Died | 19 July 1894 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Kenisko Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, Lavinia C. Sands Burke, born: 18 July 1853; died: 2 January 1932 in Bronx, Bronx County, New York (from record, which provides the names and links for her mother, two siblings, two husbands, and three children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, E.D. 89, Page No. 45, Albert Sherwood, 27, N.J., printer; Lavina Sherwood, 27, New York; dau. Grace Sherwood, 3, N.Y.; son Albert Sherwood, 1, N.Y.
- New York State Census, 1892, Kings County, Brooklyn, 20th Election District, 23rd Ward, Page 13, Lavina C. Burke, 38; Elias P. Burke, 50, railroad; Grace L. Sherwood, 15; Albert V. H. Sherwood, 12; William S. Sherwood, 11; Leroy Burke, 2.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, E.D. 82, Sheet No. 6A & B, Ellis P. Burke, 58, New York, Oct. 1841, agent, R.R.; wife of 11 years Lavinia C. Burke, 46, New York, July 1853, 5 children, 3 living; step son Albert Sherwood, 21, New York, May 1879, carpenter; son Leroy Burke, 10, New York, Apr. 1890.
- New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, Ellis P. Burke, age 48, father: Fredeni [sic] W. Burke; mother: Ann C. Potter; Lavinia C. Sherwood, age 35; father: Edward C. Saudn [sic]; mother: Lavinia Eniru [sic]; married on 29 April 1889 in Kings County, New York.