William F Sharrott in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: William F Sharrott
Age in 1910: 71
Birth Date: 1839 [1839]
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1910: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, USA
Race: Other-Caucasian (White)
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William F Sharrott 71 Head

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William F Sharratt in the U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: William F Sharratt
Residence Year: 1912
Street address: 363 Buckle lane
Residence Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Occupation: Watchman Wharf
Publication Title: Honolulu, Hawaii, City Directory, 1912

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Wm. F. Sharratt in the U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Wm. F. Sharratt (died Jan 30, 1913, age 76)
Directory Year: 1913
Publication Title: Honolulu, Hawaii, City Directory, 1913 (Page 343 of 622)
Note: Elizabeth Sharratt (widow of Wm. F), residing at Matsumoto Lane, Honolulu, was also listed.

Comment: Although a city directory is an unusual place to find a death date, the death year - 1913 - is probably correct, as opposed to 1912 which is inscribed on the grave marker. With this source, coupled with at least two obituaries, both of which are included with this memorial, I have used 1913 as the death year.

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DEATH OF W. F. SHARRATT
W. F. Sharratt, a kamaaina resident of Honolulu, died yesterday afternoon [January 30, 1913] at half-past twelve o'clock, after a long illness. He was seventy-six years of age and was one of the oldest of the white residents of the city. He was born in Bangor, Maine, and lived in the Hawaiian Islands half a century. He was one of the pioneer sugar boilers and at one time was manager of Grove Farm plantation on Kauai. The widow and a number of children survive him. The children are Bert Sharratt, Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. W. F. Livingstone, Mrs. Fred Pierce and Miss Queenie Sharratt. (SOURCE: The Honolulu Advertiser, 31 Jan 1913, Page 2)

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OLD RESIDENT DIED TODAY
One of the oldest American residents of Hawaii passed away this afternoon in the person of W. F. Sharratt, he died at 12:30 o'clock. His funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon, at an hour to be announced later, from Williams' undertaking parlors. Born in Bangor, Maine, seventy-six years ago, the late Mr. Sharratt has lived in these islands an even half century. He was a pioneer sugar boiler and once was manager of Grove Ranch plantation. Mrs. Sharratt survives him, together with one son and four daughters - Bert Sharratt, Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. W.F. Livingston, Mrs. Fred Pierce and Miss Queenie Sharratt. (SOURCE: The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 30 January 2013, Thursday, Page 1)

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William's father was a sailor thrown overboard in the Atlantic, and his body was never recovered. His mother married George Williams Cummings on 15 Apr 1841 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine. William moved to Wisconsin between 1845 and 1850 with his mother and stepfather, his brother David Sharratt, half-sister Lucy Cummings, and step-brother Isaac Cummings. ((Contributor: Headstone Cleaner (50451638))

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William Sharratt's father died in the 1830s. His mother, Elizabeth, remarried George Williams Cummings in 1841 in Maine. William moved to Wisconsin in the late 1840s with his mother, Elizabeth, stepfather George Cummings, his younger brother David Sharratt, his younger half-sister Lucy Cummings, and his older stepbrother Isaac Cummings. ((Contributor: Headstone Cleaner (50451638))