— born in Painswick or Stroud, Stroud Dist., GLS:
6.  Albert SHEARMAN / SHERMAN, b. 1842/3 or 1848/9; in 1880 census of Wales, Hampden Co., MA; m. Frances E. __?__ (b. 1852/3, MA)

— born in Stroud, Stroud Dist., GLS:
7.  Maria H. SHEARMAN / SHERMAN, b. Dec 1850

1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

John SHEARMAN Spouse: Mara BASSETT Marriage: 02 Nov 1828, Leonard Stanley, Gloucester, England Source: Parish Registers for Leonard-Stanley, 1750-1937. Church of England. Parish Church of Leonard-Stanley (Gloucestershire).

John SHEARMAN Christening: 22 Apr 1810, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucester, England Father: Wm SHEARMAN; Mother: Prudence Source: Bishop's transcripts for Wotton-under-Edge, 1578-1812. Church of England. Parish Church of Wotton-under-Edge (Gloucestershire).

Maria BASSET Christening: 14 Aug 1808, Leonard Stanley, Gloucester, England Father: Charles BASSET; Mother: Mary Source: Bishop's Transcripts for Leonard-Stanley, 1578-1812. Church of England. Parish Church of Leonard-Stanley (Gloucestershire).

Edwin SHERMAN; Birth: 11 May 1829; Christening: 01 Jun 1831, Methodist-Nc, Dursley, Gloucester, England Mary SHERMAN; Birth: 24 May 1831; Christening: 01 Jun 1831, Methodist-Nc, Dursley, Gloucester, England Father: John SHERMAN; Mother: Maria Source: Birth, Baptisms, and Burials, 1800-1837, Dursley Chapel (Gloucestershire: Wesleyan)

Emma SHERMAN; Birth: 03 Sep 1835; Christening: 21 Oct 1835, Wesleyan, Alkerton, Gloucester, England Father: John SHERMAN; Mother: Maria BASSETT Source: Births and Baptisms, 1802-1837, Eastington Chapel (Alkerton, Gloucestershire: Wesleyan)

William SHEARMAN Spouse: Prudence TURNER Marriage: 14 Dec 1807, Kingswood, Wiltshire, England Source: Bishop's transcripts for Kingswood, near Wootton-under-Edge, 1578-1812. Church of England. Parish Church of Kingswood (near Wootton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire)

Charles BASSET Spouse: Mary BROWN Marriage: 03 Mar 1802, Leonard Stanley, Gloucester, England Source: patron submission

2.  1841 British Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 8; Class HO107, Piece 370, Book 5, ED 12, Folio 18, p. 6, Line 10, GSU Roll 288781):  Leonard-Stanley Parish, Stroud, Gloucestershire, official enumeration date 6 Jun 1841 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1841:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the British Censuses Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2b	3	4a	4b	5	6a
Seven Waters	/	John Shearmer	30		W Cloth worker	Y
		Maria do		30		Y
		Edwin do	10			Y
		Emma do		5		Y
		Ann do		1		Y
		Mary Basett		75		Y

Given Mary BASETT's age, surely she is Maria's grandmother, not her mother.

3.  1851 British Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19-20 of 25; Class HO107, Piece 1965, Folio 221, p. 19, GSU Roll 87365):  Village of Vatch Mill, Borough of Stroud, Parish of Stroud, Gloucestershire, official enumeration date 31 Mar 1851 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1851:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the British Censuses Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6a	6b	8	9
84	Vatch Mill	John Shearman	Head	Mar	41		Hand Loom Weaver	GlorShire Wooten Underedge
		Maria Shearman	Wife	Mar		42		do    Leonard Stanley
		Edwin Shearman	Son	Un	22		Hand Loom Weaver	do           do
		Emma Shearman	Daur	U		15	do	do           do
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84	Vatch Mill	Ann Shearman	Daur	Un		11	Scholar	GlorShire Leonard Stanley
		Louisa Shearman	Daur			9	at Home	do           do
		Albert Shearman	Son		2			do    Painswick
		Maria H Shearman	Daur			3m		do    Stroud

Based on later censuses, Albert should be age 7 or 8.

4.  1861 British Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 22; Class RG9, Piece 1771, Folio 41, p. 2, GSU Roll 542865):  Parliamentary Borough of Stroud, Parish of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, official enumeration date 7 Apr 1861 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1861:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the British Censuses Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3a	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9
9	Sand Pits	1	John Shearman	Head	Mar	51		W Cloth Worker	Gloucestersh Kingshood
			Maria do	Wife	Mar		52	do    do	do     Stanley St Leonard
			Ann do	Daur	Un		21	do    do	do             do
			Albert do	Son	Un	18		do    do	do     Stroud
			Maria do	Daur			10	Scholar	do       do

There's no such place as "Kingshood," but there is a Kingswood near Wotton-under-Edge.

5.  1871 British Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

6.  Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

7.  Email from Dianne BELL.