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Ernest Robert Shaw 1893 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1893

Birth Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 10 Jun 1945

Death Location: Northam, Western Australia, Australia

Father: George Shaw

Mother: Eliza Rainer

Spouse(s): Pansy Selvage

Children(s): Pansy Shaw, Allan Shaw, Pearl Shaw, George Shaw

Ernest Robert Shaw was born in 1893 in Thetford, Norfolk, England, the child of George Shaw and Eliza Rainer. In 1925, Ernest Robert Shaw resided in Nelson, Forrest, Western Australia, Australia. Ernest Robert Shaw married Pansy Violet Selvage, and had children including Pansy Evelyn Shaw, Allan Ronald Shaw, Pearl Emma Shaw, George William Shaw. Ernest Robert Shaw passed away in 1945 in Northam, Western Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • Ernest Robert Shaw was born in 1893 in Thetford, Norfolk, England, the child of George Shaw and Eliza Rainer.
  • In 1925, Ernest Robert Shaw resided in Nelson, Forrest, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Ernest Robert Shaw married Pansy Violet Selvage, and had children including Pansy Evelyn Shaw, Allan Ronald Shaw, Pearl Emma Shaw, George William Shaw.
  • Ernest Robert Shaw passed away in 1945 in Northam, Western Australia, Australia.

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Ernest Shaw's Ancestors

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Ernest Shaw
1893 – 1945
Birth Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England
Parents
George Shaw
1849 – 1929
Ixworth Thorpe, Suffolk, England
Eliza Rainer
1851 – 1935
Barnham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Shaw's Descendants

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Ernest (Robert) Shaw (25 Mar 1893 – 10 Jun 1945) m. Pansy (Violet) Selvage (Jan 1895 – 22 Oct 1967)
  1. 1. Pansy (Evelyn) Shaw (20 Jan 1920 – 12 Apr 2002) m. Archibald (Foster) Hill (4 Jul 1920 – 16 Jun 2011)
  2. 2. Allan (Ronald) Shaw (7 Nov 1922 – 11 Oct 1979) m. Delores (Hazel) Cox (22 Apr 1924 – )
  3. 3. Pearl (Emma) Shaw (23 Oct 1924 – 14 Sep 2015) m. Sydney (Charles) Leonard (14 Nov 1914 – 25 Jun 1987)
  4. 4. George (William) Shaw (25 Aug 1931 – 28 Jan 1999) m. Kathleen Frances

Ernest Shaw's Timeline

3 Records

1893
25 Mar 1893
Birth of Ernest Robert Shaw in Thetford, Norfolk, England
Thetford, Norfolk, England
1925
1925
Age 32
Ernest Robert Shaw resided here in Nelson, Forrest, Western Australia, Australia
Nelson, Forrest, Western Australia, Australia
1945
10 Jun 1945
Age 52
Death of Ernest Robert Shaw in Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Northam, Western Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1893
    Event Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [4] Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938
    [5] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Nelson, Forrest, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1945
    Event Place: Northam, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, Western Australia Indexes to Vital Records 1906-1980
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

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