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Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram 1518–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1518

Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 12 Jul 1584-1585

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Edward Shawe

Mother: Lady Robinson*

Spouse(s): Sybil Mason*, Elizabeth Shaw, Shawe None

Children(s): Thomas (12ggf)

Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram was born in 1518 in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Edward Gilbert Shawe And Lady Margaret Robinson. Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram married Elizabeth Shaw, Shawe, Sybil Mason, and had children including Thomas Shaw 12Ggf. Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram passed away in 1584 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram was born in 1518 in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Edward Gilbert Shawe And Lady Margaret Robinson.
  • Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram married Elizabeth Shaw, Shawe, Sybil Mason, and had children including Thomas Shaw 12Ggf.
  • Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram passed away in 1584 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Shawe
1490–1552
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
ES
Lady Robinson*
1491–1518
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
LR

Spouses(s)

Sybil Mason*
1540–1589
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
SM
Elizabeth Shaw
1520–1583
Birth Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
ES
Shawe None
1520–1584
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
S

Children(s)

Thomas (12ggf)
1562–1597
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax Parrish, Yorkshire, England
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Christopher Northowram's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Northowram
1518–1584
Birth Place: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Edward Gilbert Shawe
1490–1552
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Robinson*
1491–1518
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (James DeShawe Comptroller to the) King
1460–1498
Saunchie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lady (Christina de Bruce) Brus
1455–1535
Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Thomas (George) Robinson
1463–1550
Donnington, Somerset, England
Christian Gresley
1469–1492
Donnington, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Northowram's Descendants

1.
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Christopher (Thomas Shaw*, of) Northowram (1 Jul 1518–12 Jul 1584-1585) m. Sybil Mason* (3 February 1540–1589) m. Elizabeth Shaw (1520–19 feb 1583) m. Shawe (1520–abt 1584)
  1. 1. Thomas (Shaw) (12ggf) 1562–1597 m. Elizabeth Longbotham 1560–1624 m. Agnes (Ada) Smith 1563–1588
    1. 1. Abraham Shaw 1585–1638 m. Lady (Elizabeth Bridget) Best-Shaw-Andrews 1592–1671 m. Mary Best 1586–1615 m. Bridget (or Briggit Elizabeth or Elisabeth) Best 1592–1635 m. Elizabetha Marsden 1592– m. ELIZABETH (BRIDGET BEST) * 1592–1638
      1. 1. Martha Shaw 1631–1697 m. Henry Tucker 1619–1694
        1. 1. Marguerite Tucker 1668–1736 m. John Downard 1652–1696 m. Samuel (Perry) Sr 1664–1716
      2. 2. Lieut (John Abraham) Shaw 1630–1704

Christopher Northowram's Timeline

7 Records

1518
1 Jul 1518
Birth of Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1552
1552
Age 34
Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram was married in Newgate, London, England
Newgate, London, England
1557
27 MAY 1557
Age 39
Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram was married in All Hallows Lombard Street, London, England
All Hallows Lombard Street, London, England
1562
11 Oct 1562
Age 44
Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram was married
None
1575
1575
Age 57
Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram - Probate in England
England
1583
1 Jul 1583
Age 65
Death of Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1584
12 Jul 1584-1585
Age 66
Burial of Christopher Thomas Shaw*, of Northowram in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1518
    Event Place: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Newgate, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1557
    Event Place: All Hallows Lombard Street, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1562

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Moze, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cheffelde, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 68

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1583
    Event Place: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral)
    [3] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 68
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [6] Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire: Sheffield Parish Register, 1560-1653
    [7] Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1584-1585
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral)
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire: Sheffield Parish Register, 1560-1653

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860
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