Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ọ bụ nwa Joseph Sherwood, onye injinia Anglo-Russian nke nna ya bụ William Sherwood, onye injinia Catholic nke na-arụ igwe owu nke bịara Russia na òkù nke Tsar Paul I na October 11, 1800. Joseph nwụrụ mgbe Vladimir dị afọ ise. Nwanne nna ya nwoke bụ́ John Sherwood bụ onye ozi nwere mmetụta n'ozi Eze Ukwu Alexander nke Mbụ. N'ezie John Sherwood (Ivan Sherwood Verny na Russian) bụ onye na-ahụ maka ịkọ akụkọ ahụ.
Dekabrist Conspiracy n'afọ 1825, ọrụ nke e mere ka ọ bụrụ onye a na-asọpụrụ ma nye ya aha nsọpụrụ Shervud Vernyi - Sherwood Onye Kwesịrị Ntụkwasị Obi. Vladimir Osipovich ghọrọ otu n'ime ndị a kacha ahụ anya nke Alexander III nke Russian Revival, nke a makwaara maka Plevna Chapel na ncheta Nikolay Pirogov na Moscow.